A hell of a Premier League Sunday, this is the program for March 31 which was clearly enticing. Before the clash at 5:30 p.m. between Manchester City and Arsenal, Liverpool hosted Brighton with the desire to take the lead in the English championship. To do this, the Reds opted for the best possible team, well within the limits of the players available. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota and Andrew Robertson absent and Ibrahima Konaté on the bench, we had Caiomin Kelleher, Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah who followed. For the Seagulls, Jakub Moder and Simon Adingra supported Danny Welbeck in attack.
Overall Premier League standings
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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71 |
31 |
51 |
22 |
5 |
4 |
75 |
24 |
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2 |
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71 |
31 |
42 |
21 |
8 |
2 |
72 |
30 |
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3 |
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70 |
31 |
40 |
21 |
7 |
3 |
71 |
31 |
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4 |
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60 |
31 |
20 |
18 |
6 |
7 |
65 |
45 |
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5 |
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60 |
32 |
17 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
66 |
49 |
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And for this match, you shouldn't arrive late since the match got off to a flying start. Launched on the left, Simon Adingra crossed towards the entrance to the area. Countered, Danny Welbeck started again with a heavy volley on the right of the goal (1-0, 2nd). Picked cold, Liverpool responded immediately. Darwin Nunez came close to obtaining a penalty (6th) then Mohamed Salah unleashed a powerful shot which almost hit the left corner (9th). Alexis Mac Allister twice (12th and 18th) and the Egyptian brought danger (19th). Finally, the Reds managed to force the decision on a corner poorly cleared by the defense. Mohamed Salah headed to the left of the area. Joël Veltman deflected the ball and it benefited Luis Diaz who equalized (1-1, 27th).
Liverpool were able to turn the match around
This new achievement did not calm the enthusiasm of the two teams like an opportunity from Simon Adingra (31st) and new opportunities from Mohamed Salah (32nd) and Luis Diaz (33rd). In the end, nothing changed and the two teams returned to the locker room with a parity score. In the second half, Liverpool came back strong and Alexis Mac Allister came close to scoring with a header following a nice cross from Joe Gomez (54th). A similar situation took place immediately, but it was Mohamed Salah who was short on Luis Diaz's serve (55th). The Reds insisted on the image of Dominik Szoboszlai whose heavy shot passed narrowly to the left of Bart Verbruggen's goal (62nd). Just after, the Hungarian launched Darwin Nunez perfectly, whose heavy shot was blocked (64th).
Ultimately, these efforts were not in vain. Perfectly found by Dominik Szoboszlai in front of the opposing area full axis, Alexis Mac Allister put it back on the right for Mohamed Salah who was going to finish with a cross shot (2-1, 65th). The Reds continued to insist on taking cover and Carlos Baleba was close to scoring against his side (68th). Luis Diaz even went to score, but his goal was refused for offside (71st) while Mohamed Salah crushed his shot too much (75th). Brighton did not give up, with a dangerous header from Lewis Dunk (81st) or a rebound from Danny Welbeck (82nd). The Reds fell back and Adam Lallana crossed his shot a little too much (85th). Mohamed Salah was also close to scoring the third goal without a superb save from Bart Verbruggen (90th). With this 2-1 victory, Liverpool ensures the essentials and takes the lead in the Premier League with three points ahead of Arsenal and four over Manchester City before the duel between the two teams at 5:30 p.m. For its part, Brighton remains ninth.
