Week 14 of the premier league is over on Sunday, December 3, 2023 with the Manchester city vs Tottenham Hotspurs match closing this very exciting gameweek. Some hot matches are presented in this gameweek, and present a very tense match. Here there are several reviews, especially from the big six teams
Arsenal solidify themselves at the top of the table
Arsenal won a narrow victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Playing in front of their own supporters, the Gunners managed to open the scoring in the 6th minute through a goal by Bukayo Saka. The English player managed to create a goal after neat cooperation with Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu. Arsenal then doubled the lead in the 13th minute through captain Martin oodegard. The first half ended with a 2-0 home advantage. In the second half, the match was tougher, but instead of doubling the lead, Arsenal actually conceded a goal in the 86th minute through Wolves player Matheus Cunha. Until the final whistle, no more goals were created, Arsenal won over the wolves 2-1. With this result, Arsenal are getting stronger at the top of the standings with 33 points.
Liverpool wins a tough home match
Liverpool played against Fulham at Anfield this week. In the early minutes of the match, there was a collision between Luis Diaz and Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno, which resulted in Leno having to wear a bandage for the rest of the match. Playing in front of their own fans, Liverpool opened the lead through Alexander Arnold's free kick in the 20th minute, but the goal was then credited as an own goal by Leno as the ball hit his back and went into the net. Four minutes later, it was Fulham's turn to equalize through former Liverpool player Harry Wilson, who took advantage of an assist from Robinson. The Reds then scored again in the 38th minute through a spectacular shot from Mac Allister from a long distance, but it was equalized again by Kenny Tete in the injury time of the first half. The score was tied at 2-2 at halftime.
In the second half, Fulham looked more confident and as a result, they took the lead in the 80th minute through Bobby Reid's header, who took advantage of an assist from Tom Cairney. Not wanting to be embarrassed in front of their own fans, Liverpool then played more aggressively, and as a result, in the 87th minute, substitute Wataru Endo scored from outside the box and one minute later, Liverpool scored again through Alexander Arnold, who gave Liverpool a 4-3 lead that would be the final score of the match.
With this result, Liverpool moved up to second place with 31 points, displacing Manchester City, who now have only 30 points in third place.
Big match between Manchester City and Tottenham ends in a draw
One of the most anticipated matches of the week was the match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs. Pep Guardiola's team could not be strengthened by their key midfielder Kevin de Bruyne. As for Spurs, they had many key players injured, such as Van de Ven and James Maddison. Playing at Etihad Stadium, Manchester City conceded first through a Tottenham counterattack in the 6th minute, with Son Heung Min scoring. However, his happiness was short-lived because 3 minutes later, in the 9th minute, Son actually scored an own goal after mis-anticipating a City free kick. Manchester City then took the lead in the 31st minute through Phil Foden. The score was 2-1 until halftime.