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Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Everton at the Goodison Park, while Southampton and Fulham played out another 0-0 stalemate at the Craven Cottage. Wolves registered a 3-0 win over Leicester as Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha all netted.
Chelsea’s Axel Disasi, right, fouls Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye during the English Premier League match soccer match between Everton and Chelsea, at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 22, 2024. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Chelsea dropped points on the road on Sunday in the Premier League as they were held to a goalless draw at Goodison Park by Everton.
The stalemate left Chelsea standing second in the table with 35 points from 17 games, one behind Liverpool, who travel to Tottenham later in the day. However, the table-toppers would still have a game in hand over the chasing Blues after their game at the Tottenham Stadium.
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Everton, who moved into the hands of new ownership earlier in the week, jumped up to 15th in the table, par on points with 16th-placed Crystal Palace who have a worse goal difference record following their 1-5 hammering by Arsenal on Saturday.
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Leicester 0-3 Wolves
New Wolves head coach Vitor Pereira had an incredible welcome to the English top flight as his side hammered Leicester 3-0.
Goncalo Guedes opened the scoring at the King Power Stadium in the 19th minute to put the visitors ahead before Rodrigo Gomes added his side’s second of the night.
Matheus Cunha struck in the 44th minute to give the Wolves a three-goal cushion ahead of the referee’s whistle for halt time.
Wolves jumped to 18th in the table with 12 points following the win, but still remain in the drop zone, only ahead of Ipswich and Southampton.
Fulham 0-0 Southampton
There was another goalless draw in the PL on the day as Southampton managed to pick up a point from their trip to the Craven Cottage as the fixture between the sides ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth
Manchester United went down to Bournemouth in tame fashion at Old Trafford as the Cheeries hit three past Ruben Amorim’s men in the other game on the day.
Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo all netted for Andoni Iraola and Co. as the visitors registered a 3-0 win on the road to climb to fifth in the PL table.
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December 22, 2024, 21:28 IST
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