The 21st round in the Premier League kicked off with a big battle between Liverpool and Chelsea.
After that, Newcastle will try to improve positions at the top, when they will be hosted by Crystal Palace.
Haberetz scored, the goal was disallowed (Photo: Reuters)
Liverpool - Chelsea 0:0 (live on Sport1)
The Merseysiders recovered from the two consecutive losses in the league with a narrow 0:1 against Wolves in the FA Cup, and now they simply must win if they want to return to the fight for a ticket to Europe.
Similar things can also be said about the Blues, who broke a streak of three losses in all formats with 0:1 against Crystal Palace.
The last four meetings between the teams in all frameworks ended without a decision (the last two, in the Cup and the League Cup, were decided in a penalty shootout).
Michail Modric was included in Graham Potter's squad, but is on the bench.
Reece James and Ben Chilwell have returned to training, but are still not included in the squad.
Hakim Zaish, who has been linked to leaving the club in recent days, started in the lineup alongside Kai Habertz and Mason Mount.
On the other hand, Darwin Nunes returned to fitness, but will start the game on the bench, when Cody Gakpo will be at the tip of the Reds.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is 100% unfit, James Milner has stepped in, while 18-year-old Stefan Bejtic is in midfield along with Thiago and Naby Keita.
Habertz scored in the 3rd minute at Anfield after a corner from the left ended in Silva's kick to the crossbar and the German from close range kicked the rebound in, but he was caught in the gap and the goal was disallowed by the VAR.
In the 20th minute, Gakpo caught a ball for the young Hall, but tried to score from a distance and did not find the frame.
In the 32nd minute, the Blues were again close to taking the lead, but Alison prevented a goal by Badiashil who hit from about 5 meters.
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Gakpo (Photo: GettyImages, Laurence Griffiths)
Crystal Palace - Newcastle (Saturday, 19:30, Sport1)
The Magpies snapped a three-match winless streak in all competitions with two straight wins - one in the League Cup, one in the league, and will now look to open up an eight-point gap on Tottenham in the fight for fourth place, at least temporarily.
The host, who squeezed out a draw from Manchester United, failed to defeat Newcastle in the last four meetings between the teams, and in the last three they also failed to find the back of the net.
Palace counts four consecutive games without a win in general, in all formats.
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Isak (Photo: Reuters)
Additional games (Saturday, 17:00, combined in Sport1)
Bournemouth - Nottingham Forest
Leicester - Brighton
Southampton - Aston Villa
West Ham - Everton
English league 2022/23
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
gates
points
1
Arsenal
18
15
2
1
14-42
47
2
Manchester city
19
13
3
3
20-50
42
3
Manchester United
19
12
3
4
22-30
39
4
Newcastle
19
10
8
1
11-33
38
5
Tottenham
20
10
3
7
31-39
33
6
Fulham
20
9
4
7
29-32
31
7
Brighton
18
9
3
6
25-35
30
8
Brentford
19
7
8
4
28-32
29
9
Liverpool
18
8
4
6
25-34
28
10
Chelsea
19
8
4
7
21-22
28
11
Aston Villa
19
7
4
8
22-27
25
12
Crystal Palace
19
6
5
8
27-18
23
13
Nottingham Forest
19
5
5
9
34-15
20
14
Leeds
18
4
5
9
33-26
17
15
Leicester City
19
5
2
12
33-26
17
16
Wolves
19
4
5
10
12-27
17
17
Bournemouth
19
4
4
11
41-18
16
18
West Ham United
19
4
3
12
25-15
15
19
Everton
19
3
6
10
26-15
15
20
Southampton
19
4
3
12
34-17
15
The continuation of the 21st cycle
Leeds - Brentford (Sunday, 16:00, Sport1)
Manchester City - Wolves (Sunday, 16:00, Sport2)
Arsenal - Manchester United (Sunday, 18:30, Sport1)
Fulham - Tottenham (Monday, 22: 00, sports1)
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