Timo Werner ended his aim drought in well timed trend to earn Chelsea a crucial 1-0 victory over West Ham United within the battle for a top-four end within the Premier League on Saturday.
The German had gone 14 video games with out scoring for membership and nation however produced a medical end shortly earlier than halftime as Chelsea took the factors on the London Stadium.
Victory enabled Thomas Tuchel’s fourth-placed aspect to open up a three-point hole over West Ham for which two successive defeats have dented its hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
West Ham’s Lukasz Fabianski was the busier of the 2 goalkeepers and West Ham struggled to open up its customer as Chelsea saved a sixteenth clear sheet in 21 matches beneath Tuchel.
The host confirmed loads of endeavour however its trigger was not helped when Fabian Balbuena was harshly despatched off late on.
Late Willock strike earns Newcastle 1-1 draw against wasteful Liverpool
Newcastle United substitute Joe Willock equalised within the dying seconds of stoppage time to earn his aspect a valuable level in a 1-1 draw away at Liverpool on Saturday that dented the house aspect’s Champions League qualification hopes.
Liverpool had opened the scoring at Anfield inside three minutes when Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark didn’t clear a cross, permitting ahead Mohamed Salah to manage the ball and hearth a left-footed half-volley into the roof of the web.
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But regardless of dominating the ball possession and making 22 makes an attempt on aim, Liverpool failed to increase their benefit.
Newcastle ahead Callum Wilson had a strike dominated out for offside within the ninetieth minute however Steve Bruce’s aspect continued to pile on the stress.
They had been rewarded within the Ninety fifth minute when Willock discovered the web for the third league match in a row with nearly the final kick of the match.
“We pushed hard in the second half. Apart from the sloppy goal we gave away, I thought the boys did really well,” Willock, who’s on mortgage from Arsenal, advised BT Sport.
“Hopefully, it is more the performance we need to keep up. I don’t feel like we were showing what we can earlier. What we are showing now is brilliant, and if we continue like that we will be safe for sure.”
The end result left Liverpool in sixth place, one level behind each top-four rivals West Ham United and Chelsea who meet on the London Stadium later within the day.
Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara mentioned the staff should present starvation to deserve a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
“We have no words to explain the disappointment we have,” he mentioned. “We had a whole lot of possibilities to win within the first half.
“It doesn’t change that we want to win and want to be in the Champions League but for that we have to deserve to be there.”
Newcastle keep fifteenth within the desk however they’re now 9 factors away from the relegation zone.
