Cody Gakpo double-hit Premier League leaders Liverpool to 4-1 Ipswich to maintain their six-point lead over Arsenal, who survived Miles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card to snatch a 1-0 win at Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday. Troubled champions Manchester City recovered from Abdukodir Khusanov’s opening disaster to move into fourth with a vital 3-1 win against top four rivals Chelsea. At Anfield, Liverpool cruised to a second straight league win thanks to a first-half goal.
Dominic11th minute opener out of goalkeeper at Ipswich Christian Walton from Assia Ibrahima Konat.
Mohamed is unfaithful Doubled Liverpool’s lead in the 35th minute with a hard strike for his 23rd goal in all competitions this term.
It was also the Egyptian forward’s 100th Premier League goal at Anfield.
Gakpo killed Ipswich before the break when he scored home from Walton Parrida Szoboszlai’s shot in the 44th minute.
The Dutch striker scored again in the 66th minute, heading past Walton from Trent Alexander-ArnoldCross.
Jacob Greaves’ Time-Time Diving header was small consolation for Ipswich at third bottom.
Liverpool’s 16th win in 22 league games this season keeps them on course for a first English title since 2020.
“I’m thinking about how I can make sure these players play in the style I’d like them to play. And they did it from the very beginning. It’s a joy to watch,” said Liverpool boss Arne.
The Reds, chasing four times, have a game in hand on second-place Arsenal, who left it late before keeping the pressure on the leaders.
Arsenal gave Lewis-Skelly sponsoring shutdown Matt Doherty To stop a Wolves counter-attack in the 43rd minute.
Arsenal were furious, protesting that the 18-year-old defender was too far off target to warrant a red card.
But Wolves were also reduced to T0 10 men in the 70th minute when Joao Gomes earned a second booking for a foul on Wood Jurrien.
And Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori won it for Arsenal in the 74th minute with a half-toe that went wide of the far post.
‘Difficult to accept’
“Obviously this was very difficult to accept. I’ll leave it to you guys because it’s so obvious. You don’t need my words. It was so obvious,” Arteta told reporters about Lewis-Skelly’s sacking.
At the Etihad Stadium, Uzbekistan defender Khusanov, signed from behind the lens as part of January’s Fight the City Januarys, got off to a terrible start when his errant header allowed Noni Maduka to give Chelsea a second minute lead.
But City, who also made his forward debut in Egypt Lobster Marmoush after his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt, strike back to level with If gvviool42nd minute strike.
Erling Haaland knocked out of Chelsea’s Heels-Keeper position Robert Sanchez to put City ahead in the 68th minute.
Phil Foot Sounded clear to score his sixth goal in his last four league games in the 87th minute as Pep Guardiola’s side moved one point clear of Chelsea in sixth.
It was a much-needed victory for City, who suffered a loss at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday and must beat Club Brugge next week to have a chance of reaching the knockout round of the Champions League.
“Not the best start, but we recovered emotionally and made a good performance,” Guardiola said.
“Any player can make a mistake. Khusanov is so young. He’s studying. The players were together. It was very important.”
Dango Ouattara struck a hat-trick as Bournemouth fired Nottingham Forest to a 5-0 demolition at the Vitality Stadium.
Andoni About IraolThe side are unbeaten in their last 11 league games and up to seventh place after ending Forest’s own impressive run in third place from eight top-flight matches without losing.
Justin Kluivert bagged Bournemouth and Ouattara completed a memorable treble before Antoine Semenio sealed the Cherries’ biggest win this season.
Alexander Isak starred in a fifth-place role as Newcastle won 3-1 at the bottom of the table at Southampton.
Jan Bednarek Put Southampton ahead but in-form Isak strikes twice Sandro Tonali scored against Newcastle.
Everton boss David Moyes marked himself as the third manager to reach 700 Premier League games with a 1-0 win at Brighton, secured by Iliman Ndiaye’s 42nd-minute penalty.
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