Tag: Liverpool
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Watkins hat-trick as Aston Villa humble champions Liverpool with 7-2 defeat
A sensational first half hat-trick from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to a stunning 7-2 victory over Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday. It was a result which not only ended the champions’ 100 per cent start to the season, but also was a severe humbling. Liverpool started badly at Villa Park…
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Arsenal edges past Liverpool on penalties in League Cup
Arsenal squeezed past Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to advance to the English Football League (EFL) Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a goalless 90 minutes. With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the league 3-1 on Monday and their opponents also rotating, it was always unlikely to be…
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Liverpool’s title win a ‘gift that keeps on giving’, says owner Henry
Nearly 10 years after Fenway Sports Group took over Liverpool, owner John W. Henry said that he could not be prouder of the club after they won their first top flight league title for 30 years. Liverpool claimed the Premier League title in June with seven games to spare after the season resumed following a…
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Liverpool’s hopes of record points haul end after loss to Arsenal
Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 at The Emirates on Wednesday. The loss ended their hopes of a record points tally for the Premier League season. It means Liverpool, on 93 points, can now only stretch that tally to 99, one short of Manchester…
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Manchester City honour Liverpool, then hammer them 4-0
Hosts Manchester City generously applauded new champions Liverpool at the Etihad stadium before their English Premier League (EPL) match on Thursday and promptly showed no mercy by thrashing them 4-0. With the title secured a week ago, there was little at stake for Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool side who showed far from their usual levels of…
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Key strengths of Liverpool’s title winners
Liverpool were crowned champions of England for the first time in 30 years on Thursday with seven matches remaining, having turned the English Premier League (EPL) title race into a procession. They have smashed records along the way and more could follow, including most wins, most points and the biggest winning margin. It will go…
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Chelsea beat Man City 2-1 to hand league title to Liverpool
A superb solo goal by Christian Pulisic and a Willian penalty gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. A result that handed Liverpool the Premier League title, their first league championship win in 30 years. Pulisic exploited a communication breakdown between Benjamin Mendy and Ilkay Guendogan after a City…