At Goodison Park, Everton created a big surprise against the highly rated opponent Newcastle. In the first 70 minutes of the match, the two teams played tit for tat, creating many scoring opportunities. In the 79th minute, Trippier lost the ball right in Newcastle's home field, McNeil seized the opportunity to dribble and shoot with a tricky shot to open the score.
7 minutes later, Trippier lost the ball again in the same position as before, Everton players counter-attacked quickly and scored to increase the score to 2-0 thanks to Doucoure. In the 90+6 minute, Beto played the offside trap, ran up and finished past the away team's goalkeeper, sealing a 3-0 victory for Everton.
Everton beat Newcastle (Photo: Getty)
This result helps Everton have 10 points, escaping the red light group. Meanwhile, Newcastle continues to have 26 points, 4 points behind the top 4.
In the remaining match taking place in the early morning of December 8, Tottenham continued their streak of inconsistent performance. Welcoming West Ham at home, the Roosters had a favorable start when center-back Romero headed the opening score in the 11th minute, from a corner kick.
However, defensive mistakes cost Tottenham dearly in the second half. In the 51st minute, from Kudus' blocked shot, the ball reached Bowen's position and the English striker finished close to the goal to equalize 1-1 for West Ham.
Tottenham lost at home (Photo: Getty)
In the 74th minute, Udogie carelessly passed the ball back, causing goalkeeper Vicario to struggle to pass the ball right to Ward-Prowse. This midfielder quickly finished 2 times into the Tottenham net, helping West Ham to lead 2-1. This was also the goal that sealed the victory for the Hammers.
The 3 points just won helped West Ham climb to 9th place in the Premier League rankings with 24 points, only 3 points behind Tottenham, who are ranked 5th.
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