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Goalkeepers Alisson and David de Gea bump fists after the match, which finished goalless at Anfield Paul Pogba fires a close-range effort at goal but is denied by Alisson Thiago organises Liverpool's defensive wall as Bruno Fernandes lines up a Manchester United free-kick A tussle between Harry Maguire and Mohamed Salah sees both players go to ground Fabinho stretches to block Bruno Fernandes' shot at goal Jurgen Klopp is all smiles in the early stages of the second half The first half finishes goalless, with Liverpool having the better of the attacking chances The ball goes out of play in front of the Manchester United technical area Georginio Wijnaldum kneels behind the defensive wall as Bruno Fernandes takes a free-kick in the first half Paul Pogba looks to d...

Manchester United kept their place at the top of the Premier League table with a goalless draw at defending champions Liverpool, as goalkeeper Alisson's heroics denied them a victory at Anfield. Liverpool enjoyed much of the first-half possession and created several chances, including Andy Robertson's half-volley over the crossbar and Roberto Firmino's tame effort into the hands of David De Gea. Man Utd came close to breaking the deadlock with their only shot of the opening period, Bruno Fernandes' free-kick flying inches wide. After the break, Harry Maguire denied Firmino a tap-in before Mohamed Salah's shot was off target. Alisson then kept out Fernandes with a fine reaction save, before superbly denying Paul Pogba's close-range strike late on, either side of Thiago forcing ...

Saturday 16 January WOL 2-3 WBA LEE 0-1 BHA WHU 1-0 BUR FUL 0-p1 CHE LEI 2-0 SOU Sunday 17 January SHU 1-3 TOT LIV 0-0 MUN MCI 4-0 CRY

Paul Pogba's second-half strike enough to take Red Devils three points clear of Liverpool Paul Pogba scored the goal that took Manchester United top of the Premier League table, as they won 1-0 at Burnley. Pogba met Marcus Rashford's cross to send a 71st-minute volley through Nick Pope's legs and into the net with the aid of a deflection. Man Utd had the better of the chances, with Anthony Martial firing just over before being denied by Nick Pope, while Harry Maguire had a header ruled out for a foul late in the first half. Burnley twice came close to equalising late on, with substitute Matej Vydra's effort deflected wide in the 87th minute and James Tarkowski miskicking a golden chance in added time. United held on to move on to 36 points, three points clear of defending c...

Tuesday 12 January SHU 1-0 NEW BUR 0-1 MUN WOL 1-2 EVE

Mikel Arteta was a happy man after he extended his winning run in the Emirates FA Cup to seven games out of seven, booking our place in the fourth round with an extra-time victory over Newcastle. Afterwards, he faced the media and discussed VAR, Emile Smith Rowe's performance, the form of the young players and more. Here's a full transcript: On whether he's ever seen a player score a winning goal after being sent off...No, it's my first time! I was going mad because when I saw the action on TV, I didn't think that he could get sent off. Thank God the regulators decided to get VAR. Today it worked the way it should work. I'm so happy to have that.  On Emile Smith Rowe's performances...It means that we believe in him, that he's playing really well, that he's growing and bec...

Much of Mikel Arteta's press conference on Wednesday was dominated by talk of one man: Mesut Ozil. Our manager was quizzed about the playmaker's next move, whether he could leave the club this month and more. This is what he said: on Mesut Ozil's future...I don't know what is going to happen. Obviously now he's free to negotiate with other clubs. We will discuss internally what the best situation for him is for the near future, obviously with the player and the agent too, and try to find the best solution for everyone. on whether he would want to play every game if he was in Ozil's shoes...I think every player wants to play football. This is why we picked this profession and we are so lucky to be doing what we do. For every player that's not playing, it's always hard. o...

Mikel Arteta has hailed Folarin Balogun's "incredible" progress as the club remain in talks about extending his contract. The teenage striker has scored twice since making his first-team debut at the end of October and our manager is keen to keep him. "His progression and the use of the time that he's had with us has been incredible. He will keep having chances while he's with us," Arteta said. "You need three parties to make a deal. For sure, the club wants to make a deal, the manager wants to make a deal, the player wants to stay and I'm not sure about the agent. "No, I'm not saying he's stopping [the deal]. I'm saying that we need to find an agreement with him. We are negotiating with an agent, with a player that wants to stay at the club and we need to find an agreem...

Congratulations Bukayo Saka - our December Player of the Month! The teenage forward was the overwhelming winner after a string of superb displays, despite some mixed results in the Premier League and Carabao Cup. 00:27 Saka played a key role in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s goal against Southampton, and then scored our third in our crucial victory against Chelsea at Emirates Stadium. 00:26 The England international then claimed a brilliant assist for Alex Lacazette as we beat Brighton & Hove Albion in our final game of 2020. Saka claimed more than 70 per cent of the votes cast, with Kieran Tierney in second place and Lacazette in third. 

William Saliba has joined French Ligue 1 side Nice on loan for the remainder of the season. The move is designed to give the 19-year-old French youth international defender the chance for more competitive playing time. Technical director Edu said: “William Saliba is a player with a huge amount of talent and potential. We’re confident he will have a great career with us but we must remember that he is still only 19 years old and has a lot of time ahead of him.  "William experienced a very challenging time last year, with his playing time limited by injury and the early ending of the Ligue 1 season due to the pandemic.  "So together with William, we have decided that spending the rest of the season on loan with Nice is the best way for him to develop. We will be keepin...

Fixtures on weekend of 24 April will be rearranged due to clubs' involvement in EFL Cup final Two Premier League fixtures that were due to be played on the weekend of 24 April will be rescheduled due to the EFL Cup final. Tottenham Hotspur were due to visit Fulham, while Manchester City were set to host Southampton. But both matches will now be rearranged as Spurs will be facing Man City in the EFL Cup final on Sunday 25 April. The date for the rescheduled Premier League fixtures will be announced at the earliest possible opportunity.

Tuesday 12 January SHU 21:00 NEW BUR 23:15 MUN WOL 23:15 EVE Wednesday 13 January MCI 21:00 BHA AVL 23:15 TOT Thursday 14 January ARS 23:00 CRY

Matchweek 17 Date Fixture King of the Match 04/01/2021Southampton 1 0 Liverpool- Kyle Walker-Peters 03/01/2021Chelsea 1 3 Man City- Kevin De Bruyne 03/01/2021Newcastle 1 2 Leicester- Jamie Vardy 02/01/2021West Brom 0 4 Arsenal- Kieran Tierney 02/01/2021Brighton 3 3 Wolves- Pedro Lomba Neto 02/01/2021Crystal Palace 2 0 Sheffield Utd Vicente Guaita 02/01/2021Spurs 3 0 Leeds- Heung-Min Son 01/01/2021Man Utd 2 1 Aston Villa- Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes 01/01/2021Everton 0 1 West Ham- Tomas Soucek

See who will be officiating in the first set of MW18 fixtures, including the Video Assistant Referees Related Articles How offsides are determined by VAR Dates set for rescheduled September fixtures Budweiser Kings of the Match: Matchweek 17 The match officials for the first set of Matchweek 18 fixtures of the 2020/21 Premier League season have been appointed. Tuesday 12 January SHU 21:00 NEW Referee: Andy Madley. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Derek Eaton. Fourth official: Lee Mason. VAR: Robert Jones. Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes. Tuesday 12 January BUR 23:15 MUN Referee: Kevin Friend. Assistants: Simon Beck, Adrian Holmes. Fourth official: Peter Bankes. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child. Tuesday 12 Ja...

Check out the best imagery from the latest round of Premier League matches Everton 0-1 West Ham United Dominic Calvert-Lewin chases down the ball with Craig Dawson close behind Everton 0-1 West Ham United Jarrod Bowen is pursued by Tom Davies as he runs at the Everton defence Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa Steam comes from Paul Pogba on a chilly night at Old Trafford Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa It's a crowded penalty area as both teams get set for a corner Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho emerges from the shadows Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Leeds United Spurs duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min celebrate the former's 10th league goal of the season Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United Crystal Palace's Jeffrey Schlupp guides in the opening goa...

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Friday 1 January EVE 0-1 WHU MUN 2-1 AVL Saturday 2 January TOT 3-0 LEE CRY 2-0 SHU BHA 3-3 WOL WBA 0-4 ARS Sunday 3 January NEW 1-2 LEI CHE 1-3 MCI Monday 4 January SOU 1-0 LIV

Stuart Armstrong and Fraser Forster mark the victory Jan Bednarek, Ryan Bertrand and Dan N'Lundulu celebrate Southampton's victory at full-time Andrew Robertson shoots at the Southampton goal Roberto Firmino moves past Jack Stephens as Liverpool continue to chase an equaliser Theo Walcott tries to get the better of Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum Liverpool's Roberto Firmino takes the game to Southampton with James Ward-Prowse in hot pursuit Kyle Walker-Peters is unable to prevent Andrew Robertson sending over a cross Fraser Forster collects the ball ahead of Mohamed Salah Nathan Tella comes within a whisker of doubling Southampton's lead Jack Stephens and Roberto Firmino contest possession in midfield Ibrahima Diallo is challenged by Georginio Wijnald...