There are four games in the Premier League before Tottenham host Liverpool in the last top-flight game before Christmas on Sunday.
Chelsea knew that victory at Everton would send them a point off the table, with the Reds playing at 4.30pm GMT.
In the games that started at the same time as the confrontation at Goodison Park, Manchester United welcomed Bournemouth, Wolves went to Leicester City and Southampton traveled to Fulham.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered with all the Premier League results today, including goals, key incidents and table views.
Only a chill man scores at Old Trafford 🍒 pic.twitter.com/UnnyCpseIb
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2024
Man United vs Bournemouth: The cherries crush the hosts again
Bournemouth claimed their fourth win from a five-game unbeaten run in style, beating Manchester United 3-0 away from home for the second successive season.
Dean Huijsen opened the scoring in the 30th minute and Justin Kluivert scored a penalty in the 61st minute. Two minutes later, Antoine Semenyo added a third as Bournemouth moved up to fifth, leaving United in 13th place.
BACK TO BACK WINS 3-0 AT OLD TRAFFORD pic.twitter.com/toY5APo6GP
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) December 22, 2024
Tottenham vs Liverpool: Salah strikes twice
Liverpool lead the table by four points after an extraordinary 6-3 win at Tottenham, including two goals and two assists from Mohamed Salah, who moved two goals above Erling Haaland as the league’s top scorer. Premier League.
Luis Diaz also scored twice for the visitors, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister joining them on the scoresheet. James Maddison’s strike made it 2-1, and Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scored for Spurs between Liverpool’s fifth and sixth goals.
It’s six for Liverpool! 😲
This game 🤯 pic.twitter.com/SNmOUAWqCN
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2024
Everton vs Chelsea: Blues lose top spot
Everton celebrated their takeover from The Friedkin Group this week with a 0-0 draw that left Chelsea a point behind leaders Liverpool with two games in hand.
The visitors dominated possession but the Toffees moved four points clear of the relegation zone with a second consecutive goalless draw following their stalemate at Arsenal eight days earlier.
Leicester vs Wolves: Pereira off for a flyer
Vitor Pereira made an excellent start to his Wolves tenure, with a 3-0 win at Leicester moving his side two points behind the fourth-bottom Foxes.
Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha scored the first-half goals to add to the worries of new Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy after his side lost 4-0 at Newcastle on 14 December.
Adama Traoré came so close to breaking the deadlock 😲 pic.twitter.com/BwPukKwTv5
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2024
Fulham vs Southampton: Juric watches Saints
New Southampton manager Ivan Juric was in the stands to watch the Saints hold ninth-placed Fulham to a 0-0 draw at Craven Cottage.
Southampton are eight points from safety, having sacked Russell Martin following the 5-0 defeat at home to Tottenham a week earlier.
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2024-12-22 19:24:03