The 15th round in England opens today (Saturday) with five games, with the first three going out for away games and hoping for the stumbles of the other two. Leading Chelsea will host West Ham in a London derby for a fascinating top-flight battle. Liverpool will go into a tough away game against Wolves sixth, while champions Manchester City will go into an away game against Watford.
West Ham – Chelsea 1: 0 (Half 1)
Saturday’s main game brings the team from fourth place together with the leader and European champion, who wants to keep the top spot for at least another week. Chelsea come after the 2-1 win over Watford in the previous round, which was the Blues’ fifth straight away win, hoping to continue the streak against the city rival. The Hammers on the other hand have not won in the last three rounds, in which they extracted only one point. The Blues must win to stay at the top, with Romulo Lukaku once again waiting on the bench along with Timo Werner and captain Cesar Aspliquata. The Hammers, on the other hand, build mostly on the excellent Declan Rice and Mikhail Antonio.
the progress of the game
Minute 29: Goal! A Mason Mount beam found Thiago Silva’s head. Lukasz Fabianski managed to touch the ball, but did not prevent it from landing on the net. 0: 1 to Chelsea.
30th minute: Vladimir Tsupal kicked from the edge of the box and subdued Edouard Mendy, but Thiago Silva also stepped up on the defensive side and prevented an equalizer with success from the line.
Wolves – Liverpool (17:00, Sport 2)
When they are in great shape, Jürgen Klopp’s players go out for a not-so-simple away game against the Wolves from sixth place. Liverpool have three consecutive Premier League victories, each of which has scored a quartet. In the final round the Mighty Reds traveled in a derby against Everton and defeated it away 1: 4. Wolves, on the other hand, come after not absorbing in their last three games, knowing that increasing that streak against Liverpool will be very challenging.
Watford – Manchester City (19:30, Sport1)
With four consecutive wins under its belt, the champion goes into an away game against the Wasps who have lost in six of the last eight rounds. The host has lost its last two games when it achieved its only victory in November against the second team of Manchester, and now they will hope to amaze and complete a victory over Pep Guardiola’s team as well. Quío de Brauna has come out of isolation, but will still not be available for the away game in the away game.
More games:
Newcastle – Burnley (17:00)
Southampton – Burnley (5pm)
Sunday Games:
Leeds – Brentford (16:00, Sport 4)
Manchester United – Crystal Palace (16:00, Sport1)
Tottenham – Norwich (16:00, Sport 2)
Aston Villa – Leicester (18:30, Sport1)