Mikel Arteta ‘bottled it’, Fulham star kept silenced Mohamed Salah and fear for Gary O’Neil

One other batch of Premier League insanity that includes late winners, a pink card and title race drama was on show on Saturday.

5 matches up and down the nation produced a complete of 14 objectives, with the hectic festive schedule now effectively underway.

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Arsenal did not overtake Chelsea as they drew 0-0 with Everton and ten-man Liverpool have been held to a 2-2 draw at residence to Fulham.

Newcastle United thrashed Leicester Metropolis 4-0 while Ipswich City received their second sport of the season with a stoppage-time winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The night kick-off was arguably one of the best of the lot as Nottingham Forest got here from behind and beat Aston Villa 2-1.

With enormous outcomes occurring at each the highest and backside of the desk, talkSPORT duo Jamie O’Hara and Jason Cundy reveal their winners and losers from Saturday’s matches on the GameDay Telephone-In…

Winners

Antonee Robinson

Robinson was one of many stars in a Fulham facet that took the lead on two events in opposition to Liverpool at Anfield.

The left-back was tasked with a battle in opposition to among the finest gamers thus far this season in Mohamed Salah and emerged because the victor.

Cundy stated: “Antonee Robinson, left-back for Fulham. He is an up and downer with high quality…

“He had two assists immediately, however his all-round efficiency up in opposition to arguably, I imply most likely, one of the best right-hand sided participant within the Premier League for a lot of a yr, if not the very, best possible.”

He added: “I am speaking about the perfect proper now, Salah, saved him very quiet. I do know they go down to 10 males, Liverpool, made it that a lot trickier, however take nothing away from his efficiency, I believed he was one of the best participant on the pitch.”

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Jacob Murphy and Eddie Howe

Newcastle returned to St. James’ Park in determined want of three factors following a winless run of 4 matches within the Premier League.

The Magpies excelled in opposition to Leicester with their highest rating of the season, with Murphy their first and fourth objectives of the afternoon.

“Jacob Murphy will get two objectives,” Cundy stated, earlier than heaping reward on the Newcastle boss. “Eddie Howe, his post-match presser there, he was speaking about performances, how they must be a bit extra like that.

“Been a bit irritating this season for Newcastle however they dispatched a facet like Leicester the place you ought to be doing that.

“That does not all the time occur like that in soccer, however 4 flattered Leicester, I imply [Alexander] Isak missed an important one v one by the best way, it was a poor end by his requirements.

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“It might have been 5, might have been six, might have been extra, however effectively achieved Newcastle, they’re in that clutch in behind the highest 4 in the mean time.”

Jack Taylor

Ipswich have taken an enormous step in the direction of climbing out of the Premier League relegation zone with a valuable win away at Wolves.

A Matt Doherty own-goal put them forward within the first half earlier than an unmarked header from Taylor in stoppage-time sealed the deal.

Cundy defined: “Lastly, Jack Taylor. Late, late, late, late purpose which secures Ipswich [the win], large.

“All of the Tractor Boys heading again all the way down to Suffolk proper now can be… It is a kind of video games, you recognize, that is why you comply with soccer, late winners like that.”

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“It is a free header, it is a poor defensively conceded purpose,” he added. “Take nothing away from Taylor. He is there, proper place, proper time, effectively achieved Ipswich.”

Losers

Andy Robertson and Tony Harrington

Liverpool went down to 10 males after simply 16 minutes in opposition to Fulham after Robertson was dismissed for his deal with on Wilson.

He was adjudged to have denied a goalscoring alternative, however Cundy believes referee Harrington can also be worthy of being a loser this week.

“He is in there, however [put] Tony Harrington in there mate as effectively, the ref, mate,” he stated.

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“So Robertson’s out?” requested O’Hara, and Cundy replied: “I do not learn about that mate. I would like to listen to a dialog in a quiet, darkish room between the pair of them. Andy Robertson’s gone in there as a result of…

“He obtained himself in a proper mess by the best way, it is a poor deal with from him. Positionally, he is given the referee a call to make. [Harry] Wilson does effectively… I do not assume it is a pink card.

“Once you give the ref a call to make, they often make selections you do not need them to make so he is in however half in, him and Harrington can share it.”

Gary O’Neil

Wolves boss O’Neil has come below rising stress of late as his facet have received solely twice all season.

Defeat at residence to Ipswich leaves them 4 factors adrift of security and talkSPORT’s GameDay Telephone-In hosts have expressed concern over his place as head coach.

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“Oh Gaz, Gaz. That is a horrible end result for them, even 1-1 would have been nice, a call must be made very quickly about that.

“Look, Gary’s been in soccer all his life, he is aware of the story, he isn’t silly, he is aware of what place he is in, I worry for the security of him shifting ahead as a result of they appear to be they’re doomed in the mean time.”

O’Hara stated: “I believe it is perhaps time simply to make a change, and it ain’t as a result of he is a nasty supervisor…

“I believe he is an excellent younger supervisor,” Cundy then insisted. “I believe he’ll go on to be good. I believe we’ll see him within the Premier League for a few years to come back.”

Mikel Arteta

Arsenal needed to accept a sixth league draw of the season as they have been unable to discover a well beyond the struggling Everton at residence.

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Set piece objectives have labored wonders for them of late however didn’t make a recurrence on Saturday, with certainly one of Arteta’s substitutions being questioned.

“Received to go in there, bottled it!” former Tottenham man O’Hara shouted.

“Individuals are speaking about taking off Rice and [Odegaard], Odegaard’s the one,” stated Cundy.

“I get Rice, Jorginho comes on, Jorginho’s a special kind of midfielder than Rice, I get that, he is a bit extra artistic than Rice.

“The Odegaard factor, the one factor I can take into consideration with Odegaard is that he is come again from harm concerning the final month. He is performed quite a lot of soccer, he is been good for them, actually, actually good, however whenever you want a purpose, you need your prime canine.

“Except there is a knock, until we’re doing him a disservice, until there’s a niggle, which it did not look like the best way he got here off, I believed that was a really odd choice.”

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There’s nonetheless a lot extra motion to come back this weekend, together with the derby between Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United on Sunday.

Brighton host Crystal Palace earlier than Chelsea face Brentford and Southampton are at residence to Tottenham, with Bournemouth vs West Ham approaching Monday night time, stay on talkSPORT.