Mikel Arteta 'bottled it', Fulham star silenced Salah and 'worry' for Gary O'Neil

One other batch of Premier League insanity that includes late winners, a crimson 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 properly underway.

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

Newcastle United thrashed Leicester Metropolis 4-0 while Ipswich City gained 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 large 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 Cellphone-In…

Winners

Antonee Robinson

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

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

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

“He had two assists right now, however his all-round efficiency up towards 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, highest.”

He added: “I am speaking about the easiest 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 towards 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 mentioned, earlier than heaping reward on the Newcastle boss. “Eddie Howe, his post-match presser there, he was speaking about performances, how they should be a bit extra like that.

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

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

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“It may have been 5, may have been six, may have been extra, however properly performed Newcastle, they’re in that clutch in behind the highest 4 in the intervening time.”

Jack Taylor

Ipswich have taken an enormous step in the direction of climbing out of the Premier League relegation zone with a treasured 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 objective which secures Ipswich [the win], huge.

“All of the Tractor Boys heading again right down to Suffolk proper now might be… It is a kind of video games, you already know, 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 objective,” he added. “Take nothing away from Taylor. He is there, proper place, proper time, properly performed Ipswich.”

Losers

Andy Robertson and Tony Harrington

Liverpool went down to 10 males after simply 16 minutes towards Fulham after Robertson was dismissed for his sort out on Wilson.

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

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

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“So Robertson’s out?” requested O’Hara, and Cundy replied: “I do not find out about that mate. I might 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 way in which, it is a poor sort out from him. Positionally, he is given the referee a call to make. [Harry] Wilson does properly… I do not suppose it is a crimson card.

“If you give the ref a call to make, they often make choices 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 growing stress of late as his aspect have gained solely twice all season.

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

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

“Look, Gary’s been in soccer all his life, he is aware of the story, he is not silly, he is aware of what place he is in, I worry for the protection of him transferring ahead as a result of they appear like they’re doomed in the intervening time.”

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

“I believe he is a superb 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 had been unable to discover a well past the struggling Everton at dwelling.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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There’s nonetheless loads 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 dwelling to Tottenham, with Bournemouth vs West Ham approaching Monday night time, dwell on talkSPORT.