As Newcastle United consolidated their 3rd place, Manchester United and Liverpool’s joys and sorrows were mixed.
Newcastle won 4-1 against Brighton in the 25th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at St. James Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England at 3:30 am (Korean time) on the 19th. With this, Newcastle consolidated their 3rd place with 69 points and widened the gap with Manchester United in 4th place to 3 points. Brighton, on the other hand, remained in 6th place with 58 points.
Newcastle took an early lead. Newcastle, who took a lead by one point from a corner kick in the 23rd minute of the first half, stepped up aggressively, pressing hard on Brighton. Newcastle widened the gap. In the 49th minute of the first half Kieran Trippier’s free kick went up and Dan Byrne finished with a header to make the score 2-0. The first half ended with Newcastle leading 2-0.
There was a period when Brighton fought back for a while. In the 6th minute of the second half, Dennis Undav, who succeeded in penetrating the back space, split Newcastle’s net with his right foot. But Newcastle immediately retaliated. Thanks to Callum Wilson’s additional goal in the 44th minute of the second half and Bruno Guimaraes’ celebration 2 minutes later, Newcastle won 4-1.
With this, Newcastle consolidated their third place. Newcastle, who gained 69 points, widened the gap with fourth-placed Manchester United to three points. United played one game less than Newcastle, but it was difficult to regain third place as they were behind Newcastle on goal difference. Newcastle is almost certain to advance to the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) next season by maintaining third place.
However, after the game that day, Liverpool couldn’t laugh. Liverpool, which currently has 65 points, was aiming for fourth place by winning points in the remaining games after Newcastle lost that day. However, Liverpool, behind Newcastle (69 points) and Manchester United (66 points), became difficult to pursue fourth-place Manchester United with 65 points. This is because Manchester United have one more point than Liverpool despite playing one less game.카지노사이트
Meanwhile, football statistics company ‘Opta’ predicted the odds of Newcastle, Manchester United and Liverpool advancing to the Champions League. It was the same as the current ranking. Newcastle 94%, Manchester United 82% and Liverpool 24%. Liverpool had no choice but to be disappointed.