Premier League Matchday 9 Roundup

The Premier League played its matchday 9 last weekend, and we enjoyed some exceptional matches from start to finish. However, after the results, Manchester City managed to overcome Liverpool, thanks to the Reds’ draw against the Gunners, to climb to the top.

From now on, there is no margin for error for the teams fighting at the top of the table in English soccer, especially for Liverpool. City knows that they have the possibility of staying at the top, so win or win is the watchword until the end of the season.

On the other hand, Arsenal and Aston Villa took one point on matchday 9, which moves them five points away from the top. At the same time, Chelsea won again and is back in the fight to be at the top of the table.

Matchday 9 Results

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Premier League Matchday 9: Manchester City vs. Southampton

We begin this summary with the match between Manchester City and Southampton, which left us with a surprise, as Pep Guardiola’s team could only win by 1-0 despite playing at home.

City started the match in the best possible way, as Erling Haaland scored in the 5th minute, giving the home team a spectacular advantage and confidence. However, Southampton was not fazed and managed to contain every one of the Citizens’ approaches in this match.

Throughout the 90 minutes, City had 22 chances on goal with eight shots on target. However, Southampton’s defense was able to hold on and keep the score at 1-0.

Result: Manchester City (1) – (0) Southampton

Premier League Matchday 9: Aston Villa vs. Bournemouth

Another surprising result was experienced in the match between Aston Villa and Bournemouth, two teams that have had a completely different start to the season, but where the villains had everything to take the three points. However, they were held to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Aston Villa dominated the game from start to finish, buttheir strikers had a lot of trouble generating danger. However, in the 76th minute, Ross Barkley managed to score the first goal of the match, which seemed definitive for the Villans.

Then, Bournemouth approached Aston Villa’s area and, seconds before the end of the match, specifically at minute 90+6′, Francisco de Lima Barbosa managed to score the equalizer for Bournemouth and put definitive figures to the game.

Result: Aston Villa (1) – (1) Bournemouth

Premier League Matchday 9: Chelsea vs. Newcastle

The match between Chelsea and Newcastle left us with a lot of emotions, and on this occasion, the Blues managed a great 2-1 home win over the Magpies.

We don’t know if this is Chelsea’s awakening, but what we know is that Cole Palmer continues to play at a high level and is leading Chelsea to fight for the top.

Things started very well for the home side as Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring in the 18th minute. However, 14 minutes later, the Magpies equalized thanks to Alexander Isak.

With the score 1-1, the teams went tothe break to rethink the match and look for the victory in the last 45 minutes.

Then, at the start of the second half (47th minute), Cole Palmer took advantage of a Newcastle error to score a stunning goal from just outside the box and lead the Blues to a 2-1 victory.

Result: Chelsea (2) – (1) Newcastle

Premier League Matchday 9: Arsenal vs. Liverpool

Finally, we close this summary with the most important match of the day, Arsenal vs. Liverpool, which ended with a 2-2 draw.

Despite the four goals, the match was not that interesting, offensively speaking, as the promising actions were scarce compared to what was originally expected. In the case of the Gunners, we comprehend that they are decimated by injuries, but the Reds were surprisingly stale.

However, the match started in a very intense way, with Bukayo Saka scoring Arsenal’s first goal in the 9th minute. Then, in the 18th minute, Virgil Van Dijk scored the equalizer.

Before the end of the first half, Mikel Merino managed to score the 2-1, putting the Gunners ahead for much of the second half.

However, after a boring 35 minutes, Mohamed Salah appeared in the 81st to score the final 2-2, leaving the Premier League lead at the mercy of the Citizens.

Result: Arsenal (2) – (2) Liverpool