Time for me to clock off. Thanks for your company, correspondence and diverse views on Darwin Nunez. I’ll be back on Wednesday to see if India can finally mess up in their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. For now, do join Rob Smyth to see if Poch can rattle Pep.
And the consequence is ...
Liverpool leap from fourth to second, joining Arsenal on 27 points from 12 games and edging ahead of them on goal difference, thanks to that fine shot from Diogo Jota. City remain top on goal difference and will stay there if they somehow manage to avoid losing 4-0 at Chelsea.
Villa stay fifth, but with 25 points from 12 games they’re now breathing down the neck of Spurs (26 from 12), who’ve tumbled from top to fourth in the space of a week.
Brighton are stuck at eighth with 19 points from 12 games. They’ve had seven non-wins, the same as West Ham, who move up to ninth with 17 from 12 while Brentford stay on 16 and slip back to tenth. They’ve now won four, drawn four and lost four.
In the bottom six, Forest stay 15th and Fulham 16th after their defeats today. Least but not last, Sheffield United are off the bottom. Their first away point, and fifth of the season in all, is enough to lift them clear of Burnley.
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