In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool conquered Chelsea with a resounding 4-1 win at Anfield. The young Northern Irish full-back, Conor Bradley, at 20 years old, stole the show with two assists and a goal. Bradley assisted Diogo Jota (23) and Dominik Szoboszlai (65), in addition to scoring a superb individual goal (39). Despite a missed penalty by Darwin Núñez (45+2) and several shots hitting the posts, Liverpool sealed the victory with a goal from Luis Díaz (79). Chelsea pulled one back with a goal from Christopher Nkunku (71). Liverpool, leading with 51 points, maintains its position, five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
In another fixture, Manchester City defeated Burnley 3-0, with a brace from Argentine Julián Álvarez on his birthday. The goals from “Spider” Álvarez (16, 22) and Rodri (46) secured City’s victory. Despite Ameen Al Dakhill’s late goal for Burnley (90+3), City consolidated their second position in the table. Erling Haaland, sidelined for two months, returned from the bench to play the last twenty minutes of the match.
In another outcome, Tottenham came from behind to beat Brentford 3-2. Although Neal Maupay gave Brentford an early lead (15), Tottenham responded with three goals in eight minutes from Destiny Udogie (48), Brennan Johnson (49), and Richarlison (56). Ivan Toney pulled one back for Brentford (67), but the result remained unchanged, propelling Tottenham to fourth place with 43 points.