EPL: Bukayo Saka's Arsenal Fail To Win Again, Man Utd Shun Ighalo As Liverpool Level On Point With Tottenham

    EPL: Bukayo Saka's Arsenal Fail To Win Again, Man Utd Shun Ighalo As Liverpool Level On Point With Tottenham By Omolagba Oluwayemi It was a goal feast at the Craven Cottage between Fulham and Everton in the kick-off of the day. Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring as early as the first minutes after a weak clearance by Nigeria's Tosin Adarabioyo put his side under pressure which led to the opening for the visitors. Fulham responded with a goal of their own in the 15 minute through Bobby Reid who made no mistake from a one on one position with the goal keeper. Calvert-Lewin restored Everton lead in the 29th minute before Abdoulaye Doucoure ensured that there visitors went into the break with 2 goals lead when he headed home Lucas Digne's cross in the 35th minute. The second half resumed with the same tempo the first ended and Fulham were presented the opportunity to reduce the deficit via the penalty spot in the 68th minutes but Ivan Cavaleiro missed the kick. Former Chelsea player, Reuben Loftus-Cheek got Fulham's second of the afternoon after receiving a pass from Nigerian born Ademola Lookman to reduce the deficit to one. The game ended 2-3 in favor of the visitors who were able to defend the scoreline in the later stages of the match. Fulham remained in 17th with 4 points while Everton are 2 points of the top 4 in 6th position. The second game of the day between two United teams, Sheffield United and West Ham United ended 0-1 in favor of the visitors, West Ham United. Sebastien Haller got the only goal of the game for West Ham in 56th minute. The game also did not produce why card. The woodwork came to the rescue of the gunners more than three times in what could have been an embarrassing evening for the Gunners at Elland Road, the home of Leeds United. Nicolas Pepe could have put Arsenal ahead in the 26th minutes but the cross bar denied his shot from hitting the back of the net. He then got sent off in the 51st minutes for headbutting Sheffield's Ezgjan Alioski. Sheffield United came close to taking the lead but were twice denied by the woodwork and Bukayo Saka also threw away a golden chance when he was put through a one on one situation with the goal keeper which he failed to convert. Saka who was introduced to the game in the second half was replaced by Maitland-Niles after he sustained a knock in the third minutes of additional time. The game ended goalless keeping both teams in the bottom half of the table. The star match of the day lived up to expectations with 3 goals scored in favor of Liverpool against Leicester City. Liverpool who were tipped to either lose or draw the match by pundits due to the loss of some of their key players to injury and Coronavirus took the lead in the 21st minutes when Jonny Evans headed into his own net James Milner's corner kick. Diogo Jota headed home Andrew Robertson's cross in the 41st minutes to give Liverpool a 2 goal lead before the break. Liverpool then kept Leicester City in their own half with their fast and furious play in the second half and at the dying minutes of the game, Roberto Firmino added the third for the reds. Liverpool are now level on point with league leaders, Tottenham why Leicester City are also level on point with Chelsea who are in third place.