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Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened

Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened

Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened: West Ham beat Liverpool 3-2 on Sunday to end the Reds’ 25-match unbeaten run as struggling Aston Villa fired manager Dean Smith on a day of high drama in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s team was […]

Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened: West Ham beat Liverpool 3-2 on Sunday to end the Reds’ 25-match unbeaten run as struggling Aston Villa fired manager Dean Smith on a day of high drama in the Premier League.

Jurgen Klopp’s team was one game away from setting a new club record of 26 matches unbeaten in all competitions but three costly errors from goalkeeper Alisson Becker cost them dear.

West Ham vs Liverpool: Liverpool No. 1 Alisson commits a blunder in goal, Check the video

Premier League-West Ham beat Liverpool: Elsewhere in the English top-flight, Antonio Conte had a taste of the scale of his task at new club Tottenham as they labored to a 0-0 draw at Everton.

Liverpool traveled to the London Stadium without a defeat since April but left frustrated as West Ham leapfrogged them into the third spot in the table.

Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened

It was a day to forget for Brazilian international Alisson, whose own goal put West Ham ahead early in the first half.

Trent Alexander-Arnold equalized with a brilliant free-kick, but Alisson was at fault again as Pablo Fornals and Kurt Zouma struck for the Hammers after half-time.

Premier League-West Ham beat Liverpool: Divock Origi pulled one back for Liverpool, but it was not enough to preserve their long unbeaten streak and they stay four points behind leaders Chelsea.

However long a run is, it will come to an end,” said Klopp, who was disappointed with some of the refereeing decisions.

West Ham vs Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp claims two key decisions went against Liverpool in West Ham defeat
West Ham vs Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp claims two key decisions went against Liverpool in West Ham defeat

It looked like we lost a bit of patience. We were not that calm in the decisive moments. We can be better, 100 percent.

West Ham boss David Moyes said finishing in the Champions League places was realistic after they narrowly missed out last season.

This result shows that we’re really in with a good chance of challenging for the top places,” he told the BBC.

I’m hugely proud (that I’ve turned West Ham around). The way the players have gone about it, you talk about me turning it around. These players were close to relegation, now we’re pushing for Europe.

Premier League-Everton vs Tottenham: Spurs sacked Nuno Espirito Santo last week after five defeats in seven Premier League matches and turned to Conte, who has won league titles with Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan.

A game short on clear-cut chances could easily have ended in another league defeat for the visitors but for an intervention from VAR to overturn the decision to award Everton a second-half penalty.

Everton vs Tottenham: Conte's 2nd Premier League debut
Everton vs Tottenham: Conte’s 2nd Premier League debut

Rafael Benitez’s side thought they had won a spot-kick after Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris dived at the feet of Richarlison and clipped the Brazilian.

Everton vs Tottenham: Antonio Conte’s 2nd Premier League debut ends in a frustrating goalless draw

But after a VAR review referee Chris Kavanagh overturned his original decision on the basis that Lloris got enough of a touch on the ball.

Mason Holgate was sent off for the home side in stoppage time but it was too late for Spurs to take advantage.

Premier League-Everton vs Tottenham: Conte can point to a first clean sheet in the league since August as a sign of progress but Tottenham’s struggle to score goes on, with Harry Kane still stuck on one goal in the Premier League this season.

Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened

“Today I saw the heart of my players, the passion, the will to fight, the will to sacrifice, to understand this was a very difficult moment for us, and to see this makes me more confident for the future,” said the Italian.

Premier League- Arsenal defeat Watford: Mikel Arteta celebrated his 100th game as Arsenal manager with a 1-0 victory against 10-man Watford, courtesy of a goal from Emile Smith Rowe.

Arsenal vs Watford: Smith-Rowe was the difference maker
Arsenal vs Watford: Smith-Rowe was the difference maker

Emile Smith Rowe is the 4th Arsenal player to score in 3 consecutive #PL appearances aged 21 or younger, after Nico.

Premier League: Arsenal overtakes Man Utd, enters top 5 with 1-0 win over Watford

Leeds and Leicester shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw after a stunner from Harvey Barnes canceled out Raphinha’s opener.

Earlier, Villa announced they had sacked manager Smith after five straight Premier League defeats — less than 24 hours after bottom club Norwich dismissed their boss, Daniel Farke.

The former European champions are now 16th in the Premier League table after picking up just 10 points from their opening 11 games.

Aston Villa Manager Sacked: Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith sacked after five Premier League defeats

“This year we have not seen the continuous improvement in results, performances, and league position which we have all been looking for,” Villa chief executive Christian Purslow said in a statement on the club’s website.

Smith is the fifth managerial casualty in the Premier League this season.

Premier League 2021/22 Week 11: Liverpool defeated after 26 games, Aston Villa sack manager, Conte’s return; All that happened

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