The West Ham footballers drew in the 16th round of the English league in Southampton without goals and did not win in the fourth match in a row. Defensive midfielder Tomáš Souček played the whole match for the guests, his teammate Vladimír Coufal remained on the bench for the first time since the autumn arrival to “Kladivářů”.
Souček made himself the loudest of himself in the 72nd minute, when he headed from an excellent position. But the ball did not hit the ball, so the goalkeeper of the home team managed to hit.
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton 1-0 and took second place at Leicester. The “Red Devils” are only two points behind Liverpool. The decision was made in the third minute by the setting of Marcus Rashford, United are already undefeated in the league for nine matches.
For the second time in a row, Arsenal scored a full score, scoring a 1-0 victory in Brighton after just 21 seconds on the alternate Alexandre Lacazette. The “gunners” moved to thirteenth place in the incomplete table.
Burnley defeated the last Sheffield United 1: 0 without the injured Czech striker Matěj Vydra thanks to Ben Mee. Sheffield, as the only team in the league season, still has not won.
In the duel of the newcomers Leeds, West Bromwich shot 5-0 on his field. The guests decided to win in the first half, in which they scored four times.
English Football League – Round 16:
Brighton – Arsenal 0:1 (66. Lacazette), Burnley – Sheffield United 1:0 (32. Mee), West Bromwich – Leeds 0:5 (9. vlastní Sawyers, 31. Alioski, 36. Harrison, 40. Rodrigo, 72. Raphinha), Southampton – West Ham United 0:0, Manchester United – Wolverhampton 1:0 (90.+3 Rashford).
Table:
| 1. | Liverpool | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37:20 | 32 |
| 2. | Manchester United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31:23 | 30 |
| 3. | Leicester | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29:20 | 29 |
| 4. | Everton | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26:19 | 29 |
| 5. | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28:14 | 26 |
| 6. | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31:18 | 26 |
| 7. | Tottenham | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26:15 | 26 |
| 8. | Manchester City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21:12 | 26 |
| 9. | Southampton | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25:19 | 26 |
| 10. | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23:21 | 23 |
| 11. | Leeds | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30:30 | 23 |
| 12. | Wolverhampton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15:21 | 21 |
| 13. | Arsenal | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16:19 | 20 |
| 14. | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20:29 | 19 |
| 15. | Newcastle | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:24 | 18 |
| 16. | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9:20 | 16 |
| 17. | Brighton | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18:25 | 13 |
| 18. | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13:23 | 11 |
| 19. | West Bromwich | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11:35 | 8 |
| 20. | Sheffield United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8:27 | 2 |
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