Liverpool dey struggle, Arsenal fall for Bournemouth hand – EPL wahala full ground

Wetin dey happen for English Premier League dis weekend? Na serious gbege wey dey ground o. Liverpool wey suppose dey fly high dey crawl like snail, and Arsenal wey dey lead table don collect shock from Bournemouth. Make we yarn am one by one.

Liverpool go face Fulham for Anfield dis Saturday afternoon. But as dem dey prepare for dat match, nobody dey smile for Liverpool camp. The Reds dey for fifth position for table, but dem don lose three matches straight. Three o! Dem lose to Brighton, Wolves, and even draw with Tottenham. For FA Cup quarterfinal, Man City hammer dem 4-0. For Champions League, PSG wound dem 2-0. Captain Virgil van Dijk don even beg fans say dem sorry, because players “give up” for second half against City.

Manager Arne Slot dey under serious fire. Fans dey vex, some dey shout make dem sack am. Last season, Liverpool win Premier League title with 10 points clear. But dis season, dem don spend record £446 million to buy players, yet everything dey scatter. Dem dey 21 points behind Arsenal now. Defence don collapse – dem dey concede 1.35 goals per game. Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté no dey perform well, new full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong no dey show face, goalkeeper Alisson dey injured. Liverpool just dey fight to qualify for Champions League next season, because Chelsea dey just one point behind dem.

Fulham wey dey come Anfield no be small team. Dem dey ninth for table, just four points behind Liverpool. Dem beat Burnley 3-1 last Saturday to break three-game winless streak. Josh King, Harry Wilson and Raúl Jiménez dey in fine form. Fulham no dey play since March 21, so dem go fresh pass Liverpool wey dey tired. Last time dem meet for January, dem draw 2-2 after Harrison Reed score wonder goal last minute.

Now make we cross to Arsenal matter. Gunners wey dey lead table don collect 2-1 defeat from Bournemouth for Emirates Stadium. Na serious upset wey fit affect title race. Manchester City go benefit from dis Arsenal slip-up.

How the match take go? Bournemouth silence Emirates crowd early. For 16th minute, Eli Junior Kroupi score first goal after nice team move. Arsenal try to respond but Bournemouth defence dey tight. For 34th minute, VAR give Arsenal penalty after ball hit Ryan Christie hand. Viktor Gyokeres take the penalty, score make am 1-1 before half-time.

Second half come with more drama. For 64th minute, Arsenal think dem don take lead when Gyokeres score again, but referee raise flag for offside. Then for 74th minute, Bournemouth show class. Kroupi pass to David Brooks, Brooks give Evanilson, Evanilson put perfect pass to Alex Scott. Scott time him run well, score calmly to make am 2-1.

Arsenal try to equalize last minutes. Gabriel nearly score after solo run wey include nutmeg on Marcos Senesi, but Bournemouth defender clear am last minute. Five minutes extra time no help Arsenal. Match end 2-1 for Bournemouth.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta make three changes for starting XI – Ethan Lewis-Skelly start instead of Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli come in for Martin Ødegaard and Leandro Trossard. But changes no work. Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola make just one change – Kroupi replace Amine Adli.

Dis result mean Arsenal lead reduce, and Manchester City get chance to close gap. For other matches wey dey happen, Tottenham go face Sunderland for Stadium of Light on Sunday. Spurs dey just one point above relegation zone, while Sunderland dey dream of European football. Roberto De Zerbi go make him second Premier League debut as Tottenham manager.

For injury news, Tottenham get plenty problems – Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert and Yves Bissouma all dey out. Mathys Tel and Pape Sarr dey doubtful. Sunderland get Nilson Angulo, Bertrand Traore, Jocelin Ta Bi, Daniel Ballard and Romaine Mundle injured.

As Premier League season dey enter final weeks, every match dey important. Liverpool need to wake up from them slumber, Arsenal need to recover from dis shock, and teams wey dey bottom need to fight to survive. Na football, anything fit happen.