In the standings Second-placed Newcastle is the fiercest team in the English Premier League. After a six-week World Cup break, they defeated Leicester 3-0 away on Boxing Day and passed Manchester City, who played two more matches in the table.

As usual, Newcastle didn’t rush, but took Leicester’s thoughts away in seven minutes. First, the home team’s defense turned Newcastle upside down in the penalty area of Joelintonand Chris Wood shot in the 3rd minute from the penalty spot to make it 1–0. Four minutes later Miguel Almirón thanked the wall pass to increase Newcastle’s lead to 2–0.

Leicester’s fading flame was extinguished in the 32nd minute when Joelinton scored 3-0.

A head coach who has already done a good job at Bournemouth Eddie Howen For Newcastle, the victory was the sixth in a row in the Premier League and the 11th unbeaten in a row. It has lost the last time in the main series on August 31 in Liverpool 1-2.

“Knowing how difficult it can be here (Leicester), a good start meant a lot to us. We were excellent in the first half hour,” head coach Howe commented to the BBC.

Like Newcastle, Brighton and Fulham were rude visitors. In their away game, Brighton defeated Southampton, who became the series jumbo, 3–0. Fulham claimed all three series points from Crystal Palace with the same numbers 3–0.

Tottenham came back from the World Cup break rusty. Antonio Conten The London team coached by

A more passive Tottenham seemed to be discouraged at the start of the second half when Brentford’s goal stick Ivan Toney in the 54th minute directed a corner kick from the ensuing situation to make it 2–0. Harry Kane returned the away team to the winning battle by putting the ball in the left back corner in a controlled manner in the 65th minute.

Just six minutes later, the game was tied. Disappointed in the World Cup in Denmark Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg fired the ball past the Brentford keeper David Ryan.

In the beginning, a rusty Tottenham was even closer to victory, when Kane rattled the goal aluminum with his puck.

“When he came back (to Premier League games) he was good. We know what Harry means to us. He is our best player,” head coach Conte praised.

For the series break Wolverhampton, who started as a Premier League jumbo, completed the series of away victories on Boxing Day by defeating Everton 2–1 away from home in a thrilling match at the tail end. A very important decisive goal was scored in extra time 90+5. the French defender of Wolves, who entered the field after a minute from the substitution Ryan Ait-Nouri.

The match was for Wolverhampton’s new Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui a triumphant Premier League debut. Wolves had played five games in a row without a win in the Premier League and left the jumbo place after passing Southampton and Nottingham in the league table.

Liverpool moved to sixth place in the series when they beat Aston Villa 3–1 away from home.