This Tuesday, Boxing Day, Portuguese coach Nuno Espirito Santo scored his first victory against Nottingham Forest in Newcastle with a score of 3:1 in the 19th round of the English Football League.
The highlight was 32-year-old New Zealand striker Chris Wood, who scored a hat-trick and made a crucial contribution as Nottingham ended a run of seven rounds without a win, and for the Portuguese manager to make his debut in the match. a 3–2 defeat at home to Bournemouth to claim their first win.
Newcastle, who had not lost at home to Nottingham Forest since 1988, scored in the 23rd minute through Swedish striker Alexander Isak from the penalty spot, the culmination of a period of total domination of the match, but Nottingham got the job done. a counter-attacking draw before the break at 45+1 after play developed by Gibbs-White and Swedish striker Anthony Elanga.
The same player once again assisted Chris Wood in the 53rd minute, who was unstoppable and scored the third goal seven minutes later in the 60th minute with two quality finishes.
Wood was signed for €30 million in 2021 by Newcastle, a club for whom he scored just five goals before heading to Nottingham and has now given Nuno Espirito Santo his first win in charge with a provisional 16th-place finish from 17 points.
Newcastle suffered their fourth defeat in their last five Premier League matches and currently sit in seventh place with 29 points.
Fulham, coached by Portuguese Marco Silva, recorded their third consecutive defeat in the English Football League when they crushed Bournemouth 3-0.
Marco Silva’s side are going through a bitter moment, reflected in the three successive defeats they have recorded in the Premier League, a cycle that began with a defeat to Newcastle (3-0), another to Burnley (2-0), and this Tuesday-Monday against Bournemouth (3-0), that is, in the last three games, a total of eight goals were conceded and none were scored.
Tuesday’s defeat began to take shape before the break in the 44th minute when Justin Kluivert, son of Dutch international Patrick Kluivert, opened the scoring, which was extended in the second half with two more goals in the 62nd minute. and 90th place +4 – forwards Dominic Solanka from the penalty spot and Luis Sinisterra, the Colombian, respectively.
The decisive moment of the game came in the 61st minute when Portugal international Joao Palinha converted a penalty to give Bournemouth a 2-0 win, ending Fulham’s bid to discuss the result.
Marco Silva’s Fulham have dropped down the table after three straight defeats, remaining in 13th place on 21 points, while Bournemouth are 10th on 25.
Arsenal top the Premier League with 40 points, followed by Liverpool, who play Burnley on Tuesday, and Aston Villa, who visit Old Trafford, with 39 points, Tottenham with 36 points and Manchester City with 34 (with one point). the game is smaller).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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