WEEKEND FOOTBALL RECAP

EPL Matchday 22: And the Last Shall Beat The First

Sean Dyche, Lopetegui, and other coaches sending shockwaves throughout the English Premier League

Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
SPORTSTOMB
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3 min readFeb 5, 2023

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Picture of a beautiful man with a shocked face. This was the face of EPL fans after the final whistle when Everton won Arsenal 1:0 and Wolves won Liverpool 3:0.
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from pexels

As the match day began, football fans all over the world expected drama. However, we felt it would come from the United or Spurs game. No one prepared the world for what it witnessed.

The match weekend began with Chelsea and Fulham playing a goalless draw on Friday. Then, we moved on to Everton, who sat at the bottom of the table, playing host to league leaders, Arsenal, at Goodison Park.

The stakes were not high. Only the Gunners have scored over 5 goals against Everton in the competition more often. In fact, Arsenal is Everton’s kryptonite as Chelsea is Tottenham’s. It felt like an easy pass for Arsenal to continue their five-point advantage. Alas, it wasn’t. Something was different.

Sean Dyche was back and in it to win it.

To say his men stunned Arteta's men is an understatement. EPL fans are still in shock from their performance. They played with more heart than ability because the gunners had the better arsenal. They were undeterred. However, the biggest point from this game is that Arteta underrated his opponents. The game plan…

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Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
SPORTSTOMB

I write about life; as I experience it, as I know it; as it could be better.