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There were four matches in the Premier League before Tottenham hosted Liverpool in the last top-flight match before Christmas on Sunday.
Chelsea knew that a win at Everton would give them a point clear at the top of the table, with the Reds playing at 4:30 pm GMT.
In matches starting at the same time as the clash at Goodison Park, Manchester United hosted Bournemouth, Wolves headed to Leicester City and Southampton traveled to Fulham.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered with all of today’s Premier League results, including goals, key incidents and what the table looks like.
Just a calm guy scoring at Old Trafford 🍒 pic.twitter.com/UnnyCpseIb
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2024
Man United vs Bournemouth: Cherries crush hosts again
Bournemouth claimed their fourth win of a five-game unbeaten run in style, beating Manchester United 3-0 away for the second consecutive season.
Dean Huijsen headed the first goal in the 30th minute and Justin Kluivert scored from a penalty in the 61st minute. Two minutes later, Antoine Semenyo added the third as Bournemouth moved up to fifth, leaving United in 13th place.
CONTINUOUS 3-0 VICTORIES AT OLD TRAFFORD pic.twitter.com/toY5APo6GP
– AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) December 22, 2024
Tottenham vs Liverpool: Salah scores two goals
Liverpool lead the table by four points after an extraordinary 6-3 win at Tottenham, including two goals and two assists from Mohamed Salah, who moved two goals ahead of Erling Haaland as the Premier League’s top scorer.
Luis Díaz also scored twice for the visitors, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister joining them on the scoreboard. James Maddison’s goal made it 2-1, and Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scored for Spurs between Liverpool’s fifth and sixth goals.
It’s six o’clock for Liverpool! 😲
This game 🤯 pic.twitter.com/SNmOUAWqCN
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2024
Everton vs Chelsea: the blues miss out on first place
Everton celebrated their takeover by The Friedkin Group this week with a 0-0 draw that left Chelsea one point behind leaders Liverpool with two games in hand.
The visitors dominated possession but the Toffees moved four points clear of the relegation zone with a second successive goalless draw following their draw at Arsenal eight days earlier.
Leicester vs Wolves: Pereira leaves with a midfielder
Vitor Pereira made a superb start to his tenure with Wolves, with a 3-0 win at Leicester putting his team two points behind the fourth-bottom Foxes.
Gonçalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha scored the first-half goals and increased the concerns of new Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy after his team lost 4-0 at Newcastle on December 14.
Adama Traoré is so close to breaking the deadlock 😲 pic.twitter.com/BwPukKwTv5
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2024
Fulham vs Southampton: Juric keeps an eye on the Saints
New Southampton manager Ivan Juric was in the stands to watch Saints defeat ninth-placed Fulham in a 0-0 draw at Craven Cottage.
Southampton are eight points off safety, having sacked Russell Martin following their 5-0 home defeat to Tottenham a week earlier.
