Teemu Pukki and Christian Eriksen faced the June European Championships for the first time on the field. Brentford scored from Norwich with a clear 3-1 win. At that, Ivan Toney was noted down for a hat trick.
The Football Premier League Saturday was full of emotion. Before each round match, the teams showed their support for Ukraine, which had been attacked by Russia, and the colors of Ukraine were prominently displayed.
There was a lot of emotion at stake though Teemu Pukin represented at Norwich Home Stadium on Carrow Road. Brentford Christian Eriksen was in the opening for the first time since his heart stopped in the European Championship match against Finland in June.
On the other side was Pukki again, and the match was also judged in Copenhagen on June 12. Anthony Taylor.
The Dane was involved in the Brentford 1-0 lead. Kristoffer Ajer continued to make a decisive save by Eriksen Ivan Toney took the guests to the lead with his seventh league goal of the season.
Toney succeeded in a hat trick in the evening in Norwich. His next hits struck from penalty kicks, both of which were caused by a Norwich defender Ben Gibson at the beginning of the second period.
First, Gibson rushed to the ball in the corner Pontus Jansson at head height, and hit the head of a Swedish defender. A moment later, Gibson knocked Tony in the penalty area.
Milot Rashica got the ball into the net by Brentford, but after a VAR check, Pukin was considered to be in the offside. A quarter before the final whistle, Brentford already celebrated a 4-0 hit, but also Bryan Mbeumon the hit was sentenced to offside after a video review.
Pukki narrowed the match by an extra time to 1–3 with his seventh league hit of the season. The Norwich camp had a lot of experience in the fifth half.
Norwich is on the tail of the series with 17 points. The team has won only four of the 27 matches it has played. The performance is the worst in Norwich’s main series history.
The arrhythmia allows you to play
The Danish star Eriksen is played with an ICD pacemaker installed on him. Eriksen returned to reality last weekend 259 days after the heart attack.
He ran against Newcastle early in the second period and replaced his compatriot Matthias Jensenin – the same man who ran in the summer to replace Eriksen, who had been taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Eriksen moved to Brentford from the Italian club Inter in late January. In Italy, the rules prevent a player playing with a pacemaker from obtaining a license, but there is no such rule in the Premier League. According to Sky News, Eriksen became the first player in the Premier League to play with a pacemaker.
All matches in the Premier League round showed support for Ukraine before the start of the match. That’s why China announced on Friday that it won’t see Premier League matches this weekend. China is a close partner of Russia, which has invaded Ukraine.
Leeds course did not turn around
Leeds, who had recently changed coach during Saturday’s day match, failed to turn his course. The home team Leicester took the win Harvey Barnesin by hitting 1-0.
Coach legend Marcelo Bielsa was allowed to leave Tottenham last weekend after a 0-4 loss. He was named the new head coach Jesse Marsch.
The U.S. pilot is tasked with reversing the course of Leeds, which has been plunged into a relegation battle, but still failed on Saturday. The team has swung to 16th place in the Premier League and the difference to the relegation line is only two points.
In other matches of the day, Aston Villa knocked out Southampton 4-0, Newcastle Brighton 2-1 and Crystal Palace Wolverhampton 2-0. Chelsean Kai Havertz hit twice in three minutes as the London team claimed a 4-0 win over Burnley.
Chelsea consolidated their positions in the third of the series. Burnley, who is involved in the relegation battle, is ranked 18th.