Gameweek 13 of the 2024/25 Premier League season began on Friday night with the Seagulls sharing the spoils with bottom-of-the-table Southampton, which was followed by some high-scoring encounters, including Wolves against Bournemouth and West Ham taking on Arsenal. Headlined by the Super Sunday clash that saw Liverpool beat Manchester CIty, the beginning of the festive month had a lot of interesting encounters.
Let’s take a look at all the happenings of Gameweek 13.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Brighton 1-1 Southampton
The Seagulls missed a massive opportunity at the Amex Stadium to grab all three points against relegation strugglers Southampton.
Brighton took the early initiative in the first half, with Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck, and Georginio Rutter all missing close chances. They finally broke the deadlock in the 29th minute when Mitoma connected his head with an inviting cross by fullback Tariq Lamptey. Saints had a chance to equalise before the break through Cameron Archer as he received a low cross from Yukinari Sugawara, but he turned it over the crossbar. The Seagulls went into the break with a slender lead.
The away side started the second half positively and reaped the rewards at the hour mark when Ryan Manning set up Archer into the box, who saw his shot blocked, but the rebound fell kindly to Flynn Downes, who rammed home to equalise. Buoyed by the equaliser, eight minutes later, the Saints thought they had scored the winner through Archer, but Adam Armstrong was found offside even though he didn’t make contact with the ball. Brighton had a late, late chance as well, but Jack Stephens’ effort went agonisingly wide of the post.
The game ended in an entertaining draw at the English south coast.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth
After two consecutive wins, Wolves lost to the Cherries at home in a frenetic, high-scoring encounter.
The visitors opened the scoring inside three minutes when Evanilson was fouled in the box by defender Toti Gomes, resulting in a Bournemouth penalty. Justin Kluivert stepped up and duly converted the spot kick, though the lead lasted barely two minutes as Jørgen Strand Larsen diverted his header into the far post at the other end. However, a frantic passage of play saw Bournemouth recapture the lead through Milos Kerkez, who rifled his shot into the net from a Marcus Tavernier cross for the third goal of the game inside eight minutes. The Cherries were awarded another penalty in the 18th minute as the industrious Evanilson robbed the ball off Wolves keeper José Sá and received a spot kick in return. Kluivert converted the second penalty as well to hand his side a two-goal advantage. Boos for the home side rang around Molineux Stadium at the break.
The hostile home environment slowed down a bit in the second half, with Larsen scoring his second of the game when Gonçalo Guedes played him through after dispossessing Marcos Senesi outside the Bournemouth box. The two-goal lead was restored five minutes later, however, as Sá rounded off a horrendous game with another foul on Evanilson in the box, which again saw Kluivert step up to convert and complete a hattrick of penalties, securing for his side a well-deserved three points.
With this loss, Wolves drop into the bottom three, undoing all the good work of the past two Gameweeks.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
Crystal Palace climbed out of the bottom three with a last-gasp equaliser against the Magpies.
The home side missed a host of chances in the first half. Newcastle then lost Alexander Isak midway through the first half with a hip injury. Daniel Muñoz missed a sitter in the 36th minute when he shot wide of a gaping goal from an Ismaïla Sarr cross on the back of a blistering counterattack. The Colombia international then had another shot blocked by Dan Burn as it was heading into an open goal. The two teams went goalless into the break.
The away side rejoiced when Anthony Gordon’s shot was turned into goal by Palace defender Marc Guéhi in the 52nd minute. The Eagles had two missed chances in the 62nd minute, first as Sarr’s shot was saved before Muñoz’ shot from the follow-up was blocked, leaving the Eagles wondering how they would score. However, their equaliser came deep into stoppage time when Muñoz rose highest to head the ball, beating Nick Pope at the near post. A raucous Selhurst Park celebrated the goal as if it was a win, while Newcastle should consider themselves lucky to have gotten away with a draw.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways after losing their last two games in comprehensive fashion.
Forest had an early chance to take the lead with a corner inside three minutes, but Morgan Gibbs-White’s header went into the side netting. Liam Delap was then set up by Leif Davis, but his deflected shot was saved, and Dara O’Shea came close before the hosts cleared the ball. Ryan Yates had a chance to open the scoring when he found a loose ball from a Callum-Hudson Odoi’s shot and rifled it, but Sammie Szmodics cleared off the line. Ipswich had a glorious chance in the 24th minute as Davis’ ball into the box found the head of Cameron Burgess, who tried to flick it into the bottom corner, but Ola Aina cleared it off the line. The scoreline remained 0-0 at the break.
The dominant home side were awarded a penalty four minutes into the second half when Jota Silva was fouled by Szmodics in the box. Chris Wood stepped up to score from the spot kick, giving Forest the much-deserved lead. It was Arijanet Muric who prevented Ipswich from going further behind just five minutes later: an over-hit corner was pushed back into the box by Jota, with Murillo forcing the goalkeeper to push his powerful header off the bar and away from danger. The hosts continued to pile on the pressure but couldn’t extend the lead, but the visitors also weren’t able to test the opposition goal, leading to a loss for the Tractor Boys away from home.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Brentford 4-1 Leicester City
The Bees came from behind in this one to hammer Leicester City at the GTech Community Stadium.
Brentford dominated the opening passage of play, but it was Leicester who opened the scoring against the run of play after a moment of brilliance from Jamie Vardy in the box, who passed to an open Facundo Buonanotte for a tap-in in the 21st minute. However, the home side came back four minutes later with Yoane Wissa with a tap-in of their own in the 25th minute. They then took the lead just four minutes later as Bryan Mbeumo’s deflected cross was swept into the net by Kevin Schade for his first league goal since April. The Bees put daylight between them and the Foxes in the first-half stoppage time when Schade scored his second and Brentford’s third, coolly lifting the ball over an onrushing Mads Hermansen.
The Bees came back after the restart and continued to control the game and possession. Schade, who was going through a goal-scoring drought before the game, completed his first career hattrick on the hour-mark as he latched onto Nathan Collins’ pass to slide his finish into the net.
While Brentford got into seventh place with this win, the Foxes are languishing in the bottom half, just a point above relegation places.
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PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
In a high-scoring encounter where all seven goals were scored in the first half itself, the Gunners blew away the hosts at the London Stadium.
The first Arsenal goal arrived from a Bukayo Saka corner as Gabriel Magalhães opened the scoring inside ten minutes. West Ham thought they had equalised six minutes later through Crysencio Summerville, but the goal was chalked off for offside. Arsenal attacked again, with Martin Ødegaard finding Saka in the box, whose cross was met by Leandro Trossard for a tap-in for a 2-0 lead in the 28th minute. Arsenal added a third in the 32nd minute when Ødegaard scored from a spot kick, which was awarded for a foul on Saka in the box. Arsenal went out of West Ham’s sight after Havertz capitalised on Max Kilman’s mistake from a Trossard long ball to score their fourth. West Ham then pulled two goals back within two minutes, first as Aaron Wan-Bissaka beat David Raya at the near post, and then from an unstoppable Emerson Palmieri free kick. Their hopes of a comeback were short-lived, though, as another Saka penalty in the first-half stoppage time gave Arsenal a three-goal cushion.
The second half was fairly uneventful. The Gunners fired another warning shot as Riccardo Calafiori headed wide after escaping his marker before Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio pulled two efforts off target. Ødegaard was next to try his luck, but his shot was comfortably saved by Lukasz Fabianski. Both teams threatened, but nothing materialised before the full-time whistle.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
Chelsea looked in total control as they beat a hapless Aston Villa side emphatically at Stamford Bridge.
The hosts started with intent, and the in-form Nicolas Jackson fired them into the lead from a Marc Cucurella cross in the seventh minute. Ollie Watkins had a glorious chance to level the scoring in the 15th minute, but Chelsea goalie Robert Sánchez shut him down in a 1v1 opportunity. The Blues took advantage of sloppy defending from the Villans when Enzo Fernández was fed by Cole Palmer before steadying himself and firing home. Villa hardly had a decent sight of goal, but almost at the end of the first half Watkins had another chance with the goal at his mercy, but he couldn’t make contact with the ball. Villa also suffered an injury when their talismanic goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez went off at the end of the first half and was replaced with Robin Olsen.
The second half again saw the home side enjoy more chances and possession, with Villa looking tired. Chelsea killed off the game in the 83rd minute as Palmer topped another scintilalting performance with a curled finish into the top-left corner. Substitutes Noni Madueke and João Félix could have added to the score late on but were denied by Olsen with a double save.
Chelsea are now joint-second with Arsenal in the table, while Unai Emery’s brilliant start to the season has started to fizzle out.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Tottenham 1-1 Fulham
Tottenham failed to build upon the big win against Manchester City by dropping points against ten-man Fulham.
The game started with a defensive error by Fulham inside the first minute, but Son Heung-min failed to capitalise as Bernd Leno made the save. The Cottagers had their first real chance in the 17th minute, when Alex Iwobi sent in a flighted cross, but Raúl Jiménez’ touch let him down. A minute later, Antonee Robinson’s sloppy pass went to Son in the box, but again the South Korea international failed to deliver and Fulham survived. The away side threatened with another Iwobi cross to Jiménez but Fraser Forster made a great reaction save. Later stages of the first half saw both sides missing chances, with Radu Dragusin’s fine header saved by Leno as Iwobi hit the crossbar. The half ended goalless with a late scare for Fulham as James Maddison’s free kick almost sneaked in at the near post.
Nine minutes into the second half, Spurs got their opener through Brennan Johnson, with a looping ball at the far post from Timo Werner providing the assist. For all their attacking efforts, Fulham were trailing, but they didn’t let off and equalised in the 68th minute from a powerful shot into the far post from captain Tom Cairney. The Scotsman was, however, found on the wrong side of the law in the 80th minute for a poor challenge on Werner, and a lengthy VAR check ultimately resulted in a sending-off for serious foul play. Fulham showed a disciplined defensive display in the last ten minutes to take home a point.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Man United 4-0 Everton
A new-look Manchester United under new boss Ruben Amorim thrashed a hapless Everton at Old Trafford.
United were off the traps instantly and registered a first shot on target inside three minutes as Kobbie Mainoo forced a save from Jordan Pickford. The Red Devils kept attacking, with Amad Diallo being a real threat on the right wing. Beto had a chance for Everton to score in the 20th minute, but the angle was too tight. United did get their reward in the 34th minute when Marcus Rashford met Bruno Fernandes’ corner kick from the edge of the box and his shot deflected off Jarrad Branthwaite into the net for the opener. Six minutes later, United doubled the lead when Diallo intercepted a Pickford goal kick and passed to Fernandes, which led to Joshua Zirkzee firing home from close range. The hosts went into the break with a comfortable 2-0 lead.
Rashford grabbed his brace and United’s third goal 20 seconds into the second half as Diallo set him up with a brilliant through ball. United piled more misery on Everton with their fourth of the evening as Diallo dispossessed James Tarkowski in the 64th minute to set up Zirkzee for his second of the game. Everton had no response to the United onslaught and the hosts won an emphatic encounter at home, leaving the Toffees two points off the drop zone.
PL 2024/25 Gameweek 13 | Liverpool 2-0 Man City
It was the headline clash at Anfield between two heavyweights in fairly contrasting forms—Liverpool, in the form of their life, against Manchester City, struggling in ways unseen.
The raucous crowd at Anfield drove the home side forward from the first whistle and the Reds looked like a team possessed for the first twenty minutes. Attack after attack followed, with City players failing to hold on to the ball. Liverpool could have scored with Virgil van Dijk’s towering header from a corner kick, but it hit the post with a slight touch from Stefan Ortega in the 11th minute. A minute later, though, they got the opener when Mo Salah received a cross-field long ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold and pushed it into the box for a Cody Gakpo tap-in at the far post. City were living dangerously, and seven minutes later an unmarked Van Dijk headed wide from a corner. The Cityzens did get their bearings right after the half-hour mark and started to grow in the game as Rico Lewis registered their first shot at goal in the 38th minute. Liverpool went into the break with a slender one-goal advantage.
Realising the importance of a second goal, Liverpool started aggressively after the break. Five minutes later, Gakpo had a great chance as Andy Robertson provided a delightful through ball. Salah, too, had a superb chance to double the lead but fluffed his shot. City then had a ten-minute spell of possession on the other end, but it didn’t result in anything fruitful. Liverpool were awarded a penalty for an Ortega foul on Luis Díaz in the box in the 78th minute, which saw Salah step up and convert the spot kick. City tried to create chances but were shut out by Liverpool in the last fifteen minutes.
With this win, Liverpool are now 11 points ahead of Man City, who have now lost four straight games in the league.
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