Wolves players involved in more post-match Premier League chaos
Topic:English Premier League
22m ago22 minutes agoSun 15 Dec 2024 at 12:09am
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Rayan Ait-Nouri clashes with Ipswich Town's Wes Burns.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Rayan Ait-Nouri clashes with Ipswich Town's Wes Burns. (Reuters: Action Images/Matthew Childs)
In short:
Wolverhampton players and staff were involved in chaotic post-match scenes for the second straight Premier League game.
After Wolves lost to Ipswich 2-1 on Saturday for a fourth defeat in a row, arguments broke out within the team ranks on the field.
What's next?
Wolves manager Gary O'Neil said he will "deal with" the Ait-Nouri incident internally.
Wolverhampton players and staff were involved in chaotic post-match scenes for the second straight Premier League game as tensions soared at the relegation-threatened club.
After Wolves lost to Ipswich 2-1 on Saturday for a fourth defeat in a row, arguments broke out within the team ranks on the field.
Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri was shown a second yellow card after the final whistle and had to be ushered down the tunnel by teammate Craig Dawson, while Matheus Cunha — the Brazil striker who scored Wolves' goal — was also involved in some pushing and shoving.
On Monday, Wolves midfielder Mario Lemina clashed with West Ham's Jarrod Bowen and then a member of his own coaching staff after Wolves' 2-1 loss at the Olympic Stadium. Lemina was stripped of the captaincy during the week.
"The dressing room is a difficult place to be at this moment in time," Wolves midfielder Tommy Doyle said on Saturday. "We have to be honest with each other and figure out ourselves why we aren't getting three points. Honest conversations need to happen."
The pressure piled on Wolves manager Gary O'Neil after the loss, which left his team in next-to-last place and four points from safety.
"We are under a lot of pressure," O'Neil said.
"I understand the players being emotional but we have to keep control better."
O'Neil said he will "deal with" the Ait-Nouri incident internally.
10-man Liverpool draws with Fulham, Arsenal fails to take advantage
Premier League leader Liverpool twice came from behind with 10 men to draw with Fulham 2-2, yet dropped points for the second straight match to give hope to its title rivals on Saturday.
Arsenal failed to take advantage.
A 0-0 draw at home to lowly Everton left third-placed Arsenal still six points behind Liverpool and will go down as a big opportunity missed.
Undermined by Andy Robertson's 17th-minute red card, Liverpool did well to earn a point at Anfield — but could have pulled off an unlikely win after sustained late pressure following Diogo Jota's equaliser in the 86th.
"I don't think I could've asked for more from my players," Liverpool manager Arne Slot said.
Fulham led for the first time after Andreas Pereira's 11th-minute volley deflected into the net off Robertson, who was sent off six minutes later for bringing down Harry Wilson as the last man and denying a goal-scoring opportunity.
Cody Gakpo levelled just after half-time by heading in a cross from Mohamed Salah, who registered his 100th assist for Liverpool in all competitions.
Substitute Rodrigo Muniz's flick put Fulham back ahead in the 76th, only for Jota to run onto Darwin Nunez's pass, turn his marker and drive home a finish from the edge of the area.
Arsenal has also drawn two games in a row, after a 1-1 at Fulham last weekend, and hasn't scored from open play in its last three league matches.
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