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GARY NEVILLE HAILS LEEDS’ LUKAS NMECHA & CALVERT-LEWIN: FRONT TWO TOO MUCH

Gary Neville singles out Leeds' front two, Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin, for dominating Chelsea's defence. Farke's 3-5-2 formation proved critical.

Gary Neville Hails Leeds’ Lukas Nmecha & Calvert-Lewin: Front Two Too Much
Farke's New 3-5-2 System Ignites Leeds

Leeds crushed Chelsea Wednesday night, with Daniel Farke seeing his team grab a critical 3-1 victory.

A series of four straight Premier League losses stopped as scores from Jaka Bijol, Ao Tanaka, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin pushed Leeds to 17th place.

Many players showed great performance on the field, but Gary Neville thought two Leeds players, Lukas Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin, really beat Chelsea throughout the game.

Gary Neville praises Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha during Leeds United's win. Farke chose a 3-5-2 formation with the England and Germany players in the front, and both impressed Neville.

Bijol was amazing! But I think five or six of them were 9/10 tonight. Amazing!!!!!

Speaking on commentary for Sky Sports, the 50-year-old said, The (Chelsea) center-backs have been making mistakes all night. Just kick it up the field; why are you trying to control it there? That front two for Leeds has been too much for Chelsea for 72 minutes.

After causing trouble together in the second half at Manchester City, it was great to see Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin start together against Chelsea, and Farke's plan worked very well.

Daniel Farke discovers a smart way to handle things at Leeds United after Dan James' injury. After Tuesday's news that Dan James had a bad hamstring injury and will be out for at least two months, many fans worried about Leeds' attack, which had only scored 13 goals in 13 games before the win over Chelsea.

But, by using Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson as wing-backs to help Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin, Farke has found a way to make up for losing Dan James, who is a key winger in his usual 4-2-3-1 setup.

With Farke feeling the heat this week after four straight losses, the German might have found a way to save his job and get Leeds going in the Premier League with this 3-5-2 system.

VAR REVIEW: CHELSEA 2-2 BOURNEMOUTH, ESTêVãO PENALTY DRAMA EXPLAINED! WAS IT A FOUL OR A DIVE

Explaining the VAR: How an 11th-minute penalty check at Stamford Bridge saved a point for Chelsea against a resilient Bournemouth.

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Antoine Semenyo’s clumsy challenge handed Chelsea a vital lifeline

Every week, the Video Assistant Referee stirs up drama in the Premier League. Let's break down how these calls are made and if they're actually right.

This season, we're digging into the big moments to explain the VAR process and the rules of the game.

What went down: Chelsea's Estêvão was moving into the Bournemouth box, with Antoine Semenyo on his tail. Estêvão went down after some contact with Semenyo. The ref, Barrott, waved off Chelsea's penalty shouts, saying there wasn't a foul. He thought both players made contact naturally as they were running, and Estêvão basically tripped himself.

VAR said, "After looking at it, VAR Pawson suggested Barrott take another look at the monitor for a possible penalty because Semenyo might have tripped Estêvão."

VAR's take: Pawson had to figure out if the contact was just part of the play, like the ref thought, or if Semenyo fouled Estêvão. It was clear Estêvão tripped, but the question was how the contact started.

At first glance, it would be hard for Pawson to disagree with the ref because the main TV angle wasn't clear. But after checking out the sideline and behind views, Pawson saw that Semenyo stepped into Estêvão's path, making enough contact with his leg to cause him to trip.

Pawson told Barrott to check the monitor for a possible penalty. Barrott watched the replays, agreed, and gave Chelsea the penalty.

The call: It was a reasonable VAR call based on today's standards. But it's a borderline case.

Barrott seemed unsure of the monitor and needed some convincing from different angles.

A lot of the time, this kind of contact is just from players running normally, and someone goes down. To give a penalty, there really needs to be a clear foul by the defender. You could say that happened here, but it's a pretty low standard for VAR to get involved.

Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth

Referee: Sam Barrott

VAR: Craig Pawson

What: VAR check for a foul in the box

When: 11th minute

BREAKING: UNAI EMERY REVEALS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS COLD ARTETA HANDSHAKE SNUB NOW

Unai Emery explains why he skipped the post-match handshake as Arsenal’s 4-1 win ends Aston Villa’s 11-game streak at the Emirates.

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Emery snubs Arteta's handshake

Unai Emery said he didn't shake Mikel Arteta's hand right after Aston Villa lost at the Emirates Stadium since the Arsenal manager kept him waiting.

This loss stopped Villa's winning streak at 11 games, their first in almost two months.

Villa held their own in the first half, but Arsenal scored early in the second when Gabriel got to the ball before Emi Martinez on a corner.

Martin Zubimendi quickly made it 2-0, and Leandro Trossard scored a third goal a little after an hour had passed.

Soon after entering the pitch, Gabriel Jesus scored, making it 4-0. Ollie Watkins was able to respond by tapping in a goal late in the game after Donyell Malen's nice play.

After the game, Emery waited to shake Arteta's hand, but he went to the locker room since Arteta was still celebrating with his team.

It’s easy to see. I like to do things fast,” Emery said when asked about why he didn’t shake Arteta’s hand.

“I shake hands, then I go to the dressing room with my players and coaches. I was waiting.

“Arteta was busy with his coaches, so I went inside. It’s not a big deal for me.”

About the match, Emery commented, “We played great in the first half, and things were going our way. We had corners and defended well. We didn’t let them get a corner in the first half.

“We felt good, but we let in the first goal in the second half. Onana getting hurt didn’t help since he’s important for set pieces and in the midfield.

“We didn’t quit, and we kept playing hard. We scored one goal and almost scored more. Arsenal is the best team in the league and should win the title.

“I’m not sure which day it is since we’ve played Arsenal twice already, and we still have to play Nottingham. But I’m happy with our goals and how we're trying to attain them.

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