5 Things We Learned From Premier League In Week 22

By Douglas Smith

Matchday 22 in the Premier League featured some dominant performances around the grounds. There were four clean sheets, but teams were still able to combine for 26 goals on Saturday alone. The top three teams have put four points between them and the rest of the league.

Players will get normal rest this week with no midweek matches scheduled. Arsenal vs. Chelsea and Leicester City vs. Stoke City are the highlights of the next matchday. Here are five things we learned this weekend.

5 Things We Learned From Premier League In Week 22

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Manchester City Have Learned to Play Defense Without Vincent Kompany — City dominated Crystal Palace this weekend on both sides of the ball. The 4-0 victory was the third clean sheet in the last four matches for City. That is a big turnaround for a team that looked disjointed when Vincent Kompany went down with an injury.

Chelsea Have Luck on Their Side — Chelsea gave up a goal at the start of stoppage time, but still managed to earn a point. John Terry found the equalizer 52 seconds after the minimum amount of stoppage time and scored from an offside position. Luck was needed for the point, but Chelsea will take it. It was an unfortunate ending for anyone who wants to see good officiating. Chelsea players will probably just say that those are the breaks.

Newcastle Have Cause for Optimism — Newcastle moved out of the relegation zone and new signing Jonjo Shelvey was slinging great passes all over the pitch. There were still some moments of hesitation, but the team looked better going forward. Newcastle must still battle the rest of the way, but their most recent performance should give them some confidence.

Jan Kirchhoff is Not Match-Ready — Kirchhoff just arrived at Sunderland from Bayern Munich. He did not see much action for Bayern and it showed in his debut on Saturday. He played 31 minutes and the team conceded two goals. Kirchhoff was rightly called for a foul in the box and had a ball deflect off of him into the net. Tottenham walked away with the victory, and it could not have been much worse for Kirchhoff.

Liverpool Are Still A Mystery — Liverpool have conceded more goals from corner kicks than any other team in the Premier League. A corner kick was their undoing on Sunday as four defenders converged on the first ball to leave Wayne Rooney wide open to convert on the loose ball. Liverpool dominated for the majority of the match. They had the better chances, yet one defensive mistake was all it took for Liverpool to miss out on the points.

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