Fans return to English Football scenery after 10 games in and for the first time in nine months. Some were elated to see their teams triumph, while others were filled with the hope of what to come. 2000 Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea fans celebrated their winnings while those of West Brom, Sheffield and Westham had contrasting experiences.
2,000 lucky Liverpool fans witnessed the champions play for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Georginio Wijnaldum, Joel Matip and a Nelson Semedo own goal sealed the victory for the Merseyside side which extended their unbeaten league home record to 65 games and joint table topper with fellow top-six rivals, Spurs. On the other side of England, 4,000 fans hit the stadium in the first North London derby of the season, although, only 2,000 celebrated victory as goals from Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane secure north London derby win for Tottenham over Arsenal.
Leeds with an early goal scared the home fans who had felt privileged to witness their team in action but goals from Olivier Giroud, Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic restored fans faith in the team as Chelsea went on to beat Leeds 3-1. West Ham imploded at its Olympic Stadium, squandering a 1-0 halftime lead against Manchester United as substitutes Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford inspired the visitors to a 3-1 win.
Kelechi Iheanacho featured in Leicester City victory over Sheffield United with Goals from Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy enough to secure Leicester City a top-four finish in game week 11 as Wilfred Ndidi makes his return to the team.
Teams like Manchester City played in an empty stadium for its 2-0 win over Fulham and Burnley’s Turf Moor also had no spectators for the teams 1-1 draw with Everton.
EPL is the first league to allow some fans back into games during COVID-19’s second wave now that its national lockdown has ended.
Result of Game Week 11
West Bromwich Albion 1 vs 5 Crystal Palace
Sheffield United 1 vs 2 Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur 2 vs 0 Arsenal
Liverpool 4 vs 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Burnley 1 vs 1 Everton
Manchester City 2 vs 0 Fulham
West Ham United 1 vs 3 Manchester United
Chelsea 3 vs 1 Leeds United
Newcastle vs Aston Villa was suspended due to COVID-19 ravaging their dressing room
