Summary
Liverpool swept to the top of the Premier League by beating Watford 6-1 at Anfield, while Tottenham rescued a 1-1 draw at north London rival Arsenal on Sunday. Winger Mane Philippe Coutinho’s corner with a header that looped past Watford goalkeeper in the 27th minutes. Just three minutes later, Coutinho fired home with a fine low strike. In the 43th minutes, Emre Can arrived unmarked at the far post to head in Lallana’s cross. Firmino added the fourth in the 57th minutes and just three minutes later, Mane got his second. Janmaat notched Watford’s first goal in the 75th minutes but Wijnaldum’s tap-in gave Watford the finishing blow. Liverpool hopes to win the club’s first English league title since 1990.
Opinion
I usually don’t read a sports news but this article attracted me. It was easy for me to understand the content such as who, where, when, what they did. There is not only simple but also the varieties of expression. Sports news tend to be a news that reports only the outcome of a game or contest. However, this article has many varied modes of expression to prevent the content from simplifying. For example, to get a goal is represented by a variety of words: to loop past a goalkeeper, to fire home with a fine low strike, to head in cross, to notch a goal and to tap-in. These expressions are different from each other. A fine low strike means a strong ground shot and tap-in represents to prod a ball into a goal with a little touch. Moreover words such as spree, to fire home, and demolition describe enthusiasm of the stadium. Thus various expressions give us joyful, excitement and sometimes depression. If I were a director of sports news, I would like to write news stories that don’t make readers feel bored.