Month: December 2020

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ARSENAL 0-1 BURNLEY: AUBAMEYANG OWN GOAL HANDS BURNLEY HISTORIC WIN.

A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang own goal gave Burnley their first-ever Premier League win over Arsenal, who finished the match with 10 men.

Ashley Westwood’s left-wing corner flicked off Aubameyang’s head and into his own net at the near post in the 73rd minute.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka had been sent off, following a Video Assistant Referee check, after a clash with Westwood in the 58th minute.

Burnley had nearly taken the lead in the 14th minute when Chris Wood’s free header eight yards from goal went wide.

But they were grateful to goalkeeper Nick Pope for saving from Alexandre Lacazette and Kieran Tierney either side of the break.

Arsenal’s third straight Premier League defeat leaves them 15th on 13 points, while Burnley climb out of the bottom three to go 17th on nine points.

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FULHAM 1-1 LIVERPOOL: IMPRESSIVE FULHAM DENY REDS TOP SPOT.

Mohamed Salah’s 79th-minute penalty earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw at Fulham as they missed out on the chance to go top of the Premier League.

Salah converted the spot-kick, after a handball by Aboubakar Kamara in the wall at Georginio Wijnaldum’s free-kick, to cancel out Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s 25th-minute opener.

Fulham had the better of the first half, forcing Alisson into three saves before De Cordova-Reid found the net with a powerful strike from the edge of the penalty area.

But Liverpool improved after the interval and Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola had already denied Salah and Jordan Henderson before just being beaten by the former’s penalty.

Liverpool are level on 25 points with leaders Tottenham Hotspur but they are second on goal difference.

Fulham stay in 17th, two points above the bottom three.

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CRY 1-1 TOT: SCHLUPP, GUAITA HELP EAGLES HOLD SPURS AT SELHURST PARK.

A late Jeffrey Schlupp equaliser and two superb Vicente Guaita saves in the closing stages helped Crystal Palace hold league leaders Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park.

Guaita denied Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Kane but in the 23rd minute he was deceived by Kane’s long-range strike as Spurs took the lead.

Palace’s goalkeeper saved from Ndombele again, and his side went close to a leveller when Eberechi Eze struck the post at the end of the first half.

Schlupp, who earlier missed a great chance from close range, found an equaliser on 81 minutes when he reacted quickest as Hugo Lloris could not collect Eze’s free-kick.

Spurs nearly regained their lead when Ben Davies struck the crossbar late on, while Guaita produced stunning stops to deny Kane and Eric Dier as Palace hung on for a point.

Palace are 11th with 17 points while Spurs are top of the table on 25 points, one clear of Liverpool before the champions’ match at Fulham on Sunday.

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SOTON 3-0 SHU: SAINTS GO THIRD AFTER THRASHING THE BLADES AT ST. MARY’S.

Southampton moved up to third in the table as the return of fans to St Mary’s spurred them on to a 3-0 win over Sheffield United.

Saints dominated the first half and went close on 20 minutes when Jannik Vestergaard headed James Ward-Prowse’s cross narrowly wide.

The hosts eventually went ahead on 34 minutes when Sheff Utd could not clear Ward-Prowse’s free-kick and Che Adams was at the back post to finish from close range.

Sheff Utd improved at the start of the second half, with John Egan putting a header wide at the near post from John Fleck’s corner.

But Southampton doubled their lead on 62 minutes when Danny Ings found Stuart Armstrong to score with a deflected shot.

Substitute Nathan Redmond’s run and shot sealed victory with seven minutes remaining.

Back-to-back victories move Saints one point clear of Chelsea with 23 points. The Blades remain bottom of the table with one point from their opening 12 matches

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EVERTON 1-0 CHELSEA: SIGURDSON PENALTY ENDS CHELSEA UNBEATEN RUN.

Sigurdsson penalty ends Chelsea’s unbeaten run
Gylfi Sigurdsson’s first-half penalty earned Everton a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Goodison Park.

Everton were awarded the spot-kick in the 22nd minute after Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy had fouled Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Sigurdsson sent Mendy the wrong way for his first Premier League goal of the season.

Chelsea came close to a quick response when Reece James hit the inside of the post with a shot from distance.

Three minutes after half-time Mason Mount clipped the crossbar with a deft lob over the advanced Jordan Pickford.

And, after a second penalty award for a foul on Calvert-Lewin was overturned by the VAR for offside in the build-up, Mount hit the woodwork again, from a free-kick.

Everton held on to move up to seventh on 20 points.

Chelsea, who lost for the first time in 10 PL matches, lie third on 22 points.

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NEW 2-1 WBA: SUBSTITUTE DWIGHT GAYLE HEADS NEWCASTLE TO VICTORY.

Dwight Gayle came off the bench to head in a late winner for Newcastle United against West Bromwich Albion.

Miguel Almiron gave Newcastle the lead with the fastest goal of the season after just 19.98 seconds.

West Brom recovered and Conor Gallagher spurned a good chance to equalise before half-time, screwing his shot wide.

The Baggies equalised five minutes after the break. Matt Phillips burst down the left wing and crossed for Darnell Furlong to convert first-time.

At the other end, Phillips cleared Gayle’s header off the line.

With eight minutes remaining, another substitute, Jacob Murphy, crossed for Gayle to head in off the crossbar.

Newcastle move to 11th on 17 points, while West Brom stay 19th with six points.

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WOLVES 0-1 A.VILLA: EL GHAZI LATE PENALTY GIVE VILLA THREE POINTS.

Anwar El Ghazi’s stoppage-time penalty and Emiliano Martinez’s saves helped Aston Villa bounce back from two straight defeats to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0.

In a first half of few clear chances, Ezri Konsa headed just wide for Villa, while Daniel Podence forced a fine save from Martinez.

After the break, Fabio Silva came close to his first Wolves goal but saw his strike hit a post, while Martinez brilliantly denied Leander Dendoncker from close range.

With five minutes remaining, Douglas Luiz was dismissed after a second yellow card, one of 11 in the match.

Villa’s penalty came as Nelson Semedo brought down John McGinn and substitute El Ghazi converted.

Wolves then had Joao Moutinho sent off for a second booking as defeat drops them to 11th on 17 points.

A fourth away win in five matches takes Villa up to eighth on 18 points.

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MAN UTD 0-0 MANCITY: MANCHESTER DERBY ENDS IN STALEMATE.

Manchester United and Manchester City shared a first goalless draw in three years at Old Trafford.

In a cagey match of few clear-cut chances, United’s best in the first half fell to Scott McTominay, who was inches from connecting to a flick at the far post.

For City, Raheem Sterling had a close-range shot blocked by Harry Maguire, while Riyad Mahrez forced a smart save from David De Gea on a breakaway.

Four minutes after the break, United were awarded a penalty when Kyle Walker fouled Marcus Rashford, but it was overturned by VAR for offside in the build-up.

Both sides continued to press for an opener, but their defences were on top, with each side having only one shot on target in the second half.

United are seventh on 20 points, a place and a point above City.

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LEEDS 1-2 WHU: OGBONNA HEADS HAMMERS TO FIFTH ON THE LOG.

Defender scores late on as the Hammers come from behind to claim a 2-1 win at Leeds United

Angelo Ogbonna’s late goal helped West Ham United come from behind to beat Leeds United 2-1 at Elland Road.

Mateusz Klich put Leeds ahead on six minutes from the penalty spot at the second attempt after Lukasz Fabianski had brought down Patrick Bamford.

The midfielder’s initial spot-kick was saved but the VAR adjudged Fabianski had come off his line too early and the retaken penalty was converted.

West Ham equalised in the 25th minute when Tomas Soucek powerfully headed in Jarrod Bowen’s corner.

After the break Bamford curled a fine effort narrowly wide, while at the other end, Sebastien Haller had his header tipped over by Illan Meslier.

With 10 minutes remaining, the visitors took the lead when Ogbonna met Aaron Cresswell’s free-kick to head in.

Fabian Balbuena’s header hit the post late on but West Ham had done enough for the victory to go fifth with 20 points.

Leeds stay 14th on 14 points.

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DEMBA BA APPLAUDED FOR STANDING UP AGAINST RACISM IN PSG-ISTANBUL BASKASEHIR UCL TIE.

Demba Ba has been applauded for standing up to alleged racism during the Champions League tie between Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir.

Players from both sides refused to play on after an alleged racial slur was heard.

The remark was said to be used to refer to Pierre Webo, Basaksehir’s assistant manager, who had been sent to the stands.

Webo could be heard asking why such a term had been used to describe him.

He went to the stands, but former Toon striker Ba, on the bench for Istanbul Basaksehir, led the charge to the referee and demanded to know why the slur was used.

After several minutes of heated discussion – during which Kevin Mbpappe and Neymar could be seen to be in agreement with the Istanbul Basaksehir team stance, the players decided to walk off the pitch in protest.

Social media was awash with people applauding Ba for standing up for his coach and calling out the slur as he demanded to know why it was used.