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XHAKA, SAKA ON TARGET AS GUNNERS BEAT THE BLUES TO REVIVE FORM.

Granit Xhaka’s superb free-kick helped Arsenal end their seven-match winless run as they defeated Chelsea 3-1 at Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea went close to opening the scoring when Mason Mount’s free-kick hit the outside of a post.

But Arsenal took the lead on 34 minutes, with Alexandre Lacazette converting a penalty after Reece James had fouled Kieran Tierney.

Xhaka doubled Arsenal’s advantage 10 minutes later with a brilliant set-piece strike into the top-right corner from 25 yards.

It was 3-0 on 56 minutes as Bukayo Saka curled the ball in off the inside of the left post from a tight angle from the far-right side of the penalty area.

Tammy Abraham chested in Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross with five minutes remaining as Chelsea rallied, but the visitors were denied a second when Bernd Leno saved Jorginho’s stoppage-time penalty.

Arsenal move up to 14th with 17 points, while a third consecutive away defeat leaves Chelsea seventh on 25 points.

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FULHAM 0-0 SOTON: BARREN DRAW AT CRAVEN COTTAGE ON BOXING DAY.

Southampton twice thought they had scored second-half goals only to be denied each time for offside in a 0-0 draw at Fulham.

In a first half of few chances, James Ward-Prowse came closest to a goal but his free-kick hit the crossbar before Che Adams was unable to convert on the rebound.

After the break, Ivan Cavaleiro headed over a fine cross from Antonee Robinson following a swift counter-attack by Fulham.

Shane Long thought he had put Southampton ahead on 76 minutes but the striker was offside when Ryan Bertrand had passed to him.

Theo Walcott then suffered a similar fate with five minutes remaining, as his effort was ruled out following a VAR review after Adams was offside in the build-up.

Fulham remain 18th, on 11 points, while Southampton drop to ninth with 25 points

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LEI 2-2 MUN: FOXES GETS LATE GOAL TO MAKE IT STALEMATE WITH RED DEVILS.

Jamie Vardy forced a late own goal from Axel Tuanzebe as Leicester City twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Manchester United.

Man Utd began brightly and Marcus Rashford missed an early chance to open the scoring, heading over from Bruno Fernandes’s cross.

The pair combined again on 23 minutes when Fernandes diverted a pass from Daniel James into Rashford’s path for the striker to convert his 50th Premier League goal.

Harvey Barnes equalised for Leicester eight minutes later, sending a fierce strike beyond David De Gea.

On 79 minutes, substitute Edinson Cavani played in Fernandes, who slotted past Kasper Schmeichel.

But with five minutes left, Ayoze Perez’s low cross was met by Vardy, whose first-time shot deflected in off Tuanzebe.

Third-placed Leicester move three points behind leaders Liverpool, and remain a place and a point above Man Utd, who have a match in hand.

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EVERTON 0-2 MAN UTD: MARTIAL, CAVANI STAR AS UNITED SCORE LATE TO REACH CARABAO CUP SEMI FINAL.

Manchester United required late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial to overcome Everton with a 2-0 win in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.

United reached the semi-finals of three different competitions last season, and they made it to the last four of the first possible one with a narrow win at Goodison Park.

The first half saw Everton withstand some pressure from United, although there were not many major chances.

Everton goalkeeper Robin Olsen had a couple of shaky moments in the opening stages.

He wasn’t troubled, though, when Mason Greenwood glanced a header wide in a decent chance.

At the other end, Everton were struggling to get the ball to Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Instead, they had to rely on set pieces for chances, with Gylfi Sigurdsson seeing a free kick saved, for example.

The second half followed a similar pattern, with few clearcut opportunities.

However, as the prospect of penalties loomed, Cavani got a crucial goal.

After being fed the ball by Martial, the Uruguayan striker fired a left-footed finish home across Olsen’s dive. It was his first goal in the competition on his first appearance in it.

Stoppage time was frantic and end-to-end as Everton pushed for an equaliser and United tried to punish them on the counter attack.

As the clock ticked down, Marcus Rashford slid in fellow substitute Martial for a neat finish to double the lead with the last kick of the game.

United have still not conceded in the competition this season. They consequently book their place in the semi-finals alongside Manchester City, Tottenham and Brentford.

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MUN 6-2 LEE: MC TOMINAY, FERNANDES INSPIRE UNITED MASSIVE VICTORY OVER LEEDS

Scott McTominay scored the earliest double in Premier League history as Manchester United earned a thrilling 6-2 victory over Leeds United at Old Trafford.

The Scot drilled in a superb opener from Bruno Fernandes’s pass before finishing Anthony Martial’s through-ball to put Man Utd two up inside three minutes.

Fernandes then started and finished a slick move to make it three, before Victor Lindelof made it 4-0 in the 37th minute after Martial flicked Luke Shaw’s corner into his path.

Liam Cooper pulled a goal back three minutes before the break and it took a splendid save by David De Gea in the home goal to push away Raphinha’s first-time volley on 50 minutes.

But any hopes of a fightback by Leeds were dashed on 66 minutes when McTominay turned provider for Daniel James to slot in a fifth.

Fernandes added a sixth goal from the penalty spot after Martial had been fouled, before Stuart Dallas scored a spectacular consolation for Leeds in a match featuring 43 shots.

Man Utd’s biggest win of 2020/21 moves them up to third, five points behind Liverpool with a match in hand. Leeds are 14th with 17 points.

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BHA 1-1 SHU: LUNDSTRAM SEES RED AS LATE WELBECK STRIKE DENIES SHEFFIELD UTD FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

Super substitute Danny Welbeck rescued a point for Brighton & Hove Albion and denied 10-man Sheffield United a first win of the season.

Sheff Utd were close to a shock victory after Jayden Bogle had come off the bench to mark his Premier League debut with a goal that deflected in off Adam Webster on 63 minutes.

That goal came against the run of play after John Lundstram’s first-half red card, shown by Peter Bankes who used the Referee Review Area following the midfielder’s challenge on Joel Veltman.

The Blades had a late chance to seal victory but Oliver Burke blazed a great chance over the bar.

The 2,000 fans in attendance at Amex Stadium roared Brighton on and Welbeck made Burke pay when he showed superb control and volleyed in with three minutes remaining.

Brighton could have snatched a win but Welbeck’s stoppage-time header was cleared off the line before Alireza Jahanbakhsh headed against a post.

It means Brighton stay 16th and miss the opportunity to go above Arsenal. Bottom-of-the-table Sheff Utd are on two points, eight adrift of safety.

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TOT 0-2 LEI: VARDY STARS AS THE FOXES SHOCK SPURS AT THE TOTTENHAM STADIUM.

Jamie Vardy fired Leicester City up to second in the Premier League table with a 2-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur.

Vardy took his tally to 11 goals for the season with a penalty in first-half stoppage time, which was awarded for Serge Aurier’s challenge on Wesley Fofana after Craig Pawson went to the Referee Review Area.

Leicester thought they had doubled their lead two minutes after the break but James Maddison’s effort from James Justin’s long ball was overturned for offside following a Video Assistant Referee review.

But they did not have to wait long before Vardy’s header at the back post was deflected in off Toby Alderweireld for an own goal.

Spurs had brought on Gareth Bale at half-time but they then lost Giovani Lo Celso to injury and were unable to beat Kasper Schmeichel.

The Leicester goalkeeper twice denied Harry Kane before making a sensational save from Son Heung-min.

Leicester’s first win at Spurs since their title-winning season puts them four points behind Liverpool. Their opponents drop to fourth, two points further back.

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SOTON 0-1 MANCITY: STERLING EARLY STRIKE GIVES CITIZENS LONE EDGE AGAINST STUBBORN SAINTS.

Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Manchester City beat Southampton to move right behind them in the table.

City took the lead after 16 minutes when Sterling converted Kevin De Bruyne’s pull-back for his fourth league goal of the season.

Southampton responded well, with Theo Walcott and Jannik Vestergaard having the best of several first-half chances, but they could not beat Ederson.

The hosts were hit by the early departure with a hamstring injury of leading scorer Danny Ings and, despite second-half pressure, could not find an equaliser.

Having extended their unbeaten run to five matches, City sit sixth with 23 points.

Southampton are a point and a place ahead, having played a match more.

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LIVERPOOL THRASH EAGLES AT SELHURST PARK TO CONFIRM TOP SPOT AT CHRISTMAS.

A clinical Liverpool guaranteed they will be No 1 at Christmas with a 7-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

Takumi Minamino showed good feet before finding the bottom corner after three minutes for his first Premier League goal.

Palace responded but could not get the goal they deserved and Sadio Mane’s sharp turn and finish doubled Liverpool’s advantage on 35 minutes.

The champions took full control in the 44th minute, with Roberto Firmino controlling Andy Robertson’s pass before poking the ball in.

Jordan Henderson curled in a fourth after the interval before Firmino dinked the ball over Vicente Guaita for his second.

Substitute Mohamed Salah scored a quick-fire brace, including a fantastic second, as Liverpool recorded their biggest Premier League away win.

They are six points clear of Tottenham Hotspur, who host Leicester City tomorrow.

Palace stay 12th, with 18 points.

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FUL 0-0 BHA: FULHAM OUT OF BOTTOM THREE AFTER BARREN DRAW WITH BRIGHTON.

Fulham moved out of the Premier League’s bottom three after earning a 0-0 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Brighton’s Adam Lallana thought he had scored his first goal for the club early in the second half. But after a Video Assistant Referee check, the effort was overturned because the ball hit Danny Welbeck’s hand in the build-up.

Fulham survived another scare when Ben White headed against their crossbar.

But Scott Parker’s side had their own chances to win the match, with Robert Sanchez making good saves to deny Ivan Cavaleiro, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ademola Lookman.

Fulham move up to 17th on nine points, one place and two points behind Brighton.