Tag: English Premier League

Categories
football Sports News

WESTHAM 1-1 CRY: HALLER’S FANTASTIC LEVELER EARNS HAMMERS A DRAW.

Sebastien Haller scored a sensational overhead kick to earn West Ham United a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace.

Haller met Vladimir Coufal’s right-wing cross in acrobatic fashion to hammer the ball into the top-left corner in the 55th minute for his third Premier League goal of the season.

Christian Benteke had given Palace the lead with his third goal in three matches, when he met Joel Ward’s centre with a diving header.

However, the Palace forward’s night was spoiled when he was sent off in the 70th minute after picking up a second booking following a challenge on Tomas Soucek.

The point leaves West Ham seventh on 21 points, while Palace are 12th on 18.

Categories
football Slides Sports News

FIRMINO LATE HEADER WINS TOP OF THE TABLE BATTLE FOR THE REDS.

Roberto Firmino headed in a 90th-minute winner as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Anfield and overtook their title rivals at the top of the Premier League table.

The Reds had the better of the first half and took a 26th-minute lead when Mohamed Salah’s shot deflected off Toby Alderweireld and looped over Hugo Lloris.

But Spurs equalised on 33 minutes when Son Heung-min slotted in his 11th Premier League goal of the season from Giovani Lo Celso’s through-ball.

Jose Mourinho’s visitors had three good chances after the break, with Steven Bergwijn prodding wide before getting in behind again and hitting the post, while Harry Kane headed wide from close range.

But Liverpool responded, and Sadio Mane hit the top of the crossbar before Firmino’s decisive contribution, with the Brazilian heading in from Andrew Robertson’s corner.

Liverpool move three points ahead of Spurs, who suffered their first defeat in 12 matches.

Categories
football Sports News

LEEDS 5-2 NEW: WHITES RETURN TO WINNING WAYS, SCORE FIVE TO BEAT MAGPIES AT ELLAND ROAD.

Leeds United scored four second-half goals as they earned a 5-2 comeback victory over Newcastle United.

Newcastle went in front after 26 minutes as Jeff Hendrick fired in at the back post.

But Patrick Bamford nodded in from close range nine minutes later to equalise, and the home side went in front on 61 minutes, with Jack Harrison’s volleyed cross being met by a superb diving header from Rodrigo.

The lead only last four minutes as Ciaran Clark’s header made it 2-2. But Leeds went back in front in the 77th minute as Stuart Dallas headed in from Mateusz Klich’s cross.

A close-range strike by Ezgjan Alioski was then followed by a stunning solo effort from Harrison, which sealed Leeds’ second home win of the season with two minutes remaining.

They climb to 13th place on 17 points, ahead of 14th-placed Newcastle on goal difference.

Categories
football Slides Sports News

LEI 0-2 EVE: RICHARLISON, HOLGATE PUNISH FOXES AT THE KING POWER STADIUM.

Goals by Richarlison and Mason Holgate made it back-to-back victories for Everton as they won 2-0 at Leicester City.

Richarlison put Everton in front after 21 minutes, cutting in from the left before unleashing a low drive from 20 yards out that Kasper Schmeichel couldn’t prevent from finding the bottom-right corner.

Leicester responded, with Cengiz Under forcing Everton goalkeeper Robin Olsen into a save, while Abdoulaye Doucoure produced a well-timed challenge to deny Jamie Vardy.

Youri Tielemans dragged a shot wide for Leicester early in the second half before Holgate fired in from close range to double Everton’s advantage.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side move up to fifth position on 23 points, on place and a point behind Leicester.

Categories
football Sports News

WOLVES 2-1 CHELSEA: NETO STOPPAGE TIME STRIKE EARN WOLVES DRAMATIC WIN.

Pedro Neto struck a stoppage-time winner as Wolverhampton Wanderers came from behind to complete a dramatic 2-1 victory against Chelsea.

During a goalless first half, Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud sent a header over from Ben Chilwell’s corner and Kurt Zouma rattled the crossbar with a thunderous header.

At the other end, Neto cracked a powerful volley towards the bottom corner that was beaten out by Edouard Mendy.

Four minutes after half-time, Giroud met Chilwell’s cross on the volley, and although Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio batted the ball away, it had already crossed the line.

Willy Boly volleyed wide but moments later Daniel Podence found a yard of space to beat Mendy with the help of a slight deflection off Reece James.

A decision to award Wolves a penalty for a challenge on Neto was overturned following a VAR check inside the final 10 minutes.

But in the fifth minute of added time, the hosts stormed forward on the break and Neto applied a fine finish.

Wolves move up to ninth place, with 20 points, while Chelsea stay fifth on 22 points

Categories
football Slides Sports News

MANCITY 1-1 WESTBROM: THE HAWTHORNS HOLD CITIZENS TO DRAW AT THE ETIHAD .

Manchester City’s hopes of closing the gap on the Premier League pacesetters were frustrated as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.

City took the lead on the half hour when Raheem Sterling did well to work his way to the byline and pull the ball back to Ilkay Gundogan who expertly side-footed home.

But West Brom drew level two minutes before the break when a shot on the turn from Semi Ajayi hit City defender Ruben Dias and deflected past wrong-footed goalkeeper Ederson.

The hosts camped in West Brom’s half throughout most of the second period but Slaven Bilic’s side showed tremendous determination and defensive solidity.

City had late chances though — Kevin De Bruyne went close with a free-kick that West Brom keeper Sam Johnstone did well to reach while Sergio Aguero blasted wide from a good position.

Johnstone did well again in stoppage time to keep out a close-range Gundogan header and denied another great opportunity for Sterling who headed straight at the keeper.

After 12 games Pep Guardiola’s City are in sixth place, five points behind leaders Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool who both have 25 points and face each other at Anfield on Wednesday.

West Brom are second-bottom on seven points.

Categories
football Sports News

LEICESTER 3-0 BRIGHTON: MADDISON BRACE FIRES FOXES TO THIRD ON THE TABLE.

James Maddison scored twice as Leicester City moved third in the Premier League table with a 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Jamie Vardy hit the post in the 26th minute, but within 60 seconds the striker laid a James Justin cross back to Maddison, who scored with a low, deflected shot.

Vardy doubled the lead in the 41st minute, converting another centre from Justin.

And three minutes later, Maddison curled in a brilliant third from Vardy’s pass after a flowing move.

Brighton’s best opportunities came early in the first half, as Kasper Schmeichel made saves from Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Danny Welbeck before Leicester took control.

Leicester are on 24 points, one behind leaders Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, while Brighton stay 16th on 10 points, two above the bottom three.

Categories
football Slides Sports News

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.

Categories
football Slides Sports News

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.

Categories
football Sports News

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.