Thursday 28th December 2017

Sanchez struck twice in four minutes after Andros Townsend had cancelled out Shkodran Mustafi’s first-half opener.

The forward squeezed a clinical strike in at the near post to make it 2-1 before bringing Jack Wilshere’s superb ball from his own half under control and flicking into the net.

James Tomkins headed in late on but Sanchez’s double was enough to secure a win that keeps sixth-placed Arsenal level on points with Tottenham, who are fifth, and one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool.

Wednesday 27th December 2017

England winger Sterling poked home from Kevin de Bruyne’s lobbed pass after Sergio Aguero had twice hit the woodwork in the opening half hour.

Rolando Aarons saw a shot cleared off the line by Nicolas Otamendi in a rare Newcastle raid forward before the break, but City should have been well clear after De Bruyne thumped the post and then side-footed wide in the second half.

The hosts showed more ambition late on and Christian Atsu teed up fellow substitute Dwight Gayle to head wide in the final five minutes.

Tuesday 26th December 2017

Saturday 23rd December 2017

Harry Maguire netted a 94th-minute equaliser as Manchester United were punished for their wastefulness in a 2-2 draw at Leicester.

Somewhat against the run of play, Jamie Vardy finished off a fantastic counter attack in the 27th minute to break the deadlock – his 50th Premier League goal, and his fourth in all competitions against United.

United deservedly restored parity 13 minutes later, as Juan Mata stroked the ball home after good work from Jesse Lingard, before the Spain international curled a delightful free-kick into the net on the hour mark to complete the turnaround.

Harry Kane scored his seventh hat-trick of 2017 as Tottenham moved above Burnley into fifth with a 3-0 victory at Turf Moor.

Kane opened the scoring from the penalty spot on six minutes after Dele Alli, who was lucky to avoid a red card for a wild early challenge on Charlie Taylor, went down in the box.

Spurs dominated from that moment on and should have been further ahead by the time Kane netted two second-half goals to take his tally of goals for club and country in 2017 to 53 goals.

In an eventful match at London Stadium, Senegalese midfielder Henri Saivet played a big role in two goals inside the first 10 minutes.

First, his loose pass was picked up by Hammers forward Marko Arnautovic, who raced into the area before slotting past Rob Elliot.

That lead lasted only four minutes as Saivet – making his first league start under Benitez – atoned for his error with a 25-yard free-kick that sneaked inside Adrian’s near post.

The visitors hit the woodwork twice before they went in front, when Mo Diame fired in from Christian Atsu’s pass.

But they almost ceded their lead immediately – the Hammers winning a penalty when Michail Antonio was brought down by Ciaran Clark, only for Elliot to save Andre Ayew’s low effort.

Atsu soon made it 3-1 with a poked finish after a swift break, but David Moyes’ side gave themselves more than a fighting chance when Ayew smashed home after Andy Carroll’s header was parried.

Newcastle survived a frantic closing spell to secure a victory that brought relief for the travelling fans.

Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten Premier League run to a record eight games with a draw at bottom side Swansea.

Luka Milivojevic fired the Eagles in front from the penalty spot after Ruben Loftus-Cheek had been tripped by Federico Fernández inside the 18-yard box.

But Palace, who picked up their first away win of the season at Leicester last week, failed to make it two wins on the spin away from Selhurst Park as Jordan Ayew salvaged a point for the Swans.

Ayew dance past Milivojevic on the edge of the Palace box and drove the ball across Julian Speroni and into the far corner.

And the Ghana international could have flipped the game on its head in a matter of moments when he then wrapped a curling shot around Speroni’s post minutes later.

Joe Allen and Max Choupo-Moting impress as Stoke City record crucial victory at bet365 Stadium.

Southampton’s winless run extended to six Premier League games as Huddersfield Town earned a draw thanks to Laurent Depoitre’s header.

Laurent Depoitre cancelled out Charlie Austin’s header as Huddersfield Town fought back to earn a 1-1 Premier League draw at Southampton on Saturday.

Austin continued his recent good run of form with his fifth goal in seven appearances – and fifth in his last eight outings against the Terriers – but the striker could face retrospective action from the Football Association for a late challenge on visiting goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.

Aguero scored two goals and brilliantly made another as the Premier League leaders racked up their 17th successive win in the competition.

Pascal Gross struck the winner as Brighton earned their first Premier League victory in eight games – on the day Seagulls defender Connor Goldson played his first competitive game since heart surgery.

Captain Phil Jagielka cleared off the line from Tiemoue Bakayoko and Willian in quick succession to frustrate the visitors, who were without suspended top scorer Alvaro Morata.

Chelsea dominated, but struggled to breach the Everton backline and found goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in good form when they did.

The 23-year-old England World Cup hopeful saved smartly from Pedro’s effort in the first half and tipped a low Eden Hazard drive wide after the break.

Substitute Ashley Williams then headed against his own crossbar as the Toffees at times rode their luck to keep a fourth clean sheet in six games.

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea side stay third, having lost just once in their past 11 league games.

Friday 22nd December 2017

Roberto Firmino’s powerful finish earned Liverpool a draw in an incredible Premier League encounter that had seen Arsenal score three goals in just five second-half minutes.

The Gunners had been trailing 2-0 after Philippe Coutinho scored his first headed league goal in England before Mohamed Salah added a second early in the second half with a deflected strike.

But Arsenal suddenly came alive as Alexis Sanchez headed in Hector Bellerin’s cross from close range before Granit Xhaka’s thumping strike was too powerful for Simon Mignolet’s weak save.

Barely two minutes later Mesut Ozil put Arsenal ahead with a neat clip over Mignolet.

Play swung from one end of the pitch to the other at blistering pace, with both sides looking capable of scoring with every attack.

But it was Liverpool who had the final say in one of the most thrilling Premier League encounters in years as Petr Cech could only take the sting out of Firmino’s shot and the ball bounced over the line.

Monday 18th December 2017

Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a superb strike against his former side as Everton beat Swansea 3-1 on Monday, with the result leaving the visitors bottom of the Premier League table.

The Swans opened the scoring at Goodison Park when Leroy Fer (34) tapped home at the back post but Everton levelled things up in the 46th minute with Dominic Calvert-Lewin lashing home the rebound from a saved Wayne Rooney penalty.

Sigurdsson – who made a £45m move from Swansea in the summer – produced a moment of magic to put the hosts ahead in the 64th minute with a fine curling effort, Rooney sealed Everton’s victory from the penalty spot after Martin Olsson was adjudged to have fouled Jonjoe Kenny.

Sunday 17th December 2017

Goals from Philippe Coutinho, Dejan Lovren, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino gave the Reds the win and took them above Burnley and Arsenal, although they are still 18 points behind leaders Manchester City.

This result came after Liverpool had only managed draws in their home matches against Everton and West Brom earlier this month.

Manchester United moved back within 11 points of Premier League leaders Manchester City with a victory at The Hawthorns that means West Brom remain winless under Alan Pardew.

Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with a header, and Jesse Lingard doubled United’s lead before the break with a shot that deflected in off Albion defender Ahmed Hegazi.

The Red Devils appeared to be heading for a comfortable win until Albion substitute Gareth Barry poked home from close range with 13 minutes left.

But the Baggies could not add to their first goal in four games under Pardew, and remain second from bottom.

Saturday 16th December 2017

Ilkay Gundogan, in for the absent David Silva, headed City in front from a corner after 14 minutes and the only surprise was that it took until 20 minutes before time until man-of-the-match De Bruyne’s powerful shot extended their advantage.

Gabriel Jesus struck the post with a penalty after Jan Vertonghen fouled De Bruyne but Raheem Sterling crowned a sweeping move with a simple finish to put the game well and truly out of Spurs’ reach.

Sterling then took advantage of Eric Dier’s mistake to walk in the fourth for his 15th goal of the season before Spurs – for whom Harry Kane and Dele Alli were lucky not to get red cards from referee Craig Pawson for challenges on Sterling and De Bruyne respectively – pulled one back in stoppage time through Christian Eriksen.

Huddersfield’s Elias Kachunga scored his first Premier League goal when he tapped in after Watford had failed to clear a corner.

The visitors doubled their lead after only 23 minutes when a cross from the excellent Collin Quaner hit Aaron Mooy six yards out and went into the net.

Hornets captain Troy Deeney was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Quaner in the 33rd minute and Huddersfield added a third when Laurent Depoitre capitalised on a slip from Jose Holebas and smashed the ball past Heurelho Gomes.

Huddersfield skipper Jonathan Hogg was dismissed for two bookable offences and Watford’s Abdoulaye Doucoure pulled a goal back with a superb 25-yard half-volley.

However, the visitors added a late fourth as Mooy grabbed his second goal when he converted a penalty after Doucoure fouled Depoitre in the area.

Noble converted the penalty, while Austria international Arnautovic should have had a hat-trick, hitting the woodwork twice in the second half before finally finishing with his right foot into the bottom corner after a deft exchange of passes with Lanzini.

Substitute Sakho compounded Stoke’s woes when he collected the influential Lanzini’s through ball and slotted coolly past keeper Jack Butland.

Marcos Alonso’s winner sent Chelsea level on points with second-placed Manchester United, who boast a better goal difference and face West Brom on Sunday.

But both sides are 14 points adrift of City after the leaders recorded their 16th consecutive win with victory over Tottenham.

West Brom dominated the first half at the Amex, with Anthony Knockaert striking the post, before Murray headed straight into the gloves of Nick Pope from close range.

Murray should have made his side’s territory count when he won a penalty against James Tarkowski, but his wild effort flew over the crossbar.

Fifth-placed Burnley had the better of a second half in which Tarkowski saw a header cleared off the line by Dale Stephens, before a superb double save from Mat Ryan denied Scott Arfield from close range.

In the first top-flight meeting between the sides, Chris Wood spurned the best chance for the visitors, when his attempted chip was blocked by Ryan.

The result sees the south-coast club stay 13th.

Mesut Ozil’s brilliant volleyed goal in the first half was enough for Arsene Wenger’s side, who dominated until Newcastle rallied late in the game.

Palace had failed to score in their past 10 league away games but added a second goal of an organised and adventurous performance before the break when Benteke’s strong run and pass set up Wilfried Zaha for a brilliant individual finish.

Leicester only tested goalkeeper Julian Speroni when they rallied in the second half – the Argentine reacting superbly to reach Riyad Mahrez’s angled low drive with a strong palm.

And any potential comeback was hamstrung when Wilfred Ndidi was sent off on his birthday less than a minute after Vicente Iborra’s header was correctly disallowed for a foul.

Wednesday 13th December

Wayne Rooney’s solitary close-range goal was enough for the Toffees to win their first Premier League away game since January, and extended the Newcastle’ winless streak to eight games.

Leicester took an early lead at St Mary’s with a fine individual goal from Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez, who cut in from the left before striking a low, powerful shot into the corner of the net.

Japan international Okazaki added a second just after the half-hour mark, pouncing from close range after Southampton failed to clear a shot from Christian Fuchs following a corner.

Puel’s side were three goals ahead by half-time when Maguire crossed for midfielder Andy King to tap in at the back post.

Southampton, much improved after the break, pulled a goal back after an hour through defender Maya Yoshida, who climbed highest in the six-yard box to head in Ryan Bertrand’s corner kick.

But the visitors blunted any hopes of a Saints comeback when Jamie Vardy’s cross picked out strike partner Okazaki’s brilliant run and he finished emphatically.

Silva scored twice, and further goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero ensured City maintained their 11-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the table.

The Spain playmaker elegantly flicked the fluent visitors in front from close range before De Bruyne’s whipped free-kick evaded several players on its way in.

The procession continued after the interval as the elegant Silva delicately scooped the ball over Lukasz Fabianski for Manchester City’s third.

Aguero then surged into the penalty area and drove in a late fourth as Swansea’s sixth defeat from nine home league matches this season left them rooted to the foot of the table, two points adrift of safety.

Roberto Firmino screwed a side-foot finish narrowly wide before Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross eluded Mohamed Salah in the first half.

The Baggies came just as close before the interval, however, with Hal Robson-Kanu’s measured curling shot from distance flicking the bar.

Liverpool pressed further forward in the second with Salah mis-timing a header with the net gaping.

United bounced back from their defeat by rivals Manchester City with a victory, but failed to make any inroads on unbeaten league leaders City, who thrashed Swansea 4-0 to maintain their 11-point advantage.

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku scored the winner in the first half, heading in to the top corner from Juan Mata’s cross towards the six-yard box.

Tottenham moved back into the Premier League top four as goals from Serge Aurier and the in-form Son Heung-min helped them to victory over a stubborn Brighton at Wembley.

Spurs dominated both territory and possession from the start but had been frustrated by the visitors until Aurier’s cross from the right touchline fortuitously looped over Mat Ryan and into the far top corner of the net to give the Ivory Coast full-back his first goal for the club.

It was a harsh way to concede for Albion, who had put in a well-organised defensive display in pursuit of a first win in six matches and a first away goal against a side above them in the table.

They failed to find either during the second half and their challenge was ended when Son scored for the fourth game running via a stooping header from Christian Eriksen’s free-kick.

The Gunners are without a Premier League win in three games and are now down to seventh in the table as West Ham continued their revival under new manager Moyes.

Tuesday 12th December 2017

Substitute Barnes struck in the 88th minutes to send the hosts above Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool in the Premier League table.

The game turned when Watford’s Tom Cleverley was sent off for a second yellow card in the 87th minute, setting up a breathtaking finale.

Bakary Sako bundled in an equaliser two minutes later before James McArthur snatched the winner in the second minute of stoppage time, side-footing home from Wilfried Zaha’s cross.

The Hornets had looked comfortable until that point after Daryl Janmaat had given visitors the lead after just three minutes.

The victory for Hodgson’s Palace extends their unbeaten run to six games and sees them climb above West Brom into 17th place in the table.

France midfielder Bakayoko, substituted at half-time in the surprise defeat to West Ham on Saturday, set Conte’s side on their way by clipping the ball beyond Jonas Lossl after the Huddersfield keeper had slipped in the wet conditions making a clearance.

Brazil midfielder Willian doubled the lead before the interval with a header before teeing-up Pedro to hammer the third goal.

Substitute Laurent Depoitre headed a late consolation but Huddersfield were well beaten.

Sunday 10th December 2017

Manchester City stretched their lead at the top of the table to 11 points and created Premier League history with a 14th successive victory this season as they overcame Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Pep Guardiola’s side also ended United’s 40-match unbeaten run at home – which stretched back to their win here in September 2016 – to strike a potentially decisive blow against their closest rivals in the title race.

City took the lead their vast superiority deserved when man-of-the-match David Silva hooked home from close range after confusion at a corner on 42 minutes, only for United to be handed a lifeline in first-half stoppage time when poor defending from Nicolas Otamendi and Fabian Delph allowed Marcus Rashford to steal in for a composed finish.

Otamendi made amends nine minutes after the break when Romelu Lukaku – who had a nightmare game – lashed at a clearance in the area and the City defender pounced on the rebound to score.

Everton captain Wayne Rooney equalised from the spot after Pawson ruled Dejan Lovren’s push on Dominic Calvert-Lewin was worthy of a penalty.

Liverpool took the lead through Mohamed Salah’s sublime curling finish from an angle towards the end of the first half, which was deserved reward for the command shown by Klopp’s in-form side.

Sadio Mane wasted a fine opportunity to double the lead before Everton, who had only one shot on target from open play, were awarded the 77th-minute penalty.

Substitute Olivier Giroud glanced in a superb late header to salvage a point after the Gunners had trailed since the third minute.

Charlie Austin clipped home an early opener for the home side with the away defence mere onlookers.

The Southampton striker drilled a stinging shot into Petr Cech’s gloves shortly after, then hit the post from an offside position.

Saturday 9th December 2017

Leicester claim a third straight Premier League win as Ayoze Perez’s own goal gives them victory at Newcastle.

Heung-min Son and Harry Kane starred as Tottenham cruised to a 5-1 Premier League win over Stoke at Wembley on Saturday.

Son helped give Spurs a first-half lead as the South Korean’s cross was deflected into Jack Butland’s net off of Ryan Shawcross, and Mauricio Pochettino’s side hit three goals in 13 minutes after the break to get some much-needed points on the board.

Son gave Spurs a two-goal lead seven minutes after the break after finishing a Dele Alli through-ball, and Kane – who missed a gilt-edged chance in the first half – made amends with a header two minutes after Son’s effort.

Kane then netted his second 10 minutes later with a coolly taken finish, and Christian Eriksen broke through a non-existent Stoke back line with 16 minutes left on the clock to add the fifth.

The only mark against Spurs’ performance was Stoke’s soft consolation goal, with Shawcross heading home after Hugo Lloris came and failed to clear a routine corner.

Swansea City hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premier League table as captain Wilfried Bony’s emphatic late finish gave them a precious win over West Brom to ease the pressure on head coach Paul Clement.

The out-of-form sides seemed paralysed by tension in a first half almost entirely devoid of any meaningful action until the visitors’ Jake Livermore headed against his own post.

Swansea tried admirably to raise the tempo after the interval, with Ivory Coast striker Bony inspiring his side with a determined run and shot that was narrowly wide.

Steve Mounie scores a first-half double as Huddersfield end a run of four consecutive defeats with victory over Brighton.

Christian Benteke went against manager Roy Hodgson’s orders to take the injury-time penalty he missed in Crystal Palace’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.

Cherries goalkeeper Asmir Begovic pushed away Benteke’s weak effort as a rollercoaster encounter ended with the points shared.

The visitors had taken the lead when Jermain Defoe fired low into the bottom corner from Andrew Surman’s cross.

But Palace roared back with two goals in three minutes.

Luka Milivojevic, who initially lined up the injury-time spot-kick, buried a penalty awarded for a foul on Wilfried Zaha, before Scott Dann steered home Yohan Cabaye’s ball across the face of goal.

Defoe’s second – a superb, dipping half-volley – sent the teams to the break even.

Scott Arfield’s first-half goal takes Burnley within a point of the Champions League places as they defeat 10-man Watford.

West Ham won for the first time under David Moyes as Marko Arnautovic’s first goal for the club proved enough to beat a disjointed Chelsea at London Stadium.

The Hammers scored the only goal after just six minutes when Arnautovic curled a deft strike into the bottom corner after exchanging passes with Manuel Lanzini on the edge of the area.

Chelsea responded well before the break but were repelled by an organised West Ham defence and two solid saves from Adrian, retaining his spot in place of the dropped Joe Hart.

Sunday 3rd December 2017

Manchester City came from behind to win their 13th Premier League match in a row with victory over stubborn West Ham at Etihad Stadium.

Angelo Ogbonna’s header on the stroke of half-time put the lowly Hammers ahead, but Nicolas Otamendi responded with a predatory finish shortly after the break.

David Silva won it for City, acrobatically converting a Kevin de Bruyne pass with seven minutes left.

Victory meant Pep Guardiola’s side re-established their eight-point lead over Manchester United, who they play next Sunday

Charlie Austin scored his third goal in three games as Southampton salvaged a point from their south-coast derby at Bournemouth.

Austin, who scored twice against Everton last month, swept home the equaliser just after the hour mark.

The Cherries had taken the lead just before the break, when Scotland winger Ryan Fraser slotted a first-time effort past Fraser Forster.

Saturday 2nd December 2017

Manchester United ruthlessly punished defensive errors to become the first side to win a league game at Arsenal since January in one of the games of the season so far.

Jose Mourinho’s side were reduced to 10-men late on when Paul Pogba was sent off for a dangerous tackle and they were aided by a stunning goalkeeping display by David De Gea throughout.

But they did telling damage early on when Antonio Valencia pounced on a loose Laurent Koscielny pass to drill the opener, before Jesse Lingard side-footed a second after robbing Shokdran Mustafi to link smartly with Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial.

Eden Hazard scored twice in a brilliant display as Chelsea beat Newcastle to draw level on points with second-placed Manchester United in the Premier League.

On his return to the starting XI, Hazard fired the Blues level with an angled strike after Dwight Gayle’s poked effort had given the Magpies a surprise lead.

Striker Alvaro Morata made it 2-1 to the hosts when he headed in from close range following Victor Moses’ driven cross.

Hazard made sure of Chelsea’s 10th league win of the season with a penalty after Matt Ritchie fouled Moses in the area.

Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino buried Brighton to keep Liverpool’s top-four charge on track.

The Brazilian duo, ably assisted by Mohamed Salah, tore the Seagulls to shreds in a thumping 5-1 victory.

Emre Can opened the scoring before Firmino added a quickfire second and then doubled his tally in the second half.

Glenn Murray pulled one back from the penalty spot but Coutinho hit the fourth and then forced an own-goal from Lewis Dunk to complete the rout.

Sam Allardyce made a winning start at Everton as Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored second-half goals to defeat Huddersfield.

Allardyce, appointed as manager on an 18-month contract on Thursday, oversaw a performance that was strong on effort, even if short on quality at times.

Sigurdsson had a poor game overall, but finished neatly less than two minutes into the second half after Calvert-Lewin’s lovely angled back-flick played him in.

England youth forward Calvert-Lewin, Everton’s outstanding player, added a deserved goal when he ran on to Wayne Rooney’s pass and scored via a deflection off Mathias Jorgensen.

An early goal from Demarai Gray was enough to give Leicester victory against Burnley at the King Power Stadium.

Gray got on the end of a Riyad Mahrez cross for the opener and hit the post with another effort in the second half.

Stoke came from behind to send Swansea City to the bottom of the Premier League and add to the pressure on their manager Paul Clement.

Wilfried Bony’s first top-flight goal for more than a year gave the visitors an early lead, but Xherdan Shaqiri and Mame Biram Diouf had the home side in front by the interval.

Ten-man Tottenham hold on to secure a point in a hard-fought encounter against Watford at Vicarage Road.

Christian Kabasele headed the Hornets into the early lead, before Son Heung-min Son’s tap-in dragged Spurs level at the break.

Colombia defender Sanchez was rightly dismissed just shy of the hour for clattering Watford forward Richarlison with a forearm to the face.

And 10-man Spurs struggled for fluency for the remainder of the contest, forced to shift Eric Dier into defence and to grind out the point.

Alan Pardew’s first match in charge of West Bromwich Albion ended in a goalless draw with Crystal Palace, who moved off the foot of the Premier League.

Pardew’s new side had the better chances in a match against the club that sacked him last Christmas after a poor run of form.

Wednesday 29th November

Arsenal strengthened their position in the Premier League top four as they made light work of Huddersfield to maintain their healthy home form.

The Gunners have now won their last 12 games at the Emirates Stadium and they eased to a 5-0 victory as Mesut Ozil once again starred in front of the home fans.

Alexandre Lacazette gave the hosts the perfect start with his seventh of the season and, although the Terriers rallied, they were blown away in the second half as Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez and Ozil all struck in a four-minute blitz, with Giroud adding another late on.

Burnley’s impressive Premier League season continued as they climbed to sixth in the table with victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Chris Wood’s first-half tap in set Sean Dyche’s side on their way to a fourth victory in five league games.

Robbie Brady added a well-taken second from a counter-attack as Burnley moved above Tottenham in the top flight.

Joshua King smashed in from close range for a Bournemouth consolation, but the hosts offered very little.

Eddie Howe’s side remain four points above the relegation zone after a first defeat in four Premier League games.

Antonio Conte was sent to the stands for the first time in his Chelsea managerial career as Antonio Rudiger’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Swansea City on Wednesday night.

Conte was dismissed from the Stamford Bridge touchline by referee Neil Swarbrick for contesting a goal-kick, which he felt should have been a corner to the hosts in the 43rd minute.

Despite the Italian’s absence, Chelsea went on to score the only goal of the game when Rudiger headed in a deflected cross in the 55th minute to secure victory, which keeps the champions within three points of second-placed Manchester United and 11 behind leaders Manchester City.

Wayne Rooney scored a stunning goal from his own half to complete a hat-trick as Everton thrashed West Ham in front of incoming manager Sam Allardyce.

The Merseysiders moved up four places to 13th in the table as Rooney latched onto Joe Hart’s scrambled clearance and powered a half-volley beyond the stranded England goalkeeper and into the empty net.

Raheem Sterling scored with seconds to spare as Manchester City netted a last-gasp 2-1 win over Southampton.

City took the lead after the break through a deflected Kevin De Bruyne effort, though Oriol Romeu struck with 15 minutes left.

Sterling had a goal disallowed in the 93rd minute, but got the winner with seconds to spare to spark scenes of jubilation at the Etihad.

Mohamed Salah came off the bench to score twice and secure an ultimately comfortable away victory for Liverpool at Stoke that moves Jurgen Klopp’s side up to fifth in the Premier League.

Senegal winger Sadio Mane gave the Reds a controversial early lead, dinking the ball into the net after a marginal linesman’s call.

Stoke believed Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet should have been sent off for a challenge just outside the box on their striker Mame Biram Diouf.

Tuesday 28th November

Crystal Palace kept their first clean sheet of the Premier League season as they held Brighton and Hove Albion to a 0-0 draw to earn their first away point of the campaign.

The two sides renewed their top-flight rivalry after 36 years in the Eagles’ first visit to the Amex Stadium since their infamous victory in the Championship play-off semi-final of 2013, and the tension around the ground was reflected by two teams who defended in numbers.

Tottenham were left ruing a host of missed chances as Leicester held out to move into the top half of the table with victory at the King Power.

A deft lob from Jamie Vardy and a curling shot from Riyad Mahrez gave the Foxes a healthy half-time lead.

Christian Eriksen contrived to volley wide from six yards out before Harry Kane rifled in with 12 minutes to go.

Fernando Llorente then stabbed over the top from close range as the visitors hunted an equaliser in vain.

Manchester United survived a second-half fightback from Watford to win 4-2 at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.

Ashley Young’s double and Anthony Martial’s cool finish gave the visitors a 3-0 lead at the break before a Troy Deeney penalty and Abdoulaye Doucoure volley set up an exciting finish until Jesse Lingard’s fine fourth for United ended the contest.

West Brom conceded a two-goal lead to miss out on the chance of a first league win since August as Newcastle ended a run of four straight defeats.

Jonny Evans’ own goal saw Rafael Benitez’s side draw level after Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Field had put the home side ahead.

Newcastle improved after Ciaran Clark quickly pulled one back, with Salomon Rondon diverting a corner onto the unlucky Evans and then into the net for the equaliser.

Friday 24 November 2017

Leicester City had to settle for a battling point at the London Stadium after a scrappy encounter with relegation-threatened West Ham United.

City took an early lead through Marc Albrighton and had control of the game, until half time when their Achilles heel of conceding from corners haunted them again.

Cheikhou Kouyate headed home just before the break and no side in the Premier League has now conceded more from corners than City.

Saturday 25 November 2017

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah scored against former club Chelsea but the Reds were denied a fourth consecutive Premier League victory by Willian’s late goal.

Salah, who left the Blues last year after a brief and unsuccessful spell at Stamford Bridge, raced onto Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s ball to side-foot home the opener in the second half.

It was Salah’s 10th goal in just 13 Premier League games this season in what has been an incredible start to the Egyptian’s Liverpool career.

Chelsea had beaten Qarabag 4-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday but showed only flashes of their attacking quality in this game.

But they got lucky in the closing stages when Willian’s apparent cross drifted over Simon Mignolet and into the back of the net.

Chelsea’s are unbeaten in their past six visits to Anfield, a run stretching back to 2012.

Mamadou Sakho’s injury-time goal gave Crystal Palace a dramatic victory over Stoke City that boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation.

The French defender pounced after a scramble in the box, with Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross unable to clear Yohan Cabaye’s cross.

Roy Hodgson’s Eagles remain bottom of the table but are now only three points behind West Brom in 17th.

Xherdan Shaqiri’s fine solo goal lit up a subdued encounter and put the visitors in front on 53 minutes.

But Palace were level within two minutes through Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the England international taking advantage of lax defending to convert at the far post.

A heavily deflected Ashley Young shot was enough for Manchester United to seal an important 1-0 Premier League victory over Brighton at Old Trafford.

Brighton goalkeeper Matthew Ryan was in inspired form with a fine double save to keep the scores level going into half-time, but Young’s effort 24 minutes from time cannoned in off Lewis Dunk to see Jose Mourinho’s side keep the pressure on League leaders Man City despite an unimpressive display against the Seagulls.

Chris Hughton’s visitors finished the game the stronger of the two teams, but United’s weakened defence did just enough to hold on for three points to close the gap at the top of the table until Man City face Huddersfield on Sunday.

Watford condemned Newcastle to a fourth straight defeat with a comfortable away win at St James’ Park.

Will Hughes put Marco Silva’s side into the lead in the first half with a well-taken shot that went in off the post.

DeAndre Yedlin’s own goal doubled Watford’s advantage just before the break, and Andre Gray struck from close range on 62 minutes.

Newcastle’s fourth straight defeat sees them slip down to 13th in the table, while Watford’s fourth away win of the season leaves them in eighth.

Rafa Benitez’s side looked short of threat up front, with two efforts from Joselu their only shots on target.

Swansea City were unable to ease the pressure on manager Paul Clement as they drew with Bournemouth at the Liberty Stadium.

Striker Harry Kane said Tottenham’s performance was “not good enough” after his late equaliser denied managerless West Brom an important win at Wembley.

Spurs fell behind on four minutes as Jake Livermore played in Rondon, who nudged off Davinson Sanchez and rolled the ball past Hugo Lloris.

But England forward Kane finally broke the visitors’ resistance by tapping a Dele Alli cross through Ben Foster’s legs on 74 minutes.

The draw leaves Spurs 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and five behind second-placed Manchester United.

Sunday 26 November 2017

Manchester City fought back from a goal down to earn a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield Town and restore their eight-point lead in the Premier League title race.

City went into the game five points ahead of Manchester United, but Nicolas Otamendi’s own goal in first-half injury injury time saw the table toppers head into the interval behind to David Wagner’s impressive Terriers.

Unfortunately for Huddersfield, City came flying out of the traps after the break, with Raheem Sterling earning one of two penalty appeals for Sergio Aguero to pull his side level two minutes into the second half.

City pressed on for a winner, and found it fortuitously as goalkeeper Jonas Lossl saved Gabriel Jesus’ shot only for it to rebound off Sterling’s chest and loop into the empty net.

Rajiv van La Parra was shown a red card at the death for pushing Leroy Sane in the face, but City saw out the result for their 12th win in 13 League games to once again go eight points ahead of Jose Mourinho’s United.

Everton’s troubles under caretaker manager David Unsworth continued as they slumped to a heavy Premier League defeat at Southampton.

Saints striker Charlie Austin scored two second-half headers on his first league start of the season, after Dusan Tadic had given the hosts an early lead.

Everton’s club record signing Gylfi Sigurdsson levelled matters just before half-time but the Toffees capitulated after the break.

After Austin’s double, Steven Davis beat Jordan Pickford from the edge of the box to wrap up victory for the Saints, who had scored only six league goals at home this season before the game.

Monday 20 November 2017

Brighton stretched their unbeaten run in the Premier League to five games as they and visitors Stoke drew a lively encounter at the Amex.

Sunday 19 November 2017

David Moyes’ West Ham reign began with a 2-0 Premier League defeat by upwardly mobile Watford at Vicarage Road.

The Scot’s hopes of a winning start in his 500th game as a manager were dashed by goals in either half from Will Hughes and Richarlison that left his new club in the bottom three and the size of the task facing him even clearer.

For the hosts, it was another energetic and clinical performance that highlighted why coach Marco Silva is coveted by Everton.

Moyes can feel aggrieved at an unpunished handball in the build-up to Richarlison’s strike, and lost £25m striker Marko Arnautovic with a suspected broken hand in the second half.

Saturday 18 November 2017

Arsenal closed to within a point of Tottenham and maintained their arch-rivals’ miserable record at Emirates Stadium with a comfortable north London derby victory.

The pressure was on Arsene Wenger and the Gunners as they trailed Spurs in the Premier League table – but they responded in style and were superior in all areas of the pitch to win with plenty to spare.

Shkodran Mustafi headed a free-kick powerfully past Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris in the 36th minute after referee Mike Dean had contentiously penalised Davinson Sanchez for a challenge on Alexis Sanchez. The German defender also looked to have been offside.

A brilliant Callum Wilson hat-trick set 10-men Bournemouth on their way to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Huddersfield at the Vitality Stadium.

Wilson struck twice in five minutes (25, 31) to hand the hosts a seemingly comfortable two-goal cushion, before Simon Francis gave Huddersfield renewed hope after being sent off for two bookings in first-half stoppage time.

But a well-taken Harry Arter goal 20 minutes from time put the game beyond the visitors before Wilson sealed his hat-trick late on (84) following good play from Josh King.

Bournemouth have now won back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time this season and move to 13th in the table, while Huddersfield remain in 10th.

Burnley showed they “can find different ways to win”, according to manager Sean Dyche as they moved to within a point of the Premier League top four with an impressive victory over Swansea.

The hosts took the lead in the 29th minute when Jack Cork headed home in the six-yard box to finish an excellent move against the club he left in July.

Ashley Barnes then doubled the lead 11 minutes later, smashing in off the left post from 25 yards.

Barnes had earlier gone close but his back-post header was saved by Lukasz Fabianski from close range.

Swansea improved in the second half, having been thoroughly outplayed before the break, but did not have a shot on target until the 95th minute.

Crystal Palace were left frustrated as they twice threw away the lead to draw 2-2 against Everton at Selhurst Park.

Roy Hodgson’s side took an early lead through James McArthur in the first minute, but Leighton Baines put the visitors level within five minutes from the penalty spot.

Wilfried Zaha fired the Eagles in front 10 minutes from the interval, but Everton were again level as Oumar Niasse finished in first-half injury time.

Christian Benteke returned for Palace but wasted a glorious chance late on as Palace remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Manchester City produced yet another dominant performance in a victory at Leicester that protects their eight-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola’s side picked up where they left off before the international break as they recorded a 16th consecutive win in all competitions to take them to 34 points from their opening 12 games – equalling the Premier League record they set under Roberto Mancini in 2011-12.

Gabriel Jesus gave them the lead from close range just before half-time from David Silva’s pass, after the Spaniard was sent through by Raheem Sterling’s disguised through ball.

After the break, Harry Maguire struck the post for Leicester via Fabian Delph’s deflection but Kevin de Bruyne’s thumping finish from Leroy Sane’s cut-back 22 seconds later put City firmly in control.

Mohamed Salah made light work of Southampton as the Egypt star scored twice to help secure a 3-0 win for Liverpool at Anfield.

Salah struck twice in the first half to put Jurgen Klopp’s hosts in control, while Philippe Coutinho netted after the break to see Liverpool ease to a comfortable win against the Saints.

Salah’s summer arrival for £38million, at the time a club record, was questioned by critics after his disappointing spell at Chelsea but on this form he is looking an absolute bargain.

Both his first-half goals had a touch of class and his constant threat had visitors backpedalling for 80 minutes before his departure to a standing ovation – by which time Coutinho had added the third goal.

Chelsea cruised to an easy away win over West Brom to increase the pressure on Baggies manager Tony Pulis.

Alvaro Morata scored his eighth Premier League goal of the season when he converted a rebound after Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster had parried Eden Hazard’s low shot.

Hazard made it 2-0 shortly after when he collected Morata’s flick and took the ball around Foster, before Marcos Alonso volleyed in a third from Cesc Fabregas’ free-kick.

In the second half, Hazard scored his second of the game with a curled finish from 18 yards out after another excellent Fabregas pass.

The victory was Chelsea’s fourth successive league win, while West Brom remain without a win in all competitions since 22 August, a run of 11 games.

Paul Pogba scored on his return from injury as Manchester United came from behind to beat Newcastle United and set a club record of 38 games unbeaten at Old Trafford.

Dwight Gayle gave the visitors a surprise lead when a slip by Victor Lindelof let in the striker to score in off the post.

Pogba, back after nine weeks out with a hamstring injury, crossed for Anthony Martial to head the equaliser before Chris Smalling met Ashley Young’s centre on the stroke of half-time.

Pogba finished off a fine team move before Romelu Lukaku’s first league goal since 30 September sealed a fine win.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench for the final 14 minutes after seven months out with a cruciate knee ligament injury.

Sunday 5 November 2017

Alvaro Morata scored his first goal since September as Chelsea deservedly beat Manchester United to move a point behind the Red Devils in the Premier League.

Morata powerfully headed in his eighth goal for the club 10 minutes after the break as the Blues recorded a third consecutive league win.

David de Gea kept out further efforts from Morata and Eden Hazard as Chelsea looked to add to their lead.

United forward Marcus Rashford flashed an effort wide in the closing stages before substitute Marouane Fellaini’s close-range strike was saved by Thibaut Courtois.

Chelsea remain fourth while second-placed United trail leaders Manchester City, who beat Arsenal 3-1 earlier, by eight points.

Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points with another emphatic win.

Pep Guardiola’s side made it nine straight wins in the league with a convincing triumph over Arsenal, which took them further away from nearest pursuers Manchester United.

Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero – who was honoured for becoming City’s all-time leading scorer in midweek – and sub Gabriel Jesus gave City victory.

Sub Alexandre Lacazette pulled one back for Arsenal in the 65 minute to make it 2-1 and give the visitors hope, but a goal from Jesus nine minutes later saw City seal the win.

Heung-Min Son became the top Asian goalscorer in Premier League history as Tottenham ground out another win at Wembley.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side had out-classed Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid in North London in midweek. But Roy Hodgson’s gameplan had more success in containing the Tottenham threat and Wilf Zaha missed a glorious chance to give the Premier League’s bottom club a shock lead before Son slotted home the 64th-minute winner from the edge of the box.

Everton held on to earn their first win in five matches as Watford threw away a two-goal lead and Tom Cleverley missed an injury-time penalty for the visitors.

In a remarkable second half at Goodison Park which lasted 58 minutes, Cleverley had the chance to snatch a point but put his weak spot-kick wide.

Saturday 4 November 2017

Peter Crouch stepped off the bench to bury a late header and deny new Leicester boss Claude Puel back-to-back wins.

Riyad Mahrez, the 2016 PFA player of the year, earlier put over a 33rd minute corner which led to Vicente Iborro’s opener.

Mahrez then scored with a left-foot finish in the 60th minute after Xherdan Shaqiri levelled before the break.

Potters keeper Jack Butland arguably should have saved it but it went under him infront of England boss Gareth Southgate in the stands.

Rajiv van La Parra’s wonder strike saw 10-man Huddersfield Town beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.

The hosts opened the scoring a minute before half-time when Van La Parra curled an unstoppable 35-yard effort into the top right-hand corner of the net, the winger’s first goal since March

Steve Cook’s stoppage-time header handed Bournemouth a 1-0 victory at Newcastle after Dwight Gayle saw a first-half strike controversially chalked off.

Defender Cook powered home from a corner in the second added minute to hand Eddie Howe’s visitors a third Premier League win of the season.

Burnley’s stunning start to the season continued with an impressive victory at Southampton.

The Clarets have now lost just one of their six games on the road this term with substitute Sam Vokes heading a late winner.

Southampton had controlled most of the game with Nick Pope making a stunning save to deny Maya Yoshida.

But the introduction of Vokes and Ashley Barnes changed the course of the game.

Brighton extended their unbeaten run to four matches with victory at Swansea City, who slipped into the relegation zone with a fifth defeat from six home Premier League games this season.

The visitors were gifted their goal as Federico Fernandez ducked out of the way of a cross, allowing Glenn Murray to nudge the ball in with his thigh.

Having been booed off at half-time, the Swans at least mustered a handful chances after the interval, with Tammy Abraham having one shot well saved by Mat Ryan and substitute Luciano Narsingh hitting the crossbar.

But they were undermined by a combination of their own unimaginative attacking and Brighton’s disciplined defending.

Liverpool produced the “perfect” counter-attacking performance to thrash West Ham at London Stadium on Saturday, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp said.

Mohamed Salah scored twice, while Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also netted in a 4-1 win.

The Reds, who are sixth in the Premier League, have now scored 10 goals in their last three games in all competitions.

Monday 30 October 2017

Burnley marked Sean Dyche’s fifth anniversary as manager with a win as Jeff Hendrick’s second league goal of the season proved enough to sink Newcastle.

A game low on quality was heading for a goalless conclusion when Hendrick tapped home Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s fine cross after Rob Elliot had beaten away Jack Cork’s effort.

Newcastle had earlier gone close when Ayoze Perez’s curling attempt from the edge of the penalty area forced Nick Pope into a full-stretch diving save.

Sunday 29 October 2017

Glenn Murray scored his third goal in two games as Brighton recovered from going a goal behind to earn a draw against Southampton.

The Saints took the lead after only seven minutes when Steven Davis reacted quickest to the loose ball, after James Ward-Prowse’s excellent free-kick came off the angle of post and bar.

Defender Shane Duffy came close to equalising for the Seagulls with a header before the home side drew level on 52 minutes, when 34-year-old Murray nodded in from Pascal Gross’ cross.

Everton’s misery was compounded in a 2-0 defeat to Leicester in David Unsworth’s first Premier League game in charge since Ronald Koeman’s sacking.

Jamie Vardy finished a lightning fast counter-attack for the Foxes before Jonjo Kenny’s embarrasing mis-kick found its way into the back of the net.

The Toffees’ caretaker manager, who once again left out Davy Klaassen to raise more eyebrows, attempted to find a route back into the game by sending on Oumar Niasse.

It was to no avail though as the Foxes stood firm and gave their fans optimism for the weeks and months ahead under Puel.

Saturday 28 October 2017

Anthony Martial’s late winner kept Manchester United in second place in the Premier League as they edged out Spurs in a hard-fought encounter at Old Trafford.

Martial’s introduction for Marcus Rashford after 70 minutes was not well received by some Manchester United supporters – but manager Jose Mourinho’s move proved to be a masterstroke as the French striker raced on to Romelu Lukaku’s header to beat Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris with only nine minutes left.

It was a narrow victory United just about deserved after creating the better chances in the second half, Lukaku producing an outstanding save from Lloris and hitting the woodwork with a header.

Arsenal came back from a goal behind at half-time to beat Swansea 2-1 in the Premier League at the Emirates on Saturday.

Despite having little possession in the first half, Swansea took the lead through Sam Clucas’ neat finish (22) from Tammy Abraham’s superb through ball.

Arsenal levelled through Sead Kolasinac after the break (51), before Aaron Ramsey completed the turnaround just seven minutes later with a guided left-footed effort from eight yards.

Goals from Chicharito and Andre Ayew were not enough to secure West Ham United a first away league win of the season after a very late equaliser by Wilfried Zaha in a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace.

A clever flicked finish from Chicharito on 31 minutes was followed up by a fantastic strike by Ayew moments before half-time, giving the forward three goals in his last two matches.

Palace got a goal back after the interval via the penalty spot through Luka Milivojevic while Joe Hart produced some moments of brilliance in goal, most notably a double stop just before the half-time whistle.

But, despite a gallant effort, West Ham’s resolve was broken seven minutes into injury time as Zaha squeezed home with virtually the last kick of the game.

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Liverpool overcame a first-half penalty miss to sweep aside Huddersfield Town with a comfortable 3-0 Premier League victory at Anfield.

David Wagner frustrated his mentor Jurgen Klopp in the opening exchanges as Jonas Lossl saved Mohamed Salah’s first-half penalty to send the Terriers in level at the interval.

But Liverpool were a different prospect after the break as Daniel Sturridge, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum all found the net to hand Klopp a win against his best man and best friend Wagner.

Darren Fletcher said victory at Watford was “what was needed” as Stoke City held on to win away from home for the first time this season.

Fletcher scored a sweet volley from a Xherdan Shaqiri corner to ease the pressure on boss Mark Hughes.

Leroy Sane inspired league leaders Manchester City to their eighth successive Premier League win with victory at West Brom, but manager Pep Guardiola warned his side must be more clinical in front of goal.

City had 78% of the possession and created 15 chances in total, but were made to hang on at the end after Albion substitute Matt Phillips scored in stoppage time.

Eden Hazard’s goal early in the second half was enough to earn his side three points and leave them fourth in the Premier League.

The Belgian hit a firm shot past Asmir Begovic at the goalkeeper’s near post after defender Simon Francis failed to cut out a ball over the top.

Sunday 22 October 2017

Arsenal come from a goal down to win 5-2 at Goodison Park and send Everton into the Premier League relegation zone.

he unstoppable Harry Kane scored two and made one as Spurs punished some appalling Liverpool defending to win again at Wembley.

Saturday 21 October 2017

Substitute Michy Batshuayi scored two second-half goals to help snatch a 4-2 victory for stuttering champions Chelsea against a lively Watford side in the Premier League on Saturday.

In a sometimes frenzied end-to-end game Chelsea, who had lost their last two league matches, went ahead when Pedro whipped in a ferocious curling shot high off the post from 25 metres following a disputed corner.

Watford equalised seconds before halftime through Abdoulaye Doucoure and in a rampant spell of attacking football went ahead four minutes after the break when Roberto Pereyra tapped home a Richarlison cross.

But Michy Batshuayi headed home 20 minutes from time to spare Chelsea’s blushes and added his second in the dying moments following an 87th-minute goal from defender Cesar Azpilicueta.

Huddersfield Town beat Manchester United for the first time in 65 years to end their unbeaten start to the season and drop Jose Mourinho’s side five points behind league leaders Manchester City at the John Smith’s Stadium.

United had only conceded twice in their eight league games this season, but that tally was doubled in five first-half minutes following two sloppy mistakes that were clinically punished.

Sergio Aguero equalled Manchester City’s all-time goalscoring record as they beat Burnley to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Aguero’s first-half goal, a controversial penalty, was his 177th for the club and brought him level with Eric Brook’s total, as well as sending City on their way to an 11th straight win, equalling another club record.

City boss Pep Guardiola gave Aguero a warm embrace when the Argentina striker came off to a standing ovation late on.

Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner as Newcastle beat Crystal Palace to keep Roy Hodgson’s side rooted to the bottom of the Premier League.

Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez described it as “another step forward” as his side climbed to sixth in the table.

Palace are five points from safety after nine games, but former England boss Hodgson remains confident his side can beat the drop.

Stoke boss Mark Hughes challenged his side to “show their mettle” after a home loss to Bournemouth left them in the Premier League’s bottom three.

Two goals in 133 seconds stunned City as Andrew Surman’s 16th-minute opener was quickly followed by Junior Stanislas’ penalty, awarded after Ryan Shawcross tripped Benik Afobe in the box.

Stoke dominated the second half and got a goal back when Mame Biram Diouf found the net from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s knock-down.

The result, which follows their 7-2 defeat at leaders Manchester City last weekend, leaves them 18th in the table, a point above the Cherries.

Leicester made a winning start to life after the dismissal of Craig Shakespeare as they outplayed Swansea City to earn only a second Premier League victory of the season.

The visitors created a host of chances and took the lead when Federico Fernandez headed into his own net from Riyad Mahrez’s whipped cross.

A swift counter-attack saw Shinji Okazaki score Leicester’s second early in the second half, before Alfie Mawson hooked in from close range to spark hopes of a Swansea revival.

But the sluggish hosts struggled to create scoring opportunities as they slumped to a fourth defeat from five home league games this season.

Substitute Sofiane Boufal scored a sublime individual goal as Southampton snatched a late winner against a West Brom side who remain without a win since August.

The Morocco international picked the ball up deep in his own half and evaded several challenges before curling into the bottom corner with five minutes remaining.

Friday, 20 October 2017

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he is “not worried” but is “realistic” about his future after the Hammers lost 3-0 to Brighton at London Stadium.

The home fans booed throughout and thousands left the ground early following Brighton’s third goal, which sealed the visitors’ first away win of the season.

West Ham slipped to 17th in the table and will drop into the relegation zone if Leicester beat Swansea on Saturday.

Monday, 16 October 2017

Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare said giving Riyad Mahrez a “kick up the backside” had paid off as the Algerian’s first goal of the season rescued a point against West Bromwich Albion.

Nacer Chadli’s sublime free-kick – West Brom’s only shot on target – looked set to earn the Baggies a hard-earned win in a game short on quality.

But Mahrez, who had wasted a great chance when the game was goalless, marked his return to the side after being dropped against Bournemouth by tucking home 10 minutes from time.

Sunday, 15 October 2017

Manolo Gabbiadini marked his return to Southampton’s side by scoring both goals as battling Saints twice came from behind to deny Newcastle United victory at St Mary’s.

Isaac Hayden fired the Magpies ahead from 25 yards after goalkeeper Fraser Forster was left flat-footed before Joselu was denied from making it 2-0 by the bar.

Saints conjured up a rare home goal through Gabbiadini’s shot on the turn only for Newcastle to restore their lead 87 seconds later, Ayoze Perez finding the net from an angle after Forster had spilled the Spaniard’s initial shot.

Newcastle were denied victory when Gabbiadini scored from the penalty spot after Florian Lejeune needlessly bundled over Shane Long.

Wayne Rooney’s 90th-minute penalty earned Everton a point against Brighton in a largely unremarkable encounter at the Amex Stadium.

Brighton looked set to secure their third successive home league win when Anthony Knockaert slotted home in the 82nd minute after Jose Izquierdo’s shot was blocked by Michael Keane.

But with the clock ticking down, defender Bruno, whose good work led to the Seagulls’ goal, elbowed Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the area as a free-kick was floated in.

Former England striker Rooney sent Mat Ryan the wrong way with his spot-kick, but the keeper rescued his side when he twice saved from substitute Kevin Mirallas in the closing seconds.

Saturday, 14 October 2017

Manchester United keeper David de Gea produced a world-class save to deny Joel Matip as Liverpool were frustrated by Jose Mourinho’s stubborn side at Anfield for the second successive season.

Jurgen Klopp’s side peppered the United goal with 19 shots but a combination of outstanding goalkeeping by Spain keeper De Gea and the home team’s poor finishing denied them a decisive moment.

The German’s men were in control of the game for long periods but their profligacy in front of goal means they have now won just once in eight games.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was “disappointed and angry” with Andy Carroll after the striker was sent off in their draw at Burnley.

Chris Wood’s header five minutes from time cancelled out Michail Antonio’s opener to rescue a point for Burnley as West Ham played the majority of the contest with 10 men.

Carroll, 28, was sent off in the 27th minute when he was booked twice in the space of 99 seconds for using his elbow.

Wilfried Zaha scored the winner as Crystal Palace stunned reigning champions Chelsea to pick up their first victory of the Premier League season.

Palace had lost all seven of their previous games – including three under new boss Roy Hodgson – and had failed to score.

They finally ended their 731 minute wait for a league goal when Yohan Cabaye forced the ball down off his chest, which bounced off David Luiz and into the back of the net off Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta.

Palace’s lead lasted only eight minutes as Cesc Fabregas’ corner was headed in by Tiemoue Bakayoko.

But Zaha, on his return from injury, made it 2-1 just before the break and Hodgson’s side held on despite an onslaught from the Blues in the second half.

The win does not move Palace off the bottom of the table, but they have reduced the gap from safety to four points.

Kevin De Bruyne put on a masterclass as Manchester City hammered Stoke City 7-2 to reclaim top spot in the Premier League table from Manchester United.

Swansea City earned their first home win of the Premier League season to lift the pressure on manager Paul Clement.

Two goals either side of half-time from Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham proved decisive as Huddersfield paid the price for making mistakes at both ends and have now gone seven games without victory.

Tottenham recorded their first Premier League victory at Wembley as Christian Eriksen’s second-half winner saw off a resolute Bournemouth.

Having picked up maximum points from their four league games on the road this season, it was Spurs’ first win in four attempts at their temporary home.

Tom Cleverley’s injury-time winner sent Watford fourth in the Premier League after a wasteful Arsenal were made to pay at Vicarage Road.

Marco Silva’s side have now scored in the 90th minute or beyond in three consecutive games, as a second-half revival sealed their first home win of an impressive start to the campaign.

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Liverpool endured a familiar frustrating afternoon in front of goal as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Newcastle.

Manager Jurgen Klopp once again saw his side dominate possession and create chances but once again saw them fail to capitalise as former Reds boss Rafael Benitez guided the hosts to a draw.

Philippe Coutinho gave Liverpool the lead with a superb 25-yard curler but more poor defending allowed Joselu to equalise with a fortunate finish before the break.

Liverpool were dominant in the second half but could not find a way through as Benitez continued his record of never losing against Liverpool during his managerial career.

Klopp’s side have now won one of their last seven games in all competitions and are seventh in the Premier League.

Jeff Hendrick finished off a magnificent Burnley team goal to beat Everton at Goodison Park as the Clarets’ impressive start to the season continued.

After withstanding some early pressure, Sean Dyche’s side took the lead against the run of play with build-up play which included a series of 24 passes.

Everton’s Nikola Vlasic was caught ball-watching as Stephen Ward cut it back into the box for Hendrick, who smartly sidestepped Morgan Schneiderlin’s poor attempt at a challenge and placed it into the net from 15 yards.

It is Burnley’s best ever start to a Premier League season as they move to sixth in the table and have eight away points, more than they accumulated in the whole of last season.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrated the 21st anniversary of his arrival at the club with a routine victory over Brighton.

Nacho Monreal put the Gunners ahead early on when he shot through a crowded penalty area after Brighton had failed to clear a free-kick.

A well worked Brighton free-kick resulted in Solly March striking the post from 20 yards shortly afterwards.

But Arsenal added a second goal after half-time when a slick passing move on the counter-attack was emphatically finished off by Alex Iwobi.

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Kevin de Bruyne scored an excellent winner as Manchester City beat Chelsea to go back to the top of the Premier League.

Kevin de Bruyne’s spectacular 67th-minute winner against his former club, a rising left-foot drive from outside the area, gave Pep Guardiola’s side a victory their dominance deserved and saw them leapfrog back over arch-rivals Manchester United.

City were without striker Sergio Aguero, who sustained rib injuries in a car crash in Amsterdam on Thursday, while Chelsea lost top scorer Alvaro Morata to injury in the first half.

Bournemouth and Leicester City’s disappointing starts to the Premier League season continued as they delivered a goalless draw at Dean Court.

Manchester United put in a dominant performance to beat a terrible Crystal Palace, who have lost all seven Premier League games this season without scoring.

Unbeaten United led within three minutes when Marcus Rashford’s excellent work on the left wing ended with a cut-back to Juan Mata, who steered home from 10 yards out.

Their second came when Ashley Young crossed for Marouane Fellaini to volley home from two yards out at the back post.

Fellaini scored his second goal with a close-range header from Rashford’s free-kick early in the second half.

Romelu Lukaku scored a late fourth – his 11th goal in 10 United games – by converting Anthony Martial’s cross from close range.

Stoke City secured their second league win of the season as substitute Peter Crouch netted the winner against a goal-shy Southampton.

Richarlison scored an injury-time equaliser as Watford came from two goals down to save a point at West Bromwich Albion.

West Ham climbed out of the Premier League’s bottom three after Diafra Sakho’s late goal gave them victory over Swansea and eased the pressure on manager Slaven Bilic.

Harry Kane bettered his own record for goals scored in a calendar month as his double strike helped Tottenham to a comfortable win at Huddersfield.

Monday, 25 September 2017

Alexandre Lacazette scored twice to earn a shaky Arsenal victory over West Brom, their third Premier League win in a row at Emirates Stadium.

Sunday, 24 September 2017

Brighton edged out Newcastle United to record their second successive home Premier League victory.

Saturday, 23 September 2017

In-form striker Harry Kane scored twice as 10-man Tottenham survived a late fightback from West Ham to move up to third in the Premier League.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche says new rules on retrospective bans for diving do not go far enough, despite Huddersfield’s Rajiv van la Parra being booked for simulation in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Turf Moor.

Everton substitute Oumar Niasse’s two goals to turn defeat into victory against Bournemouth could prove a defining moment in the Toffees’ season, says boss Ronald Koeman.

Premier League leaders Manchester City eventually overpowered a Crystal Palace side who became the first team in English Football League history to start a season with six defeats and no goals.

Romelu Lukaku scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season to give Manchester United a hard-fought victory at Southampton.

A brilliant hat-trick from Alvaro Morata helped Premier League champions Chelsea to a dominant win over Stoke City, their third in succession away from home this season.

Richarlison struck in the 90th minute as Watford survived a Swansea City fightback to claim a dramatic win at the Liberty Stadium.

Philippe Coutinho scored a brilliant first goal of the season and Jamie Vardy had a penalty saved as Liverpool survived a Leicester fightback to end their run of four games without a win.

Sunday, 17 September 2017

David Luiz was sent off late on for Chelsea as Arsenal earn a deserved point against the Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge.

Romelu Lukaku scored against his former club as Manchester United thrashed Everton to move joint-top of the Premier League.

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Saturday, 16 September 2017

Crystal Palace became the first club in top-flight history to lose their opening five games without scoring as Roy Hodgson’s first match as manager ended in defeat by Southampton.

Jamie Vardy’s second-half penalty earned Leicester City a point against a dominant Huddersfield Town at John Smith’s Stadium.

Mo Salah’s goal cancelled out Scott Arfield’s opener as Jurgen Klopp’s men dropped two points at home.

Captain Jamaal Lascelles scored his second goal in as many games as Newcastle beat Stoke City to record their third successive Premier League win and climb inside the top four.

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City moved top of the table and handed Watford their heaviest ever top-flight defeat.

Ben Foster was perhaps fortunate to escape a red card as West Ham earned a 0-0 draw at West Brom.

Tottenham were frustrated by a disciplined Swansea as they lost ground on their title rivals.

Friday, 15 September 2017

Jermain Defoe scored a well-taken winner as Bournemouth came from behind to claim their first Premier League win of the season against Brighton.

Monday, 11 September 2017

Pedro Obiang’s heavily deflected goal was the moment of luck West Ham needed to set them on the way to their first points of the Premier League season as Huddersfield suffered their first defeat.

Sunday, 10 September 2017

Newcastle United earned a second successive Premier League win as captain Jamaal Lascelles proved to be their match-winner at both ends at Swansea City.

A soporific first half was enlivened by a flurry of late chances at both ends and a failed Newcastle appeal for a penalty after Mikel Merino appeared to dive under pressure from Alfie Mawson.

Chris Wood scored on his full debut as Burnley beat Crystal Palace to move into the top half of the Premier League table and increase the pressure on Eagles boss Frank de Boer.

Clarets record signing Wood, who scored the equaliser at Tottenham after coming on as a substitute two weeks ago, seized on a horrendous back-pass from Lee Chung-yong before shooting past Wayne Hennessey in just the third minute at Turf Moor.

Saturday, 09 September 2017

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored twice as Stoke ended Manchester United’s 100% start to the new Premier League season.

Manchester City thrashed ten-man Liverpool, who had Sadio Mane sent off for a reckless challenge on Ederson.

Pep Guardiola Full Post Match Press Conference

Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal returned to winning ways and condemned winless Bournemouth to a fourth successive defeat.

Arsene Wenger Full Post Match Press Conference

Brighton recorded their first top-flight win for 34 years as two goals from Pascal Gross helped them to an emphatic victory over West Brom.

Harry Kane admitted his 100th goal for Tottenham was a fluke but was delighted to reach the milestone in his side’s ruthless 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.

N’Golo Kante says he did not celebrate after scoring against Leicester out of respect for his former side, as Chelsea beat the Foxes to climb into the top three.

Antonio Conte Full Post Match Press Conference

Watford scored two spectacular goals as they deservedly won away at Southampton to move up to fourth in the Premier League table.