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Topic Started: Sep 13 2014, 01:57 PM (15,748 Views)
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NBC Sports: Fraser Sparks Bournemouth Comeback Against Liverpool
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It’s never easy for Premier League minnows Bournemouth, but somehow they always seem to show up in the biggest moments.

Substitute Ryan Fraser, on for an injured Junior Stanislas in the 55th minute, made all the difference. He assisted two and scored one as he sparked the Cherries to an exciting comeback, winning 4-3 on a late goal by Nathan Ake deep into stoppage time. While Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc made a pair of early mistakes that led to visiting goals, Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius spilled one that saw Ake snatch the winner.

Out of the gates, Liverpool maintained a firm control over the game through the opening 10 minutes. The spell of possession earned them the game’s first chance on 10 minutes as Origi missed a sitter, delivered by Nathaniel Clyne on the right edge of the penalty area low beating defender Steve Cook to Origi right in front of net, but sliding to meet the ball he bundled the chance and it trickled wide.

That would be rectified 10 minutes later as Liverpool would steal a pair of goals in the blink of an eye. In the 20th minute, a ball over the top from Emre Can met a streaking Mane who blistered past a hapless Nathan Ake and bagged the opener. It appeared that Ake expected goalkeeper Artur Boruc to come off his line and assist. That would be relevant as just three minutes later, a horrific mistake by Boruc saw Origi in as the goalkeeper came way off his line all the way to the right edge of the penalty area to challenge the Liverpool youngster, but Origi easily touched passed Boruc and finished from an incredibly tight angle to put Liverpool 2-0 up.

Bournemouth seemingly had a way back in when Roberto Firmino appeared to trip Ake at the top of the penalty area, but with referee Bobby Madley starting straight at it, he waved off the penalty shout. Following that moment, the hosts proved themselves in the flow of the game, holding a number of decent spells of possession up to halftime.

Out of the break, Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe brought on former Liverpool youngster Jordon Ibe, and the boss was forced into a change not 10 minutes later with Stanislas needing a replacement in Fraser. Not a minute on the pitch, Fraser made an impact as he was bumped to the ground by James Milner in the box, and Bournemouth had themselves a penalty, which Callum Wilson finished cooly to give the Cherries a lifeline.

The referee had to talk Jurgen Klopp off the ledge with the Liverpool manager losing his mind moments after the penalty, as Bobby Madley and fourth official Stuart Atwell told him no more antics or he’d be off. That spurned Liverpool to a response, and Mane produced a brilliant run on ball into the box, cutting towards the middle before feeding Emre Can for a one-timer that he buried into the top corner for a 3-1 lead just past the hour mark.

The Reds needed goalkeeper Lorius Karius to keep out Fraser in the 70th minute with a shot from straight on tipped over the bar. They came as close to a fourth as physically possible without scoring moments later as Milner nearly scored directly off a corner, but goal-line technology showed that Boruc caught the in-swinger with literally a hair of the ball still on the line.

Bournemouth again pulled within a goal with an incisive counter-attack with 14 minutes left, this time with Fraser on the end of a cutback from substitute Benik Afobe. The goal, the 22-year-old’s first in Premier League play, sent Bournemouth away bursting with confidence, and they came right back down to equalize. A cross by Fraser found Cook standing tall at the spot, where he collected, turned, and poked home for a 3-3 scoreline.

With Liverpool on roller skates, Bournemouth pushed for a winner the whole way through five added minutes, and they’d get it a minute from the final whistle with a deep drive by Steve Cook spilled by Karius, and Ake was there to poke home, needing a pair of touches to get it over the line past a helpless Liverpool goalkeeper.

The win, Bournemouth’s first ever over Liverpool in league play, sees the Cherries jump into the top half of the table on 18 points, sliding past Watford into 10th. Meanwhile, a stunned Liverpool loses ground on the top, with both Arsenal and Chelsea winning on Saturday, leaving Liverpool four points off the top in third with 30 points.
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NBC Sports: Former Evertonian Concedes Late Penalty
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Jose Mourinho has complained all month that Manchester United is the unluckiest team in the Premier League, and he will have more fodder for his rant – deserved or not – as the Red Devils conceded a late penalty as they drop points at Everton in a 1-1 draw.

It appeared that Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s goal in the final minutes of the first half would be enough, but Everton was gifted a way back as a lumbering Marouane Fellaini conceded a penalty just two minutes after coming off the bench, and the game finished level despite a flurry of activity down the stretch.

The game had a chippy start, with a number of early thumping challenges. Referee Michael Oliver missed an easy decision, as Marcus Rojo found only yellow for his 16th minute lunge on Idrissa Gueye, clearly deserving red as he lept off both feet and went studs-in on the 50/50 ball, an incredibly dangerous challenge lucky not to leave the Everton man with a lasting impact.

As tensions rose early, the game opened up. United seemed to have the best chances forward as they launched balls into the box, but struggled to find the final ball as the half-hour mark passed. The visitors came close to threading players through, such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 37 minutes, but Ramiro Fuenes Mori – in for the benched captain Phil Jagielka – made a vital sliding tackle to end the chance.

Everton, meanwhile, struggled to get out of its own half as United pressed hard throughout the first half. Finally, just three minutes before the break, Manchester United got the breakthrough. A long ball from Anthony Martial from United’s own half met a streaking Ibrahimovic guarded by Funes Mori. Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg inexplicably came off his line, leaving the goal gaping for Zlatan to karate-kick the ball in. The ball took forever to cross the line, bouncing four times and touching the crossbar and a post before it tricked in. Funes Mori gave it a run, but having given up on Zlatan’s touch, he was just too late to prevent the goal.

Everton didn’t seem too incisive until suddenly their best chance of the game came in on 53 minutes. A one-two between Belgians Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku saw the former in on goal, but David De Gea produced a fabulous reflex save with his right leg to keep out the shot. United could have gone 2-0 up as Ander Herrera volleyed a bouncing ball on net on the hour mark, but he clattered the crossbar with his powerful shot.

The Toffees made the first change on 65 minutes with Tom Cleverley coming off to home fan jeers, replaced by Gerard Deulofeu. Neither team had a big moment as time ticked down, and Jose Mourinho looked to bring on fresh legs as he introduced Marouane Fellaini and Anthony Martial.

As the clock wound down, it was a substitute to make an impact, but not in his own team’s favor. Fellaini, on the pitch just two minutes before he thumped into Gueye in the penalty area, and Michael Oliver pointed to the spot. Leighton Baines slotted home the penalty just past the outstretched gloves of de Gea, and Everton were level.

The home side, awoken by the opportunity for more, lurched forward in huge spurts as the game wound down. Despite the pressure, United held well down the stretch, even producing a counter-attack that nearly produced a winner on the other end if not for a vital interception by substitute Mason Holgate.

The game represents the third 1-1 draw in a row for Manchester United in league play despite good midweek form in the cup. They sit on 21 points in sixth position in the Premier League table, now 13 back of the top of the table. Meanwhile, the point for Everton at home is also somewhat disappointing, as they’ve won just one in their last eight and have 20 points in eighth.
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BBC Sport: Middlesbrough Defeat Relegation-Threatened Hull 1-0

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A Gaston Ramirez header was enough to give Middlesbrough only a second win since August and leave Hull stuck in the Premier League relegation zone.

Ramirez, the game's outstanding player, nodded in Viktor Fischer's corner after being left unmarked at the back post.

Fischer earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, while Boro striker Alvaro Negredo wasted two good chances.

Hull, who have lost eight of their past 10 league games, rallied late on but did not deserve a point.

The Tigers remain 19th in the table, two points above bottom club Swansea and one from safety.

Boro, who have now lost only one in six, climb to 13th, four points above the relegation zone.
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NBC Sports: Swansea Remain Committed To Bob Bradley As Manager
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With reports circulating in the British press that American coach Bob Bradley could be fired after just seven games in charge of Swansea City, their chairman has publicly backed the former U.S. national team head coach.

Bradley, 58, has just one win in his opening seven games in charge of the Swans who currently sit bottom of the Premier League table on nine points, three points off safety.

That poor form, coupled with many other issues at the club, has reportedly prompted new American owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien (they took over as majority owners in July) to conduct an extensive review of every department at the club.

However, chairman Huw Jenkins has moved to quell rumors about Bradley becoming the second Swansea manager to be fired through the opening 14 games of the season.

“I don’t know where that story came from, but it’s natural in football that everyone wants and needs results. But the last thing we need at this moment of time is a continual change in manager. We need stability first and foremost,” Jenkins told talkSPORT. “Take a team like Fulham, they changed managers three times in the season they tried to stave off relegation and we’re in a similar position now.”

“Perhaps in the summer I could have made a better decision – from pre-season onwards I don’t think things were right, it was too flat at the club. That had a knock-on effect and obviously it’s taken us a while to work through it. But we’re with Bob now to try and turn that corner – that’s what we’re working towards. We look at the January window as a chance to reinforce things. There are players not hitting the form levels they have done in the past and we have to find out why that is and get that right as well.”


So, it seems that sense is prevailing after all.

Jenkins took the blame for Swansea’s poor start to the season in media interviews on Wednesday and now the long-time chairman is backing his manager.

The south Wales businessman was part of a consortium which saved Swansea in 2004 and then led them on an incredible journey up from the fourth-tier to the Premier League, plus winning the League Cup and getting to the group stages of the Europa League. He and other directors have come in for some serious stick from Swansea’s fans for selling their stake to the new American owners and Jenkins is believed to have made just over $10 million from selling 8.2 percent of his 13.2 percent stake in the club.

On the pitch, it’s difficult to blame Bradley for the current situation Swansea finds itself in.

After some woeful moves in the transfer window last summer (Jenkins has admitted they weren’t great with Ashley Williams and Andre Ayew allowed to leave for big profits but their replacements just haven’t been good enough) the American coach needs at least one transfer window to bring in better players and the Swans are only three points off safety with a pivotal stretch of six games to come in the Premier League.

Home games against Sunderland, West Ham and Bournemouth, plus trips to West Brom, Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace will see the Swans go up against direct relegation rivals between now and Jan. 3.

The next four weeks will be huge not only for Swansea’s future but also for Bradley and ahead of their crunch home game against Sunderland on Saturday (Watch live, 10 a.m. ET online via NBCSports.com) the American coach is eager to cut out defensive mistakes as the Swans have now conceded 19 goals in his seven games in charge.

“When you are a manager it (the pressure) goes with the territory,” Bradley said. “It is work as usual, knowing from the beginning when I got here that it would be a big challenge, and it is. When you see a scoreline like that it is easy to jump on us. We are not going to survive if we keep on conceding goals like this.”
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Saturday saw action a-plenty across the grounds of England....

(SA) Jamie Vardy, welcome back to the land of the goal scorers! After not scoring for over 12 hours of PL action, a Vardy hat-trick helped the Foxes beat Manchester City 4-2 at the King Power
(SA) Arsenal find themselves top of the table for the time being as they beat back a scrappy Stoke City 3-1 out at the Emirates
(SA) Over at the KCOM Stadium, a back-and-forth affair between Hull City & Crystal Palace resulted in a 3-3 draw
(SA) Swansea find themselves out of the relegation zone for now as Bob Bradley's side notched a vital 3-0 win over David Moyes & Sunderland, who now find themselves shotgun on the table
(SA) The Boys in Blue (a/k/a Everton) just can't seem to catch a break as the Blue half of Merseyside fall out at Vicarage Road to Watford 3-2 and
(SA) In the day's other back-and-forth affair, Burnley held off Bournemouth 3-2 at Turf Moor
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Sunday's results from around the grounds.....

(SU) For the second week in a row, Liverpool gave up an early lead; unlike last week, though, Liverpool clawed back a share of the points with a 2-2 draw agst West Ham
(SU) Henrikh Mkhitaryan's goal late in the first half was all Manchester United needed in order to keep some pace with the front-runners as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Old Trafford
(SU) Southampton out-fought a scrappy Middlesbrough 1-0 but at a cost due to an injury to striker Charlie Austin and
(SU) Diego Costa's goal was all that separated Chelsea from West Brom as the Blues won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge
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NBC Sports: Late Goal Gives Everton 2-1 Win Over Arsenal
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Ashley Williams‘ 86th minute header completed an Everton comeback, as the Toffees bested Arsenal 2-1 on Tuesday at Goodison Park.

Seamus Coleman also scored for Everton, who moved 7th with 23 points. Arsenal remains in second with 34 points, and received its goal via Alexis Sanchez.


Bournemouth Win 1-0 At Champions Falter
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Artur Boruc made several key saves as Bournemouth rose to eighth in the Premier League win a 1-0 win over Leicester City at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday.

Marc Pugh had the goal for the Cherries, who stayed stout in defense against a Leicester side that scored four against Man City this weekend.

Leicester remains 14th, with 16 points.
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Eight matches across England as we begin the Premier League holiday season....

(WE) Out at the Riverside, Liverpool thrashed Middlesbrough 3-0, led bya brace from Adam Lallana
(WE) Sunderland's winning ways came to an end courtesy of a Cesc Fabregas goal as Chelsea win 1-0 out on Wearside
(WE) It was a second chance goal for West Ham's Mark NOble that provided the margin as West Ham defeated Burnley 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium
(WE) Manchester City won at the Etihad for the first time in nearly 2 months with a 2-0 win over Watford
(WE) Tottenham Hotpsur cruised to victory 3-0 over Hull City as Christian Eriksen pocketed a brace for Londoners
(WE) Despite being late to Selhurst Park, Manchester United held off a scrappy Crystal Palace side to win 2-1
(WE) Something must be in the water out at the Hawthorns as Salomon Rondon's hat-trick propelled West Brom to a 3-1 win over Swansea City and
(WE) In the day's borefest, Stoke held on to split the points 0-0 with Southampton despite going down a man midway through the first 45
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NBC Sports: U.S. Goalkeeper On Trial At Everton

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An American goalkeeper at Everton is nothing new, and a big young backstop is on trial at Goodison Park this week.

Monmouth University goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky, 22, is scheduled to appear at the MLS Combine next month, but the 6-foot-6 keeper is working with the Premier League club on trial this week.

“Getting invited on trial with such an historic club like Everton is something only so many people can add to their resumé,” Klenofsky told PST. “Being here and experiencing the level of football and the culture that surrounds it is a dream of mine that I feel blessed to be able to do.”

PST profiled Klenofsky during his junior season as Monmouth posted another impressive season under coach Robert McCourt. To be at a club where Tim Howard shone is humbling the big backstop.

“Being mentioned in the same sentence as Tim Howard is an honor in itself as well,” Klenofsky said. “But as big of honor as it is to be at Everton, being a trialist is not my goal, I’ve wanted to be a pro for as long as I can remember and I’m close but I am not there yet. These next few months are pivotal for my career and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead. That being said I wouldn’t be here without my youth club TSF Academy or Monmouth University and I will be forever indebted to them.”

Klenofsky twice led the NCAA in goals against average, and allowed 10 goals in 11 matches this season. He also played for the New York Red Bulls U-23 side in the Premier Development League.
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NBC Sports: Man City's Gundogan Season Over With, Will Undergo ACL Surgery

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Ilkay Gundogan’s injury will cost him the season and more.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said so in Friday’s prematch press conference, admitting that the ACL injury suffered against Watford requires surgery.

Gundogan, 26, arrived from Borussia Dortmund this summer and has struggled to stay healthy but was dynamic while on the pitch.

He dislocated his patella earlier in the season, missing seven games, but has five goals and two assists in 16 matches across all competitions.

“Now we need him to feel we are there and wait and come back safe. He’s going to be operated and be back as soon as possible.”
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Saturday's roundup of action across the Premier League....

(SA) Diego Costa's first-half stoppage goal was all Chelsea would need to extend their table-topping lead to 9 points with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park
(SA) Manchester United level up with Tottenham Hotspur on 30 poitns with a 2-0 win over West Brom at the Hawthorns
(SA) Despite Jamie Vardy's red card and sending off, Leicester City would go on to split the points with a 2-2 draw vs. Stoke City
(SA) The defensive woes continue for Bob Bradley's Swansea City as a Negredo brace gave Middlesbrough a 3-0 thrashing over the Swans
(SA) For the second week in a row, a Mark Noble penalty shot would give West Ham a needed victory, this time 1-0 over Hull City and
(SA) Relegation-threatened Sunderland edged closer to escaping the bottom three with a 1-0 win over Watford up at the Stadium of Light
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NBC Sports: Spurs Win 2-1 Over Burnley As Rose Finds Way
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It will go down as a come-from-behind win, but Tottenham was clearly the better side, pummeling the Burnley goal until finding the winner with 20 minutes to go as Danny Rose led the way to all three points at White Hart Lane.....
-Read more: http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/12/18/tottenham-2-1-burnley-rose-finds-way-through-as-spurs-pummels-burnley/

NBC Sports: Guardiola Earns Signature Win As Manchester City Defeat Arsenal 2-1
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An unbelievable pass and fine finish saw Manchester City complete its comeback and give Pep Guardiola his biggest win of the season as City took down Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Kevin De Bruyne delivered one of the assists of the season and Raheem Sterling finished it off in style as Manchester City moved to third in the Premier League table. Theo Walcott had put Arsenal in front early, but they had little else to offer and allowed City to slowly build their way back in. Leroy Sane was the one to equalize just minutes after halftime before Sterling’s winner.
-Read more: http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/12/18/manchester-city-2-1-arsenal-stunning-goal-sees-guardiola-earn-signature-win/

NBC Sports: Southampton Wins 3-1 Over Bournemouth, led By Rodriguez Brace
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Jay Rodriguez scored his first brace (since) March of 2014 – the game before tearing his ACL – as Southampton took down nearby Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium....
-Read more: http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/12/18/bournemouth-1-3-southampton-rodriguez-completes-comeback-as-saints-win-derby/
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NBC Sports: Mane Wins Merseyside

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This one was a Merseyside Derby throwback, two rivals trading nasty tackles and shoves at Goodison Park on Monday.

Sadio Mane scored the match’s only goal in the third of eight minutes of second half stoppage, beating Ashley Williams and Ramiro Funes Mori to a Daniel Sturridge reboundand lifting Liverpool into second on the Premier League table with 37 points.

Everton stays 9th with 23 points.

Despite electric attackers on both sides of the ball, the key players were disruptive midfielders Idrissa Gueye and Jordan Henderson.

Everton was unquestionably the better side as the first half settled into form. Aaron Lennon had a cross for Romelu Lukaku cut out by Ragnar Klavan, and Ross Barkley bounced a low shot wide as the half reached its midpoint.

First to almost every ball, the Toffees looked inexhaustable. Idrissa Gana Gueye was again a lively part of what Everton did, but their midfield joined the backs in buzzing around any ball Liverpool moved into an area of danger.

And yet a rare moment of Liverpool attack though Georginio Wijnaldum and Nathaniel Clyne brought the match to its feet only to see Divock Origi rip his shot wide from near the penalty spot.

Everton moved out James McCarthy for Gareth Barry at half, with the latter making his 750th appearance.

Yet Liverpool had the better of play in the opening stages of the second half. Roberto Firmino flubbed a chance to beat an offguard Maaten Stekelenburg. Then Toffees defender Leighton Baines cleared a chance and went clattering into Stekelenburg after Firmino backheeled Sadio Mane in on the Everton keeper.

Stekelenburg continued to move gingerly, and eventually had to leave the match with Joel Robles entering the fray.

As things escalated, Mike Dean somehow resisted giving Ross Barkley red for a studs-up tackle on Henderson’s ankle. Seamus Coleman and Dejan Lovren saw yellow in the 69th minute after racing to join a follow-up fracas.

A rare moment of attack came via Firmino, who tore into an 80th minute chance only to see Robles fly to push the ball away from danger.

With 8 minutes stoppage, there would be plenty of time for an opener. Mane found it when Sturridge hit a bounding ball off the post. A diving Robles couldn’t reclaim the center of goal before Mane left-footed the ball under his flailing arms.
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NBC Sports: Allardyce Set To Take Over At Palace Following Pardew Firing
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Sam Allardyce is poised to formalise his return to football over the next 24 hours at Crystal Palace after his ill-fated 67-day stint as England manager, as the struggling Premier League club seek to make a swift appointment following the sacking of Alan Pardew.

Palace reluctantly dismissed Pardew on Thursday after almost two years in charge with the team having lost eight of their past 10 league games, and 22 over the calendar year, to slump to within a point of the relegation zone. Allardyce, who departed his position with the Football Association in September after one match having been filmed discussing FA rules on third-party ownership by undercover reporters, and his representative were holding talks with the club’s chairman, Steve Parish, on Thursday evening.

It is understood agreement has been reached in principle on a contract set to run to 2019, with a break clause inserted after 18 months. The 62-year-old had made clear his desire to return to club management. Although Pardew had anticipated overseeing Palace’s game at Watford on Boxing Day, the hierarchy appear to have wielded the axe for fear that they might miss out on Allardyce, who had fielded tentative interest from clubs in China and agents claiming to work on behalf of Swansea City over the past few weeks. “I think [I will return] probably in the new year, if not before, depending on who approaches me,” he had told beIN Sports last week. “I don’t think I can leave it where it ended.”
-Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/22/crystal-palace-alan-pardew-sacked
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Eight matches on Boxing Day and a plethora of scores from across the grounds of England.....


(MO) Manchester United kept pacec on the top-5 with a decisive 3-1 win over Sunderland, spoiling David Moyes's return to Old Trafford
(MO) Chelsea win their 12th straight Premier League match, strengthening their grip on first with a 3-0 thrashing of Bournemouth
(MO) Over at the KCOM, Manchester City put three past Hull City in the space of 20 minutes or so to win 3-0 over the Tigers
(MO) Arsenal kept pace with the leaders thanks to an Olivier Giroud goal, beating West Brom 1-0 at the Emirates
(MO) A late Andre Gray goal gave Burnley a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough over at Turf Moor
(MO) Swansea City's defensive woes continue, this time courtesy of a 4-1 thrashing delivered by West Ham
(MO) L:eicester City's woes continue, this time thanks to a 2-0 loss to Everton at the King Power and
(MO) A Troy Deeney PK spoiled Sam Allardyce's return to the Premier League as Watford rew 1-1 against Crystal Palace
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