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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 SPORTS

EPL results/standings

Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 3 (Ozil 32, Welbeck 34, Cissokho 36-og); Burnley 0, Sunderland 0; Newcastle 2 (Cisse 73, 87) Hull 2 (Jelavic 49, Diame 68); QPR 2 (Caulker 42, Kranjcar 88) Stoke 2 (Diouf 11, Crouch 51); Swansea 0, Southampton 1 (Wanyama 80); West Ham 3 (Reid 2, Sakho 7, Amalfitano 88) Liverpool 1 (Sterling 26).

English table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 4 4 0 0 15 6 12 Man United 4 1 2 1 6 3 5 Southampton 5 3 1 1 9 3 10 Everton 4 1 2 1 9 10 5 Aston Villa 5 3 1 1 4 4 10 Leicester 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 Arsenal 5 2 3 0 10 6 9 Stoke 5 1 2 2 4 5 5 Swansea 5 3 0 2 8 6 9 Sunderland 5 0 4 1 5 6 4 Man City 4 2 1 1 7 4 7 QPR 5 1 1 3 3 11 4 Tottenham 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 Burnley 5 0 3 2 1 4 3 West Ham 5 2 1 2 9 8 7 Newcastle 5 0 3 2 5 11 3 Hull 5 1 3 1 7 7 6 Crystal Palace 4 0 2 2 5 8 2 Liverpool 5 2 0 3 7 8 6 West Brom 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 Burnley, Sunderland settle for stalemate

missed a chance to put the hosts ahead in the fifth minute. Burnley 0 It was Sordell’s first league start for Burnley who are without both Ings and Sam Vokes, who scored 47 goals between them last season. Sunderland 0 But Sordell struggled to make the differ- ence. Sunderland recalled Emanuele Giaccherini in place of Ricardo Alvarez but their best chance of an early goal came LONDON: Struggling Burnley and through a series of crosses from Swedish Sunderland remain searching for their first midfielder . Premier League win this season after play- The Black Cats enjoyed greater posses- ing out an uninspiring goalless draw at Turf sion after the break with Jordi Gomez and LONDON: Liverpool’s French defender Mamadou Sakho (right) vies with West Ham United’s Senegalese striker during the English Moor yesterday. Jozy Altidore coming on for Larsson and Premier League football match. —AFP New boys Burnley have settled for goal- Adam Johnson. less draws in their last three matches hav- Burnley almost claimed the three points ing missed a chance to take all three points when and Scott Arfield at Crystal Palace last week. combined to set up Ashley Barnes but to West Ham inflict more Ashley Barnes had come close to the no avail. hosts’ first victory of the campaign only to Wes Brown then picked up one of the see his effort five minutes from time crosses only for Ben Mee and Jason deflected off the crossbar. Shackell to clear. headed misery on Liverpool Sean Dyche’s side sit just above the drop another into the box where Jack Rodwell zone with three points from five games. failed to finish off. ’s long-range drive also The game ended with the hosts West Ham manager started minutes, switching to three at the back by hit the Burnley post late as the Black Cats camped in the Sunderland box where the with Alex Song for the first time, the former replacing Javier Manquillo with Mamadou are just one point above Burnley in 15th Black Cats missed a last-gasp effort when West Ham 3 Arsenal midfielder having been borrowed from Sakho. position. Clarets striker Marvin Sordell, Van Aanholt’s strike crashed against the Barcelona for the season. It worked as Raheem Sterling smashed in a replaced the injured Danny Ings, but he post.—AFP There was an extraordinary start to the game reply in the 26th minute after Balotelli had seen as the home side took the lead after just 77 sec- a shot charged down. There were more prob- Liverpool 1 onds. lems for Liverpool however when Lovren was James Tomkins out-jumped Jordan hurt in a clash with Mamadou Sakho, his team- Henderson at the far post from Stewart mate, but the Croat was able to carry on with a Downing’s free-kick and Winston Reid was there bandage round his head. LONDON: Liverpool suffered a second succes- to head in off Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren. Liverpool made another change at half-time, sive Premier League defeat after losing 3-1 away Reid was then booked for a foul on Borini with replacing the anonymous to West Ham yesterday. before West Ham made it 2-0 in the seventh Lucas. Sterling fired wide before Borini forced Brendan Rodgers’s side had lost 1-0 at home minute. ’s ball found Diafra Sakho in Adrian into a save as the visitors began to look to Aston Villa the previous weekend before space on the right of the box and the Senegal more menacing, with Balotelli next to see an marking their Champions League return with a striker floated what appeared to be a cross over effort saved. 2-1 success against Bulgarian club Ludogorets in Liverpool goalkeeper and into Liverpool had the momentum, with the midweek. the net. speedy Sterling the biggest threat, and Allardyce Poor defence, their Achilles heel when finish- , another new recruit, came made changes, bringing off and then ing runners-up to champions City in rushing in to make sure but the ball was already Song for and Amalfitano respec- last season’s Premier League, cost Liverpool dear over the line but the goal belonged to Sakho. tively. at Upton Park where West Ham were 2-0 up Rodgers introduced England forward Rickie inside seven minutes. Although Liverpool were TOILING LIVERPOOL Lambert in place of Borini for the final 15 min- the better side for almost an hour after that, a Liverpool continued to toil and Mignolet had utes and the Hammers sent on an extra defend- late goal by home substitute to tip a long-range shot from er in James Collins, who replaced Valencia. made sure there was no comeback for the round a post before Mario Balotelli became the Liverpool’s hopes of a point ended in the Merseysiders’ travelling supporters to celebrate centre of attention at the other end. 88th minute when Downing, a former in east London. The Italy forward went in late on West Ham player, threaded a through-ball to Amalfitano, Rodgers handed Italian forward Fabio Borini a goalkeeper Adrian, who reacted angrily, and ref- who poked a shot past Mignolet and into the far first start since January last year and the first in eree Craig Pawson ended up booking both men. corner to cue frenzied celebrations from the the Premier League since September 2012. Rodgers made a tactical change after just 22 home fans.—AFP

Preview Newcastle hold Hull Van Gaal looks for son, it seemed Hull’s two-goal blast might lead from signal the end of their Newcastle manager’s Newcastle 2 reign. But within five minutes of his arrival, ‘privileged’ Rooney Cisse had dragged Newcastle back into the game with his first goal since March, and he MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Louis van struck again with just three minutes remain- Gaal has suggested has “privileges” as Hull 2 ing to hand Pardew at least a temporary he prepares his side to travel to Leicester today. reprieve as he battles to save his job. United got their season up and running with a 4-0 Newcastle’s point lifted them off the bot- Premier League win over QPR last weekend-van Gaal’s tom of the table, but they remain without a first competitive victory since moving into the hot seat NEWCASTLE: Embattled Newcastle manag- win after five league matches this season. at -and they will hope to continue that er Alan Pardew was handed a lifeline as Fans arriving at St James’ Park were pro- form against another newly-promoted side at the King Senegal striker Papiss Cisse scored twice to vided with placards urging Mike Ashley to Power Stadium. salvage a 2-2 draw against Hull yesterday. dismiss Pardew, although the owner had Such has been the turmoil at the start of van Gaal’s Cisse came off the bench as a 69th earlier indicated privately that there would SWANSEA: Southampton’s English defender (left) vies with Swansea reign that only four players-Rooney, David de Gea, minute substitute on his return from a knee be no knee-jerk reaction to the current situa- City’s English midfielder Wayne Routledge during the English Premier League foot- injury with the Magpies trailing 2-0 to tion. Despite talk all week of concerted ball match. —AFP and Juan Mata-have started all four of their Premier League matches so far. superb strikes from Nikica Jelavic and protests, the 53-year-old was initially booed After United added the attacking talent of Angel di Mohamed Diame. only sporadically on his forays into the tech- Maria and Radamel Falcao during the recent transfer On a tense day when Newcastle fans nical area. Saints end Swansea once again called for Pardew’s sacking after window, much has been made of how van Gaal will Unfortunately for Pardew, Newcastle their woeful start to the Premier League sea- were unable to convert their first half accommodate all of his forwards. The Dutchman has chances, with striker Emmanuel Riviere, still denied it will result in a straight fight between Falcao resistance awaiting his first competitive goal for the and to play alongside Rooney but he dismissal, but his exit changed the course club, heading wide with five minutes gone has also suggested that other than goalkeeper de Gea, and then seeing a shot blocked by Hull of the match, with Southampton on top for Rooney will always play. Swansea 0 most of the second half in south Wales. defender Michael Dawson. “There are always players you put in a team. My Remy Cabella had toe-poked an effort Even so, they had to wait until the 80th captain shall always play and normally the goalkeeper, minute to break the deadlock when Italian straight at keeper Allan McGregor after run- so it’s not a surprise,” van Gaal said. striker Graziano Pelle set up Wanyama, who ning on to Moussa Sissoko’s pass, while Yoan “Maybe it’s a surprise Blackett has played all the Southampton 1 finished confidently to give Ronald Gouffran headed straight at McGregor. games but he has played well and Mata is a very good Koeman’s Southampton side their third Croatian striker Jelavic made Newcastle consecutive victory. player. “I don’t think any player is fixed. Only the cap- pay for those misses when presented with a With England manager tain has more privileges but no other player has privi- clear-cut chance four minutes into the sec- among the spectators at the Liberty leges I think. Every player knows that because you see ond half. SWANSEA: Victor Wanyama’s first how I manage my teams.” was guilty of dwelling on Southampton goal proved enough to final- Stadium, Swansea made a positive start. Van Gaal has indicated he will stick with the 4-3-3 the ball inside his own penalty area and ly end the resistance of 10-man Swansea Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson fired straight at shape he deployed against QPR and that the forma- when it was fed out to , yesterday as the visitors won 1-0 to go sec- England goalkeeper Fraser Forster before tion will benefit forward Adnan Januzaj, who has not he clipped it towards Jelavic, who volleyed it ond in the Premier League. It looked as if the Swans’ Wayne Routledge volleyed wide. The home side nearly took a 28th- yet started in the Premier League this season. Van Gaal spectacularly past Tim Krul. Swansea, who had Wilfried Bony sent off in Anti-Pardew chants rang out once again minute lead when Sigurdsson found has regularly bemoaned United’s lengthy injury list but the 39th minute, would hold out for a and the atmosphere grew even more Routledge, only for the winger’s shot to hit defender Chris Smalling, who has been struggling with point. But, 10 minutes from time, Kenya volatile in the 68th minute when Diame was the top of the crossbar. a groin problem, is now available again. midfielder Wanyama’s angled finish allowed time and space to move the ball on Bony also went close, his header from a Michael Carrick, Ashley Young, Phil Jones, secured victory for the Saints and left the to his left foot before unleashing a shot Sigurdsson corner cleared off the line by south coast club two points behind and James Wilson are among those which screamed past Krul off a post. Saints left-back Ryan Bertrand. But then Chelsea ahead of the leaders’ match at still missing for United, who have won each of their Pardew had Cisse ready on the sideline as came Bony’s red card and Southampton champions Manchester City today. last 10 matches against Leicester. the second goal went in, and his decision to took charge. Ivory Coast striker Bony was shown a Foxes manager Nigel Pearson believes United have use him as a replacement rather than strike- Pelle had a header tipped over the bar first red card in English football with a reck- their “swagger” back after a difficult time under David partner for Riviere did not go down well. less tackle from behind on Saints defender by former Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski Moyes that saw the Scot sacked less than one season However, the Senegal international made Maya Yoshida. and then had an even better chance when, after he replaced retired compatriot Alex Ferguson, his mark within five minutes of his arrival, Bony had already been booked for unmarked, he headed wide from 10 yards British football’s most successful boss, at Old Trafford. drilling a shot past McGregor at his near catching Jose Fonte in mid-air after 20 min- out following a Steven Davis cross. But for- New manager van Gaal has added plenty of attack- LONDON: Hull City’s English defender post. utes and, while that might have ben a tunately for Southampton, it was not a ing threat, including di Maria and Falcao, and his oppo- (left) vies with Newcastle And there was more to come from Cisse decisive miss and Pelle made amends with questionable yellow card, the second book- site number is under no illusions as to the size of the United’s Ivorian midfielder Cheick Tiote as he stabbed home an 87th-minute equalis- his pass to Wanyama for the all-important ing was beyond dispute. task facing his side on Sunday.—AFP during the English Premier League foot- er from Gouffran’s knockdown to snatch a Swansea had been on top until Bony’s goal. —AFP ball match. —AFP dramatic point. —AFP