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SPORTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013 City end Everton’s unbeaten Streak

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MANCHESTER: Goals from Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo helped Manchester City end Everton’s unbeaten record with a 3-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. : Liverpool’s and Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon (left) vie for the ball during the City had to come from behind, with English Premier League soccer match. — AP Romelu Lukaku breaking the deadlock for Everton in the 16th minute after the hosts misjudged their attempt to play him off- Suarez on target as Reds side. England goalkeeper , under scrutiny after twice being beaten at his near sweep past Crystal Palace post in the 3-1 mid-week loss to Bayern : Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero (centre) keeps the ball from Everton’s Philip Munich, got a hand to the Belgian’s shot, Jagielka (left) during their English Premier League soccer match. — AP Moses pass and moved the ball onto Jose Enrique. but could not keep it out. The Spaniard got to the byline and cut back to Fortunately, for the goalkeeper and City, Liverpool 3 Suarez, who improvised brilliantly as he fell to the his forwards were playing as impressively as ground under pressure from Jason Puncheon, hooking the defenders were performing poorly and, Villa, Hull in dreary draw the ball home while on his way down on one knee. within two minutes, the home side were Within four minutes Liverpool had doubled their lead, level. Crystal Palace 1 with Suarez and Enrique playing a part again. The Reds Fernandinho pushed the ball forward for last weekend, with Stephen Quinn replac- left-back tried to pick out the Uruguayan with a long Yaya Toure, who slipped through the per- ing injured top scorer Robbie Brady, who pass out of defence and, with coming fect, angled pass for Negredo to beat Hull 0 has been sidelined by a hernia problem. out to challenge, the ball went over their heads and put Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard from an Villa welcomed back Gabriel LIVERPOOL: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez made a goal- Sturridge in one-on-one with Damien Delaney in the angle. Agbonlahor and Ashley Westwood from scoring return to Anfield as the Reds swept to the top of inside-left channel. It took until just before the break for City injury, but were once again without the Premier League with a 3-1 win over struggling Sturridge changed directions three times on his way to take the lead that their glut of first-half Aston Villa 0 due to his hip injury. Crystal Palace yesterday. into the penalty area, leaving his marker all at sea, with chances meant they probably merited, Quinn saw a sight of goal go begging Suarez was appearing on home turf for the first time the final switch giving the England striker just enough although it was a goal with a bizarre build- when he came close to turning home a since completing his 10-match ban for biting Chelsea’s room to fire an angled shot across Julian Speroni and up. cross, before Agbonlahor tested Hull goal- Branislav Ivanovic last season and the Uruguay forward inside the far post. Liverpool have never lost a Premier Negredo clashed with Seamus Coleman LONDON: Hull City and Aston Villa were keeper Allan McGregor with a smart left- foot shot after beating a pair of defenders. marked the occasion with his third goal in two matches League home game having led by two goals, winning a following a City attack, with the Everton each deserted by their recent momentum Hull’s best effort of the first half came following his brace at Sunderland last weekend. remarkable 311 of 313 and that record was never likely defender accusing the City man of diving. in a dreary 0-0 Premier League draw at the KC Stadium yesterday. late on, but Tom Huddlestone could only He struck early in the first half and strike partner to be threatened. As the pair squared up and Everton lost Both teams were gunning for a third shoot straight at visiting goalkeeper Brad added the second before Steven The match was over as a contest in the 38th minute concentration, play continued downfield consecutive victory, having each overcome Guzan. Gerrard’s penalty effectively sealed the points before when left-back Dean Moxey’s pull on , before City returned the ball forward and the interval. Suarez has 19 goals in his last 22 games, indifferent starts to the season, but they The game’s best chance fell to starting his first league match since January in place of David Silva played in Aguero, who made no while Sturridge has 19 in 24 matches since joining in had to settle for a draw after a game in Agbonlahor in the 53rd minute, but from the suspended Lucas Leiva, was spotted by assistant mistake with a clinical finish from 10 yards. January, including eight in nine this season. which visitors Villa made most of the run- Andreas Weimann’s cut-back, he put the referee Richard West. Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to They were the highlights of an Their deadly form, combined with Gerrard’s 99th ning. Nevertheless, both Hull manager ball a yard wide. the spot and Gerrard, making his 638th appearance to enthralling first half in which Everton Premier League goal, helped lift ’ team and his Villa counterpart Paul had an opportuni- replace Tommy Smith in seventh place in the club’s all- looked a constant threat on the counter- one point clear of second placed Arsenal, although the Lambert could regard the league standings ty to win it for Hull in the dying stages fol- time list, stroked home. Palace had a better second half attack. Toure and Aleksandar Kolarov struck Gunners can regain top spot with a draw at West with satisfaction after the game, with Hull lowing a neat move, but after Maynor and were eventually rewarded with a goal after taking the Everton side netting, while a quick free- Bromwich Albion today. eighth and Villa ninth. Figueroa’s cross was dummied by substi- advantage of Liverpool’s frailties at set-pieces in the kick from the visitors ended with the ball Palace, who got one back late on through Dwight Bruce made one change to the team tute Yannick Sagbo, he dragged his shot 77th minute. Half-time substitutes Jose Campana and finding Lukakau, who was thwarted well by Gayle, remain second bottom of the table after their that won 1-0 at home to West Ham United wide. — AFP Gayle combined with the former curling in a free-kick Hart. sixth defeat in seven league matches. from out wide on the left and the latter touching it in. Liverpool’s first half demolition job was watched by ’s cross was headed against Sturridge could have had his second when he hit a the woodwork by a defender and a Reds legend , who has returned to the post late on and England manager , club as a non-executive director 17 months after he was superbly worked City free-kick led to watching from the stands, will hope he can maintain Aguero side-footing just wide from six sacked to make way for Rodgers. Suarez took just 13 that form in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers minutes to make an impact when he took a Victor yards. against Montenegro and Poland. — AFP City lived dangerously before taking the lead and substitute Matija Nastasic, on for the injured , survived a penalty claim after he appeared to push Lukaku in the back. City made a strong start to the second half, but Hart proved himself to be alert in beating Kevin Mirallas to a through ball as Everton sought an equaliser. City’s defence, unsettled by the loss of Kompany, was not helped when Kolarov was forced off before the hour after suffer- ing a cut face following a push from Steven Naismith that sent him careering into his team-mate Nastasic. However, they benefited from good for- tune to wrap up victory in the 69th minute, when referee Jon Moss ruled that Coleman had brought down Pablo Zabaleta as the City full-back chased onto a Toure pass. Aguero took a weak resulting penalty, which Howard touched onto his post, only for the rebound to strike the goalkeeper’s head and roll over the line. The third goal took the sting out of the closing stages, although Howard was forced into a pair of near-post blocks to deny Negredo and sub- LONDON: Aston Villa’s Aleksandar Tonev (left) shoots under pressure from Hull City’s stitute Samir Nasri. — AFP Liam Rosenior (right) during their English Premier League soccer match. — AP

LONDON: Cardiff City’s English defender Steven Caulker (left) tries to stop a cross from Newcastle Celtic lead in Scotland United’s French striker Yoan Gouffran (right) during the English Premier League football match. — AFP : Goals in either half from gone for us elswhere but I was only Lustig cross and, with the keeper com- and concentrating on our performance pletely at sea, Stokes took a touch Remy gets Newcastle handed Celtic a comfortable 2-0 win against a very good Motherwell team before drilling the ball into the far cor- over Motherwell that sent them top of and it was exceptionally good,” said ner of the net. It was a massive mistake the for the first Lennon. from the ‘keeper but he redeemed him- back to winning ways time this season. “What pleased me was the energy self slightly on the half hour mark when Following defeats to Morton and the team showed considering the he made a superb stop to deny scare when he was beaten to the ball by Fraizer Barcelona in their previous two run- demanding night they had on Tuesday Commons after had Campbell after racing from his line, but the Cardiff outs at home, ’s team were (against Barcelona). The quality of the played him through on goal. Cardiff 1 striker could not capitalise and from then on, the looking to avoid becoming the first football was good and we scored two Within four minutes of the restart visitors dominated the first half. Celtic side to lose three consecutive exquisite goals and had a clean sheet Celtic doubled their advantage with a Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall had to pro- matches at Parkhead since 1990. as well.” superb solo goal from Commons. duce a finger-tip save to deny Moussa Sissoko and However, the record never looked to Motherwell manager Stuart McCall The forward went on a mazy run Newcastle 2 then made a brilliant stop to repel Remy, who has be in any danger against a Motherwell was unhappy at his team’s slackness. “I through the Motherwell defence, slip- been included in Didier Deschamps’s squad for side that came to Celtic Park just three felt we showed them too much respect ping the ball through the legs of France’s forthcoming games against Australia and points behind their hosts on the back early on in the game. We know they’re Stephen McManus and skipping past Finland. of a five-match unbeaten run. a good side when you sit off them,” Lasley before lifting the ball over the CARDIFF: Loic Remy celebrated his France recall The on- Queens Park Rangers player would Motherwell goalkeeper Lee Hollis McCall said. advancing keeper and into the net. with a brace as Newcastle United secured a first not be denied, however, and in the 30th minute he had already flapped at a cross before There were problems for Motherwell Forster was included in the England win in three Premier League games 2-1 at Cardiff broke the deadlock with an excellent goal, drifting his decision to come for-and miss-a from the start when keeper Hollis failed squad for next week’s World Cup quali- City yesterday. in from the left flank and arrowing a low drive into loose ball in the box saw him hand to deal with an early cross but the fying double header but it took until The Frenchman scored twice in the space of the bottom-left corner from 25 yards. Stokes a 21st minute opener. Motherwell defence did enough to the hour mark for the big keeper to get eight first-half minutes, taking his tally to five goals Marshall saved from Cabaye before Remy added A superb solo goal from Commons stop Stokes, and Scott a touch of the ball when he comfort- a second in the 38th minute, steering the ball into in three games, and Newcastle held on for victory had Celtic on easy street in the 49th Brown from applying the finishing ably dealt with a cross-cum-shot from the net from the edge of the area after Marshall despite scoring his first league minute with Motherwell, who are with- touch. Zaine Francis-Angol. goal for Cardiff in reply. Newcastle leap six places in pushed out a shot from Cisse. out a win at Celtic Park since 2008, fail- Celtic were dealt an injury blow after The keeper, who had virtually noth- the table to 10th place, while ’s It could have been 3-0 shortly before half-time, ing to muster a shot on target to test just 10 minutes when Adam Matthews ing to do all game, showed his worth in Cardiff slip one place to 12th. when Cabaye tried to catch Marshall out by shoot- until the keeper made a was stretchered off to be replaced by the 85th minute when he made a Newcastle manager drafted Yohan ing from a free-kick wide on the right, but his effort superb one-handed save to stop a John James Forrest following a robust chal- superb one-handed save to deny a Cabaye, Papiss Cisse and Mike Williamson into his came back off the post. starting line-up, while Cardiff kept faith with the Cardiff hit back in the 58th minute through Sutton header with five minutes to go. lenge from Motherwell’s in Sutton downward header after he con- team that won 2-1 at Fulham in their previous out- Odemwingie, who finished coolly from 12 yards The win puts Celtic three points the box. nected with Angol’s cross six yards out. ing. after being picked out by , scorer of a clear of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, It was to be another mistake from Elsewhere, Hearts went down 2-0 to Beaten 3-2 in both of their last two outings, by stunning injury-time winner at Fulham last week- who lost 4-0 at St Johnstone, at the top Hollis that handed Celtic the lead in the St Mirren in a bottom of the table clash Hull City and Everton, Newcastle were bidding to end. of the table with a game in hand over 21st minute. The keeper completely at Tynecastle, Dundee United defeated avoid a third straight defeat and they quickly took Mutch threatened to produce another telling ’s side. misjudged the bounce of the ball after Kilmarnock 1-0 and Ross County had a control of the game at the . late intervention with seven minutes to play, but “It’s been a good day. Results have Commons had headed on a Mikel 1-0 victory over Aberdeen. — AFP Newcastle goalkeeper survived an early his shot was repelled by Krul. — AFP