Vettel wins Costa nets twice as Korean18 GP Atletico19 beat Celta MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013 Stunning Treve breaks Japanese hearts again Page 17 LONDON: Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil (center) plays a pass during the English Premier League football match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. — AFP Arsenal reclaim top spot in EPL The goal represented a positive end to a West Brom’s anchoring midfield pairing of Albion concluded a period of dominance with followed for Anelka was even better. Liam week in which Wilshere had been pictured Youssouf Mulumbu and Yacob succeeded in the opening goal. Ridgewell showed presence of mind to slot an West Brom 1 with a cigarette in his mouth on a night out, denying the Gunners’ creative trio of Mesut Arsenal could only clear their lines five early ball down the left touchline, leaving for which he was rebuked by manager Arsene Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Wilshere the chance yards outside the area to Mulumbu, who con- Anelka clean through on goal from wide on Wenger. to settle into their rhythm. The visitors were trolled and turned in one swift movement the left. It was also enough to lift Arsenal back to largely restricted to efforts from long range, before feeding Morgan Amalfitano, wide on With the angle tight, the Frenchman Arsenal 1 the summit by virtue of having scored more with their first presentable opportunity arriv- the right, and his pinpoint cross to the near attempted a low curling effort into the far cor- goals than Liverpool. Although the result ing in the 13th minute when Ramsey drove a post was converted by Yacob with a forceful ner, but it crept agonisingly wide. It proved a brought to an end the Gunners’ 10-game win- 25-yard free-kick over the crossbar. downward header. key moment, as by the 63rd minute the ning streak, manager Wenger will be satisfied It was, in fact, Wojciech Szczesny who was After a prolific pre-season, Anelka is yet to Gunners were level. WEST BROMWICH: Jack Wilshere’s second- with a point after a searching examination at the first goalkeeper extended when, two min- score for the Baggies in competitive action Giroud found substitute Tomas Rosicky on half strike rescued a point for Arsenal as they The Hawthorns. utes later, Saido Berahino’s strike took a and there were further signs of ring-rust short- the edge of the area and he teed up Wilshere, reclaimed top spot in the Premier League yes- West Brom had defeated Manchester wicked deflection off Mathieu Flamini, forcing ly after the restart. whose powerful strike from 25 yards deflected terday with a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich United only last weekend and the draw repre- the Arsenal custodian into a fine fingertip Unmarked at the back post, he failed to off Jonas Olsson, leaving Albion goalkeeper Albion. sented the first points the Gunners have save. control a cross from Berahino, making his first Boaz Myhill wrong-footed. Both sides went in The hosts had taken the lead shortly before dropped since their defeat at home to Aston Wenger’s team had to work to create open- Premier League start after scoring the winner search of a winner, but their efforts proved in half-time courtesy of Claudio Yacob and saw Villa on the season’s opening day. West Brom, ings and on the rare occasions they did, they at Old Trafford last weekend, following a swift vain. ex-Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka spurn two meanwhile, can take heart from an excellent were guilty of profligacy, with Kieran Gibbs counter-attack. The visitors had a chance of Szczesny thwarted Billy Jones’s fierce strike, good opportunities to double their advantage fortnight in which they have turned around and Wilshere both shooting off target. their own seconds later when Wilshere surged while Myhill pulled off a superb smothering before Wilshere equalised with a deflected what was a disappointing start by taking sev- The significance of those misses became through, only to blaze over the crossbar. stop to deny Giroud from close range after shot. en points from three games. apparent three minutes before half-time when It was a fine chance, yet the one that soon Wilshere had released the Frenchman. —AFP Super subs Hazard and Saints see off Swansea almost gifted Southampton an early lead Willian rescue Chelsea by giving the ball away in a dangerous Southampton 2 position, only for Dani Osvaldo to shoot Ruddy did well to deflect behind, with the goalkeep- over. er then getting down quickly to deny David Luiz The home side had started intently and from the ensuing corner. Ba almost made it 2-0 Norwich 1 they took a 19th-minute lead when Lallana when Ruddy dropped a catch at his feet on the edge of the area, but Bassong had anticipated and was Swansea 0 lashed the ball home from Steven Davis’s back to block the shot on the turn that followed. incisive pass. Norwich came close to an equaliser, however, Swansea began to push for an equaliser, Chelsea 3 when Luiz inadvertently turned Ricky van however, and the Southampton goal came Wolfswinkel’s cross towards his own goal, forcing SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton main- under increasing threat. Boruc clawed Petr Cech into his first save. But Ruddy again tained their fine early-season form by beat- away a Michu header and saved a low shot dropped a high ball at Ba’s feet and was only just ing Swansea City 2-0 at St Mary’s yesterday from Shelvey, before former Southampton NORWICH: Eden Hazard and Willian rose from the able to prevent the striker from finding the net from to climb to fourth place in the Premier winger Nathan Dyer gathered a back-heel bench to score late goals that earned Chelsea a 3-1 inside the six-yard box. Chelsea began to run out of League table. from Wilfried Bony and slammed a shot win away to Norwich City in the Premier League yes- steam and after Luiz had found the roof of Ruddy’s Goals in each half from Adam Lallana against the inside of the post. LONDON: Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder terday. net with a speculative 60-yard punt, the half ended and Jay Rodriguez gave Mauricio Lallana teed up Rickie Lambert for a Ramires (left) vies with Norwich City’s Dutch The substitutes netted in the 85th and 86th min- with Cech saving a Bassong volley. Pochettino’s side a third consecutive win. header that missed the target at the other midfielder Leroy Fer during the English utes to end Norwich’s legitimate hopes of winning The second period began with Ba sending a flick The hosts were also indebted to a fine end, but Swansea were soon back on the Premier League football match. —AFP the game themselves after Anthony Pilkington had across goal and narrowly wide, but in reply, Norwich performance by goalkeeper Artur Boruc, attack. cancelled out Oscar’s early opener for the visitors. saw a penalty appeal turned down when Pilkington Cech got a hand to the ball but was unable to who produced a string of eye-catching Boruc plunged to his left to parry a prevent it crossing the line. Eto’o came on for Ba in With Fernando Torres both suspended and went down in the Chelsea box under Ramires’s chal- saves to safeguard a fourth successive header from Bony and stood up well to the 73rd minute and England manager Roy injured, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho chose lenge. Pilkington then fired in two shots that were clean sheet. Michael Laudrup’s Swansea deny Michu, while Bony headed over and Demba Ba over Samuel Eto’o to replace the Spaniard both off target but gave evidence that Norwich Hodgson would not have enjoyed the sight of remain 14th, two points above the relega- Ashley Cole coming off holding his stomach two Shelvey shot wide in the early stages of the as his side’s lone striker. were growing into the game. tion places. second half. And within seconds Ba almost won a penalty Further proof arrived when John Terry was only minutes later, with Hazard replacing the England Danny Fox deputised at left back for Shelvey then whipped a free-kick over when he got in behind fit-again Norwich defender just able to stop Van Wolfswinkel from bursting left-back. The Belgian almost put Chelsea back in front within seconds, but his effort on the turn Southampton due to Luke Shaw’s absence the bar after Jose Fonte felled Bony right Sebastien Bassong and went down in the box under through to equalise. Chelsea were rattled and, after through illness, while Swansea forward Michael Turner’s challenge. Terry had blocked another Pilkington effort, there went across goal and wide. Chelsea sent Willian on the edge of the Southampton 18-yard Michu played in a scrum cap after injuring Ba then set up Oscar in the fourth minute for the was a booking for Oscar for a foul on Robert on for Mata for a first taste of Premier League box. Southampton survived, however, and opening goal, a low, right-footed shot from the edge Snodgrass. An equaliser was coming and Pilkington football in the 81st minute, but it was Nathan his head in Thursday’s 1-0 Europa League after Victor Wanyama had seen a goal ruled of the area beyond the reach of Norwich goalkeeper scored it in the 68th minute, converting from close Redmond, a Norwich substitute, who almost put win at home to St Gallen.