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MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, centre, is brought down by Aston Villa’s Kieran Richardson, right, earning Richardson a booking as Ciaran Clark looks on during the English soccer match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, yesterday. — AP Villa relegated as Rashford strikes again

Villa, under the caretaker charge of Eric and last Champions League place on offer to rivals, bolstered their hopes of top-flight sur- Gomes’s saves helped Watford maintain a Black after former manager Remi Garde was English clubs if they win away to Chelsea in vival with a 3-0 win at home to Swansea. lead established through Ben Watson’s 27th- Man United 1 sacked last month, have won just three times Saturday’s late kick-off. Jamaal Lascelles headed in Andros minute goal at . in 34 league games this campaign and Earlier, Sunderland gave themselves hope Townsend’s corner four minutes before the Meanwhile Southampton moved to within Saturday’s loss saw them drop down to the of yet another escape from relegation, with a break and Moussa Sissoko made the game a point of a top six place after a 1-1 draw away second-tier of English football for the first time 3-0 win away to fellow strugglers Norwich City. safe for the Magpies eight minutes from time, to Everton, unable to win in 29 years. Victory at Carrow Road left the north-east as they marked manager Rafael Benitez’s 56th Ramiro Funes Mori put Everton, who now Aston Villa 0 “It’s a mood of disappointment,” said Black. side still in the bottom three but just one point birthday in style. haven’t won any of their last four league “What I will say is today I thought they were adrift of Norwich and with a game in hand Townsend rounded off the scoring in the games at Goodison Park, ahead in the 68th outstanding. “I know there has been criticism, over the Canaries. 89th minute. Newcastle remained in the rele- minute but their lead lasted just eight min- LONDON: Aston Villa’s long-expected relega- some of it deserved, but today they made a Fabio Borini’s first-half penalty and strikes gation zone but victory saw them move to utes, with Sadio Mane equalising for the tion from the Premier League was finally con- step back for the supporters and showed from and Duncan Watmore within three points of Norwich. Saints. firmed with a 1-0 loss away to Manchester there was some pride for the shirt. after the interval saw Sunderland to a first win “I have to say congratulations to the play- Sunday will see leaders Leicester City look- United yesterday as teenage rising star Marcus “There are players in there capable of play- in seven matches. The result was an under- ers,” Benitez told the BBC. “They showed pas- ing to go 10 points clear of second-placed Rashford scored his seventh goal in 12 games. ing in the Championship. People in certain standable relief for Sunderland manager Sam sion and commitment.”Watford, promoted last Tottenham Hotspur against West Ham, while The 18-year-old striker, also on target in places will make sure that Villa will come back, Allardyce, who told the BBC: “The most pleas- season, cemented their place in the Premier Arsenal will try to maintain their grip on third United’s FA Cup quarter-final replay win over I’m confident of that.” ing thing of all was the clean sheet, that is our League with a 1-0 win away to West Bromwich spot at home to London rivals Crystal Palace. West Ham United in midweek, struck in the United’s victory saw them move to within a way forward with five games to go. Albion, that saw goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes Liverpool, buoyed by a dramatic come- 32nd minute when he turned in Antonio point of local rivals Manchester City but man- “I know if we can keep two or three clean twice save penalties from Saido Berahino. from-behind Europa League quarter-final win Valencia’s low cross. ager Louis van Gaal criticised his side’s display, sheets in those games we’ll be safe because I His first spot-kick stop came in the 66th over manager Jurgen Klopp’s former club Defeat left bottom-of-the-table Villa 15 saying: “I’m not too happy with the perform- know we can score.” minute after he had tripped Berahino and Borussia Dortmund, are away to points shy of safety with only a maximum of ance. We have to finish the games a lot earlier Gomes denied the striker again three minutes Bournemouth. Tottenham, bidding for a first 12 on offer to the Birmingham club in their and today we didn’t do that.” Benitez’s birthday present from time when he dived low to his left to English title since 1961, travel to Stoke on four remaining league matches this season. City will strengthen their grip on the fourth Newcastle United, Sunderland’s north-east push another penalty effort past the post. Monday. —AFP Mane pounces to secure point for Saints

EVERTON: A disap- pointing home draw against Southampton Everton 1 yesterday piled more pressure on Everton manager Roberto Martinez ahead of a Southampton 1 week that will define the club’s season. Everton took the lead against the run of play through Ramiro Funes Mori LONDON: Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero (R) vies with Chelsea’s in the 68th minute before Sadio Mane capitalised on Burkina Faso Bertrand Traore during the English Premier League football some poor defending to equalise seven minutes later. match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London yester- Everton suffered more bad news when full-back Seamus day. — AFP Coleman suffered a suspected hamstring injury. That will be an extra worry for Martinez ahead of games against derby rivals Liverpool and the FA Cup Aguero hat-trick keeps semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley next Saturday. Man City on the rise Meanwhile, a disgruntled Everton fan confronted manager Roberto Martinez on the field after a 1-1 draw City, who beat Paris St Germain to reach with Southampton in the Premier League yesterday. the Champions League semi-finals on Within eight second-half minutes, Everton defender Chelsea 0 Tuesday, deservedly took the lead in the Ramiro Funes Mori scored and then missed a tackle that 32nd minute when Aguero got on the end allowed Southampton striker Sadio Mane to equalize. of a slick move prompted by Kevin De Bruyne. The former Chelsea midfielder was Discontent at Everton’s underachievement has been equally influential after the break, starting growing at Goodison Park in recent weeks with Martinez Man City 3 the attack which led to Aguero’s second in the target of increasing criticism. Eleventh-place Everton the 54th minute. Aguero then rounded has not won at home in the league since early February off the comfortable win from the penalty and has managed just four victories at Goodison in the CHELSEA: Sergio Aguero scored a hat- spot after Thibaut Courtois brought last year. It was far from ideal preparation for a midweek trick as Manchester City capped an excel- down Fernandinho, a challenge for LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Ivorian striker Arouna Kone (up) vies with Southampton’s Merseyside derby against Liverpool followed by lent week by beating 10-man Chelsea 3-0 which the Belgian keeper was dismissed Portuguese defender Jose Fonte during the English Premier League football match Saturday’s FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United. at Stamford Bridge to move ahead of in the 78th minute. The Argentine’s hat- between Everton and Southampton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west Southampton, which remained seventh, could still quali- Arsenal and into third place in the trick took his tally to 21 league goals for England yesterday. — AFP fy for the Europa League. —AP Premier League. the season. — Reuters