SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 SPORTS Lukaku heads Everton to victory over West Ham West Ham 1 Matches on TV (Local Timings) Everton 2 English Premier League Swansea v Man City 15:30 beIN SPORTS 1 HD LONDON: Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku Man United v Arsenal 18:00 headed home in stoppage time to earn beIN SPORTS 1 HD Everton a 2-1 come-from-behind win at West Ham yesterday. Stewart Downing put the Hammers in front after the hour, only for Leon Spanish League Osman to produce a quickfire equaliser with Villarreal v Malaga 20:00 Lukaku stealing the points late on for Roberto beIN SPORTS 7 HD Martinez’s visitors. Atletico v Barcelona 20:00 West Ham boss Sam Allardyce welcomed beIN SPORTS 2 HD back Alex Song, the midfielder fully recovered from a back problem. Strikers Andy Carroll Elche v Bilbao 20:00 and Diafra Sakho had already been ruled out beIN SPORTS for the rest of the season, while captain Kevin Deportivo v Levante 20:00 Nolan did not make the trip to Upton Park beIN SPORTS due to a family bereavement. Sociedad v Granada 20:00 For Everton, 19-year-old Brendan Galloway of Zimbabwe made his Premier League debut beIN SPORTS but his red letter day was marred by yellow as Espanyol v Real Madrid 20:00 he picked up a late booking. beIN SPORTS 4 HD Toffees defender Leighton Baines was Sevilla v Almeria 20:00 absent after an operation on his injured beIN SPORTS 5 HD ankle. In a closely fought first period West Cordoba v Rayo 20:00 Ham had a penalty appeal turned down LONDON: Newcastle United’s Emmanuel Riviere does a backflip as he celebrates scoring his side’s first goal, during their EnglishPremier League when Aaron Cresswell’s cross appeared to beIN SPORTS soccer match against Queenís Park Rangers at Loftus Road. —AP tough Seamus Coleman’s arm. For Everton, Getafe v Eibar 20:00 Lukaku watched an effort go wide. beIN SPORTS Downing, who had the best chance for Valencia v Celta 20:00 Newcastle face nervous wait West Ham before the break, put the hosts beIN SPORTS 10 HD into a 62nd lead, curling the ball into the bot- tom corner with Song providing the assist. Manchester City which confirmed their relega- the post. Seconds later, Everton were back level, Italian League tion. That the first half proved to be a sub-stan- Ramsey rolled the dice by making his remain- when Lukaku sent in a cross from the right, Sassuolo v AC Milan 13:00 QPR 2 dard affair came as no great surprise considering ing changes at half-time, introducing Yun suk- Osman turning sharply to fire the ball past beIN SPORTS 3 HD the dismal seasons endured by both clubs. Young and 18-year-old Reece Grego-Cox for Chances were at a premium in what was a Steven Caulker and Junior Hoilett. West Ham keeper Adrian from 10 metres out. Cagliari v Citta 16:00 Lukaku then nicked the three points for scrappy contest, yet Hoops goalkeeper Rob Suddenly, there was some purpose about his the visitors in the second minute of stoppage beIN SPORTS 2 HD Newcastle 1 Green was called into action early on to thwart team with Paul Dummett denying Phillips a cer- time, heading in Aiden McGeady’s cross for Hellas v Empoli 16:00 Ayoze Perez after Clint Hill’s wayward header tain goal with a block on the line and Charlie his 20th goal of the season. The win lifted beIN SPORTS had threatened to let in the Magpies player. Austin also threatening. Everton into tenth, above West Ham on goal Torino v Chievo 16:00 Remy Cabella spurned a half-chance when he Newcastle failed to heed the warning and 10 LONDON: Newcastle’s fight to stay in the difference. Strangely bookings were arguably beIN SPORTS 4 HD fired feebly at Green after cutting inside and minutes after the restart QPR got the equaliser more significant than goals with both sides Premier League will go down to a tense final day frustration began to mount among the visiting their improvement deserved as Phillips rose Atalanta v Genoa 16:00 battling it out for a Europa League wild card after already-relegated QPR fought back to claim supporters, who chanted “Attack, attack!” from above Janmaat at the far post to head home via the Fair Play table. On that count beIN SPORTS 3 HD a 2-1 victory courtesy of Leroy Fer’s stunning the stands. Austin’s pinpoint delivery. The comeback was Allardyce’s side emerged the outright win- Roma v Udinese 21:45 winner yesterday. By the 24th minute they were celebrating, complete seven minutes later as QPR demon- ners, with one booking compared to the four beIN SPORTS 3 HD An anxious climax to a miserable campaign though, as Riviere finally ended his personal bar- strated the sort of intensity and fight which has dished out to Everton.—AFP now awaits John Carver’s beleaguered Magpies ren run. Much of the credit belonged to goal- been woefully absent from their game too often next weekend after his team failed to take keeper Tim Krul for his assist as he spotted the this term. advantage of third bottom Hull’s defeat at run of Riviere with a sweet pass and the Phillips showed commendable desire as he EPL results/standings Tottenham. Frenchman got the wrong side of Steven Caulker slid in to beat Ryan Taylor to a ball he had no Newcastle remain just two points clear of the before scuffing a shot beyond Green. It was a right to win before feeding Fer, who unleashed Tigers and, seven goals better off, victory for first goal in 558 minutes away from St James’ an explosive 25-yard strike which arrowed into Burnley 0 Stoke 0; Liverpool 1 (Lallana 26) Crystal Palace 3 (Puncheon 43, Zaha 60, Murray 90-pen); QPR Steve Bruce’s side over Manchester United next Park for the Magpies. the top corner. 2 (Phillips 54, Fer 61) Newcastle 1 (Riviere 24); Southampton 6 (Mane 13, 14, 16, Long 26, 38, Pelle 81) weekend would leave the Magpies needing to QPR were forced into a substitution before “You’re going down with the Rangers” were Aston Villa 1 (Benteke 45+3); Sunderland 0 Leicester 0; Tottenham 2 (Chadli 54, Rose 61) Hull 0; West beat West Ham at home to be absolutely certain Ham 1 (Downing 62) Everton 2 (Osman 68, Lukaku 90+3). half-time when Green took an accidental blow the cries from the suddenly-buoyant home sup- of survival. to the head from his team-mate Joey Barton’s porters, whose team had exposed the frailties Playing today They had led at Loftus Road courtesy of knee as they both attempted to scramble the which have characterised Newcastle’s slide Manchester United v Arsenal, Swansea v Manchester City Frenchman Emmanuel Riviere’s first league goal ball to safety. down the table in recent months. at the 22nd attempt, yet the inadequacies which His place was taken by Alex McCarthy in what Moussa Sissoko came agonisingly close to an Playing tomorrow have blighted the north-east club of late subse- represented only a second Premier League equaliser with eight minutes remaining only for West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea quently resurfaced. appearance for QPR for the goalkeeper since his his effort to slide just wide. Chris Ramsey’s team responded with two sec- arrival from Reading last year. Clint Hill came to QPR’s rescue with two min- English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals ond-half goals in seven minutes, with Matty against, points): He proved a capable deputy in added time, utes remaining with a stunning-last ditch block Phillips and Fer restoring some pride following however, when he showed fine agility to turn to deny substitute Papiss Cisse a precious lev- Chelsea 36 25 9 2 70 28 84 Leicester 37 10 8 19 41 54 38 last weekend’s humiliating thrashing by Fabricio Coloccini’s close-range header around eller.—AFP — champions Aston Villa 37 10 8 19 31 56 38 Man City 36 22 7 7 77 36 73 Sunderland 36 7 16 13 30 50 37 Arsenal 35 21 7 7 66 34 70 Newcastle 37 9 9 19 38 63 36 Man Utd 36 20 8 8 61 36 68 Hull 37 8 10 19 33 51 34 Liverpool 37 18 8 11 51 42 62 Burnley 37 6 12 19 27 53 30 Great escape Tottenham 37 18 7 12 57 53 61 — relegated Southampton 37 18 6 13 54 31 60 QPR 37 8 6 23 41 68 30 Swansea 36 16 8 12 44 44 56 for Leicester Stoke 37 14 9 14 42 44 51 — relegated Everton 37121114484947 Note: top four teams qualify for next season’s West Ham 37 12 11 14 44 45 47 Champions League; fifth-place team qualifies for Europa League; bottom three teams relegated to Crystal Palace 37 12 9 16 46 51 45 Sunderland 0 West Brom 36 10 11 15 34 47 41 Championship. Stoke, Burnley in drab draw Leicester 0 the scoresheet in what is expected to be his final appearance on home soil before a likely Burnley 0 SUNDERLAND: Nigel Pearson could relax at last yester- close-season exit, but he was unable to find a day as the Leicester manager saw his side complete a way past Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland. remarkable escape from almost certain relegation with Early on, Ings forced Butland into a decent the point from a 0-0 draw away at fellow strugglers stop from Kieran Trippier’s cut back, with a Stoke 0 Sunderland securing their place in the Premier League superb block from Stoke skipper Ryan Shawcross denying Scott Arfield from the for next season.