Everton Hold Watford Marked His Debut with the Late Goal That Loose Ball, Only to Slam His Shot Over the Sealed a 1-0 Win at Dean Court Yesterday
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2015 SPORTS EPL results/standings Bournemouth 0 Aston Villa 1 (Gestede 72); Chelsea 2 (Oscar 23, Fernandez 30-og) Swansea 2 (Ayew 29, Gomis 55-pen); Everton 2 (Barkley 76, Kone 86) Watford 2 (Layun 14, Ighalo 83); Leicester 4 (Vardy 11, Mahrez 18, 25-pen, Albrighton 66) Sunderland 2; (Defoe 60, Fletcher 71); Manchester United 1 (Walker 22-og) Tottenham 0; Norwich 1 (Redmond 69) Crystal Palace 3 (Zaha 39, Delaney 49, Cabaye 90). Playing today Arsenal v West Ham, Newcastle v Southampton, Stoke v Liverpool Playing tomorrow West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches on the opening day of the top-flight season (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Leicester 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 Man City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Newcastle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Man Utd 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Stoke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 West Brom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Everton 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 West Ham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swansea 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Watford 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Tottenham 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunderland 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norwich 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 Gestede seals Villa victory Bournemouth have embarked on a fairy- tale journey to the top tier. Bournemouth 0 With a capacity of 11,700, Dean Court is by far the smallest ground in the top-flight, but in the minutes before the long-awaited kick-off, Bournemouth’s cramped stadium Aston Villa 1 was a vibrant sea of red as the arrival of the Premier League energised the sleepy sea- GOOGISON PARK: Everton’s Kevin Mirallas (left) and Watford’s Etienne Capoue battle for the ball during their English Premier League match side town. yesterday. —AP Marc Pugh had the hosts’ first sight of BOURNEMOUTH: Aston Villa ruined goal when he headed over and Dan Bournemouth’s first taste of the Premier Gosling wasted a golden opportunity when League as Benin striker Rudy Gestede the Bournemouth midfielder pounced on a Everton hold Watford marked his debut with the late goal that loose ball, only to slam his shot over the sealed a 1-0 win at Dean Court yesterday. crossbar from 12 yards. Playing in the top-flight for the first time in Sherwood hopes a lengthy list of sign- utes from the end with a goal that allowed him Watford left into the path of Layun and the the club’s 116-year history, Bournemouth’s ings, including four from France’s Ligue 1, to match his tally for the last two seasons com- Mexican international lashed past Tim Howard failure to turn their first half dominance would fill the gaping holes left by Benteke Everton 2 bined. from inside the box. into goals led to a painful lesson in the and Delph. That meant the honors were shared in this Everton were left chasing the game but it was harsh realities of the Premier League. Tim He gave starts to debutants Micah battle of two Spanish coaches-in the home the introduction of Kone in place of Galloway Sherwood’s Villa played the role of party- Richards, Jordan Amavi, Jordan Veretout, dugout Roberto Martinez is hoping for a big that galvanised them. The Ivorian teed up Watford 2 poopers to perfection thanks to the second Idrissa Gueye and Jordan Ayew, but they improvement on a disappointing second season Barkley to rifle home a shot from the edge of the half header from Gestede, signed from took some while to get going. in charge of the Blues, while Quique Sanchez area to make it 1-1, sparking hope among the Blackburn for £6 million ($9 million, 8.48 Another Bournemouth chance came Flores was making his Premier League bow after home fans that their side could go on and claim million euros) to fill the significant void left and went when striker Callum Wilson raced being appointed by the Hornets in June. all three points. LIVERPOOL: Everton came from behind twice in by Belgium forward Christian Benteke’s clear of Ciaran Clark and shot straight at Martinez had been dealt a blow in the build- They were left stunned when the Nigerian a dramatic finish to draw 2-2 with newly-pro- move to Liverpool. Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan. up to the game as Leighton Baines was ruled out Ighalo, prolific in Watford’s run to promotion last moted Watford at Goodison Park yesterday. Demoralised by their FA Cup final Pugh was also denied by Guzan late in for a potentially lengthy spell with an ankle season, did for Chelsea target John Stones The visitors looked set for a winning start to thrashing against Arsenal in May, the mood the first half when his strike was blocked by injury suffered in training. before firing home with seven minutes remain- life back in the Premier League thanks to goals at Villa was hardly lifted by the pre-season the American. But Sherwood’s half-time As a result, teenage Zimbabwe-born defend- ing. by Miguel Layun and substitute Odion Ighalo departures of Benteke and Fabian Delph, team-talk had the desired effect as Villa er Brendan Galloway started at left-back for the But, almost immediately, Romelu Lukaku either side of a Ross Barkley cracker for the who joined Manchester City, but this was produced a far more dynamic second half hosts, who found themselves behind in the 14th held the ball up for Kone to beat Heurelho Toffees. the kind of gritty display they will need to display. Gueye was close to scoring on his minute. Gomes and score just his second goal for the But Arouna Kone rescued Everton five min- replicate on a regular basis to avoid a debut when he met Gabriel Agbonlahor’s Phil Jagielka could only turn a cross from the club. —AFP repeat of last season’s relegation battle. pull-back with a shot that drew a good save It was a frustrating start to Premier from Artur Boruc. League life for Championship winners With Villa showing more intent, Bournemouth, who came close to going Sherwood sent on Gestede in place of the into liquidation on three occasions in 2008 disappointing Ayew and the 26-year-old Leicester see off Sunderland as the club languished in obscurity near was quick to threaten with a volley just the bottom of English football’s fourth tier. wide. And Sherwood’s switch paid divi- Revitalised by the astute management dends in the 72nd minute when Gestede of Eddie Howe and the petrochemical for- rose highest to power his header past Leicester 4 tune of Russian investor Maxim Demin, Boruc. —AFP Sunderland 2 LONDON: Leicester went top of the Premier League yesterday as their opening day 4-2 defeat of Sunderland lifted them clear of the pack on goal difference at King Power Stadium. Elsewhere, there were wins for Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa but Leicester’s four-goal tally lifts them top-of-the- table ahead of the final match of the day where champions Chelsea host Swansea at Stamford Bridge. James Vardy, who made his England debut during the 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland in May, opened the scoring for the hosts with a deft header from Marc Albrighton’s cross after just 11 minutes. The Foxes then extended their advantage with the first of two goals from French-born Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez. LONDON: Bournemouth’s Joshua King (left) and Aston Villa’s Micah Richards, in The 24-year-old, who signed from French action during their English Premier League match. —AP club Le Havre in 2014, headed home the second LONDON: Leicester City’s goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel celebrates victory at the end of the goal for new manager Claudio Ranieri after more the English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the King Power Stadium. —AP good work from Albrighton to hand the home side a 2-0 lead after just 18 minutes. Pantilimon. Former England international ing a career that included spells at Valencia, Rodgers confident of Dutchman Dick Advocaat, the Sunderland Jermaine Defoe gave Sunderland hope with his Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus, Roma, Inter manager who saved the team from relegation strike to pull it back to 3-1 but the excellent Milan and Monaco, could not have hoped for a Liverpool’s revival last season, then looked on in horror as his team Albrighton grabbed the goal his superb per- better start by his side, who dominated for long fell further behind following a soft penalty. formance deserved on 66 minutes to put the spells and never looked in danger of losing the STOKE-ON-TRENT: Liverpool manager that’s for sure,” Rodgers said. “That was a Lee Cattermole was the culprit for the Black result beyond doubt. match. For Advocaat, it was the worst possible Brendan Rodgers believes Stoke will face a one-off game in terms of the whole experi- Cats as he blatantly tripped Mahrez on 25 min- Scotland’s Steven Fletcher grabbed a late start to his first full season in charge after over- much different team than the one they ence.