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Arsenal Down Everton to Climb on Top Pakistan turn the Ronaldo on screw after target, Real end England’s collapse Celta run SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015 17 18 Klopp sets sights on first Liverpool victory Page 18 LONDON: Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (right) is challenged by Everton’s Brendan Galloway (left) and Aaron Lennon during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates Stadium. — AP Arsenal down Everton to climb on top fortably claimed a fourth successive win. A build-up to this game that his side are now Arsenal eventually exploited their aerial excellent Barkley and a huge slice of luck. frustrating afternoon for Everton at Emirates more mature and less fragile than the team advantage to take control of the game with The England international was sent clear Stadium was complete when Gareth Barry of two years ago that failed to sustain their two goals in two minutes. First, Mesut Ozil by a sweeping pass from Gerard Deulofeu Arsenal 2 was sent off in the closing moments after title challenge. hoisted a beautifully flighted cross towards and his left-foot shot caught Petr Cech out collecting a second yellow card. Like Wenger, Everton boss Roberto Giroud in the 36th minute, allowing the after taking a heavy deflection off Gabriel. The result extended Everton’s 19-year Martinez also focused on his side’s mentali- striker-who had drifted away from Phil The goal provided Everton with the wait for a victory at Arsenal, while for ty before kick-off, warning his players they Jagielka-to flick a backward header over perfect boost before the interval, but Everton 1 Wenger’s men, the result was further confir- would have to adjust their mindset if they the stranded Tim Howard. rather than lifting the visitors, it mation that their campaign is at last gather- were to bring an end to their dismal away The Everton keeper had been caught in appeared to inspire Arsenal to step up ing pace. record at Arsenal and other top clubs. two minds, but Howard had little chance their efforts and ensure they did not LONDON: Arsenal moved to the top of the A crucial Champions League success Old Trafford and Anfield have proven to moments later when Cazorla delivered a squander the points. Arsenal dominated Premier League for the first time since against Bayern Munich on Tuesday undeni- be equally unhappy venues for the superb free-kick towards the edge of six- from the opening moments of the sec- February 2014 after first half goals from ably provided a major lift after a season Merseysiders although their record this sea- yard box. ond period, yet they struggled to find Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny until recently marked by Arsenal’s familiar son-Martinez’s side were unbeaten on the Jagielka was again caught napping as the third goal that would provide them secured a 2-1 victory over Everton yesterday. inconsistencies. road coming into the game-suggested they Koscielny was able to reach the ball first with breathing space. Arsene Wenger’s side climbed one point Wenger had already come in for heavy had a chance of turning things around. and the centre-back needed only to make Howard reacted well to smother an above Manchester City, 24 hours before the criticism, particularly after the home defeats The visitors managed to contain slight contact to divert the ball past opportunity for Alexis Sanchez and then previous leaders face neighbours United in to West Ham and Olympiakos, but the man- Wenger’s team during the opening half Howard. saved well from Giroud’s acrobatic volley the Manchester derby. ner of the midweek win against the German hour, although there were signs of the A previously tight game was now tilted before the France striker hit the bar. A And while Everton threatened to deny champions demonstrated the strengths of weakness that would cost them when emphatically in Arsenal’s favor, but Romelu Lukaku header struck the wood- Arsenal top spot when Ross Barkley struck his squad. Giroud and Gabriel Paulista both easily won Everton brought themselves back into it work to hand Arsenal a late scare but just before the interval, Wenger’s side com- And Wenger was keen to point out in the headers from Santi Cazorla corners. two minutes before the break through the Wenger’s side stood firm. — AFP Mourinho banished as Gazelec halt Nice as Chelsea gloom deepens tech bails out Rennes but substitute Andy Carroll won it for West Ham, PARIS: Gazelec Ajaccio recorded the but a goal was given after a signal was who moved up to second place on the final whis- club’s first ever victory in France’s top sent to the referee’s wristband, with tle. Last season’s champions can now be found flight yesterday as they stunned in-form replays indicating the entire ball had just West Ham 2 down in 15th place after a fifth defeat in 10 match- Nice 3-1 in Corsica. crossed the line. es. West Ham opened the scoring in the 17th Gazelec, playing in Ligue 1 for the first Raphael Guerreiro had given Lorient a minute. Asmir Begovic did well to tip over Dimitri time after winning back-to-back promo- first-half lead but the technology Payet’s free-kick, but Diego Costa could only divert tions, had picked up just three points ensured Rennes picked up a point, Chelsea 1 the resulting corner to where Zarate was lurking coming into the weekend before chalk- although Philippe Montanier’s men are on the right of the box and the Argentinian drove ing up their first win at the 11th attempt. now without a win in six. home. The result enabled the Corsicans to Promoted Angers stayed second fol- Upton Park erupted, the home fans serenading climb off the foot of the table, ahead of lowing a 0-0 draw at home to Guingamp, LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was Mourinho with the inevitable chants of “You’re get- winless Troyes, while denying Nice a while Montpellier notched just their sec- banished to the stands amid more furore over ref- ting sacked in the morning!” and “You’re not special chance to move into the European ond win this term as goals from Ryad ereeing decisions as his side slumped to a 2-1 any more!” places. Gregory Pujol gave the islanders Boudebouz and Casimir Ninga helped defeat at West Ham United yesterday. Cesar Azpilicueta was booked for fouling Zarate a first-minute lead but Nice equalised them beat Bastia 2-0. Nemanja Matic was sent off in the first half for before Ramires failed to atone for his error by blast- LONDON: Chelsea’s English defender Gary when skipper Roderic Filippi turned into Leaders Paris Saint-Germain will two bookable offences with Mourinho’s men ing another long-ranger well over. Cahill (top) vies for the ball against West his own net. have a chance to extend their lead to already trailing to Mauro Zarate’s goal. The champions penned in their hosts for a spell Ham United’s Senegalese striker Diafra However, Filippi atoned for his gaffe seven points when they host Saint- The second yellow came directly after a disal- that saw home goalkeeper Adrian make a diving Sakho during the start of the English with a 32nd-minute strike that restored Etienne at the Parc des Princes on lowed Chelsea goal that had seemed legitimate save to keep out Willian’s free-kick and Manuel Premier League football match. — AFP Gazelec’s advantage before Damjan Sunday, while Monaco visit Reims and and following an earlier incident when goal-line Lanzini hook away a header from Kurt Zouma. The and television replays suggested the goal should Djokovic added a third just before half- 16th-placed Marseille travel to Lille. On technology ruled out another effort that did not goal-line technology replay showing that only a have stood. Suddenly Harry Lennard, the other time as Nice’s four-match winning streak Friday, Lyon bounced back from their quite cross the line. Mourinho has already earned tiny portion of the ball had not crossed the white linesman, was the focal point, signalling to Moss was brought to an end. midweek Champions League defeat to himself a fine and a suspended stadium ban for paint of the line. Matic was shown his first yellow that Matic’s foul on Diafra Sakho right in front of Goal-line technology was used to brush aside struggling Toulouse 3-0 at repeatedly claiming officials have a vendetta card for tugging Cheikhou Kouyate down to end a him was enough to warrant a second yellow card. award a goal in Ligue 1 for the first time the Stade Gerland through goals from against him and his team. storming counter-attack. Lanzini should have The Serb departed a minute before the break, as Kamil Grosicki scored for Rennes Sergi Darder, Mathieu Valbuena and And he was sent to the stands for the whole of made it 2-0 when he chipped over with only with Mourinho merely smiling ruefully. But Louro’s against Lorient in a 1-1 draw. Maxwell Cornet. Meanwhile, Nantes the second half by referee Jon Moss, who had earli- Begovic to beat and a raised flag denied Cesc temper was already at boiling point and he was Poland international Grosicki saw his sent third-placed Caen to their fourth er expelled first-team coach Silvino Louro from the Fabregas when he accepted Willian’s pass and beat sent to the stands for a furious verbal volley at the 68th-minute free-kick pushed away by defeat of the season with a 2-0 win in technical areas.
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