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Home , Andreas Weimann, Jack Wilshere, Laurent Koscielny, Nicky Maynard, Steve Sidwell

SPORTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

EPL results/standings Ozil, Ramsey turn on Aston Villa 1 (Benteke 67) Newcastle 2 (Ben Arfa 18, Gouffran 73); Everton 1 (Naismith 45) Chelsea 0; Fulham 1 (Sidwell 22) West Brom 1 (Mcauley 90); Hull 1 (Davies 40) 1 (Whittingham 59); Manchester United 2 (Van Persie 45-pen, Rooney 81) Crystal Palace 0; Stoke 0 Manchester City 0; the style for Arsenal Sunderland 1 (Gardner 48-pen) Arsenal 3 (Giroud 11, Ramsey, 67, 76); Tottenham 2 (Sigurdsson 28, 49) Norwich 0.

Playing today Steven Fletcher had the ball in contest’s opening goal. Southampton V West Ham the net soon after from Johnson’s ’s 30-yard pass from Sunderland 1 low cross but the Scotland interna- inside Arsenal’s half found Ozil’s pur- Playing tomorrow tional was rightly flagged offside as poseful run down the left. The mid- Swansea v Liverpool the Black Cats sensed blood. fielder’s touch and inviting low cross Ramsey met ’s was swept home first time from 10 English table after yesterday’s matches Arsenal 3 67th-minute cross with a stunning yards into the bottom corner by (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): first-time finish from just inside the Giroud, the Frenchman’s fifth goal of box to restore the lead, before the the season, and remarkably the first Arsenal 4 3 0 1 8 5 9 controversial turning point which of his 15 Premier League goals to be Tottenham 4 3 0 1 4 1 9 SUNDERLAND: ’s referee Atkinson will not reflect scored outside London. upon with any satisfaction. Sunderland quickly responded Liverpool 3 3 0 0 3 0 9 double helped Arsenal’s club record Altidore out-muscled Bacary and Modibo Diakite came close to Man City 4 2 1 1 8 3 7 signing Mesut Ozil enjoy a winning Sagna to beat Szczesny with a low levelling inside the opening quar- Man United 4 2 1 1 6 2 7 debut in a stormy 3-1 Premier finish from inside the area, despite ter-of-an hour. The defender rose Chelsea 4 2 1 1 4 2 7 League victory at Sunderland yes- terday. Koscielny’s attempted goal-line above Giroud, only to see his header Stoke City 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 Ozil underlined why the Gunners clearance. come back off the bar when he met Newcastle 4 2 1 1 3 5 7 invested £43 million (51.3 million Atkinson, however, brought play a corner from Charis Mavrias, the Everton 4 1 3 0 3 2 6 euros, $68.3 million) to lure him back, booked Sagna and awarded a Greece international making his full Cardiff City 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 from Real Madrid with a role in two free-kick to Sunderland, to the Premier League debut for the Black West Ham 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 of his side’s three goals as they were SUNDERLAND: Arsenal’s English Jack Wilshere (center) vies bemusement of the majority of a Cats, along with Ki Sung-Yeung, the Southampton 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 pushed all the way by their hosts, 39,000 crowd who expected advan- South Korean midfielder. Fulham 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 with Sunderland’s English-born Scottish striker Steven Fletcher (right) who remain without a league win during their English Premier League football match. — AFP tage to be played. Walcott compounded a person- Norwich City 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 this season. It was a major call to go against ally disappointing first half by mak- Hull City 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 But Arsenal were indebted to a the hosts and took the steam out of ing it a hat-trick of missed chances, Aston Villa 4 1 0 3 5 6 3 controversial second-half decision from inside the area. Sunderland under a deluge of early their comeback as Ramsey’s second heading wastefully when meeting Crystal Palace 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 from referee Martin Atkinson to rule On this early evidence, Ozil’s goals but was guilty of goal of the contest gave the visitors Jack Wilshere’s perfect cross 12 Swansea City 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 out what appeared a perfectly good hefty transfer fee is money well a string of glaring first-half misses. valuable breathing space en route yards from goal as Sunderland were West Bromwich 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 goal for the hosts from Jozy spent. Before the break especially, It kept the hosts in the hunt to to a third victory in four Premier again carved apart by some slick Sunderland 4 0 1 3 3 8 1 Altidore, with the visitors ahead by a the 24-year-old’s movement, vision such an extent that substitute Craig League games this season. interplay from Arsene Wenger’s side. single goal at the time. and range-of-passing was on a dif- Gardner levelled from the penalty Operating in the middle of a for- Gardner’s introduction sparked Ramsey doubled the advantage ferent plane to ’s side, spot three minutes into the second ward three behind lone forward some much needed life into the shortly afterwards in the 76th- who with just one point from their half, sending Wojciech Szczesny the Giroud, in front of , hosts, who were left to rue minute, swapping passes with Ozil first four games, look set for a sea- wrong way with his first touch after one of two holding midfielders, it Atkinson’s controversial call, with Di and to beat Keiren son of struggle. Adam Johnson was tripped in the took Ozil just 11 minutes to make Canio sent from his technical area Matches on TV Westwood with a confident finish Arsenal threatened to bury area by Laurent Koscielny. his mark, with a key assist for the late on for his protests. — AFP (Local Timings) English Premier League Hughes frustrates City Southampton v West Ham 18:00 Aljazeera Sport 1 HD Aljazeera Sport +9 beat Newcastle 4-0 in their opening game of Aljazeera Sport +10 the season. But Pellegrini will feel that posi- Aljazeera Sport 6 HD Stoke 0 tive results against Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United over the next week will Italian League make this seem a good result. Initially it appeared City’s alterations Fiorentina v Cagliari 13:30 Aljazeera Sport +7 Man City 0 would cause little disruption, with Aleksandar Aljazeera Sport 3 HD Kolarov thumping over from a cross and Negredo guiding a pass through for Liverno v Catania 16:00 , whose low effort was held by Aljazeera Sport +1 Asmir Begovic. STOKE-ON-TRENT: Manchester City held on Marc Wilson drove wide from long range SS Lazio v Chievo Verona 16:00 for a 0-0 draw at Stoke City yesterday as for- but as the visitors continued to press, Aljazeera Sport +7 mer boss proved a thorn in the Negredo picked out Jovetic with another fine Aljazeera Sport 3 HD side of his old club. pass before the Montenegro forward had a Hughes’ men were the better team for powerful strike held by Begovic. Udinese v Bologna 16:00 Aljazeera Sport +5 long periods at the Britannia Stadium as Pellegrini’s side have failed to convince Aljazeera Sport 4 HD Manuel Pellegrini’s much-changed side strug- defensively so far and, with gled to find any real rhythm. still out with a groin problem, Javi Garcia Hellas Verona v Sassuolo 16:00 It was a satisfying result for Hughes, who started alongside Matija Nastasic at centre- Aljazeera Sport +8 was sacked by City’s Abu Dhabi-based own- back. Aljazeera Sport 2 HD ers in 2009, and his old employers may be They should have fallen behind when concerned at how average their current line- Charlie Adam’s cross picked out the LONDON: West Bromwich Albion’s Burundian-born English striker Saido Berahino con- Sampdoria v Genoa 21:45 up looked. unmarked Jonathan Walters only for the trols the ball during the English Premier League football match against Fulham. — AFP Aljazeera Sport +7 To this point in the campaign, Pellegrini Stoke striker to glance his header wide from Aljazeera Sport 3 HD had kept an extremely settled side and his five yards out. Albion leave it late to Spanish League changes at the Britannia Stadium saw five of Negredo, who has scored two goals in his front six starting for the first time this sea- three substitute appearances, has already Granada v Espanyol 13:00 son, including first starts for Stevan Jovetic made a significant impact since his summer snatch point at Fulham Aljazeera Sport +5 and Alvaro Negredo. move from Sevilla and he went close again Aljazeera Sport 4 HD They produced a display that was a long with a curling shot that flew just wide. Fulham took the lead in the 22nd minute way from the fluent football that saw them The hosts caused plenty of problems with when Alex Kacaniklic’s set-piece found Getafe v Osasuna 18:00 their pressing game and after Kenwyne Jones Fulham 1 , who held off McAuley to Aljazeera Sport +5 stole the ball from Nasri he surged through Aljazeera Sport 4 HD nod down for Sidwell to hit a shot on the turn before hitting a shot that was pushed away past goalkeeper Boaz Myhill. by . Malaga v Rayo Vallecano 20:00 Cottagers striker was After the interval a Geoff Cameron cross Aljazeera Sport +8 West Brom 1 clearly offside when he had a strike ruled out Aljazeera Sport 2 HD split the visitors’ defence but Walters just after 32 minutes and the former Manchester failed to get a touch before Jovetic thumped United star was adjudged to be offside once Real Betis v Valencia 22:00 over with a volley from James Milner’s lofted more when tucking home from close-range. Aljazeera Sport +8 pass. The Baggies should have been level when Aljazeera Sport 2 HD Stoke went close once again when a driv- LONDON: Gareth McAuley left it late to score Anichebe latched onto Chris Brunt’s pass, but en cross from Adam saw Jones rise higher West Bromwich Albion’s first goal of the the former Everton forward’s shot lacked con- than Nastasic but he could not guide his German Bundesliga Premier League season as the Baggies rescued viction as Stockdale blocked with his legs. header on target. From a Nasri free-kick, a 1-1 draw at Fulham yesterday. Berbatov had a legitimate opportunity Jovetic guided a header just wide of goal for Hoffenheim v Borussia 16:30 ’s side had looked like ending a when making an arching run to meet Ruiz’s Dubai Sports the visitors, who struggled for fluency after five-match winless streak at superb pass, but Myhill was alert to save. the break. following ’s first-half strike. The same combination went close when Brauschweig v Nuremberg 18:30 But Stoke continued to enjoy the better But McAuley met Chris Brunt’s corner with Ruiz drifted in field and lofted a pass over Dubai Sports openings and Hart did well to make a scram- an emphatic header in the second of six min- which Berbatov met acrobatically, directing bling save from Adam’s drive just after the French League utes of stoppage time to stop Albion falling to the ball just wide. hour. their third defeat in four league matches this The visitors needed a lift and it almost Pellegrini then brought on Sergio Aguero season. Albion boss Steve Clarke gave debuts came when substitute James Morrison’s pass AS Monaco v Lorient 15:00 for Jovetic, but it was the home side that con- Aljazeera Sport 5 HD to Victor Anichebe and on-loan Marseille mid- was brought down and held up by Anichebe. tinued to dominate, with substitute Marko fielder Morgan Amalfitano, but Stephane Ruiz hit the bar six minutes from time and Arnautovic putting in a low cross that Lille v Nice 18:00 Sessegnon, another deadline day signing, substitute Hugo Rodallega netted the Aljazeera Sport 5 HD Nastasic prodded towards his own goal, forc- missed out due to a delay in obtaining his rebound, only for the strike to be ruled out for LONDON: Stoke City’s English striker Peter ing a fine save from Hart before Jones lifted work permit. Amalfitano was part of a visiting offside. Fulham, who saw Ruiz depart on a Lyonnais v Stade Rennes 22:00 Crouch (front) vies with Manchester City’s the rebound over the bar. midfield which stifled Fulham’s efforts in the stretcher after an awkward fall, were made to Aljazeera Sport 5 HD Spanish midfielder Javi Garcia (back) dur- Arnautovic lifted a free-kick over the bar final third until Bryan Ruiz flashed an early pay. The Baggies won a corner and Brunt’s ing the English Premier League football as the home side pushed until the end but effort wide after Pajtim Kasami’s cross was only delivery was met by McAuley and his header match. — AFP Pellegrini’s side escaped with a draw. — AFP half cleared. flew into the net. — AFP EPL new boys share points Magpies see off Aston Villa was rested. Hull keeper Cardiff boss brought minute to put the visitors in front. summer failed to materialise, and gave Allan McGregor recovered from a groin on striker for the sec- equalised mid- another Frenchman, Loic Remy, his first Hull 1 problem which kept him from Scotland ond half, and his positive move paid Aston Villa 1 way through the second half but start for the club. duty this week to take his place in goal. quick dividends as the visitors took the Newcastle were back in front just six Remy it was who created the open- Steve Bruce’s men started brightly, and initiative. minutes later when ing goal in the 18th minute. Papiss visiting goalkeeper Joe Lewis had to be at They hauled themselves level in the pushed out a Ben Arfa shot and substi- Cisse could not connect properly with Cardiff 1 his best to stop striker Sone Aluko open- 59th minute when Aron Gunnarson’s pin- tute Yoan Gouffran buried the loose Remy’s cutback from the left but Ben ing the scoring. Tigers forward Danny point cross was converted expertly by Newcastle 2 ball. Alan Pardew’s side have now taken Arfa was in the right place at the right Graham had the chance to end his goal long-serving midfielder Whittingham. seven points from a possible nine but time to convert from close range. drought from the rebound, but put his Gunnarson himself should have com- this was a third successive defeat for Villa lost defender Jores Okore to a LONDON: Premier League new boys Hull shot well over the crossbar. The visitors pleted the turn-around when a superb Villa since their opening-day win at knee injury soon after and went more BIRMINGHAM: once and Cardiff shared the points in an enter- battled to get themselves into the game, cross found him unmarked six-yards Arsenal. than 40 minutes without creating any- again made the difference for taining 1-1 draw at the KC Stadium yes- but were getting little change from the from goal, but his mistimed header was However, Paul Lambert’s side could thing until Ciaran Clark fired into the Newcastle United yesterday, scoring terday. The home team had hopes of tak- well-marshalled home defence and it was off target. The referee was next to deny have been forgiven for being a little side-netting and Andreas Weimann one goal and creating another as the ing all three points when defender Curtis no surprise when the Tigers went ahead. the visitors a second goal when he rusty having not played in the Premier shot well wide after finding himself Magpies won 2-1 at Aston Villa. Davies gave them a first-half lead, but a Former Spurs midfielder Tom waved away Don Cowie’s claim that he League since their 1-0 home loss to through on goal. The half-time whistle The mercurial French winger, who spirited second-half showing from the Huddlestone started the move with a had been taken out in the box. But as the Liverpool three weeks ago. was met by a chorus of boos by the netted with a brilliant individual effort visitors was capped by a Peter rasping long-range drive which Lewis game entered its final phase, the The home manager left deadline home support, who then saw Gabriel to give Newcastle all three points Whittingham equalizer. Deadline day could only palm behind. momentum swung once again as the day signing Libor Kozak on the bench Agbonlahor somehow fail to find the against Fulham in their last outing signing Peter Odemwingie was on the The Bluebirds failed to deal with the home side pushed for a winner. They had at kick-off, while Pardew handed a target after being set up by a low before the international break, swept bench for Cardiff while fellow new sign- resultant corner and defender Davies the ball in the net when Aluko converted recall to , after his hoped- Weimann cross from the right soon home from close range in the 18th ing Kevin Theophile-Catherine made the turned the ball goal-wards for his first Stephen Quinn’s assist, but the linesman for move away from the club over the after the restart.—AFP starting line-up, but experienced captain goal in four years. correctly ruled him offside. — AFP