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SPORTS 2432 Sunday, November 8, 2015 Djoker, Murray to P31 contest final SPORTS 2432 Sunday, November 8, 2015 Stoke sink Chelsea, Lingard lift Utd Stoke City’s Philipp Wollscheid vies with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard (left) London of his side’s recent defeat at volleyed in superbly at the far time penalty after Gareth the 52nd minute. a 27th-minute Ayoze Perez arko Arnautovic West Ham United, Mourinho post. McAuley had been sent off Gomes then fouled Vardy strike and a string of saves by returned to haunt Jose watched the match at a nearby Pedro Rodriguez hit the post for chopping down the fleeing inside the box and the England goalkeeper Rob Elliot earned MourinhoM with a spectacular hotel and with the international and Eden Hazard put a shot Anthony Martial. forward netted the ensuing them a smash-and-grab 1-0 winner as Stoke City sank break due to begin, he may not inches wide as Chelsea pushed Van Gaal’s side remain spot-kick after regular penalty- win at Dean Court. Chelsea 1-0 yesterday to plunge be given a chance to return to for a leveller, while Loic Remy fourth, but they are now taker Riyad Mahrez stood Sunderland remain in the the Premier League champions’ the dug-out. Chelsea’s fans, at hurdled Butland late on, but in just a point below co-leaders aside. Troy Deeney replied bottom three, four points manager’s future into doubt. least, continue to believe in the trying to stay on his feet he lost Manchester City and Arsenal, from the spot for Watford. from safety, after losing 1-0 Mourinho dubbed club’s most successful manager balance and shot off-target. both of whom play on Sunday, It made Vardy the first at home to Southampton, who Arnautovic “unmanageable” and showed their support by Elsewhere, Jesse Lingard’s and third-place Leicester English player to score in nine prevailed courtesy of Dusan during their time at Inter donning Mourinho masks and first Manchester United goal City, who won 2-1 at home to successive Premier League Tadic’s 69th-minute penalty. Milan, but the Austria forward chanting his name. inspired his side to a 2-0 win Watford. games and left him within one But Norwich City pulled may have had the last laugh In continuity with their mid- over West Bromwich Albion game of former United striker away from danger, climbing with an acrobatic 53rd-minute week win over Dynamo Kiev, that left Louis van Gaal’s team a Vardy scores again Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record. above Chelsea and Newcastle volley at the Britannia Stadium. Chelsea produced a lively first- point shy of the league summit. West Ham United failed to after Jonny Howson’s It condemned Chelsea to half display and went close United had ended a At the King Power Stadium, make ground on the leaders 70th-minute tap-in gave Alex a third straight league defeat, when Diego Costa forced Stoke 404-minute goal drought Jamie Vardy scored for the after a 1-1 draw at home to Neil’s men a 1-0 home win their seventh in total, and goalkeeper Jack Butland to save against CSKA Moscow in ninth league game running Everton, who levelled through over Swansea City. (AFP) left them in 16th place in the with his legs. mid-week, but they laboured as Leicester sank Watford to Romelu Lukaku after Manuel table, heightening the risk that But they fell behind eight again until Lingard broke the continue their fine start to Lanzini had put the hosts ahead Mourinho, absent from the minutes into the second half deadlock by coolly curling the season. A howler from with a fine, bending effort on game due to a stadium ban, when Chelsea old boy Glen home from outside the box Heurelho Gomes saw the the half-hour. will be sacked. Handed a one- Johnson’s right-wing cross was in the 52nd minute at Old Watford goalkeeper allow Newcastle United climbed game stadium ban for berating inadvertently helped on by Jon Trafford. N’Golo Kante’s toe-poke to out of the relegation zone at referee Jon Moss at half-time Walters to Arnautovic, who Juan Mata added a stoppage- trickle through his fingers in Bournemouth’s expense after Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: [email protected] Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:[email protected] | Website: www.dt.bh.
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