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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 SPORTS Kane double inspires Spurs

tesy of Kane’s 19th goal of the campaign. Receiving Erik Lamela’s pass, Kane was West Brom 0 allowed to cut inside far too easily by Andre Wisdom before driving a shot beyond Foster. Once again, there were question marks over the former star’s goalkeeping. Tottenham 3 To their credit, West Brom rallied and, but for the brilliance of Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, they could easily have been level by the interval. WEST BROMWICH: Harry Kane reached 20 The France international has firmly estab- goals for the season as his double helped lished himself in the world-class category this Tottenham ease to a 3-0 win at West season and this was another exhibition of Bromwich Albion as they kept the pressure excellence. First, in the 28th minute, he pulled on the ’s top four yesterday. off a stunning save to tip over James Another sublime Christian Eriksen free-kick Morrison’s curling effort after a Victor and Kane’s brace lifted Mauricio Pochettino’s Anichebe-led breakaway. fifth placed team to within two points of Two minutes later he produced yet more fourth placed Southampton, who play heroics to deny Yacob from close range fol- Swansea today, in the race to qualify for the lowing an Albion free-kick. And Tottenham’s Champions League. luck was in again, with the crossbar coming Inflicting a first defeat on Albion manager to their rescue in the 38th minute when Craig since his arrival at Dawson headed against it from a Morrison capped a perfect week for Spurs after they free-kick. Eriksen’s goals have already won had sealed a League Cup final date with Spurs 13 points this season and the in-form Chelsea in midweek. winger demonstrated his sky-high confidence Pulis will now hope he can strengthen his again in the 50th minute by fooling Chris squad before the transfer window shuts Brunt with a shimmy before unleashing a tomorrow after a lacklustre display from his driven shot which swerved wide. team which left them hovering above the rel- Victory was then rubber-stamped in the egation zone. Eriksen’s 88th-minute strike 64th minute when , playing out secured Spurs’ place at Wembley at Sheffield of position at left-back, was somewhat harsh- United’s expense on Wednesday and he ly penalised for handling a Kyle Walker cross. picked up where he left off with a stunning In such confident form, Kane made no sixth-minute free-kick. mistake with the penalty, sending Foster the Claudio Yacob’s foul on Mousa Dembele wrong way with a low strike into the left cor- handed him an opportunity on the left side of ner. Pulis’ warning before the game that Saido the penalty box and there was no doubting Berahino was “not yet in the same bracket” as the quality of the Denmark international’s Kane appeared by now somewhat prophetic. arcing set-piece up and over a five-man wall Yet the 14-goal West Brom forward showed a LONDON: West Ham United’s French Morgan Amalfitano (center) is tackled by Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva (left) and and beyond . couple of flashes of his potential, first drilling Liverpool’s Spanish defender Alberto Moreno (right) during the English Premier League football match. —AFP However, having got fingertips onto the inches wide from the right of the penalty area ball, a goalkeeper of the England internation- before forcing another excellent Lloris save al’s quality would have been disappointed from close range, with Danny Rose hooking Sturridge sinks Hammers not to keep it out. to safety with substitute Brown Ideye ready to And, without barely having to break pounce. Craig Gardner hit a post late on, yet a sweat, the contest was swung firmly in Baggies fightback never looked likely after squad. Rodgers also decided against risking compatriot at the near post. Tottenham’s favour nine minutes later cour- Kane’s second.—AFP Reds captain , struggling with a It is a sign of how West Ham have improved Liverpool 2 tight hamstring. West Ham manager Sam this season that they did not simply come to Allardyce included former Liverpool players and pack men behind the ball, and and , both of Carroll went close with a header from a free-kick whom were sold by Rodgers, in his starting line- shortly after the half-hour mark. West Ham 0 up. Carroll was back at Anfield for the first time Liverpool felt they should have had a penalty since he moved to the London club in August on the stroke of half-time when Joey O’Brien 2012, having criticised his treatment by Rodgers grappled with Sterling inside the box, and sec- in the build up to this match, saying the onds later Lazar Markovic was presented with LIVERPOOL: Liverpool substitute Daniel Northern Irishman had “messed with his head”. the chance of the half. The Serbian winger seized Sturridge capped his comeback from injury with The powerful forward certainly seemed fired on Downing’s sloppy pass and with just Adrian a goal as the Reds beat West Ham United 2-0 at up and was fortunate to escape a booking early to beat, fired past the post. However, six minutes Anfield yesterday following an inspired display on when he caught Emre Can with an elbow after the break Sterling got the goal his display by . Sturridge had been avail- which left the Liverpool defender needing treat- deserved as he finished off a slick Liverpool able for the first time in a Premier League match ment. move. since Liverpool’s win over Tottenham Hotspur at Alberto Moreno picked out Sterling on the the end of August. GRAPPLED edge of the box from the left flank and, with his The England international had been on the As has often been the case this season, back to goal chested the ball to Coutinho, spun sidelines for five months with a combination of Sterling was at the heart of Liverpool’s attacking Winston Reid, and when he received the return calf and thigh injuries. But Sturridge’s long battle play. He stole the ball off Carroll and, with the pass fired a low shot past Adrian. to regain full fitness was rewarded with a typical Hammers defence on their heels, laid the ball off Sturridge, having been greeted with a huge goal after Sterling had put Liverpool ahead. to , who struck his effort from cheer from the Anfield faithful when he came on Sturridge had to settle for a place among the the edge of the area straight at goalkeeper to replace Markovic in the 67th minute, then substitutes, although that was more than Mario Adrian. delighted the home crowd when he received a WEST BROMWICH: West Bromwich Albion’s Northern Irish midfielder Chris Brunt Balotelli could manage, having once again failed Philippe Coutinho was the next to test Adrian clever ball from Coutinho and emphatically fired (left) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match against to make manager Brendan Rodgers matchday when his low effort was blocked by his Brazilian past Adrian at his near post. —AFP Tottenham Hotspur. —AFP

Everton ruin Pardew’s Matches on TV perfect start at Palace (Local Timings) English Premier League good work down the flank by Steven Arsenal v Aston Villa 16:30 Naismith who caused chaos in the area beIN SPORTS 1 HD Palace 0 with a low cross. beIN SPORTS 11 HD Midweek signing Jordan Mutch, who Southampton v Swansea 19:00 arrived from QPR, was forced into an imme- beIN SPORTS 1 HD diate debut when Moroccan striker beIN SPORTS 11 HD Everton 1 Marouane Chamakh was carried off on 26 minutes covered in blood after a nasty African Nations Cup clash of heads with Seamus Coleman. Ghana v Guinea 19:00 Former Bordeaux and Arsenal striker beIN SPORTS 6 HD LONDON: Everton ended Alan Pardew’s Chamakh was making his first appearance Ivory Coast v Algeria 22:30 unbeaten start as Crystal Palace manager in six weeks but appeared to have broken beIN SPORTS 6 HD as a second minute goal from Romelu his nose. Palace pushed hard throughout Lukaku set up a 1-0 victory at Selhurst Park the remainder of the first half and created Spanish League yesterday. several chances including a goal-line clear- Levante v Bilbao 14:00 Palace, who had won four straight ance from Phil Jagielka who just kept beIN SPORTS 2 HD matches under the former Newcastle han- ’s header from crossing the Almeria v Getafe 19:00 dler, saw their streak snapped as the line with Spanish ‘keeper Joel Robles beat- beIN SPORTS 2 HD LONDON: Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic (left) holds off Queens Park Rangers’ Leroy Toffees won their first league match in sev- en. The game balanced out after the break beIN SPORTS 14 HD Fer during their English Premier League soccer match at The Britannia Stadium. —AP en outings. as Roberto Martinez’s men battled hard to Sevilla v Espanyol 21:00 The two teams came into the match lev- keep Palace at bay and it took a couple of beIN SPORTS 10 HD el on points after Pardew won his first pair fine saves from home ‘keeper Julian beIN SPORTS 14 HD QPR’s away-day of league games and two in the FA Cup Speroni late on to prevent Everton from beIN SPORTS 2 HD while Everton were without a win in eight putting the match to bed earlier on. Barcelona v Villarreal 23:00 matches in all competitions. However, The win lifts Everton up to 12th and sev- beIN SPORTS 2 HD Everton got off to a dream start just two en points above the relegation zone while beIN SPORTS 11 HD woes continues minutes into the match when Belgian strik- Palace remain one place below them and beIN SPORTS 13 HD er Lukaku bundled home the ball after four points above the drop zone. —AFP beIN SPORTS 1 HD twice set up goals for Walters. Italian Calcio League In the 21st minute some ponderous Stoke 3 Sassuolo v Inter 14:30 play saw former Stoke midfielder Karl Burnley’s poor run continues beIN SPORTS 3 HD Henry let a Mauricio Isla pass run across beIN SPORTS 14 HD him, and Ireland reacted sharply, nipping Anthony Reveillere’s cross from the right. in with a tidy back-heel to tee up Walters, It took a good save from Costel beIN SPORTS 2 HD QPR 1 AC Cesena v SS Lazio 17:00 whose shot beat . Sunderland 2 Pantilimon to deny George Boyd’s shot just There was then a sense of deja vu as before the half-hour but that only spurred beIN SPORTS 10 HD Chievo Verona v Napoli 17:00 Ireland and Walters again capitalised on the home side into action. QPR losing possession to double Stoke’s Sunderland continued to have the lion’s beIN SPORTS 9 HD beIN SPORTS 14 HD STOKE-ON-TRENT: Jonathan Walters lead in the 34th minute. Burnley 0 share of the play and increased their beIN SPORTS 2 HD added to QPR’s away-day woes as the This time it was Eduardo Vargas giving advantage in the 34th minute through Udinese v Juventus 17:00 Stoke forward’s hat-trick clinched a 3-1 win it away in the Stoke half and once more Defoe. beIN SPORTS 3 HD over the Premier League strugglers yester- Ireland intervened, launching a counter- Defoe rounded off a sweeping crossfield Torino v Sampdoria 17:00 day. Harry Redknapp’s side had lost a attack that saw him eventually square to SUNDERLAND: Burnley’s long wait for an move which saw Patrick van Aanholt beat beIN SPORTS 2 HD Premier League record 10 successive away the offside trap to get behind the Burnley Walters to slot past Green. away win in the Premier League continues games before their trip to the Britannia Another away defeat looked firmly on after they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Sunderland defence down the left and slid the ball German Bundesliga Stadium and they departed the freezing inside for Defoe, who had the easiest of the cards for the visitors, but within two at the yesterday. Bremen v Hertha 17:30 Potteries still pointless on their travels minutes they had pulled a goal back as the The Lancashire side have now not tasted jobs to touch it home from close range. beIN SPORTS 4 HD thanks to Walters’ heroics. The Republic of Potters had a defensive lapse of their own. victory on the road in their last 13 matches, Remarkably, for a man who had hit a Augsburg v Hoffenheim 19:30 Ireland international struck twice in the Leroy Fer was able to prod the ball to dating back to April 2010 and on their total of 124 Premier League goals against beIN SPORTS 4 HD first half and, although Niko Kranjcar got Joey Barton, his cut-back found Charlie showing in the north-east they look unlike- 32 different opponents, it was the first time one back before the break, Walters sealed Austin and the striker’s shot ricocheted off ly to break that dismal run any time soon. he had found the net against Burnley. French League the points with his third goal in second Phil Bardsley into the path of Kranjcar, who Burnley pressed hard but had little to offer He nearly doubled his tally for the day Caen v Etienne 16:00 half stoppage-time. QPR remain second had an easy task to tap-in as Stoke in front of goal and in the end were well- shortly after the interval but his clean left- beIN SPORTS 5 HD bottom of the table, while Stoke climbed appealed in vain for offside. beaten by first-half goals from Connor footed strike from van Aaholt’s pass was beIN SPORTS 13 HD to ninth place after their second successive Wickham and former England striker smartly saved by Tom Heaton. beIN SPORTS 1 HD In a tight second half, Barton sent his league win. , his first for the club. At the other end, the hapless Barnes Bordeaux v Guingamp 19:00 free-kick against the woodwork and Stoke Despite the loss this week of the influ- After a flurry of pressure from the visi- again failed to get on the scoresheet, first beIN SPORTS 5 HD goalkeeper Asmir Begovic then smartly tors, which saw heading nar- when his header from Boyd’s cross was beIN SPORTS 13 HD ential Bojan Krkic to a season-ending knee tipped Fer’s set-piece behind for a corner. rowly wide from close range, Sunderland saved by Pantilimon at close range and beIN SPORTS 1 HD injury, Stoke did not appear to be suffering But in stoppage-time Barton’s attempt- took the lead in the 20th minute when moments later when his shot from Danny Monaco v Lyonnais 23:00 as Stephen Ireland - the man who had ed headed clearance only found Walters, Wickham rose unmarked to head home Ings’ pass was blocked. —AFP beIN SPORTS 5 HD come into the team for the Spaniard, mak- who nodded in to take his tally for the sea- ing his first start since early December - son to 10 goals in all competitions.—AFP