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English Arsenal 2 0 Watford Everton 3 0 Fulham Man City move top as Huddersfield 0 2 Tottenham Manchester City 2 0 Brighton Newcastle 0 2 Leicester West Ham 3 1 Manchester United ManU flop once again Wolves 2 0 Chelsea 1 1 Liverpool , United Kingdom Mourinho in midweek and a Playing today frosty training ground exchange Cardiff v Burnley (1500 GMT) anchester City took between the pair on Wednesday. advantage of Liver- However, the French World Spanish Mpool’s late kick-off Cup winner failed to make an at Chelsea yesterday to move impact before he was substitut- Barcelona 1 1 Athletic 1 top of the Premier League as ed 20 minutes from time. 0 1 Valencia Manchester United slumped to Marcus Rashford came off a third defeat in seven league the bench to briefly give United Eibar v Sevilla (1630), games, 3-1 at West Ham. hope by pulling a goal back, but Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (1845) United now trail their city just three minutes later Marko Playing today rivals by nine points in 10th Arnautovic exposed more poor and could trail Liverpool by 11 United defending to seal West Huesca v Girona (10:00), Villarreal v (14:15), should Jurgen Klopp’s men con- Ham’s first home league win of Levante v Alaves (16:30), v Leganes (18:45) tinue their 100 percent record the season. at Stamford Bridge. English Championship City showed the gulf in class City slickers Birmingham 2 2 Ipswich between both sides of Man - City face a big trip to Hoffen- chester as Brighton, who beat heim in the Champions League Blackburn 2 2 Nottingham Forest United earlier this season, were in midweek having lost at home Bolton 1 0 Derby comfortably seen off at the Eti- to Lyon to open their campaign, Brentford 2 2 Reading had 2-0 thanks to goals either but they have suffered no such Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette (L) and Arsenal’s German defender Hull 1 1 Middlesbrough side of half-time from Raheem domestic struggles in defence Shkodran Mustafi (R) celebrate their second goal Sterling and Sergio Aguero. of their title. Millwall 2 3 Sheffield United United’s worst league start Leroy Sane’s pace again made Norwich 1 0 Wigan in 29 years means they are also a big impact as the German’s a double injury blow days ahead five points adrift of Tottenham low cross was tapped home by of hosting Barcelona in a huge Preston 2 3 West Brom and Arsenal in the race for a Sterling at the back post for his Champions League clash at Swansea 3 0 QPR place in the top four as they fourth goal of the season. Wembley on Wednesday as After the result on Rotherham 2 2 Stoke were 2-0 victors over Hudders- City could have had many both Jan Vertonghen and Mou- Tuesday the team field and Watford respectively. more goals to show for their sa Dembele had to be replaced dominance, but had to wait until at half-time. obviously needs Scottish Premiership Miserable week 25 minutes from time when Arsenal moved positive things, Celtic 1 0 Aberdeen 0 Defeat at the London Stadium Aguero slotted home af- level with their positive feelings and Hamilton 0 2 Dundee 2 compounded a miserable week ter a neat one-two with north London to start losing after for United manager Jose Mour- Sterling. neighbours five minutes is not Hearts 2 1 St Johnstone inho having also been dumped Tottenham moved on 12 points that positive start Kilmarnock 3 1 Motherwell 1 out of the League Cup by Derby into fourth as Harry with a seventh that you need St Mirren 0 1 Hibernian 1 on penalties and held at home Kane scored twice in straight win in by Wolves last weekend. nine first-half minutes all competi- Playing today Mourinho’s switch to a three- to easily see off strug- tions as a Craig MOURINHO Livingston v Rangers (1230 GMT) man defence backfired as Felipe gling Huddersfield. Cathcart own Anderson and Victor Lindelof’s However, goal and Mesut German league own goal gave West Ham 2-0 Spurs suf- Ozil’s finish half-time lead. fered earned all three Hoffenheim 1 2 RB Leipzig “After the result on Tuesday points in the final of the season. VfL Wolfsburg 2 2 B .Moenchengladbach 2 the team obviously needs pos- 10 minutes at the Wolves’ impressive return to Nuremberg 3 0 Fortuna Duesseldorf itive things, positive feelings Emirates. the top flight continued thanks and to start losing after five Everton ended a to late goals from Ivan Cavaleiro Schalke 04 1 0 Mainz 05 minutes is not that positive four-game winless and Jonny Castro to earn a 2-0 VfB Stuttgart 2 1 Werder Bremen 1 start that you need,” said run to beat Fulham win over Southampton. Bayer Leverkusen 2 4 Borussia Dortmund Mourinho. 3-0 as Gylfi Sigurds- Newcastle remain winless was son made amends for and in the bottom three after a Playing today also under the missing an earlier pen- 2-0 defeat at home to Leicester Eintracht Frankfurt v Hanover 96 (1330), Augsburg v Freiburg (1600) spotlight after be- alty to score twice with two of England’s World ing stripped of the either side of Cenk Cup squad Jamie Vardy and *Scores as of closing vice-captaincy by Tosun’s first goal Harry Maguire on target.

Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Valverde accepts blame for Barca defeat Sergio Aguero celebrates after Barcelona, Spain wide. Ter Stegen had to push scoring the team’s Raul Garcia’s effort over and second goal during rnesto Valverde admitted was then rounded by Williams the English Premier Ehis gamble to rest Lionel but the angle proved too tight. League football Messi backfired yesterday as Finally, four minutes before Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to half-time, Ousmane Dembe- Athletic Bilbao to make it three le conceded possession and games without a victory. ’s cross was Messi came on in the 55th perfectly weighted to evade the minute at the and it scrambling at the was the Argentinian’s shot that back post, where De Marcos slid was turned in by another sub- the ball home. stitute, Munir El Haddadi, with Valverde waited until 10 min- six minutes left to play. utes after the break before in- By then, however, Oscar de troducing Messi and Busquets. Marcos had given Bilbao a de- Sergi and Arturo Vidal made served first-half lead and de- way, the latter with a glare and spite a late rally, Messi and Bar- Barcelona’s Argentinian forward (C) sits on the bench shake of the head. ca could not find a winner. Messi got to work. His bend- After drawing at home to to rest Messi with Spurs in mind, occasion, it didn’t come off.” ing free-kick looked destined for Girona and being beaten by along with . Valverde has certainly acted. the corner, only for De Marcos Leganes, Barca will head to Barca will surrender top spot Of the preferred 11 that started to head off the line and another Wembley to face Tottenham in La Liga if Real Madrid beat a 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven shot hit the post. in the Champions League on Atletico in the city derby later two weeks ago, eight have Munir replaced Dembele and Wednesday short of rhythm and on Saturday. Bilbao move up started at least one of the three made the difference. Messi shot lacking confidence. to 14th. “Leaving Messi on the games since on the bench. The twice, the first scrambled away The last time Bilbao took a bench is absolutely my respon- trouble is that seven of those by Simon but the second fizzed point at the Camp Nou, Val - sibility,” Valverde said. “He has have been required to come on across the face of goal for Munir verde was sitting in the away four games in 10 days and I as substitutes. to divert in. team’s dug-out, in 2004, during think it’s good for Leo to rest, Bilbao took the lead in the Barca wanted a winner and his first spell as Bilbao coach. like Busquets, thinking of the 41st minute and could have they had six minutes to find one. Now in charge at Barca, he Champions League. scored earlier. Inaki Williams’ There was to be no late drama, will have questions to answer, “I know it was the right de- attempted lob had Marc-Andre however, as Bilbao claimed a having made the bold decision cision. It was a risk and on this ter Stegen beaten but drifted well-deserved point.