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MANCHESTER: Didier Drogba scored his first Eto’o slams double as Man United 1 goal Everton down Burnley since his return to Chelsea, and his first for BURNLEY: Samuel the club in two-and-a- Eto’o scored twice as Chelsea 1 half years, but a dramatic Burnley 1 Everton won 3-1 away late equaliser from to Burnley yesterday to earned leave the promoted Manchester United a side still searching for point in an exciting 1-1 draw at Old Trafford yesterday. Everton 3 their first Premier The Dutchman was on hand in the 94th minute after League win this season. Branislav Ivanovic brought down Angel Di Maria near Victory saw Roberto the corner flag, earning his second booking and a red Martinez’s power into card in the process. the top half of the table Di Maria’s resulting free-kick found Marouane Fellaini but the result left Burnley mired firmly in the relegation zone. whose powerful header was superbly saved by Chelsea Eto’o gave Everton a fourth-minute lead at Turf Moor goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, only for van Persie to before Burnley striker Danny Ings, seizing on a mistake by Romelu Lukaku, equalised in the 20th minute. show lightning quick reflexes and power the rebound But nine minutes after his error, Lukaku restored back into the Chelsea goal from a dozen yards. Everton’s lead before veteran Cameroon striker Eto’o put the Until that point, Jose Mourinho had seemed likely to result beyond doubt in the 86th minute. secure a victory over Louis van Gaal, the manager for Far from looking tired after their Europa League draw whom he had worked for three years as a coach at away to Lille in midweek, Everton were quickly out of the Barcelona, and collect the three points which would blocks against their Lancashire rivals. have moved his side six points clear at the top of the Leon Osman found Leighton Baines on the left and the table, eight ahead of defending champions Manchester full-back’s cross was headed powerfully by Eto’o past Clarets City. goalkeeper Tom Heaton and went in off the crossbar. Drogba had not been much in evidence until the Everton were in complete control, dominating posses- 53rd minute goal that was a vintage example of the fin- sion, until Lukaku inexplicably gave the ball away to ishing that made him a Stamford Bridge legend. Burnley’s Lukas Jutkiewicz, whose precise through ball to The breakthrough came from a corner, won after Ings allowed the forward to run through on goal. David de Gea made a superb save to keep out Eden Ings then showed plenty of composure and class to Hazard after the midfielder had exchanged passes with round Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard before slotting the Drogba and bore down on goal only to be denied from ball into an unguarded net. 12 yards. An encouraged Burnley pressed forward and Scott However, Chelsea did not have long to wait to make Arfield’s volley went just past Howard’s post. amends. From Cesc Fabregas’s corner, Drogba lost his But it was not long before Lukaku atoned for his earlier marker Rafael and steered a powerful, angled header error, the Belgium striker receiving the ball from Steven OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United’s Rafael (right) and Chris Smalling fight for the ball against Chelsea’s Eden Hazard (left) into the United goal via the head of van Persie. It was a Naismith and then turning Burnley’s Jason Shackell. — AFP during the English Premier League soccer match. — AP stunning start to the second half following an even opening period. Van Gaal and Mourinho hugged warmly in the United dug-out before proceedings got underway at Newcastle on the rise after seeing off Spurs the end of a week in which the two high-profile man- agers had spoken extensively of their mutual respect. struck the equaliser and Perez sealed the win in and maintained the fluency they showed mid- reach but while they continued to dominate Chelsea enjoyed the bulk of the possession although the 58th minute with his first goal since arriving week as they quickly took control yesterday. possession, they failed to test Newcastle goal- de Gea had little to concern him, a fact that gave United Tottenham 1 from Tenerife during the last transfer window. Christian Eriksen flashed an early shot keeper Tim Krul frequently enough. renewed belief as the half progressed. For Tottenham, the euphoria surrounding across the face of goal and Jan Vertonghen And their faltering efforts in front of goal Adnan Januzaj received and returned a pass to van ’s ‘rabona’ wonder-goal in the mid- blasted a long range shot over the bar in a one- were summed up when Eriksen picked out week 5-1 Europa League win over Asteras sided opening. Chadli, unmarked on the left of the box, with a Persie whose shot was superbly saved by Courtois Tripolis was quickly forgotten and the home Newcastle’s Jack Colback met Spurs goal- precise chipped free-kick only for the Belgium before di Maria’s cross was met by the Dutchman’s Newcastle 2 supporters greeted the final whistle with a cho- keeper Hugo Lloris’s unconvincing punched international to volley high into the stands. header, forcing the Chelsea goalkeeper into a catch at rus of boos after Mauricio Pochettino’s side suf- clearance from Moussa Sissoko’s cross but Newcastle’s first-half display had been dis- full stretch. As the half wore on, however, there were fered a third home league defeat of the season. could only slice his shot wide. mal and Pardew responded by introducing signs that United were beginning to struggle to cope : Newcastle United moved out of the Pochettino acknowledged before the game And that miss looked as it would prove cost- Ameobi and Remy Cabella for the ineffective with Chelsea’s attacking threat, not least at a 36th bottom three of the Premier League after sec- Newcastle would arrive at with ly when moments later Adebayor headed Gabriel Obertan and Vurnon Anita. minute Fabregas corner when Chris Smalling appeared ond-half goals from and Ayoze their confidence boosted by last weekend’s vic- Tottenham into the lead. He started the move, And the impact of the changes was felt to wrestle Ivanovic to the ground, only for referee Phil Perez secured a 2-1 victory over Tottenham tory over Leicester City. However, the loss of playing in Nacer Chadli who worked his way immediately from the kick-off with Colback’s Dowd to ignore the visitors’ appeals for a penalty. Hotspur at White Hart Lane yesterday. Papiss Cisse, Newcastle’s leading scorer, to into the Newcastle penalty area before seeing excellent pass inside Spurs defender Eric Dier Before the interval, Oscar also set up Drogba for his first It was Newcastle’s first away win since injury deflated the mood of the north-east side his shot blocked. allowing Ameobi to surge into the box and fin- chance of the game although the Chelsea legend shot March and came a week after they recorded with Cheick Tiote and Emmanuel Riviere also Eriksen latched on to the loose ball and also ish past Lloris. too close to de Gea from only 10 yards. their first league victory of the season to ease failing to recover in time to make the trip to saw his effort deflect away towards Ryan Pochettino’s side appeared stunned while Chelsea looked a more potent attacking force at the the pressure on under-fire manager Alan London. Mason whose measured cross picked out a rejuvenated Newcastle were transformed. beginning of the second-half and Marcos Rojo was Pardew. Tottenham, who started the day in 10th Adebayor at the far post where the Togo inter- And they found a way through the home had given Tottenham forced into early action to deny Hazard at the end of an spot, have suffered from inconsistency national rose unmarked to head back across defence a second time in the 58th minute enterprising move. an 18th minute lead but the game was trans- throughout the opening weeks of the cam- goal and inside the far post. when Sissoko pressed forward from midfield Fellaini just missed the target from the edge of the formed six seconds into the second half when paign but they came into this game having That should have been the springboard for and found Cabella, whose cross was headed in Ameobi, introduced as a half-time substitute, won their last three games at White Hart Lane Tottenham to put the game out of the visitors’ by Perez. — AFP area, following a lay-off from Smalling, but the goal fol- lowed within a minute. With Mourinho spending the entire 90 minutes on his feet in the technical area-a stark contrast to van Gaal who remained seated throughout-the Chelsea manager might have enjoyed a more relaxing final half hour if Willian’s 22-yard shot had not been well held by de Gea. Ivanovic also threatened with a powerful and skilful run into the United area before his driven cross-shot just evaded Hazard and the far post. Willian also came close again, this time creating space for himself on the edge of the United area before planting a weighted shot just wide. Such missed opportunities would prove costly as United pressed for the equaliser, with van Persie forcing a strong save from Courtois and substitute James Wilson heading onto the roof of the net in the closing stages. — AFP

EPL results/standings Burnley 1 (Ings 20) Everton 3 (Eto’o 4, 86, Lukaku 29); Manchester United 1 (Van Persie 90+4) Chelsea 1 (Drogba 53); Tottenham 1 (Adebayor 18) Newcastle 2 (Ameobi 46, Perez 58).

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English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 9 7 2 0 24 9 23 Southampton 9 6 1 2 20 5 19 Man City 9 5 2 2 19 10 17 West Ham 9 5 1 3 17 12 16 Arsenal 9 3 5 1 15 11 14 Swansea 9 4 2 3 13 10 14 Liverpool 9 4 2 3 13 12 14 Man Utd 9 3 4 2 16 13 13 Everton 9 3 3 3 19 17 12 Hull 9 2 5 2 13 13 11 Tottenham 9 3 2 4 11 13 11 Stoke 9 3 2 4 8 10 11 West Brom 9 2 4 3 12 13 10 Newcastle 9 2 4 3 10 15 10 Aston Villa 8 3 1 4 4 12 10 Crystal Palace 9 2 3 4 13 16 9 Leicester 9 2 3 4 11 15 9 Sunderland 9 1 5 3 8 17 8 Burnley 9 0 5 4 5 16 4 QPR 8 1 1 6 6 18 4