Venus wins Messi-less Barca Wuhan17 Open beaten18 by Sevilla SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015 Blatter’s survival in doubt after sponsors’ quit call Page 17 MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero (centre) scores past Newcastle’s Chancel Mbemba during the English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad Stadium. — AFP Five-goal Aguero fires City on top and Aguero’s display was all the more stun- Silva and beating Tim Krul via a slight ment, all Newcastle’s hard work of the first previous outing. In the 18th minute, Kevin ning as he had failed to find the net since a deflection off Yoan Gouffran. Barely a half being spectacularly undone, and it was Mbabu’s left-wing cross found its way to Man City 6 home win over Chelsea in August. minute later Aguero completed his hat- about to get worse. Georginio Wijnaldum, who turned the ball After cancelling out an effort from trick, in a time of under nine minutes that On the hour, Aguero scored his fourth back into the area for Mitrovic to head in Aleksandar Mitrovic just before half-time, made it the fifth-fastest treble since the goal, and City’s fifth, from another Silva from eight yards. Aguero led a second-half assault on the Premier League was founded. assist, which gave him the time and space There were other chances for the visitors Newcastle 1 Newcastle goal that was devastating in its De Bruyne’s excellent through-ball to steady himself and curl a perfectly- and Joe Hart was forced to save well at the attacking aggression and effectiveness. exposed one of the increasingly glaring judged attempt into the bottom-right cor- feet of Mitrovic after 27 minutes, which was When the dust subsided, City were back on holes in the visiting back line and Aguero ner. Mercifully for Steve McClaren’s to prove a key moment in the outcome of top of the division, with Newcastle 15 was not going to be denied with a finish Newcastle, the scoring frenzy was about to the match. Aguero was taken off to a hero’s MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero turned in a points below them at the foot of the table. that he lifted over the oncoming goalkeep- end, but not before City had claimed their reception shortly after his fifth goal and City remarkable goal-scoring performance by Aguero opened his account in the 42nd er. De Bruyne claimed the next goal in the sixth goal and Aguero, inevitably, a fifth. could have added more to the rout as the netting five times in 20 minutes as minute as David Silva chipped to the far 53rd minute, making it 4-1, to gain an indi- De Bruyne created the opening with a minutes ticked away. Manchester City came from behind to rout post, Fernandinho headed the ball back vidual reward for his endeavors. A right- low cross from the left flank and Aguero slid De Bruyne curled a shot just wide and Newcastle United 6-1 yesterday. across goal and the City forward headed wing cross from substitute Jesus Navas the ball home. There had been no indication substitute Kelechi Iheancho had an effort Only four other players in post-1992 home powerfully from just inside the six- found the Belgian on the corner of the six- of the drama to come as City struggled dur- punched away acrobatically by Krul as Premier League history-Andrew Cole, Alan yard area. Four minutes into the second half, yard box and a slightly mis-hit volley gave ing a first half in which they fell behind to Newcastle endured another miserable after- Shearer, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Aguero put City in front for the first time on Krul no chance in the Newcastle goal. McClaren’s team, who were looking to build noon and their wait for a first win of the sea- Berbatov-had scored five times in one game the afternoon, gathering a pass from David The game was becoming an embarrass- upon a battling draw with Chelsea on their son continued. — AFP Chelsea woes deepen Arnautovic lifts Stoke that lost 3-2 at Liverpool last weekend Mourinho’s career and the manager this week found with Jose Angel Crespo and Jordan himself in the unfamiliar position of being forced to Aston Villa 0 Veretout coming in for Jack Grealish and Chelsea 1 defend his methods following reports of discontent Carlos Sanchez, who were on the bench. within his squad. Midfielder Ashley Westwood made his The failure to beat struggling Newcastle United 100th Premier League appearance for the seven days previously had summed up Chelsea’s Birmingham club. Hughes brought on problems, with Mourinho describing the first-half dis- Stoke 1 Southampton 3 Senegalese forward Mame Biram Diouf, play at St James’ Park as being “on a scale of one to 10, who scored the winning goal against minus one”. That was followed by defeat at Porto in Bournemouth, in place of injured Xherdan the Champions League and the Portuguese reacted BIRMINGHAM: Marko Arnautovic secured Shaqiri. by making four changes. Skipper John Terry returned successive wins for under pressure Stoke Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gana LONDON: Chelsea’s disastrous season continued with to make only his second start in six games, while boss Mark Hughes yesterday with the only Gueye fired wide with Villa’s best chance of a 3-1 home defeat by Southampton yesterday that Radamel Falcao was handed his first league start of goal at fellow Premier League strugglers left Jose Mourinho’s Premier League champions 10 the season in place of the suspended Diego Costa. the first half. Arnautovic thought he had Aston Villa. points off the pace in 16th place. After the recent turmoil, Chelsea needed an early scored after 34 minutes off a cross from Having taken an early lead through Willian, break to settle any nerves and it came after just 10 It maintained Hughes’s winning record Spanish forward Bojan Krkic, but was ruled Mourinho’s side collapsed alarmingly, with Steven minutes when Willian punished the visitors after Oriol at Villa Park as the visitors also claimed offside. But the Austrian made no mistake their first Premier League away win since on 55 minutes when he picked up a Glen Davis levelling for Ronald Koeman’s team before sec- Romeu had fouled Eden Hazard. LONDON: Southampton teammates cele- February. Johnson through ball. Micah Richards ond-half goals from Sadio Mane and Graziano Pelle Curling the free-kick in from the left-hand side of brate after scoring during the English Arnautovic had a goal disallowed but headed wide immediately after as Villa wrapped up the win. the box, the Brazilian directed the set-piece beyond Premier League soccer match against the Austrian forward got the winner 10 desperately searched for the leveller. Mourinho had suffered just one home league goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and into the top- Chelsea at Stamford Bridge stadium. — AP defeat in over four seasons at Chelsea coming into right corner. minutes after the break to give Stoke their Grealish replaced Joleon Lescott at the the season, but has now already seen his side beaten Had Oscar managed to beat Stekelenburg with a the chance to mark his return to Stamford Bridge with second win after last week’s success over break but he failed to spark the side with twice at Stamford Bridge during the current cam- curling shot midway through the half, the home side a goal, only for the left-back to be denied by Asmir Bournemouth to move to 14th with nine Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland saving paign, following an earlier defeat by Crystal Palace in might have gone on to dominate. Begovic. The equaliser came two minutes before the points from eight games. Rudy Gestede’s low drive on 66 minutes- August. Instead, though, they allowed Southampton to interval when Pelle held off Gary Cahill and chested The pressure is mounting on counter- the first time he was tested by the hosts. There were few signs Chelsea are ready to return come back into the game with Koeman’s side grow- Jose Fonte’s long ball into the path of Davis, who part Tim Sherwood as jeers rang out As the clock ticket down, Gana Gueye struck the ball on the full past Begovic from 20 yards. to the form that saw them cruise to last season’s title ing in confidence and fuelled by a sense of injustice around Villa Park following a sixth defeat smashed a free-kick into the wall in stop- Chelsea’s belief appeared to have disappeared when and the growing discontent around the club was when a strong appeal for a penalty was turned down in eight games that left them stuck in the page time as Villa matched their worst apparent when home supporters greeted the final after Mane appeared to have been tripped by the game resumed after the break and it took another relegation zone. excellent Begovic save and a block by Gary Cahill to ever start to a top-flight season going whistle with a chorus of boos. Ramires. Mane was becoming increasingly influential Villa made two changes to the team back 19 years. — AFP By his own admission, this is the worst spell of and his threaded pass presented Ryan Bertrand with repel efforts from Mane. — AFP.