Pujara’s ton Czech mates lifts India Kvitova and 16 Safarova17 in final SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015 Hammers nail Liverpool in english premier league Page 19 LONDON: Chelsea’s Gary Cahill (left) competes for the ball with Crystal Palace’s Connor Wickham during the English Premier League soccer match. — AP Ward stars as Palace shock Chelsea This result also meant Chelsea had lost twice ed just over in the 21st minute. but a rare attack of note saw them threaten in winger, following a fortunate ricochet, struck in the league this season after being beaten 3- Willian was off target for Chelsea before the 41st minute. Diego Costa, who was largely from eight yards out past Courtois. Chelsea 0 away to title rivals Manchester City a fort- Sako forced the first save by either goalkeeper. anonymous throughout, saw his shot pushed immediately sent for reinforcements with Chelsea 1 night ago and left them with a mere four A quick break found Sako, who scored the out by McCarthy before Cesc Fabregas’s Falcao thrown on but it could, and should, points from as many games this term. winner on his debut last week, and his low rebound was also kept out. have been all over in the 73rd minute as By contrast, Chelsea lost just three league drive from the angle was kept out by the foot Mourinho would have demanded more Bolasie sliced wide from close range following games in the whole of last season. Palace took of Thibaut Courtois. intensity from his side but Palace once again a Sako cross. Crystal Palace 2 the lead via Bacary Sako before substitute If Sako was presented with no more than a threatened as the lively Sako crossed but It was miss Palace looked like regretting Falcao hauled Chelsea level late on. But Ward half-chance, then Yohan Cabaye should have Connor Wickham could not manoeuvre his when Falcao stooped low to head home was Palace’s unlikely hero when he headed taken his clearcut opportunity in the 29th feet in time to connect. Pedro’s cross in the 79th minute. Mourinho LONDON: Joel Ward proved the unlikely home two minutes later as the south minute. Wilfried Zaha found space but could Sako then forced Courtois into a low save at urged his players to halt their celebrations to match-winner as Crystal Palace produced one Londoners won at Stamford Bridge for the first only shoot at Courtois from eight yards out. his near post. Chelsea, in a rare foray forward , get on with the job in hand of winning the of the shocks of the season to win 2-1 away to time since 1982. Chelsea, without the sus- Palace manager Alan Pardew’s expression saw Eden Hazard deflect wide before, from the game. Premier League champions Chelsea at pended John Terry, began slowly but finally on the touchline said it all and he knew his resulting corner, Gary Cahill’s header was But any hope of that was extinguished two Stamford Bridge yesterday. found their feet. After a concerted spell of £12 million ($18.4 million, 16.5 million euros) cleared off his own line by Sako. Then, barely minutes later by Ward. Bolasie’s cross saw Sako It was only the second time in 100 league pressure without ever testing Crystal Palace marquee signing should have handed the visi- 60 seconds later, Sako was up the other end to set the ball up for Ward to nod in into an emp- games under manager Jose Mourinho that goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, Pedro came closest tors the lead. open the scoring in the 65th minute. ty net as Chelsea slipped eight points behind Chelsea had lost at their west London home. to a breakthrough when his shot was deflect- Chelsea were struggling to find any fluency Yannick Bolasie crossed and the Mali league leaders Manchester City. —AFP City down Watford Spurs held by Everton Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker almost gifted Everton the lead when he trod on to set club record Tottenham 0 the ball, setting Tom Cleverley in on goal, only for the midfielder’s powerful shot to be pushed away by Hugo Lloris. struggled in the first half despite plenty of possession. Kane’s malaise continued when he Pellegrini had warned in his programme notes that squandered a golden opportunity to open Quique Flores would bring a disciplined, hard-work- Everton 0 the scoring in the 23rd minute. Ryan Man City 2 ing side to Eastlands and he was proved right. Mason’s slide-rule pass sent Kane clear on Watford were well-organised and difficult to break goal, but Everton keeper Tim Howard down, with Etienne Capoue and Valon Behrami work- blocked his weak effort. Moments later, ing hard in midfield to shield the back four. Pellegrini’s LONDON: Tottenham remain without a Chadli’s perfectly-weight pass picked out side had to be patient, even as they enjoyed plenty of Premier League win this season after Harry Watford 0 Mason, but the midfielder’s angled low possession, but after a frustrating opening 20 min- Kane failed to end his goal drought in a 0-0 shot was saved by Howard’s legs. utes, they began to create chances. draw against Everton yesterday. Howard’s heroics continued as the Aleksandar Kolarov lifted a free kick over the bar Mauricio Pochettino’s side find them- American veteran made a fine finger-tip MANCHESTER: Manchester City set a club record of and, moments later, Craig Cathcart got across to selves down in 15th place with three draws save to push Toby Alderwierweld’s header 10 successive league victories by maintaining their block when Fernandinho and Yaya Toure combined and a defeat following the White Hart Lane over the bar midway through the first half. 100 per cent start to the season with a 2-0 win over to send in Raheem Sterling down the right. stalemate. It is a worrying opening for the Everton suffered a blow just before half- Watford at Eastlands yesterday. Gradually, City began to find cracks in Watford’s north Londoners, whose major concerns time when Cleverley was stretchered off Raheem Sterling’s first competitive goal for City defence and Heurelho Gomes saved the visitors twice revolve around the poor form of England with what looked like a serious ankle since his £49 million ($75.4 million, 67.4 million euros) in quick succession just before the half-hour mark. striker Kane and the club’s failure to pro- injury. move from Liverpool set up the win early in the sec- Firstly, the former Tottenham goalkeeper got down vide him with quality support. Tottenham substitute Dele Alli almost ond half, before Fernandinho added a second with a quickly to hold Bacary Sagna’s snap shot after Vincent In the 11 appearances before his made an instant impression in the second fierce drive to end the newly-promoted visitors’ Kompany had touched a Jesus Navas corner into his England debut last season Kane scored 14 half when he latched onto a poor touch unbeaten league start. path. goals, yet in the 12 appearances since net- MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Sergio from Gareth Barry to prod Mason through Manuel Pellegrini’s side are three points clear at Then Gomes got lucky, with Sterling racing clear ting on his full international debut in Aguero (right) fights for the ball against on goal but his low shot was saved by the top of the table after winning their first four to shoot under the ‘keeper, whose touch did just March, he has netted just twice and is still Watford’s Valon Behrami during the English Howard. league matches of the season without conceding a enough to turn the ball wide as it squirmed beyond waiting to get off the mark this term. Premier League soccer match. — AP Kane misfired again, Chadli blazed over goal. The run of 10 victories, stretching back to April, his dive. Much of the pre-match focus was on from the rebound, then Alli had a penalty beat a record set in 1912. They were patient in break- Fernandinho’s industry matched the prodigious Within 90 seconds of the restart, his team were in Everton defender John Stones, who this appeal turned down as Pochettino’s side ing down a dogged but limited Watford side, and by work rate of Watford’s midfielders, and he nipped in front, with Silva involved. The Spain international week saw his transfer request rejected as tried in vain to break the deadlock. the end of the match were showing the attacking moments before half-time to dispossess Almen Abdi played a pass wide for Sagna to cross in low and the Toffees fight to keep the England inter- Jan Vertonghen was next to try his luck verve which has made them the early favourites to and play in Sergio Aguero, who showed wonderful Sterling burst between Cathcart and Sebastian Prodl national from joining Chelsea. with a dipping strike that Howard pushed win the title. speed of thought and technique on the edge of the to turn in his first City goal from six yards. It was a goal Stones had plenty of work to do in the over before Kane had a goal disallowed for City are about to add to that threat with the £52 penalty area to shoot just wide on the turn. Pellegrini that visibly deflated Watford, and gave Pellegrini’s first half as Tottenham dominated from the offside. Everton’s Kevin Mirallas almost million signing from Wolfsburg of Kevin De Bruyne, withdrew Navas at half-time in an attacking reshuffle, side the platform on which to secure victory.