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Sports 31-10-2016.Qxp Layout 1 Kuwait female Cibulkova beats shooters win three Kerber to win medals16 in UAE WTA19 Finals MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2016 Bangladesh post historic Test victory against England Page 17 SOUTHAMPTON: Chelsea’s Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic (2nd L) wins a header during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England yesterday. Chelsea won the game 2-0. — AFP Costa sparkles as Chelsea down Saints 2015, when they were on the verge of lifting against the Hammers, that proved the most the penalty box he had threatened from goal from Saints captain Jose Fonte as he the title under Jose Mourinho. While it is too significant team change. Just seconds after before, and this time he tricked Steven stretched to clear from Costa.Costa wasn’t to Southampton 0 early to predict another Chelsea charge to kick-off, the Belgium midfielder underlined Davis with an astute cutback before drilling be denied however and the Spain forward the title, the Blues have hit a promising vein his threat with a clever run and cut back on a low shot past Forster. doubled Chelsea’s lead in the 55th minute. of form since Conte switched to his preferred the right side of the penalty area that ended It was the first time Hazard had scored in Taking a short pass from Hazard 25 yards system with a three-man defence. with Costa unable to prod past Saints goal- three consecutive league games for Chelsea, from goal, Costa set his sights and Chelsea 2 Their win on the south-coast lifted them keeper Fraser Forster. Southampton boss but Southampton recovered their compo- unleashed a majestic shot that curled past above Tottenham into fourth place in the Claude Puel should have been well aware of sure and almost grabbed an equaliser when Forster into the far corner for his eighth SOUTHAMPTON: Diego Costa’s sublime table and within one point of leaders the need to stifle Hazard after working with Dusan Tadic’s low free-kick was turned away Chelsea goal this season. Conte’s team were strike sealed Chelsea’s 2-0 success against Manchester City. Southampton remain in the Chelsea star when he was a teenager at by Thibaut Courtois. Hazard remained a in complete control now and Costa nearly Southampton on Sunday as the Blues mid-table after a first defeat in six league French club Lille. menace and brought Forster into action made it three when he volleyed narrowly chalked up a fourth successive Premier games stalled their recent fine run. with a low shot from the edge of the area. wide at the near post before Hazard’s drive League victory. Costa doubled Chelsea’s lead After making a host of changes for the MENACE That was the signal for Chelsea to turn up drew a smart stop from Forster. with a fine finish from 25 yards after Eden midweek League Cup defeat at West Ham, But if Puel had warned his players, they the heat and Costa should have scored just Charlie Austin thought he’d given Hazard had put Antonio Conte’s side ahead Conte returned to the line-up that thrashed clearly failed to take note because Hazard before half-time when he fired straight at Southampton a late lifeline when he rifled early in the first half at St Mary’s. Inflicting Manchester United last weekend, which was barely opposed as he put Chelsea Forster from Nemanja Matic’s pass. A sweep- the ball under Courtois, but his effort was Southampton’s first home league defeat meant captain John Terry was back on the ahead in the sixth minute. Allowed to ing Chelsea move early in the featured eye- ruled out for offside as Chelsea’s revamped since February gave Chelsea four league bench.For the all focus on Terry’s omission, it advance unchecked onto a Victor Moses catching passes from N’Golo Kante and rearguard secured a fourth successive wins in a row for the first time since April was the presence of Hazard, who didn’t start pass, Hazard glided into the same area of Marcos Alonso and almost brought an own league clean-sheet. — AFP Barkley strikes to answer critics West Ham should have gone one-up in the 12th minute as a deft pass by Dimitri Payet slipped Pedro Obiang free in Everton 2 the box but he completely miscued his shot as it ballooned over the bar. The hosts produced some sparkling attacking football after the early West Ham forays into their own half none West Ham 0 more so than when Costa Rican Bryan Oviedo nipped in to win a ball that the West Ham defence should have dealt LIVERPOOL: Ross Barkley’s excellent goal sealed an impres- with. He looked up and found Barkley free in the box but sive 2-0 win for Everton over West Ham in their Premier his goalbound effort was brilliantly turned away by goal- League clash yesterday ending a four match winless run in keeper Adrian. the league. For Barkley-who had been dropped both from Gueye, though, showed less alertness in defence as he the England squad and the Everton starting line-up this had to resort to tugging at Obaing’s shirt bringing him to season as his form dipped-it was his first goal since the the ground and earning himself a booking which rules him opening day of the season against Spurs. Belgian interna- out of next weekend’s clash with Chelsea. The hosts took tional Romelu Lukaku-who set up 22-year-old Barkley for the lead five minutes into the second-half as Winston Reid’s his goal-had opened the scoring for the hosts with his 50th poor clearance was played back into the Hammers box. Yet for the club. It also maintained his extraordinary record again the extra hunger of the Everton players played a against the Hammers as it was his ninth goal in as many decisive role as Yannick Bolasie charged into the area and Premier League matches against them since he moved to got to the ball ahead of Reid after Adrian had saved Everton. Seamus Coleman’s shot-his perfectly delivered cross was Everton stay sixth, just five points off the top trio of headed into the empty net by Lukaku. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool-West Ham stay Robles then produced a spectacular diving save to deny firmly in the bottom half of the table three points above Mark Noble as West Ham turned on the pressure searching the relegation places. Everton manager Ronald Koeman for the equaliser. That was as good as it got for West Ham said he was pleased with Barkley’s performance but added as Barkley’s magic produced the decisive second goal 15 he needed to be more aware on the pitch of what was minutes from time. The England international gained pos- required of him. “It was a total team performance today,” session looked up and saw Lukaku breaking free down the the Dutchman told Sky Sports. “Ross Barkley had more right and found him with a perfect long pass. impact in the last part of our attacking, not only in scoring The Belgian dallied long enough for Barkley to make but he was dangerous throughout. up the ground and then produced the perfect cross for “That’s what the team needs. He can be very good, but the midfielder to beat Adrian with a half volley, celebrat- it is all about knowing what you need to do. Sometimes I ing by beating his chest and tugging at his shirt in answer LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Ross Barkley scores his side’s second goal, during the English Premier League soccer have to shout too much, he needs to run more.” to his critics. — AFP match between Everton and West Ham United, at Goodison Park, in Liverpool, England, yesterday. — AP.
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