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LIVERPOOL: Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Ramires (right) scores his team’s fifth goal past Everton’s US goalkeeper Tim Howard (left) during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Chelsea yesterday. — AFP Chelsea overpower Everton in goalfest

Fabregas after only 36 seconds before Ramires teed up Branislav Ivanovic to drill a low shot past Everton 3 Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard. But Kevin Mirallas reduced the arrears with a fine header on the stroke of half-time and when Everton right-back Seamus Coleman slid an Eden Hazard Chelsea 6 cross into his own goal in the 67th minute, it her- alded a flurry of five goals in 10 minutes. Two minutes later Steven Naismith hit back for the hosts to make it 3-2 and although Nemanja Matic then restored the visitors’ two- LONDON: Chelsea overpowered Everton 6-3 in a goal cushion, Samuel Eto’o marked his first remarkable game yesterday to preserve their Everton appearance since leaving Chelsea by 100 percent record in the Premier League, after heading home. Ramires gathered a pass from Manchester City were stunned by Stoke City. Matic and toed the ball past Howard to make it Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea led 2-0, 3-1, and 4-2, 5-3, and after Mirallas had hit the post, Costa but Everton kept coming back at them and it exploited an error from Everton substitute was not until Diego Costa made it 6-3 with his Muhamed Besic to complete the scoring with a second goal in the last minute that the home classy finish. The result left Chelsea as one of side finally admitted defeat at an enraptured only two teams to have won their first three Goodison Park. games, along with Swansea City, although Chelsea were 2-0 up inside three minutes, Tottenham Hotspur can emulate them with vic- with Diego Costa tucking away a pass from Cesc tory over Liverpool today. — AFP Burnley frustrate Man United; Di Maria shines the penalty area. The United striker took the ball on his chest without stopping, but his Burnley 0 shot was well parried at close range by out- rushing goalkeeper Tom Heaton. Di Maria MANCHESTER: Stoke City’s English striker Peter Crouch (center) heads the ball clear during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City was at the heart of United’s next foray, taking and Stoke City yesterday —AFP a pass from Wayne Rooney and cutting the Man United 0 ball into the area for Juan Mata, who tripped over as he attempted to shoot. Burnley were City stunned as Diouf gives Stoke shock win by no means overawed by their neighbors, Aleksandar Kolarov and easily beat Fernandinho’s City and one which contrasted with Stoke’s deter- especially amid signs that United’s three- mistimed challenge before arriving in the area and mined performance. Louis van Gaal is still searching for BURNLEY: man defense have yet to come to terms with Man City 0 hitting the ball, low and right-footed, through the Nasri’s 51st minute shot was deflected just wide his first competitive win as Manchester their new formation under Van Gaal. legs of Hart, who will feel he could have done much of the Stoke goal and Sagna’s clever prodded pass United manager after a 0-0 draw at promot- One slack moment on 26 minutes better with his attempted save. Frustrated by an set up Toure whose effort was parried up, and onto ed Burnley in the Premier League yesterday. allowed Jones a fierce snapshot from the excellent game-plan implemented by Hughes and the roof of the net, by Begovic. The corner led to United’s record signing Angel di Maria, who edge of the area that De Gea was able to the visitors’ committed concentration and defending, Diouf’s extraordinary goal which, in turn, handed at £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million Stoke 1 push over the bar only because it came the champions created few openings as their 100 Stoke added belief that they could record their first euros) cost more than Burnley have spent on straight at him. Then Tyler Blackett, who had percent winning start came to an unexpected end. top-flight win at City in 34 years. Indeed, five minutes transfer fees in their 132-year history, made a appeared to be adapting well, was caught after taking the lead, Stoke almost doubled the lively debut but went off after 69 minutes. out by Scott Arfield, who cut inside, only to Manchester City crashed to a shock 1- advantage with substitute Peter Odemwingie cross- Sean Dyche’s underdogs, who cost only MANCHESTER: Flowing move see his low shot deflected for a fruitless cor- 0 defeat against Stoke as Senegal striker Mame Biram After 11 minutes, Samir Nasri gathered a square ing from the right and Diouf missing the ball by a £5 million to assemble, nevertheless ner. matched their more illustrious opponents- Diouf stunned the Premier League champions yester- pass from Bacary Sagna and unleashed a snap-shot fraction as he slid into the six-yard area. Predictably, United were also bereft of cohesion in day. Manuel Pellegrini’s team were beaten on home which goalkeeper Asmir Begovic turned away from City’s response was frantic as substitutes Edin Dzeko who had lost 4-0 at third-tier Milton Keynes attack, with a lack of understanding Dons in the League Cup in mid-week-and turf for the first time in the league since February his goal smartly. But it was not until stoppage-time in and Jesus Navas came off the bench. between van Persie and Mata diluting their thanks to Diouf’s fine solo run and a poor piece of that first period that Stoke’s goal was threatened Dzeko threatened on a couple of occasions soon went closest to scoring. The visitors were for- threat, and their frustration boiled over tunate not to be trailing as early as the third goalkeeping from City’s Joe Hart in the second half at again in a flowing move that had been all too rare after his arrival and Aguero worked an opening for when Darren Fletcher was booked for tug- Eastlands. Diouf is a former Manchester United player from the hosts over the first 45 minutes. himself with a shot that deflected onto the arm of minute, when a free-kick conceded by Phil ging back Ings by his shirt. United, playing Jones on the edge of the area saw former who failed to make the grade at Old Trafford, but he Sergio Aguero slipped a pass through the area for Marc Wilson, although referee Lee Mason correctly towards the end where their supporters returned to Manchester in style, netting Stoke’s first the overlapping full-back Kolarov who sprinted to turned down the resulting penalty appeal. As City United midfielder Dave Jones strike the bar. stood, went close to taking the lead on 58 goal at City in seven visits in the Premier League era the by-line and pulled the ball back for Yaya Toure pressed, Stoke were presented with the occasional An error soon after from Jonny Evans, one of minutes when Rooney lobbed the ball into to give Potters boss Mark Hughes a sweet victory over whose shot, from the corner of the six-yard area, was opportunity on the counter-attack and Peter Crouch the main culprits for the defeat at MK Dons, the penalty area and Ben Mee half-cleared the club that sacked him in 2009. tipped over acrobatically by Begovic. Those half- headed down, and narrowly wide, from Phil forced United goalkeeper David de Gea to the danger with a header. The ball fell kindly The 26-year-old, brought to England by Alex chances aside, City failed to find the enterprising Bardsley’s 72nd minute cross, before the action improvise a save with his feet from the alert to van Persie, but the Dutchman’s drilled Ferguson in 2009 but limited to a handful of substi- football that has become such a feature of their returned to the other end with Toure’s shot wrong Danny Ings. shot was cleared off the line by Dean tute appearances in his time with United, collected a home performances in recent seasons, and helped footing Begovic but diverting just wide. To com- Di Maria showed the calibre of his pass- Marney. Two minutes later van Persie drifted headed clearance from a corner midway inside his contribute to six consecutive home wins against pound a miserable afternoon for the champions, ing with a fine ball from deep after 15 min- a header a foot over the bar as the visitors own half and set off towards the City goal. Showing Stoke in the Premier League by a combined 15-0 Toure was cautioned late on for simulation as he utes that found Robin van Persie racing into belatedly flexed their muscles. — AFP eye-catching pace, Diouf proved too quick for scoreline. It was a strangely lethargic display from attempted to win a penalty from Erik Pieters. — AFP