SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016 SPORTS Defoe hits milestone in Sunderland win who had yet to keep a clean sheet this season, turned behind an early shot from Sunderland 3 Dieumerci Mbokani, with his opposite number David Marshall fortunate not to concede a penalty after clattering Duncan Watmore. Hull City 0 Sam Clucas forced Pickford into another save low down, but Defoe gave Sunderland the lead with a typically clinical finish. The 34-year-old latched onto a flick-on SUNDERLAND: Jermain Defoe scored his from Watmore and ghosted past Curtis 150th Premier League goal yesterday as Davies and Ahmed Elmohamady before Sunderland climbed off the foot of the guiding past Marshall for his seventh goal table with a 3-0 win over fellow strugglers of the campaign. Hull City, in a match held up by floodlight Anichebe almost added a quick-fire sec- failure. The former England striker fired ond when his effort flashed just wide, while Sunderland ahead on 34 minutes at the Watmore drew a smart save from Marshall inappropriately named Stadium of Light before the match was delayed for 10 min- before Victor Anichebe struck twice in the utes at the start of the second half when second half to seal a second straight win there was a blackout in the stadium. for David Moyes’s side. When the lights came back on Ryan The result moved the Black Cats above Mason spurned a chance to equalise after Swansea City, who drew 1-1 at Everton, but Snodgrass broke away down the left, and they are still three points from safety. Hull Anichebe made them pay by drilling in remain in 18th place and have lost seven of Sunderland’s second on 62 minutes. their last eight games under Mike Phelan. It was the first time the Nigeria interna- Despite being less than a third of the tional had scored in back-to-back league way through the season, the importance of games since September 2012, but Saturday’s clash was clear to both sides, Anichebe wasn’t finished. LONDON: Manchester City’s Yaya Toure, centre left, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match who will likely face a long battle against rel- After Davies was denied brilliantly by between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park stadium in London, yesterday. —AP egation. Anichebe shrugged off a rib injury Pickford and Patrick van Aanholt twice sustained in the 2-1 win at Bournemouth cleared off the line to add to Hull’s frustra- last time out to retain his place in the tions, Anichebe powered in the hosts’ third Sunderland side, while Robert Snodgrass on 84 minutes. Toure at the double as returned for Hull, who handed a Premier The only blot to Sunderland’s copy book League debut to 17-year-old defender Josh was the late dismissal of Senegalese Tymon. defender Papy Djilobodji for a second yel- Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, low card. —AFP Man City beat Palace collision between City keeper Claudio Bournemouth stop the Bravo and club captain Vincent Kompany, Man City 2 who was shadowing the run of Palace strik- Matches on TV rot with Stoke win er Christian Benteke. Kompany’s head was rocked back by a (Local Timings) combination of his keeper’s right knee and the 26th minute when Ake, unmarked in Crystal Palace 1 thigh. It appeared to be more a case of English Premier League the six-yard area, headed home Junior whiplash than concussion. Middlesbrough v Chelsea 19:00 Bournemouth 1 Stanislas’s free-kick. He continued for five minutes before drop- beIN SPORTS 2 HD Stoke improved as the half wore on and LONDON: Yaya Toure marked his first Premier ping to his haunches and having to be led it needed a goal-line clearance from Steve beIN SPORTS 11 HD EN League game of the season by scoring both of from the field, the latest in a depressing series Cook to keep out Shawcross’s header Manchester City’s goals in a 2-1 win away to Spanish League Primera Div Stoke City 0 before Ake blocked a goalbound effort of early departures from matches for the 30- Crystal Palace yesterday. from Wilfried Bony. year-old. Kompany will be doubtful for City’s Deportivo v Espanyol 14:00 Early in the second half, Australian goal- Toure’s goals, allied to a strutting display Champions League trip to Borussia beIN SPORTS 3 HD STOKE-ON-TRENT: Nathan Ake’s first-half keeper Adam Federici kept the score at 1-0 patrolling a City midfield of which he used to Moenchengladbach as a result. There was lit- Valencia v Granada 18:15 header saw Bournemouth record their first by pushing away a header from Bony, with be the leader, saw the Ivory Coast midfielder tle else of note in an insipid first half. That the beIN SPORTS 3 HD away win of the season in the Premier the rebound leading to a controversial make a compelling case to manager Pep second period was more open and exciting Gijon v Real Sociedad 20:30 League as they beat Stoke City 1-0 yester- penalty decision. Guardiola as the visitors maintained their title owed much to the bravery of Palace manager beIN SPORTS 3 HD day. Victory was the south coast side’s first As Bojan retrieved the loose ball, challenge at Selhurst Park. Alan Pardew, who took off ineffective winger Bilbao v Villarreal 2245 Toure has been effectively frozen out since in three league games after they lost to Bournemouth captain Simon Francis Andros Townsend and gave Benteke a strike beIN SPORTS 3 HD Middlesbrough and Sunderland prior to stepped on his foot and the Spaniard dra- Guardiola’s pre-season arrival at Eastlands. partner in Wickham. the international break. Stoke, however, matically flung himself to the ground. Apart from a Champions League outing That change stretched the play and Italian Calcio League Serie A missed a great chance to equalise at the He got up to take the ensuing spot-kick against Steaua Bucharest in August-largely meant more chances were created at both start of the second half when Bojan Krkic but smashed the ball against the bar. Sampdoria v Sassuolo 14:30 irrelevant after City’s 5-0 win in the away leg- ends of the pitch. It also gave Jason struck a penalty against the crossbar. Bournemouth appeared content to play on Toure had not worn a City shirt since the final beIN SPORTS 4 HD Puncheon the licence to drift out to the The home side were fortunate not to be the counter-attack. Stoke created few clear game of last season. Atalanta v AS Roma 17:00 wing, as he did 11 minutes after half-time, down to 10 men early on at the Britannia chances as they chased the game, with But few would have known it by his work beIN SPORTS 4 HD skipping past Bacary Sagna to the by-line Stadium. Bournemouth saw a superb pass Xherdan Shaqiri shooting over the top from against the Eagles. Bristling with intent and Bologna v Palermo 17:00 from Jack Wilshere, on loan from Arsenal, 12 yards out and Jonathan Walters heading even pressing defenders to appease before clipping over a cross which Benteke beIN SPORTS send Callum Wilson through on goal before straight at Federici. Guardiola’s concerns over his work-rate, Toure headed within Bravo’s reach. Lazio v Genoa 17:00 he was brought down by Ryan Shawcross. Wilshere almost set the seal on a fine demonstrated his confidence has not been The momentum of the game swung in the beIN SPORTS 7 HD Moments later, Wilshere’s shot was individual performance with a goal, but the dulled by repeatedly sitting in the stands. space of 30 seconds in the 66th minute. City Crotone v Torino 17:00 England international’s curling shot turned away by diving goalkeeper Lee His first goal arrived six minutes before almost made it 2-0 when a De Bruyne cross beIN SPORTS 13 HD EN Grant. Bournemouth broke the deadlock in brushed the post. — AFP half-time. Toure exchanged passes with Sergio was guided goalwards by Aguero. Milan v Milano 22:45 Aguero inside the home area and, with the Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey parried beIN SPORTS 4 HD Palace defence standing off, he did the same the flick but needed the help of right-back with Nolito before rifling home a rising shot Joel Ward who scampered back to clear the German Bundesliga 1st Div Quick-fire Capoue piles which clipped James Tomkins on its way into ball off the line and upfield. Hoffenheim v Hamburger 17:30 the net. The goal came five minutes after The ball eventually found Wilfried Zaha beIN SPORTS 5 HD more misery on Leicester Guardiola had called Toure and Kevin De whose jink inside ended with a slipped pass Werder Bremen v Frankfurt 19:30 Bruyne over to the touchline for an animated for Wickham to drive the ball past Bravo. beIN SPORTS 5 HD tactical discussion during a break in play. If that equaliser gave Palace hope of a first keeper Ron-Robert Zieler. Then, after Connor Wickham had drawn Premier League point in five matches, it also French League 1st Div Watford 2 STUNNING OPENING Palace level midway through the second set the stage for Toure to round off his return Guingamp v Bordeaux 17:00 The early strike clearly lifted the home half, Toure slipped his marker at an 83rd- from exile. Unfortunately for Pardew and beIN SPORTS 6 HD side and Pereyra capped a stunning open- minute corner and calmly side-footed his Palace, defeat meant their slide down the Marseille v Caen 19:00 ing when he cut inside Danny Drinkwater side to victory.