Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 West Bromwich Albion

... Foster and into the far corner. He probably mishit the finish but the combination, and especially Alli’s scoop, was magical. Harry Kane shoots. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters. Then watches the ball fly past Ben Foster and into the net for his hat-trick. It’s 4-0 to the Tottenham. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP. West Bromwich Albion’s Salomon Rondon, left, Claudio Yacob, centre, and James Morrison look down and out as they wait to kick off. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images. GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 West Brom (Kane 77). This is a quietly brilliant goal. Mc Auley dithers by the corner flag and is robbed by the utterly bloody relentless Walker. He looks up and hits a deliberately fierce pass back towards Kane, hit with enough pace to beat Yacob at the near post. It bounces up awkwardly for Kane, who contorts his body like a piece of Playdoh to hit an acrobatic shot into the net from 15 yards. As Alan Smith says on Sky, he made it look far easier than it was. It wasn’t in the same class, but the way he twisted his body was reminiscent of that great Dimitar Berbatov goal for Spurs at Middlesbrough. Walker’s pass was also ...

Joey Barton Marks Premier League Return With Burnley Winner

... was to come. At least the next set-piece, awarded after a 55 th minute Romeu foul on Ashley Barnes, offered the Belgian the chance to redeem himself and Defour’s 25-yard free-kick represented Burnley’s first shot on target, Fraser Forster covering to make a simple save. What passed for the “action” returned to the other end with Hojberg having a goal bound shot deflected behind for a corner by another block from Mee. But Burnley were beginning to wear a more committed look and good, tenacious work from Hendrick won them the ball and played in Defour whose low shot was well smothered by the Southampton goalkeeper. Barton struck a low free-kick that caught out Southampton (Getty). The added urgency had also created slightly more space for the two teams to try and exploit and a Soares cross was met by Long whose header was strong but inaccurate, nestling into the side-netting. And as the home side ...

Live Leicester City

... diving across in front of him. Luiz concedes a throw. In it goes long into the box from Fuchs, straight at Courtois and easily claimed. Matic concedes another clumsy foul as Leicester start to get a grip in this game. Should have been a yellow. Eden Hazard in action. Drinkwater again looks for that link up with Vardy that was so effective last season. Again, Vardy with the thumbs up but he can’t get the ball under control. Yes Ndidi! Has started well. Ndidi has a pop at goal from a long way out but cuts across it and it’s well wide. Promising move from Leicester. A fairly quiet period of the match but Leicester have snuck back into this after the early setback. Enjoying slightly more possession at the moment. Nemanja Matic challenges Danny Drinkwater. Leicester with just 38% of possession as Mendy is fouled by Kante. Didn’t look malicious. Antonio Conte's side have kept 11 Premier League clean sheets this season, three more than any other club. This time Fuchs delivers the corner but Chelsea again clear. Tricky little period for the visitors. A foul by Kante leads to a Leicester free kick. In it comes from Albrighton and nodded behind ...

Jose Mourinho's Resurgent Manchester United Face Ailing Liverpool

... are now firing on all cylinders. File photo of Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. Reuters. "Because the results are better, that changes a lot of things," the United manager said. "You know, at that time I had less time of working together with my players. Now I have a little bit more,". "We know each other better, we have a certain way of thinking football, we have a certain way to play football,". "We don't just have good performances, we have also the happiness of the good results," Mourinho said. United's trip to Anfield fell during a troubling sequence that saw them win just twice in 11 league outings. But although they have sat in sixth place for over two months, they have closed to within five points of Liverpool, who slipped to fourth after Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal overtook them on Saturday. A key factor in United's revival has been the improved form of record signing Paul Pogba, who has seemed liberated since Michael Carrick was brought into the team to anchor the midfield. The France midfielder has scored three goals and supplied three assists in his last 10 games and credits Mourinho ...

Who Will Take Man Utd-liverpool Bragging Rights? Another Double For Dele Alli

... the league resumes and can open up an eight-point gap over second-place Liverpool ahead of the Super Sunday fixtures. Middlesbrough 0-0 Leicester. After a disappointing first half of the season, Leicester are beginning to find a bit of form and pull away from the relegation zone, although they will be without key trio Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani and Daniel Amartey who are on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. Will John Stones make a winning return to Goodison Park? ( Everton v Man City , Nissan Super Sunday - Live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 12.30 pm). It will be a first return to Everton for John Stones since his summer move to Man City and he will be hoping to stop his former side for going four games unbeaten in the Premier League. Everton 3-0 Southampton. The world's second most expensive ...

Arsenal Routs Swansea 4-0 To Go Third In Premier League

... third of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Swansea City and Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017.(Nick Potts/PA via AP). For the first half Swansea was as good as Clement's word as it fought tenaciously and stopped Arsenal having a meaningful sight of goal. But once Giroud, scoring for the fifth successive game, had opened the floodgates after 37 minutes then Swansea's failings were all too evident in a one-sided second half. What had appeared to be a difficult afternoon for Arsenal turned into a comfortable one as Iwobi strikes looped off Cork and then Naughton, before Sanchez volleyed home his 14 th league goal of the season from close range. It was the fourth time in the last nine league games that Swansea has conceded at ...

Premier League Mid-season Review

... a terrific 13-game winning streak, which only recently ended in a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspurs. Swift departure. Down at the wrong end of the table, the battle for survival has been fought tooth and nail with many sides still in danger of relegation at the halfway mark. The bottom three have not changed since week nine of the season, with Hull City, Swansea City and Sunderland occupying the unenviable Premier League positions. The Tigers kicked off in fine style with back-to-back wins in August but have since only claimed one victory. Swansea appointed American coach Bob Bradley in an effort to inject the team with new vigour, but the move hasn’t paid off as yet, with the Swans in 19 th position with four wins from 20 games resulting in Bradley’s swift departure from the club. Meanwhile, Sunderland have recovered somewhat after their horrific start to the campaign, but still find themselves in the drop zone, a point from safety where a ...

Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 21 Advice, Picks

... be selected into a 4-4-2 formation. There is no salary cap, no squad restrictions and you pick a fresh XI every week. The festive period is behind us, the transfer window is open and a handful of marquee names have departed for Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Gabon. In the Premier League, managers are turning their attention back to the run-in for the title and FPL managers should be doing the same. With most of the absences for Gameweek 21 known already, this week's Perfect XI is about selecting the names with the best matchups and highest potential; slow and steady wins many a race, but likely not your fantasy league. Selecting the Perfect XI each week isn't an easy task and even the best-laid plans can use a Plan B, so we've provided alternatives for each position. Those designated (d) are differentials–players we expect will be owned by fewer than 5% of FPL managers this week. Thibaut Courtois (at Leicester). Key Stats: Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani are two of the top three offense threats for Leicester ...

Which Region Rules Epl

... title, but it was under his assistant and successor Bob Paisley that it really became a dominant force. Under Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool won 10 league titles and four European Cups between 1976 and 1990. There has been one Champions League title since then, the glorious night in Istanbul in 2005, but otherwise the last quarter century has been largely frustrating, with Liverpool seeing its record of 19 league titles surpassed. Pep Guardiola’s assertion that Manchester City is the Villarreal of English football is bizarre on a number of levels, but what is true is that although it is one of the grand old clubs, it has never had any sustained success. Its four leagues titles have all come under different managers. •  WATCH: Mourinho answers a reporter's phone at his press conference. It wasn’t until 1931 that Arsenal, under Herbert Chapman, became the first London side to ...

Silva Opens Hull Premier League Career With Bournemouth Win

... 3-1 to register its first English Premier League win since Nov. 6, when the striker also last started a game for the relegation-threatened side Check out this story on __link__: __link__ iw P 8 KC. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Silva opens Hull Premier League career with Bournemouth win. AP 1:35 p.m. ET Jan. 14, 2017. Hull City manager Marco Silva gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match against AFC Bournemouth at The KCOM Stadium, Hull, England, Saturday Jan. 14, 2017. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP). (Photo: The Associated Press). HULL, England (AP) — Abel Hernandez scored twice as Hull beat Bournemouth 3-1 to register its first English Premier League win on Saturday since Nov. 6, when the striker also last started a game for the relegation-threatened side. It gave Marco Silva, the former Olympiakos and Sporting Lisbon coach, a winning start to his career as a Premier League manager. After Junior Stanislas' early penalty put Bournemouth ...

The Things You Might Have Missed

... were rampant at the other end, forcing some 11 shots on goal. Ben Foster had a superb game but had no chance with Kane's first goal, or a deflected Eriksen shot for the second. The Baggies goalkeeper may have been out of position for no.3 but was well beaten by Kane again for the fourth, as Dele Alli set up the Tottenham front-man for his 13 th goal of the season. Goals: Kane (12', 77', 82'), Mc Auley (26' og). Burnley 1-0 Southampton. Opta Fact. Burnley have won four consecutive home Premier League games for only the second time, after the won each of their first four home games ever in the competition back in 2009/10. Joey Barton came off the bench to score his first Premier League goal since April 2015 and sign off his Clarets debut in style. A slick free-kick fired under the Saints wall was the only ...

The Best Stats And Facts From Saturday's Premier League Action

... last 10 Premier League games (D 3 L 6). The Cherries have conceded exactly three goals in seven of their last nine top-flight games. Eddie Howe’s side have registered just two wins in their last 13 top-flight away games, drawing two and losing nine. Artur Boruc is the fourth Polish player to make 100 Premier League appearances (also Wojciech Szczesny 132, Jerzy Dudek 127 and Lukasz Fabianski 127). Hull 3-1 Bournemouth. Ryan Fraser has won three penalties in the Premier League this season, a joint-high figure (level with Dele Alli and Christian Benteke). Junior Stanislas has been involved in 14 Premier League goals for Bournemouth (seven goals, seven assists), a joint-high along with Charlie Daniels. Abel Hernandez netted two goals in this game, as many as in his previous 30 Premier League appearances. Robert Snodgrass has been directly involved in 10 of Hull’s 20 Premier League goals this season (seven goals, three assists). Sunderland 1-3 Stoke City. Stoke have beaten Sunderland twice in the same league season for the first time ...