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2019 Jiménez’s Late Penalty Preserves Bruce Celebrates First
Wolves’ Unbeat Home Run
28th, Raul Jimenez’s Win After Newcastle

August s t o p p a g e - t i m e
penalty stretched

W a n d e r e r s ’
| Wolverhampton Defeat Spurs
EXAMINER run to 10 matches SNewcastle stunned future ahead of the European down against a side who
home
unbeaten
teve Bruce silenced
Finding themselves a goal
as they drew 1-1
transfer window shutting
as
the
doubters
with Burnley.
came to defend led to an
next week.
Ashley Barnes
Newcastle will not care
IRISH broke the dead- Tottenham to hand their too much about that, though, inevitable period of frustra-
tion as the hosts try to find a
manager a first win in
lock after 13 minutes, latching on to Dwight McNeil’s knock-
down and shooting low past Rui Patricio from 20 yards for his charge with a 1-0 victory as they got their season up way back into the game.
Their best chance came in
after more VAR drama.
and running in style.
fourth goal of the season. Taking over from Rafael Not many people would the 32nd minute as Kyle
Burnley twice came close to adding a second during the Benitez in the summer, Bruce have given them much hope Walker-Peters did well down
first half, with Ben Mee’s header coming back off the crossbar has already found himself beforehand as Spurs were the right and stood a cross up
and Patricio denying Chris Wood. under pressure after losing heavy favorites, but that was for Son Heung-min, whose
Wolves improved after the break as Morgan Gibbs-White his first two games, but not accounting for their volley was well saved by
shot wide and Jonny headed over. Joelinton’s first goal for the chronic problem of making Martin Dubravka while Lucas
After Jimenez hit the post in the third minute of stoppage club earned a memorable bad starts to games. Moura spurned a good
time, it appeared that the home side had missed their oppor- three points at the They had plenty of the chance with the final kick of
tunity. Tottenham Hotspur ball, but, with Eriksen on the the first half, putting a shot
But Wolves’ perseverance paid off, with Jimenez convert- Stadium. bench, had no way of break- wide from Kane’s cross.
ing from the penalty spot in the seventh minute of stoppage They were helped by a ing down a 10-man The second half did not get
time after he was fouled by Erik Pieters to earn a third con- poor performance from Newcastle wall and it was the much better as Newcastle
secutive draw. C Spurs, who rarely threatened visitors who instead found remained compact and
to break down a dogged gaping holes at the other end. defended bravely and Spurs
Saints Put Their First Points On The Board Newcastle defense and undid One of them should have found it impossible to create
Two goals in all the good work of last led to an opener but Sean any danger.
the second half week’s draw at champions Longstaff opted to shoot For the second home game
e a r n e d Manchester City. when he had two men free in in a row, Pochettino turned
So uthamp ton That point was as a result the box and Hugo Lloris to Eriksen to try and unlock
their first points of VAR intervention, where tipped over. the door, but even the Dane
of the season Gabriel Jesus’ last-gasp goal Spurs did not get away could not make a difference.
with a win was ruled out, but they did with the next one, though, In the end, they were look-
against 10-man not get help from the tech- and they fell behind in the ing for another intervention
Brighton & Hove nology this week after the 27th minute as Davinson from VAR after Kane was
Albion. decision-review system ruled Sanchez was caught playing felled, but it upheld Mike
Brighton went not to award a penalty when the offside trap, allowing Dean’s decision in a moment
a man down on Harry Kane had tumbled Joelinton to latch on to sub- that will surely bring more
30 minutes when Florin Andone was sent off for a high foul under a challenge from stitute Christian Atsu’s inch- focus on the system.
on Yan Valery. Jamaal Lascelles. perfect ball and rifle home his As it was, Spurs should
Southampton substitute Moussa Djenepo curled a fantas- It did little to lift the mood first goal for the club. have taken a point, but
tic goal beyond Mat Ryan on 55 minutes to put Southampton at Spurs, one which has been It was the third time Spurs Moura blazed Moussa
ahead. exacerbated by the situation have fallen behind this season Sissoko’s cross over as they
Nathan Redmond sealed the victory in stoppage time of Christian Eriksen, who and 10th in the last 12 games suffered a second Premier
when he finished off Sofiane Boufal’s cross. was left on the bench amid – an issue Pochettino will League defeat at their new
It was a first defeat of the season for Brighton, who uncertainty surrounding his have to address. home. C
thought they had led in the first half but Lewis Dunk’s head-
er was ruled out for offside against Dan Burn. C

Villa Defeat Everton To Record
First Victory Of The Season
Aston Villa recorded their first win of the 2019/20 Premier
League season thanks to goals in either half by Wesley and
Anwar El Ghazi.
After a bright opening by the visitors, a well-weighted
through-ball by Jota found Wesley, who finished coolly into
the corner for his first Premier League goal.
Alex Iwobi came on for Everton after the break and had a
powerful close-range strike blocked before rifling a shot
against the post in the visitors’ next attack.
Theo Walcott also came off the bench for the Toffees and
missed a golden chance to level the match in added time,
sending Moise Kean’s cross over the bar.
In the fifth minute of stoppage time Villa struck again on
the counter-attack, substitute El Ghazi latching on to John
McGinn’s pass to put the ball under Jordan Pickford and the
result beyond doubt. C
Joelinton strikes against the run of play to give Newcastle a shock lead at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium