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2019 Tammy Abraham Scores Hat Spurs Kick Start Season
Trick As Chelsea Win At Molineux
18th, Abraham’s With 4-0 Victory Over
Tammy
September fine goal- Eagles

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tinued with
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a hat-trick
EXAMINER as Chelsea

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Wolves 5-2

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Fikayo Tomori put Frank Lampard’s Blues
ahead with a superb 31st-minute strike and
Abraham doubled the advantage three minutes
later.
Abraham, who had netted twice in each of his
previous two games, then added a header in the
41st minute and a 55th-minute finish to make victo-
ry look all but secure for the away side.
Wolves hit back via an Abraham own-goal in the
69th minute and it was 4-2 in the 85th thanks to
substitute Patrick Cutrone, before Mason Mount
notched Chelsea’s fifth in added time.
Abraham’s eventful outing concluded with him
coming off injured in the 77th minute – but he had
a big smile on his face come the final whistle. C

Rashford Scores Penalty As United
Defeat Foxes At Old Trafford
Marcus Rashford’s first-half penalty ended
Manchester United’s three-match winless run as
they beat Leicester City 1-0. Patrick van Aanholt diverts Serge Aurierls cross past his own goalkeeper to double the home team’s advantage
The striker scored the only goal after eight min- auricio Pochettino the same pattern of conceding an Lamela, Christian Eriksen,
utes, sending Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way got the perfect early goal and then struggling to Winks and then Aurier ended
from the spot after he was fouled by Caglar Mresponse to the sum- break down the opposition. with Son thrashing home a low
Soyuncu. mit talks he held with his But they were in no mood to volley at the far post from the
Leicester responded brightly, with Ben Tottenham squad as a first- allow that to happen for a third right-back’s brilliant cross.
Chilwell’s effort being tipped over by David De half blitz saw them hammer time and produced one of their Having scored his first
Gea. Crystal Palace 4-0. best 45-minute performances in Premier League goal against
Both teams then went close in the second half. Boss Pochettino got his group recent times. Palace and then became the first
Daniel James’s shot flew over and James together this week following the They had two shots inside the scorer at the Tottenham
Maddison’s free-kick went narrowly wide, while closure of the European transfer opening minute, from Harry Hotspur Stadium against them
Rashford crashed a free-kick against the bar late on. window to galvanise them and it Winks and Son, before the South in April, it was another day to
For all of Leicester's possession, they were did the trick as they posted a Korean continued his love of remember for the South Korean.
unable to avoid their first Premier League defeat of joint-record win at their new sta- scoring against Palace by giving Spurs’ attacking players were
the season. C dium. his side a 10th-minute lead. causing Palace no end of prob-
They got the job done in the He was set clear by Toby lems and they were rewarded
Djenepo Scores Saints’ Winner opening 45 minutes thanks to Alderweireld’s pinpoint ball over with a fourth goal in the 42nd
Before Billy Sharp Sent Off Son Heung-min’s double, a the top and, after cutting inside minute and it was another fine

Moussa Djenepo scored the decisive goal as Patrick van Aanholt own goal on to his left foot, produced a team effort.
Southampton earned a 1-0 away win against and Erik Lamela’s fourth. composed finish into the bottom Son was involved again as he
Sheffield United. Having suffered such an corner. found Kane on the right hand
Che Adams had the best chance of an entertain- unsettled start to the season, It proved the perfect launch- edge of the penalty area and the
ing first half at Bramall Lane, hitting the post, and where a host of their players’ pad for Spurs to get the game England captain whipped in a
Dean Henderson then made a brilliant save to keep futures were uncertain, this will won inside the opening 25 min- delicious cross which was beg-
out his header. feel like a watershed moment utes as they blitzed Palace with ging to be converted, with
Oliver McBurnie thought he had put United and the catalyst for getting back two goals in 100 seconds and Lamela making no mistake.
ahead on 52 minutes, but his strike was overturned to the level of the past few years. returning defender Serge Aurier Unsurprisingly, with the job
by a VAR review after John Egan was deemed off- Palace, who had only conced- created them both. done, the second half lacked the
The Ivory Coast internation-
side in the build-up. ed two goals prior to this game, al, who was making his first start intensity and Palace came close
to reducing their deficit when
had an afternoon to forget as
Instead, Southampton took the lead in the 66th
minute, Djenepo making a weaving run before they were unable to replicate of the season having admitted he Gary Cahill’s header stung the
impressive
win
wanted to leave the club in the
at
palms of Hugo Lloris.
their
finding the bottom corner for his second Premier Manchester United. summer, will try and claim the Spurs had a second wind of
League goal. They would have been opti- first as it was his cross – after sorts midway through the second
Sheffield United substitute Billy Sharp received a mistic of getting something as being set free by Son – that Van half which saw Aurier have a
late red card for a foul on Oriol Romeu as the Spurs had labored in their open- Aanholt turned into his own net. shot blocked and then Lamela’s
Blades suffered a second successive home defeat ing two home games of the sea- Less than two minutes later a dinked cross caused chaos, but
and dropped to 14th. C son, where both had followed team move that involved their work was done. C