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2019 Watford Overturn Two Goal Deficit Mané Scores A Brace
To Gain Point Against Arsenal
18th, from Tom Cleverley and As Reds Brush Aside
Second-half
goals
September Roberto Pereyra earned Newcastle

Watford a comeback 2-2

| draw against Arsenal in
Quique Sanchez Flores’
EXAMINER spell as head coach.
first match of his second

Arsenal opened the scoring on 21 minutes when Sead

IRISH Kolasinac played in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who turned
and shot low past Ben Foster.
The Gunners doubled their advantage 11 minutes later,
Ainsley Maitland-Niles squaring for Aubameyang to tap in
from six yards out.
Watford pulled a goal back when Cleverley pounced on a
Sokratis mistake on 53 minutes while substitute Pereyra lev-
eled with an 81st-minute penalty after being fouled by David
Luiz.
The Hornets were denied their first win of the Premier
League season when Abdoulaye Doucoure shot straight at
Bernd Leno in stoppage time. C

Cherries Defeat Everton To Secure First
Home League Win Of The Season
Callum Wilson scored twice to inspire AFC Bournemouth Sadio Mané strikes accurately into the top corner to make it 1-1 with his third goal of the season
to a 3-1 victory against Everton. adio Mané struck Arnold and fired a powerful the empty net.
Everton’s Richarlison hit the crossbar from long range early twice as Liverpool shot past Adrian into the top Liverpool went in search
on but Callum Wilson headed the Cherries ahead on 23 min- Scame from behind to corner. of more goals after the break
utes after Joshua King kept Harry Wilson’s corner alive at the maintain their 100 per Liverpool responded well with Georginio Wijnaldum
back post. cent Premier League start with Alex Oxlade- shooting narrowly over on
Dominic Calvert-Lewin leveled just before half-time with a with a 3-1 win over Chamberlain shooting across the half-volley and
towering header from Richarlison’s cross. Newcastle. goal and Alexander-Arnold Alexander-Arnold almost
AFC Bournemouth retook the lead through substitute Ryan Jetro Willems stunned having a dangerous cross squeezing in a shot at the
Fraser, whose free-kick flew past Jordan Pickford on 67 min- Anfield by firing Steve cleared by Jamaal Lascelles as near post.
utes. Bruce’s side into an early Divock Origi threatened. Emil Krafth spurned a
Five minutes later it was 3-1, with Callum Wilson latching with a brilliant strike but the The hosts wanted a penal- good chance to equalize
on to Diego Rico’s through-ball and lobbing the ball over Reds responded in style. ty when Joel Matip claimed when he fired over from an
Pickford. C Mané netted twice before Lascelles had pulled him back Atsu cross but Robertson
the interval and Mohamed but referee Andre Marriner almost grabbed another for
West Ham Hold On For Goalless Draw Salah added the third after an gave nothing and VAR did Liverpool with a close-range
With Villa After Masuaku Sees Red exquisite piece of skill from not intervene. effort that was turned wide
Aston Villa and West Ham claimed a point apiece after a the outstanding Roberto Klopp looked unimpressed by Dubravka.
hard-fought contest at Villa Park. Firmino, who had started on with that decision but was Salah also had an attempt
Wesley powered a header just over the crossbar early on for the bench. soon celebrating as blocked while Newcastle’s
Villa and John McGinn had already unleashed two efforts Victory was Liverpool’s Liverpool, now piling on the Fabian Schar was fortunate
before forcing a fine save from West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz fifth in an impressive start to pressure, leveled in the 28th Mané managed to evade his
Fabianski on the stroke of half-time. the league season and was the minute. reckless two-footed lunge.
At the other end, Felipe Anderson’s superb cross for perfect warm-up for the start Mané took a great touch Salah claimed Liverpool’s
Sebastien Haller was directed just wide. of their Champions League following an Andy Robertson deserved third 18 minutes
Chances were harder to come by in the second half although defense at Napoli next week. cutback and clipped a superb from time, although it owed
Haller had a shot blocked by Jack Grealish after Arthur Liverpool dominated from shot over Martin Dubravka much to sublime work from
Masuaku received a second yellow card on 67 minutes. the outset but boss Jurgen into the top corner. Firmino.
Grealish then failed to direct a golden chance goalwards at Klopp may be concerned The Reds suffered an The substitute trapped a
the other end with only three minutes left. C about the early lapse that injury blow when Origi was ball from Salah with his back
allowed the Magpies to take a forced off in the 37th minute to goal, flicked it away from a
Late Hendrink Strike Secures Burnley A Point seventh-minute lead. but that merely gave Klopp defender and then played the

A stoppage-time equalizer from substitute Jeff Hendrick The hosts had controlled the chance to introduce Egyptian in on goal with
earned Burnley a 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion. most of the possession until Firmino, who he had hoped another clever touch. Salah
The visitors had the better of the first-half chances and came then but were caught out as to rest ahead of Napoli. raced through and finished
close through Dwight McNeil, while Nick Pope did well to Christian Atsu controlled a The Brazlian was soon comfortably.
deny Solly March at the other end. long ball and played in into the thick of the action That effectively ended the
The hosts took the lead six minutes after the break, Neal Willems. and created Liverpool’s sec- game and Liverpool eased
Maupay volleying in from a March cross for his second goal of Nothing, however, should ond five minutes before the home.
the season. be taken away from Willems’ break with a superb through Mané thought he had
But Burnley turned up the pressure and were rewarded with fine finish. The Dutchman, ball for Mané. claimed his hat-trick in the
a late leveler when Hendrick fired into the bottom corner from brought in on loan from Dubravka tried to inter- closing moments but a flag
Eintracht Frankfurt, cut cept but Mané got the better was raised for offside against
the edge of the box. C
inside Trent Alexander- of him and then tapped into Firmino. C