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2019 Liverpool Make It Seventeen-In-A-Row Traoré Scores Brace
With Victory Over Leicester City
9th, J a m e s
October Milner’s stop- As Wolves Shock

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| ty made it 17 Manchester City
c o n s e c u t i v e
EXAMINER wins for
Premier League
Liverpool as they
claimed a 2-1 vic-
IRISH tory over
Leicester City at Anfield.
Sadio Mané opened the scoring after 40 minutes, slotting in
from 12 yards after being played in by Milner to score his 50th
goal in 100 Premier League appearances for Liverpool.
Mané was unable to double the Premier League leaders’
advantage just before half-time, shooting straight at Kasper
Schmeichel.
Leicester equalized on 80 minutes when substitute Ayoze
Perez set up James Maddison, who fired low under Adrian.
Milner struck the decisive penalty in the fifth minute of stop-
page time after Mané was fouled by Marc Albrighton.
Liverpool are on 24 points, eight above second-placed
Manchester City, after winning each of their first eight fixtures of
the league campaign.
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester are 10 points behind in third. C dama Traoré struck of errors while bringing in firm at the other end and
twice in the closing Joao Cancelo as City’s fourth Guardiola introduced
Chelsea Up To Fifth With Win At St Mary’s Aminutes as Wolves starting left-back in four Bernardo Silva on the hour in
Tammy Abraham moved to joint-top of the scoring charts as claimed a shock 2-0 win over games in all competitions – the hope of finding a break-
Chelsea rose to fifth in the table with a 4-1 win at Southampton. champions Manchester City at with Benjamin Mendy ruled through.
The visitors to St Mary’s took the lead on 17 minutes as the Etihad Stadium. out injured – added further City’s frustration became
Abraham was sent through by Callum Hudson-Odoi and lobbed The Spaniard finished off a unfamiliarity to the back line. apparent as they protested
in for his eighth goal of the season. quick counter-attack 10 min- City were caught napping vociferously after Wolves won
Seven minutes later Mason Mount doubled the lead, but utes from time and then broke after five minutes as Joao a free-kick deep in their own
Danny Ings halved the deficit on the half-hour, guiding in Yan away for another in stoppage Moutinho played Patrick half. Ederson joined in the
Valery’s cross. time to leave Pep Guardiola’s Cutrone through on goal. It complaints as play switched to
N’Golo Kante’s deflected shot restored Chelsea’s two-goal side eight points behind was a glorious chance but the the other end and was booked.
advantage before the break. Premier League leaders Italian attempted to curl Guardiola’s side almost
Angus Gunn denied Hudson-Odoi early in the second half but Liverpool. beyond the advancing found a way through after 67
could not stop Michy Batshuayi adding a late fourth after he City were below par but Ederson and sliced wide. minutes when David Silva
combined with fellow substitute Christian Pulisic. C had been piling on the pres- Wolves were presented clipped the bar from a free-
sure in search of a break- with further chances as Riyad kick and the ensuring scram-
Gunners Defeat Cherries Thanks To through and hit the bar Mahrez gave the ball away but ble saw Sergio Agüero,
Early David Luiz Headed Goal through David Silva in the sec- Fernandinho did brilliantly to Sterling and Silva, again, all

David Luiz’s first-half header handed Arsenal a 1-0 win over ond half. block from Raul Jimenez and threaten but Wolves survived.
AFC Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium. But Wolves were resolute the follow-up effort from City cranked up the pres-
The Gunners struck on nine minutes when David Luiz met and, after piercing City’s Cutrone. sure and carved out another
Nicolas Pépé's corner to score his first goal for the club. unsteady defense and spurning Jimenez raced through chance after a move down the
Arsenal had chances to extend their lead with Bukayo Saka’s a number of gilt-edged again after Otamendi gave the right involving their third sub-
low shot saved and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hitting a post chances in the first half, they ball away but Ederson came stitute, Gabriel Jesus, but
late on. finally made them pay late on. out to deny him, although the Bernardo Silva’s close-range
AFC Bournemouth were brighter after the introductions of The hosts paid for their Wolves forward claimed he effort was blocked.
Ryan Fraser and Arnaut Danjuma, but could not find a way past indecisiveness as, despite hav- had been clipped by At times City were
Bernd Leno. ing plenty of possession, they Fernandinho in the area. encamped in the Wolves half
Arsenal are unbeaten in five Premier League matches and were unusually sluggish, par- Almost half an hour had but that was to cost them as a
move up to third on 15 points. C ticularly in the first half when gone before City had a first quick break break by the visi-
their defense seemed at sixes serious attempt on goal as tors caught them completely
Dean Henderson Saves Blades From Defeat and sevens. Were it not for Ilkay Gundogan shot wide off-guard 10 minutes from

Sheffield United goalkeeper Dean Henderson was the hero as some wasteful finishing by the from a free-kick. time.
Jimenez led the charge and
Rui Patricio then produced
the Blades drew 0-0 at Watford to remain unbeaten away from Wolves forwards, they could a fine save to keep out a skipped through an attempted
easily have been trailing at the
home in the Premier League this season. break. Raheem Sterling shot from the challenge from Otamendi to
Andre Gray spurned Watford’s best chance in the first half at Guardiola was again forced edge of the box and Cancelo square invitingly for the
Vicarage Road, lifting his close-range effort over the bar after a to play midfielder blasted over. advancing Traoré, who calmly
cross from Roberto Pereyra. Fernandinho as a makeshift Guardiola tried to tighten slid the ball past Ederson.
Four minutes into the second half, Henderson saved when center-back alongside Nicolas up at the back at half-time as City tried to respond but
Danny Welbeck was played through on goal. Otamendi, although there he sent on Oleksandr they could not find a way
And in stoppage time, Henderson made a superb stop to deny were times when it seemed as Zinchenko for Kyle Walker through and Traoré finished
Craig Dawson who had a free header. if the Brazilian was the special- and switched Cancelo to right- things off with another break-
Sheffield United stay 12th on nine points while Watford ist. back. That solved one prob- away goal in the dying sec-
remain bottom with three points. C Otamendi made a number lem but Wolves remained onds. C