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2019 Strikes From Bernard and Sigurdsson Alli’s Late Equalizer
Everton Back In Business After
23rd, Sigurdsson ended Everton’s four-match losing run as Saves Spurs’ Blushes
Spectacular strikes from Bernard and Gylfi
October they beat West Ham United 2-0 at Goodison Park.

Everton went ahead in the 17th minute when Theo
Walcott played in Bernard and he skillfully jinked Against Watford
| through the West Ham defense before sliding the ball
EXAMINER 22nd-minute effort came back off the post.
under goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez at his near post.
Richarlison almost doubled the hosts’ lead but his

The Toffees were again denied by the woodwork
as Walcott struck the crossbar with a ferocious hit
IRISH from the edge of the penalty area.

Substitute Sigurdsson wrapped up the win with a
magnificent finish of his own, curling into the top-left
corner in the second minute of stoppage time. C

Norwich City And Bournemouth Keep
First Clean Sheets Of The Season
AFC Bournemouth and Norwich City kept their
first clean sheets of the season as they drew 0-0 at
Vitality Stadium.
Dominic Solanke had AFC Bournemouth’s best
chance in the first half but he shot straight at Tim Krul,
who pushed it wide for a corner.
In the second half, Ibrahim Amadou headed over
for the visitors, while Callum Wilson fired wide short-
ly afterwards.
Norwich continued to push for an opener but
Teemu Pukki was unable to add to his six Premier
League goals as Aaron Ramsdale superbly saved his
long-range strike. C
Targett Scores Stoppage-Time Winner As ele Alli’s lae goal res- no longer working and the same a clear trip ob Gerard Deulofeu.
Villa Come From Behind To Down Seagulls cued a point for old problems were laid bare in a Pochettino responded by
Matt Targett scored a stoppage-time winner as DTottenham in a 1-1 dismal first half, where Watford bringing Son on at half-time and
Aston Villa earned a comeback 2-1 victory against 10- draw with winless Watford, quite possibly could not believe he almost had an instant impact
man Brighton & Hove Albion. but it does not mask another their luck. as he cut in from the right and
Brighton took the lead on 21 minutes at Villa Park. dismal afternoon for After Danny Welbeck limped fired in a thunderous shot,
Adam Webster headed in Pascal Gross’s free-kick for Mauricio Pochettino’s men. off inside the opening three min- which Foster did well to tip on
his first goal for the club. Spurs were on course for a utes, things got much better for to the crossbar.
The Seagulls went a man down 14 minutes later, 15th defeat in their last 30 games the visitors as they took a sixth- That ought to have been a
when Aaron Mooy was sent off for a second booking. in all competitions until Alli minute lead. catalyst for a Spurs onslaught,
After Conor Hourihane had an equalizer over- scored for the first time since Danny Rose misjudged a long but they again struggled to show
turned following VAR consultation, Grealish did level January in the 86th minute, ball, which allowed Daryl any sort of creativity or craft and
with his first Premier League goal at Villa Park, despite a faux pas by VAR offi- Janmaat in down the right and if Watford had been better on
bundling the ball over the line in first-half stoppage cials, who originally showed a his brilliant cross was swept the break they could have
time. message of ‘no goal’. home by Doucoure from 12 wrapped up the game.
The winner came in the fourth minute of stoppage Tottenham had lost 7-2 to yards. Deulofeu twice got in on goal
time. Grealish played in Targett, who found the cor- Bayern Munich and 3-0 to It was a superb move from but chose the wrong option on
ner of Mat Ryan’s net. C Brighton before the internation- Watford, but huge questions both occasions and Spurs got
al break, but this was every inch need asking about Spurs’ away with it.
Wolves Keep Unbeaten Streak Alive as bad as they fell behind to an defense. It did not look like they were
Wolverhampton Wanderers extended their early goal by Abdoulaye It was the worst possible start going to make it count as they
unbeaten Premier League run to four matches with a Doucoure. for the hosts, given their time- continued to labor, until a
1-1 draw against Southampton at Molineux. In fact, Watford, who lost 8-0 old problem of breaking down defensive mistake allowed them
Raul Jiménez’s third Premier League goal of the to Manchester City three weeks teams who pack the defense, back into the game.
season earned a comeback point for the hosts as he ago, could have won comfort- which the Hornets unsurprising- Kiko Femenia got in the way
converted a 61st-minute penalty after Matt Doherty ably had they been more clinical ly did. of Foster, who spilled the ball,
had been brought down by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. on the break, but they were Newcastle won here doing allowing Alli to chest it and then
Danny Ings scored for the fourth consecutive denied a memorable first three exactly the same in August and convert.
match to put Southampton in front on 53 minutes points of the season and the first this turned out to a carbon-copy VAR had a look for handball,
when he capitalized on a Conor Coady slip to beat Rui of Quique Sanchez Flores’ sec- as Spurs looked clueless as to but the goal was awarded, even
Patricio with a low shot. ond reign. how to break their visitors if the screens in the stadium
Jiménez twice put the ball in the net for Wolves in For Spurs, even though they down. showed the decision as ‘no goal’
the first half but both efforts were disallowed with the rallied for a point, it appears the Indeed, Alli’s shot, which after referee Chris Kavanagh
help of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). rot has set in and on the evi- went straight to Ben Foster, was had signaled a goal.
His handball was spotted in the build-up for his first dence of the last few weeks, this their only effort on goal and it Spurs threw everything for-
effort on 28 minutes before Patrick Cutrone was ruled is a team that has simply run its could have been even worse had ward in an attempt to find a win-
offside prior to Jiménez’s close-range strike just before course under Pochettino. VAR decided to award Watford ner they would not have
half-time. C The players or the tactics are a penalty after what looked like deserved, but they fell short. C