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2019 Blades Shoot Down PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

23rd, Aston Villa Saturday October 19th Webster 21
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-1
Grealish 47+
October Gunners At Bramall Lane Targett 94+ H/T: 1-1
Red Card: Mooy (Brighton & Hove Albion) 35 min
Att: 41,826
| heffield United claimed the left and Sead Kolasinac ers something new to think AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Norwich City
about early in the second half,
the scalp of Arsenal to
whipped a pin-point cross into
EXAMINER Smove up to ninth in the the six-yard box where Pepe coming in-field from the left and Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United
Att: 10,669
H/T: 0-0
was arriving at the far post, but
Premier League with a 1-0
finding pockets of space.
Alonso 73
He might have equalized
the Ivorian went for the ball
victory at Bramall Lane.
H/T: 0-0
Att: 40,513
The Blades had not won in
IRISH the league at home since August with his left foot rather that his after an hour but scuffed his Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester City
shot from Saka’s cross and, in
right and somehow touched it
the end, it was a routine save for
wide.
Gabriel Jesus 39
18 and had lost their last three
top-flight outings in front of The Blades capitalized on Henderson. Silva 41
their own fans. their good fortune after half an At the other end the Blades Att: 25,480 H/T: 0-2
However, Lys Mousset’s hour when Mousset turned the remained a threat and Baldock Everton 2-0 West Ham United
first-half goal got the world’s ball home from close range after sliced an attempt wide before Bernard 17
oldest football stadium rocking Jack O’Connell had headed John Fleck’s driven effort rip- G Sigurdsson 92+
and, along with some stoic and Oliver Norwood’s corner back pled the side-netting, with many Att: 39,263 H/T: 1-0
organised defending, it proved across goal. inside Bramall Lane thinking it Leicester City 2-1 Burnley
enough for a famous triumph. The hosts could have had a was 2-0. Vardy 45 Wood 26
It was only Arsenal’s second penalty when George Baldock Fleck then hit a swerving Tielemans 74
Att: 32,105 H/T: 1-1
loss of the season but their trou- went down under a challenge shot from long distance that was
bles on their travels continue – from Kolasinac, while immedi- spilled by Bernd Leno, who Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Watford
Unai Emery’s team have not ately at the other end Arsenal managed to regather the ball Alli 86 Doucouré 6
won away in the league since felt aggrieved for the second before the onrushing David Att: 58,754 H/T: 0-1
the opening day – as the time when, rather than point to McGoldrick could pounce. Wolves 1-1 Southampton
Gunners missed the chance to the penalty spot, referee Dean Emery brought on the fit- Jiménez 61 (pen) Ings 53
go third in the table. booked Bukayo Saka for diving again Alexandre Lacazette, out Att: 30,915 H/T: 0-0
Arsenal thought they should after he went to ground follow- since September with an ankle Sunday October 20th
have had a penalty after six min- ing a coming together with injury, midway through the sec- Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool
utes when John Egan pulled Egan. ond half, with Xhaka making Rashford 36 Lallana 85
Sokratis back by his shirt as the Arsenal assistant coach way. Att: 73,737 H/T: 1-0
hosts defended a corner. Freddie Ljungberg was so The Frenchman soon won a Monday October 21st
Referee Mike Dean seemed incensed by the decision that he free-kick in a dangerous posi- Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal
to have a good view of the inci- also received a yellow card for tion just on the edge of the box. Mousset 30
dent but he was unmoved, his protests. Pepe took it but his curling Att: 30,775 H/T: 1-0
although television replays Dean Henderson ensured his effort over the defensive wall
appeared to show Egan had got side went into half-time ahead was seen all the way into the PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
away with one. when he pushed away Granit hands of Henderson.
The Gunners should have Xhaka’s 30-yard strike in first- The hosts withstood some Team P W D L F A GD Pts.
taken the lead midway through half injury time. pressure late on as the Gunners Liverpool 9 8 1 0 21 7 14 25
Manchester City 9 6 1 2 29 9 20 19
the first half. Nicolas Pepe start- Arsenal made a change at the searched for an equalizing goal. Leicester City 9 5 2 2 16 8 8 17
ed a swift, slick counter attack break with Dani Ceballos Kolasniac headed over the Chelsea 9 5 2 2 19 14 5 17
deep inside his own half and he replacing Joe Willock. The crossbar and Calum Chambers Arsenal 9 4 3 2 13 12 1 15
should have finished it too. Spaniard, on loan from Real flashed a shot across the face of Crystal Palace 9 4 2 3 8 10 -2 14
The attack developed down Madrid, gave the home defend- goal but Chris Wilder’s team Tottenham 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 15 13 2 1 12
12
11
12
Burnley
Sheffield United 9 3 3 3 8 7 1 12
AFC Bournemouth 9 3 3 3 13 13 0 12
West Ham United 9 3 3 3 11 13 -2 12
Aston Villa 9 3 2 4 15 13 2 11
Wolves 9 2 5 2 12 12 0 11
Manchester United 9 2 4 3 10 9 1 10
Everton 9 3 1 5 8 13 -5 10
Brighton 9 2 3 4 9 12 -3 9
Southampton 9 2 2 5 9 16 -7 8
Newcastle United 9 2 2 5 5 14 -9 8
Norwich City 9 2 1 6 10 21 -11 7
Watford 9 0 4 5 5 21 -16 4
PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES

Friday October 25th
Southampton v Leicester City (3pm)
Saturday October 26th
Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton (10am)
Burnley v Chelsea (12.30pm)
Manchester City v Aston Villa (7.30am)
Watford v AFC Bournemouth (10am)
West Ham United v Sheffield United (10am)
Sunday October 27th
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (11.30am)
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (11.30am)
Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers (9am)
Lys Mousset of Sheffield United falls backwards after getting a decisive touch to open the scoring Norwich City v Manchestere United (11.30am)