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2019 Walker’s Late Strike Foxes Back In Third After

6th, S o y u n c u Victory In Selhurst Park
C a g l a r
November Completes City’s and Jamie

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EXAMINER KManchester City came the 13th minute and Stuart touchline to gather the ball L e i c e s t e r
yle Walker struck a late
City moved
ahead of a ball boy in an
winner as champions
Armstrong tried his luck from
up to third
distance.
attempt to speed things up.
IRISH from behind to snatch a hard- by surprise and spilled the low cleared and Gundogan had place in the
Yet still more crosses were
Ederson seemed to be taken
P r e m i e r
2-1
over
win
fought
L e a g u e
Southampton in the Premier shot, offering a close-range another attempt deflected wide with a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
League. opportunity for Ward-Prowse and Sergio Agüero put a free Unmarked defender Soyuncu stooped to head in his
City were stunned when to snaffle up. header over from eight yards. first Foxes goal from a James Maddison corner to put
Saints, thrashed 9-0 by Leicester City rallied and pushed and Pressure eventually had to to the visitors ahead.
in their last league outing, probed at the Saints box with tell and Agüero made no mis- And Vardy made sure of the points late on when he
grabbed an early lead through regularity, yet their every take when presented with fired in his 10th goal of the season after a sweeping
James Ward-Prowse. attempt to create an opening another chance in the 70th passing move.
Despite near relentless pres- was pushed back. minute, firing Walker’s cut- He is now the Premier League's outright leading
sure, the visitors repelled City Ilkay Gundogan had a couple back through McCarthy’s legs. goalscorer this season.
time after time until Sergio of shots blocked, a David Silva City almost went ahead in Before that, Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Agüero finally equalized 20 volley was also kept out by a near identical circumstances made saves from Vardy and Jonny Evans while Kasper
minutes from time. defender and numerous crosses when Raheem Sterling pulled Schmeichel had to be alert to push a deflected Jeffrey
City kept up the tempo and were cleared. John Stones also back from the byline but this Schlupp effort over the bar.
Walker secured victory in the headed over from a corner. time McCarthy pushed over The win puts Leicester up to 23 points, ahead of
86th minutes after Saints goal- City were almost caught out Bernardo Silva’s powerful fourth-placed Chelsea on goal difference. Palace stay
keeper Alex McCarthy, brought again by another counter-attack strike. ninth in the table on 15 points. C
in for Angus Gunn following before the break but this time McCarthy almost cost his
the Leicester humbling, failed Ederson saved comfortably side 10 minutes from time when Everton’s Draw With Spurs Overshadowed
to claim an Angelino cross. from Danny Ings. he picked up a backpass but De By Andre Gomes Injury
City had to dig deep for their Gabriel Jesus, who was Bruyne curled the resulting Cenk Tosun scored a late equalizer for Everton to
victory against opponents with stripped and ready to play free-kick wide. earn a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, in a match
a point to prove, but it was one before the interval, was sent on Agüero had another chance that was marred by Andre Gomes’s injury.
they ultimately deserved. as Guardiola tried to crank up when he turned in side the area Tosun headed in Lucas Digne’s left-wing cross deep
The hosts threw much at the the pressure in the second half. but his effort was deflected wide into the 12 minutes of stoppage time.
visitors but could not find a way City played 4-2-4 when in and Gundogan was similarly Dele Alli had put Spurs ahead from Son Heung-
through with Jack Stephens’ possession but still struggled to frustrated. min’s pass, but Son was later sent off for a challenge
early block on a Kevin De find a way through as Yet City were not to be on Gomes.
Bruyne shot a sign of things to Southampton continued to pack denied and Walker popped up The Portuguese midfielder was carried off on a
come. their own box. in the right place as McCarthy stretcher after a lengthy delay.
City were stunned as Such was Guardiola’s frustra- failed to push away a cross from Everton had been the better side earlier on and
Southampton broke forward in tion he sprinted down the the left. C
Richarlison was denied by Paulo Gazzaniga saves
either side of the break. C

Chelsea Keep The Good Times Rolling
With Victory At Vicarage Road

Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic were on
target as Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 to earn a fifth con-
secutive victory.
Chelsea took the lead after five minutes, Jorginho’s
perfectly weighted through-ball finding Abraham,
who lobbed the ball over Ben Foster for his ninth goal
of the season.
Foster denied Abraham a second and spectacularly
saved efforts from Pulisic and Mason Mount, while
Gerard Deulofeu flashed a shot narrowly wide for
Watford.
Pulisic grabbed a deserved second for Chelsea on
55 minutes, tapping in Abraham’s low cross from four
yards.
Deulofeu pulled a goal back from the penalty spot
in the 80th minute, with the VAR identifying a clear
trip on the Spaniard by Jorginho.
Kepa Arrizabalaga saved dramatically in stoppage
time from Foster, who had come up for a free-kick in
a last throw of the dice, to ensure Chelsea kept pace
with Leicester City on 23 points.
Watford stay bottom with five points. C
Manchester City’'s Kyle Walker celebrates after putting his side ahead