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2019 Spurs Produce Another Goals from Ruben
Wolves Hold On For Victory Against Villa
13th, Limp Display In Draw Neves and ensured
Raul
Jiménez
November Wolverhampton
beat
Wanderers
Aston Villa 2-1 to

| With Sheffield United extend their unbeat-
en run to seven Premier League matches.
EXAMINER before Wolves took the lead in spectacular fashion after 41
Diogo Jota and Jiménez both missed opportunities
minutes.
Joao Moutinho cut a free-kick from the right across the
IRISH edge of the penalty area and Neves rifled a first-time effort
from outside the box into the bottom corner.
Wolves winger Adama Traore crashed a shot against
the crossbar early in the second half before an unmarked
Wesley blazed over for Villa.
Jiménez made it 2-0 after 84 minutes, slotting the ball
into the bottom-left corner following Traore’s cross.
Villa’s Trézéguet pulled a goal back in stoppage time,
but Wolves held on to climb up to eighth place with 16
points, five clear of Villa in 17th. C

Burnley Move Into Top Half Of Table
With Demolition Job On The Hammers
Burnley moved into the top half of the table with a 3-0
victory over West Ham United at Turf Moor.
Ashley Barnes celebrated signing a new contract this
week by opening the scoring on 11 minutes.
Chris Wood had a headed goal overturned for offside
after VAR review before doubling Burnley’s lead, convert-
George Baldock (left) celebrates after equalizing with his first ever Premier League goal
ing Dwight McNeil’s cross a minute before half-time.
ottenham produced yet international break of the sea- That miss proved pivotal as West Ham goalkeeper Roberto could only turn Ashley
another limp Premier son. six minutes later Spurs were in Westwood’s corner into his own net shortly after the
TLeague display as they Given previous struggles in front, though there was a large restart to add to the deficit.
stumbled to a 1-1 draw with their new home this season, amount of fortune attached to Aaron Cresswell was thwarted by Nick Pope shortly
Sheffield United that was Spurs would have killed for a it. after Burnley’s third.
marred by more VAR drama. good start, but again they found Stevens inexplicably played a That was the closest the Hammers, who finished the
Spurs have endured a miser- themselves off the pace as loose ball in own area that went match with 10 men after Manuel Lanzini injured a shoul-
able start to their league cam- United looked dangerous early straight to Son and the South der, came to scoring. C
paign and it got no better on. Korean’s deflected shot went
against the Blades after Son Paulo Gazzanigga was called through the legs of Dean Magpies Seize Back-To-Back Wins
Heung-min’s opener was can- into action twice, first to tip Henderson. For Only The First Time This Season
celled out by George Baldock. Oliver Norwood’s deflected Just 129 seconds later, Newcastle United came from behind to beat AFC
Baldock’s 78th-minute strike effort over the crossbar and though, Sheffield United were Bournemouth and record back-to-back Premier League
was the second time United had then getting down well to keep celebrating an equalizer as wins for the first time this season.
got the ball in the back of the out John Fleck’s low shot. David McGoldrick converted Harry Wison gave the Cherries the lead with a low fin-
net, but VAR scrubbed off the Spurs began to click, and Stevens’ cross at the far post. ish following a corner on 11 minutes.
first after John Lundstram’s toe could have led had Harry Kane However, after a painstaking Allan-Saint Maximin hit the crossbar for Newcastle
was ruled to be offside after a not fluffed a chance at close check at Stockley Park that last- before DeAndre Yedlin equalized with a close-range head-
lengthy decision-making range, but it was still the visi- ed longer than the time er with three first-half minutes remaining.
process. tors that continued to have the between the two goals, The Magpies took the lead seven minutes after the
It would not have been clearer openings and Lundstram’s toe was ruled off- restart courtesy of Ciaran Clark, who pounced on a loose
unjust if Chris Wilder’s men – Lundstram could have scored side. ball in the penalty area.
still unbeaten away from home twice. Spurs did not make use of Joshua King almost leveled the match in second-half
this term – had left the The midfielder, who did their reprieve, though, begin- stoppage time but Newcastle held on for the victory. C
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium score a double in last week’s ning to play progressively
with all three points as they cre- win over Burnley, first failed to worse and United got a Toffees Secure First Away Win Of The Season
ated the better chances. make proper contact with Enda deserved leveler.
Mauricio Pochettino spoke Stevens’ cross and then was There was a huge amount of Richarlison’s second-half strike handed Everton their
in the build-up to the game that denied by the woodwork as his luck involved, but it was wor- first away win of the season as they beat Southampton 2-
1.
his side can still finish in the top shot from a recycled corner thy, as Baldock miscued his Everton took the lead after four minutes, Tom Davies
four, but after only three wins thumped into the post. cross but it ended up bending in
in 12 games they are simply not Spurs were riding their luck at the far post. heading in at the back post after Mason Holgate had
looking good enough and this and were inches from falling Spurs had a late flurry in an flicked on Gylfi Sigurdsson’s corner.
Cenk Tosun twice went close to doubling Everton’s
will do nothing to quell the sug- behind six minutes after the attempt to take the three lead as the Toffees dominated the opening half.
gestion that this Spurs team has restart. points, but Dean Henderson Half-time substitute Sofiane Boufal had an immediate
run its course. Lys Mousset wriggled free in was on hand to tip over Lucas
United on the other hand are the penalty area and sent a shot Moura’s effort and it ended all- impact for Southampton, crossing for Danny Ings to tap in
loving life in the Premier that left most people in the sta- square, much to the annoyance on 50 minutes.
The decisive moment came in the 75th minute, with
League and are sitting in the dium waiting for the net to of the home fans who roundly Djibril Sidibe crossing for Richarlison to finish. C
top six going into the third bulge but drifted just wide. booed their team. C