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2019 Pressure Eases On PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

4th, Burnley Saturday November 30th Crystal Palace
0-2
Zaha 46+
December Pellegrini After West Att: 19,818 0-1 West Ham United
Schlupp 78
H/T: 0-1
Chelsea
Cresswell 48
H/T: 0-0
| Ham Defeat Chelsea Att: 40,595 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Liverpool
EXAMINER Red Card: Alisson (Liverpool) 76 min 2-2 Manchester City
Dunk 79
van Dijk 18, 24
H/T: 2-0
Att: 53,319
Newcastle United
Sterling 22
Willems 25
Att: 49,937
H/T: 1-1
IRISH Shelvey 88 2-1 De Bruyne 82
Watford
Southampton
Ings 78
Ward-Prowse 83 Sarr 24
Att: 26,929 H/T: 0-1
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 AFC Bournemouth
Alli 21, 50 H Wilson 73, 96+
Sissoko 69
Att: 59,626 H/T: 1-0
Sunday December 1st
Leicester City 2-1 Everton
Vardy 68 Richarlison 23
Iheanacho 94+
Att: 32,144 H/T: 0-1
Manchester United xxx Aston Villa
Heaton 42 (og) Grealish 11
Lindelöf 64 Mings 66
Att: 73,381 H/T: 1-1
Norwich City 2-2 Arsenal
Pukki 21 Aubameyang 29 (pen), 57
Cantwell 47+
Att: 27,067 H/T: 2-1
Wolves 1-1 Sheffield United
Doherty 64 Mousset 2
Aaron Cresswell bends a shot beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga to give West Ham the lead at Chelsea Att: 31,642 H/T: 0-1
aron Cresswell fired West rendering an unbeaten home run inviting center. Tuesday December 3rd
Manchester City
Ham to their first Premier of 13 league matches dating back Martin failed to hold Kovacic’s Burnley 1-4 Gabriel Jesus 24, 50
Brady 89
Rodri 68
ALeague win at Chelsea in 17 to 2002 against the Hammers. tame 20-yard shot as Chelsea Mahrez 87
years to hand a big boost to under- For embattled West Ham boss resumed their attacking proces- Att: 20,101 H/T: 0-1
fire boss Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini a fourth league win of sion, but neither Giroud nor Crystal Palace 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
Cresswell’s third league goal of the term would undoubtedly ease Pedro could turn in from Schlupp 76
Red Card: Sakho (Crystal Palace) 19 min
the campaign sealed the 1-0 the pressure, with clashes against rebounds. Att: 23,497 H/T: 0-0
Stamford Bridge triumph, ending Wolves and Arsenal up next. Giroud then contrived entirely
West Ham’s streak of eight match- Pellegrini pitched in 33-year-old to miss James’ dangerous cross PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
es without a win in all competi- former Millwall goalkeeper David when he should have scored with
tions. Martin for his Premier League little issue. And when the ball span Team P W D L F A GD Pts.
The left-back turned Reece debut after Roberto had leaked to the far post Pulisic could only Liverpool 14 13 1 0 32 12 20 40
James inside out before whipping nine goals in three matches. drive high and wide. Manchester City 15 10 2 2 3 2 43 17 26 32
24
32
33
10
9
Leicester City
14
past Kepa Arrizabalaga to con- And the switch certainly boost- Chelsea paid for their first-half Chelsea 14 8 6 2 3 4 6 28 20 8 -4 26
15
Crystal Palace
14
18
21
demn Frank Lampard to defeat in ed the Hammers’ defensive con- profligacy almost immediately Tottenham 14 5 5 4 24 21 3 20
his first match as Chelsea boss trol, resulting in a deserved clean after the restart, as Cresswell Wolves 14 4 4 8 7 2 3 19 17 2 4 20
Sheffield United
17
14
13
19
against old club West Ham. sheet. stunned a sluggish James by turn- Arsenal 14 4 4 7 6 3 4 20 21 -1 19
18
4
21
17
Manchester United 14
The Hammers sealed their first Chelsea dominated possession ing the right back inside out before Burnley 15 5 3 7 21 24 -3 18
win since the 2-0 home victory and territory from the get-go, but curling past Kepa. AFC Bournemouth 15 4 4 4 4 7 6 18 21 -3 16
23
West Ham United 14
16
-6
17
over Manchester United on were unable to convert a host of The nonplussed Blues contin- Newcastle United 14 4 4 4 3 6 7 13 22 -9 16
Aston Villa
-1
15
14
22
21
September 22, as Chelsea strug- half-chances. ued to creak when Fabian Brighton 14 4 3 7 16 21 -5 15
gled without injured England Christian Pulisic nodded over Balbuena saw Kepa palm away his Everton 14 4 3 2 3 8 8 14 22 -8 14
15
-17 12
Southampton
14
32
striker Tammy Abraham. cheaply at the far post after fine header, before Michail Norwich City 14 3 1 2 5 9 8 15 30 -15 11 8
14
9
28
-19
Watford
The 10-goal Premier League Jorginho’s cute ball had teed up Antonio failed to find a finish from
star suffered a hip injury in Pedro for the cross. point-blank range. PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions Pedro himself saw two shots Willian and N’Golo Kante
League draw at Valencia and the blocked and was then unable to replaced Pedro and Jorginho on Wednesday December 4th
Chelsea v Aston Villa (2.30pm)
Blues could only claw at attacking reach an incisive reverse ball from the hour as Lampard searched for Leicester City v Watford (2.30pm)
fluidity with Frenchman Olivier Pulisic. a shift in mood and momentum. Liverpool v Everton (3.15pm)
Giroud up front. James saw his deflected cross West Ham thought they had Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (2.30pm)
Southampton v Norwich City (2.30pm)
Manager Lampard had admit- strike the frame of the goal as doubled their lead when Antonio Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United (2.30pm)
Thursday December 5th
ted before facing West Ham that Chelsea continued to press, and bundled home at the far post after Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion (3.15pm)
the club were yet to determine then the unmarked Kurt Zouma Snodgrass’ cross. But a VAR check Sheffield United v Newcastle United (2.30pm)
Saturday December 7th
how long Abraham would be side- headed wide from five yards out. chalked off the goal, leaving AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool (10am)
Everton v Chelsea (7.30am)
lined. And on this evidence the West Ham created one of the Chelsea 20 minutes to turn the Manchester City v Manchester United (12.30pm)
Stamford Bridge men will want best chances of the half however, tide. Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley (10am)
Watford v Crystal Palace (10am)
the 22-year-old back in full flow as handing Chelsea a sharp reminder Callum Hudson-Odoi replaced Sunday December 8th
Aston Villa v Leicester City (9am)
quickly as possible. on the break. Giroud as Lampard went for Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers (11.30am)
Chelsea paid the ultimate price Antonio forced Kepa into a broke in search of an equalizer, Newcastle United v Southampton (9am)
for a string of squandered first-half smart save from a powerful head- but the fit-again England forward Norwich City v Sheffield United (9am)
Monday December 9th
chances, with Lampard’s men sur- er when racing onto Snodgrass’ could not alter the outcome. C West Ham United v Arsenal (3pm)