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2019 Celtic’s Lead Back Up Late Winner Gives Burnley

25th, To Five Points After Back-To-Back Victories In The PL

December

| Edouard Strikes
EXAMINER Oner as Celtic pinned Aberdeen back as they Lennon made a change on
dsonne Edouard hit
The champions largely
a second-half win-
the hour mark. Left-winger
Johnston replaced Olivier
went for a second. Joe Lewis
IRISH regained their five-point pushed away Edouard’s drive Ntcham, allowing Forrest to
the
switch to the right flank and
after
in
striker
the
lead
Ladbrokes
turned
Christie to take up a central
Taylor on the edge of box
Premiership with a 2-1 vic-
tory over Aberdeen. and also made more routine role. Substitute Jay Rodriguez scored a late winner to make it
Edouard produced a smart saves from Scott Brown and Johnston and Christie both back-to-back victories for Burnley as they triumphed 1-0 at
finish in the 66th minute after James Forrest. had shots saved before Celtic AFC Bournemouth.
the introduction of Mikey Christie shot just wide opened the Dons up. Ajer Jefferson Lerma shot over the crossbar in the first half for the
Johnston and resulting after Forrest’s run was halted stepped out of defense before home side while Ashley Barnes had a shot blocked at the other
reshuffle of Celtic’s attacking and Edouard had a shot Christie threaded the ball end.
line-up had given them fresh deflected wide from Boli through for Edouard, who Chris Mepham headed wide in the second half, with Lerma
impetus. Bolingoli’s cutback. swiftly dispatched a shot just also unable to hit the target for the Cherries.
Aberdeen striker Sam Aberdeen had forced a inside the post. But Rodriguez struck in the 89th minute, rising highest to
Cosgrove was sent off for a couple of set-pieces in the Aberdeen’s chances soon head in Ashley Westwood’s cross. C
challenge on Kristoffer Ajer final third but their equaliser fell apart. Ajer had just made
three minutes later after earli- came out of the blue. Niall a risky but perfect sliding Ings’ Brace Helps Saints Down Villa
er heading his 20th goal of McGinn hung up a cross to challenge on Jon Gallagher in Danny Ings
the season to cancel out the back post and Cosgrove his own box before keeping scored twice as
Christopher Jullien’s seventh- got above Ajer to head into the ball in play. Cosgrove Southampton beat
minute opener. the top corner from six yards. sprinted over and threw him- Aston Villa 3-1 to
It was Aberdeen’s only Celtic sprang back into life self into a tackle, getting the climb above their
effort on target while Celtic and appealed strongly for a ball but catching the opponents and out of
almost paid for failing to cap- penalty when Edouard went Norwegian on the follow- the Premier League’s
italize on their dominance – down over the sliding legs of through.
they had 28 efforts on goal James Wilson, but the The challenge sparked an bottom three.
and 11 on target. The Dons Aberdeen forward appeared angry reaction with Brown Ings moved on to
back four defended their box to have touched the ball and running 20 yards to remon- 11 league goals for
well but the hosts were also referee Euan Anderson strate, and Anderson was the season by scoring either side of a Jack Stephens header to
guilty of over-playing at waved play on. soon on the scene to show a put the visitors in control at Villa Park.
times. The hosts had a great straight red card. Cosgrove Saints went ahead on 21 minutes when Ings followed up
The pattern of play chance to go back in front and Brown continued to clash Shane Long’s low shot, which was parried by Villa goalkeeper
emerged early on and Jullien before the break but Edouard as the Dons striker walked Tom Heaton.
diverted Ryan Christie’s cor- hesitated after being played off. Stephens doubled the lead 10 minutes later with a flicked
ner against the bar before through by Forrest’s return Forrest, Christie and header from James Ward-Prowse’s corner.
succeeding from the same pass and Shay Logan nicked Jeremie Frimpong missed the Ings scored again six minutes into the second half with a
source four minutes later. the ball away from his feet. target before the latter hand- close-range finish.
The Frenchman beat Ash Lewis saved from Forrest ed the visitors a chance to Southampton were denied a first league clean sheet in 13
Taylor to the delivery and after more intricate play but take their second shot by con- matches when Jack Grealish pulled a goal back with a stunning
volleyed a shot off the Celtic were not getting far in ceding a free-kick on the edge volley from the edge of the area.
ground and into the top cor- the opening stages of the sec- of the box. McGinn hit the Southampton switched places with Villa, moving up to 17th
ner. ond half and manager Neil effort too high. C
with 18 points. Villa remained on 15 points. C
Jiménez’s Second Half Strike Sinks Canaries

Raul Jiménez’s second-half winner earned three points for
Wolverhampton Wanderers in a match Norwich City domi-
nated for long spells.
Todd Cantwell fired the Canaries ahead on 17 minutes after
the visitors failed to clear a low cross from Kenny McLean.
Striker Teemu Pukki then passed up two excellent chances
to put Daniel Farke’s side further ahead.
Emiliano Buendia, a threat all afternoon, directed a shot nar-
rowly over as the hosts continued to push forward after the
break.
But Wolves levelled on 60 minutes when a fine ball by Joao
Moutinho, from a short corner, was met by Romain Saiss with
an excellent header.
Ruben Neves flashed a shot just wide before Jiménez broke
Norwich hearts with nine minutes left.
Wolves climbed up to sixth place on 27 points, while
Norwich remained 19th with 12 points. C