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As Saints Defeat Burnley
After Newcastle Steal strike against for- EXAMINER
Danny
Ings’
mer club Burnley
A Point With Late gave Southampton |
a 1-0 victory at
Turf Moor.
The only goal
Penalty of the match came September

after five minutes
when Ings con-
allum Wilson’s stoppage- almost single-handedly kept his the dying embers of the first verted Che Adams’ 30th,
time penalty earned side in the game in the first half. half, Jonjo Shelvey angling a cutback from inside the six-yard area. 2020
CNewcastle a Premier Darlow was alert early, bril- volley just wide. Southampton maintained control of the first half, with Ashley
League point at Tottenham as the liantly pushing away Giovani Mourinho opted to replace Westwood’s free-kick wide of a post the closest Burnley came to
new handball law continued to Lo Celso’s free-kick before Son at half-time as the South scoring.
causecontroversyandconfusion. jumping to his feet and prevent- Korea international made way Sean Dyche’s team escalated their search for an equalizer after
In a game dominated by ing Harry Kane turning home for Steven Bergwijn. the restart, with Chris Wood poking the ball past Alex
Spurs, which saw Newcastle the rebound. The contest continued in a McCarthy, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.
goalkeeper Karl Darlow make a He made another fine save similar vein to the opening 45 Charlie Taylor’s fierce strike forced a smart save from
string of fine saves and Son with less than nine minutes on minutes, although Newcastle McCarthy on 58 minutes but Southampton held firm to claim
Heung-min hit the woodwork the clock, this time getting a were having more joy in cut- their first points of the season.
twice, the visitors snatched a 1- glove to Kane’s close-range ting out Tottenham attacks, Burnley have lost their opening two matches, conceding five
1 draw with their first shot on header. even if they struggled to mount in the process. C
target. But there was nothing any telling ones of their own.
Lucas Moura’s first league Darlow could do as Kane once Erik Lamela replaced Moura Villa Beat Fulham To Secure Back-To-Back Wins
goal since December appeared again turned provider, the in the closing stages and his F i r s t - h a l f
to have put Jose Mourinho’s England captain laying on his free-kick from an acute angle goals from Jack
side on course for the win, but fifth assist of the season as his was tipped over by Darlow. Grealish and
the Portuguese disappeared low cross picked out Moura, It appeared as though C o n o r
down the tunnel before full- who tucked home at the back Newcastle’s closest attempt to a Hourihane set
time after Eric Dier was post. dramatic late equalizer would Aston Villa on
adjudged to have handled in the Newcastle were relying on be courtesy of a mix-up in the their way to
box. their keeper to prevent the Tottenham defense as Ben back-to-back vic-
Wilson made no mistake game running away from them Davies hammered a clearance tories as they
from 12 yards and Tottenham’s and, immediately after the goal, straight into team-mate Pierre- claimed a com-
goalkeeper coach Nuno Santos Darlow was at it again, this Emile Hojbjerg, with the ball fortable 3-0 win at Fulham.
was shown a red card by refer- time getting his fingertips to a flashing wide of a post. Villa took only four minutes to open their account when John
ee Peter Bankes for his protesta- curling Kane strike. But, in added time, they McGinn picked out Grealish after Fulham failed to clear their
tions at the decision. And, if it was not Darlow were awarded a penalty as a defensive lines and the playmaker slotted the ball home.
As Mourinho recalled his keeping out Tottenham, it was header from substitute Andy The visitors doubled their advantage 11 minutes later.
big-hitters, Dele Alli was once the frame of the goal as Son’s Carroll struck the arm of Dier. McGinn was again the provider, this time finding Hourihane
again conspicuous by his effort came back off a post with The lengthy check saw a whose right-foot shot was beyond goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
absence, while Gareth Bale – the hosts now well on top, potential offside against Carroll Tyrone Mings extended Villa’s lead just after half-time, steer-
still nursing a knee injury – while Dier should have done dismissed before the penalty ing home Hourihane’s free-kick.
watched on from a directors’ better with a free header soon was awarded, with Wilson Bobby De Cordova-Reid had a 56th-minute close-range effort
box as he awaits his second after. calm enough to slam home the ruled out following a VAR review and Aleksandar Mitrovic
debut as a Spurs player. Son hit four at Southampton resulting spot-kick and earn the twice went close with headers but there was to be no way
Newcastle won 7-0 against last weekend but was again visitors a point. through for the hosts. C
Morecambe in the Carabao denied by the woodwork as a Mourinho had already
Cup during the week, but they shot before half-time cannoned stormed from the touchline by With Moyes In Isolation, Hammers
could have been on the receiv- against the crossbar. then and the hosts’ fury at the Thump Wolves To Kick-Start Season
ing end of a similar thrashing Newcastle threatened the decision resulted in Santos see-
were it not for Darlow, who Spurs goal for the first time in ing red for his protests. C Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham United picked up
their first win of the Premier League season with a 4-0 success
against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Hammers, who had lost their four previous matches
against Wolves without scoring, went 1-0 up on 17 minutes. A
quick free-kick from Pablo Fornals picked out Bowen, who
expertly curled a low shot beyond Rui Patricio.
Fornals blasted over from close range in an opening 45 min-
utes dominated by the home side.
West Ham doubled their tally in the 57th minute when
Bowen tapped in a loose ball after Fornals’ long-range effort hit
the post.
The Hammers added a third when Tomas Soucek’s header
from Aaron Cresswell’s corner was deflected in for an own goal
by Raul Jiménez.
Sebastien Haller headed in a fourth in stoppage time, mean-
ing West Ham and Wolves now both have one victory from
their opening three matches. C