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2020 New Boy Jota On The Scoreboard

30th, As Liverpool Shoot Down Gunners

September

| PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS
Saturday September 26th Manchester United
EXAMINER Maupay 40 (pen) Bruno Fernandes 100+ (pen)
2-3
Brighton & Hove Albion
Dunk 43 (og)
Rashford 55
March 95+
H/T: 1-1
Ings 5
IRISH Burnley 0-1 Southampton
H/T: 0-1
Crystal Palace
Everton
Kouyaté 26 1-2 Calvert-Lewin 10
Richarlison 40 (pen)
H/T: 1-2
West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Chelsea
Robinson 4, 25 Mount 55
Bartley 27 Hudson-Odoi 70
Abraham 93+
H/T: 3-0
Sunday September 27th
Manchester City 2-5 Leicester City
Mahrez 4 Vardy 37 (pen), 53, 58 (pen)
Aké 84 Maddison 77
Tielemans 88 (pen)
H/T: 1-1
Sheffield United 0-1 Leeds United
Bamford 88
H/T: 0-0
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Newcastle United
Lucas Moura 25 C Wilson 97+ (pen) iverpool ended Arsenal’s Arsenal, with David Luiz ceeded in bouncing it into the
H/T: 1-0
100 per cent start to the restored to a back three and two floor and agonizingly over the
West Ham United 4-0 Wolves
Bowen 17, 57 Lseason while extending holding midfielders in Mohamed outstretched arm of Alisson.
Jiménez 66 (og) their own with a 3-1 victory at Elneny and Granit Xhaka, However, if Arteta was hop-
Haller 93+
H/T: xxx Anfield to make it 61 home seemed in no mood to take the ing to hold on to that lead his
Monday September 28th league matches unbeaten. game to their hosts as Premier plan was dashed after 147 sec-
Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa Having lost their last two League newcomers Leeds had so onds as Leno parried Mohamed
Grealish 4
Hourihane 15 matches to Mikel Arteta’s side – thrillingly done on the opening Salah’s shot and Mané pounced
Mings 48
H/T: 0-2 one on penalties in the weekend of the season. for the equalizer.
Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal Community Shield – there was Instead they sat back, rarely Seven minutes later Liverpool
Mané 28 Lacazette 25 barely a time over the 90 min- engaging as Liverpool played out were ahead as yet another
Robertson 34
Jota 88 utes when the defending cham- from the defense, in the hope of Alexander-Arnold cross found its
H/T: 2-1
pions looked like allowing it to hitting on the break. target in the penalty area, this
happen a third time. It was a misguided ploy, espe- time his opposite full-back
PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Sadio Mané, Andy Robertson cially to afford so much time and Robertson making amends for
and Diogo Jota, on his home space to Trent Alexander- his earlier error by controlling
Team P W D L F A GD Pts. debut, all scored after Alexandre Arnold, who when on his game on his chest and poking home.
Leicester City 3 3 0 0 12 4 8 9
Liverpool 3 3 0 0 9 4 5 9 Lacazette had been gifted the is seemingly guaranteed to pro- Arsenal offered a little more
Everton 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 9 opener after a Robertson error. vide a goal such is the quality of threat after the break, while
Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 If the France international’s his crossing. doing slightly better in nullifying
Arsenal 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 6 finish from Arsenal’s first shot on One early cross had Luiz nod- Alexander-Arnold, but they were
Crystal Palace 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
Leeds United 3 2 0 1 8 7 1 6 target in the 25th minute was ding Virgil Van Dijk’s goal- as poor in front of goal as they
Tottenham 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 4 not that convincing his perform- bound header behind to help out had been out of possession.
Chelsea 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 ance in two second-half one-on- beaten goalkeeper Bernd Leno, Either side of Leno saving
Newcastle United 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4 ones – one latterly flagged off- who did well to parry Mané’s Van Dijk’s low drive Lacazette
West Ham United 3 1 0 2 5 4 1 3
Brighton 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 side – with Alisson Becker was first-time shot from another was twice clean through,
Manchester City 2 1 0 1 5 6 -1 3 less so and he rightly covered his Alexander-Arnold delivery. although first time he was even-
Manchester United 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 3 face with his shirt when taking Bizarrely Arsenal did not – or tually offside, but his lack of con-
Southampton 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3 his seat on the bench after being could not – stop the England viction meant on both occasions
Wolves 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
West Brom 3 0 1 2 5 11 -6 1 substituted 15 minutes from international, who also had a he failed to beat Alisson.
Burnley 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0 time. low drive deflected onto the Springing Liverpool’s high
Sheffield United 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0 Had he been sharper crossbar by Hector Bellerin, and line looked Arsenal’s best chance
Fulham 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0
Liverpool may have had more of neither did they try to exploit the of success – especially when sub-
a problem but they dominated space he left in behind. stitutes Eddie Nketiah and
PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES for long periods – having 21 On the one occasion they did Nicolas Pepe arrived – and that
shots to their opponents four – it brought their somewhat fortu- provided one or two nervy
Saturday October 3rd and with better finishing of their itous goal as Pierre-Emerick moments for the hosts when
Chelsea v Crystal Palace (7.30am)
Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion (10am) own would have been comfort- Aubameyang’s cross was over- they did.
Leeds United v Manchester City (12.30pm) able long before Jota made the hit to Robertson but the full- But Liverpool’s new signing
Newcastle United v Burnley (3pm) game safe in the 88th minute. back’s miscontrol played the ball Jota, also a late substitute, finally
Sunday October 4th The last eight Anfield meet- back towards his goal and into put the match to bed two minutes
Arsenal v Sheffield United (9am)
Aston Villa v Liverpool (2.15pm) ings in all competitions had pro- the path of Lacazette. from time when he seized a weak
Leicester City v West Ham United (7am) duced 44 goals so there was an The France international was Luiz header, controlling and firing
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (11.30am) expectation there would be plen- equally unconvincing with his low into the Kop net having earli-
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion (7am) ty of entertainment for the view- miskicked shot – the Gunners’ er wasted a better chance with
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham (9am)
ing public at home. first of the game – but he suc- only Leno to beat. C