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2019 Lampard Relieved To Break Stamford Manchester City Need
Bridge Duck With Win Over Brighton
2nd, Chelsea claimed their Late Goals To See Off

October League win of the season
first
Premier
home
with a comfortable 2-0
| victory over Brighton & Everton At Goodison
Hove Albion.
EXAMINER ter of the first half,
The hosts had the bet-

Tammy Abraham hitting
IRISH a post with a header and
Ross Barkley and Pedro
both being denied by Mat
Ryan.
Jorginho broke the deadlock five minutes after the break,
scoring from the penalty spot after Mason Mount had been
brought down by Adam Webster.
Brighton fought back, with Dan Burn hitting the crossbar, but
Willian secured the victory with 14 minutes left after a counter-
attack led by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Chelsea climbed four places to sixth, on 11 points. Brighton
dropped to 16th with six points, after a six-match winless run. C

Ten-man Tottenham Hold Off Saints
To Prove Their Team Spirit With Win

First-half goals from Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Kane Riyad Mahrez restores Manchester City’s lead with a deadly free-kick
secured a 2-1 victory for 10-man Tottenham Hotspur against iyad Mahrez and tle more than a minute as he goal as Calvert-Lewin dived in
Southampton. Raheem Sterling struck suffered a nasty head injury in to snatch it.
Spurs took the lead after 24 minutes, with Ndombele’s left- Rin the final 19 minutes the opening exchanges. City responded well, with
footed shot from just inside the box beating Angus Gunn. as champions Manchester City City had gone straight onto Jesus blasting wide and
Serge Aurier was sent off after receiving a second yellow card claimed a hard-fought 3-1 win the attack, with Mahrez test- Gundogan testing Pickford,
for a foul on Ryan Bertrand and Saints took immediate advan- over spirited Everton. ing Pickford from distance. but there was a moment of ill
tage, Danny Ings capitalizing on an error from Hugo Lloris to Gabriel Jesus put City Sterling tried to whip the ball temper as Sterling became
score on 39 minutes. ahead at Goodison Park but back in but Walcott took the involved in a scuffle with
But Kane made it 2-1 just before half-time, finding the bottom the hosts did not look like a cross flush on the head. Yerry Mina.
corner following a swift counter-attack. side that had lost three of their He fell to the ground imme- Gundogan missed another
In the second half Southampton pushed for an equalizer, but last four Premier League diately and could not contin- chance early in the second half
Lloris redeemed himself after his earlier mistake with stunning games and hit back through ue. He left the field on a and De Bruyne hit the side-
saves to deny James Ward-Prowse and Maya Yoshida. C Dominic Calvert-Lewin. stretcher, heading straight to netting before Everton almost
Both sides then had further hospital for assessment. snatched the lead as Mina
Chris Woods’ Late Header Secures Burnley chances but it was City who City should have taken the forced Ederson to tip over.
A Point Against Aston Villa secured the points after lead when Mahrez fizzed in a Sterling spurned a glorious

Chris Wood earned Burnley a point with a late header in a Mahrez beat Jordan Pickford low cross to the far post but, chance to put City back ahead
thrilling 2-2 draw at Aston Villa. with a low free-kick and remarkably, Ilkay Gundogan when he was put through on
John McGinn thought he had put Villa ahead, only for VAR Sterling struck via the wood- hit the bar from three yards. goal by Mahrez and slid his
to rule out his goal for offside against Conor Hourihane in the work. The visitors continued to shot wide.
build-up. The result ensured City control the game and claimed It was beginning to look
Villa still took the lead when Anwar El Ghazi finished first remained five points behind the lead after 24 minutes fol- like a labored night for City
time from Frederic Guilbert’s cross. leaders Liverpool, a relief after lowing another quick raid by but Mahrez provided the spark
Burnley substitute Jay Rodriguez equalized with a thumping a difficult week. Mahrez. The Algerian passed they needed as he curled a low
header from Erik Pieters’ delivery on 68 minutes, and a dramat- After several days in the inside to Kevin De Bruyne and free-kick into the bottom cor-
ic finish ensued. headlines following a contro- the Belgian delivered a typical- ner.
McGinn volleyed home at the far post from a Trezeguet cross versial tweet by Bernardo ly inviting cross for Jesus to It was a moment of quality
but, within 90 seconds, Wood headed in Burnley’s second equal- Silva, City’s players – includ- head home. but Pickford was slow to react,
Everton almost produced
ing the Portuguese – warmed
unwanted
more
inviting
izer from Matthew Lowton’s centre. C
up in T-shirts supporting anti- an immediate response as scrutiny on the England keep-
Gareth McAuley Announces discriminatory body Kick It Gylfi Sigurdsson forced a save er after his performance in the
His Retirement From Football Out. This was part of an initia- from Ederson but City were defeat at Sheffield United last
soon back on the attack with
tive by Everton, who unfurled
week.
Former Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley has a banner in support of their Sterling playing in Mahrez for Everton had two chances to
announced his retirement from football. forward Moise Kean, a player another effort on goal. equalize but Ederson did bril-
The 39-year-old, who scored nine times in 80 appearances for who suffered racial abuse Gundogan then shot at liantly to deny them, first
his country and played at Euro 2016, was a free agent after leav- while at Juventus last season. Pickford but Everton were reacting quickly after Calvert-
ing Rangers at the end of last season. Bernardo Silva, along with unbowed and fought back to Lewin went through and then
He spent the majority of his career at West Brom and also David Silva and Sergio level as Walcott’s replace- palming wide a Mina header.
represented Lincoln, Leicester and Ipswich, as well as Northern Agüero, began on the bench as ment, Alex Iwobi, got the bet- They were to prove costly
Irish clubs Linfield, Crusaders and Coleraine. City boss Pep Guardiola rotat- ter of Fernandinho to tee up misses as Sterling secured the
“I knew last season was going to be my 23rd and final year as ed his squad. Seamus Coleman. points six minutes from time
a player and I know I’m hanging up my boots for the final time Everton handed a first start The Irishman beat Ederson when he smashed a shot
of the season to Theo Walcott with a delightful chip but he against the bar that bounced
at the right time,” McAuley posted on Twitter. C
but his involvement lasted lit- did not get the credit for the down over the line. C