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2019 VAR Saves Arsenal As PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

2nd, Aston Villa Saturday September 28th Rodriguez 68
2-2
Burnley
El Ghazi 33
October Former Giants Draw At McGinn 79 Wood 81
Att: 41,546
H/T: 1-0
Yarmolenko 10
King 17
| Old Trafford AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham United
Cresswell 70
C Wilson 46
EXAMINER Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
H/T: 1-1
Att: 10,729
Jorginho 50 (pen)
Willian 76
Att: 40,683
H/T: 0-0
IRISH Crystal Palace 2-0 Norwich City
Milivojevic 21 (pen)
Townsend 92+
Att: 25,477 H/T: 1-0
Everton 1-3 Manchester City
Calvert-Lewin 33 Gabriel Jesus 24
Mahrez 71
Sterling 84
Att: 39,222 H/T: 1-1
Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool
Wijnaldum 70
Att: 31,774 H/T: 0-0
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton
Ndombele 24 Ings 39
Kane 43
Red Card: Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) 31 min
Att: 59,645 H/T: 2-1
Wolves 2-0 Watford
Doherty 18
Janmaat 61 (og)
Att: 30,711 H/T: 1-0
Sunday September 29th
Leicester City 5-0 Newcastle United
Ricardo Pereira 16
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang keeps his composure to equalize for Arsenal Vardy 54, 64
Dummet 57 (og)
ierre-EmerickAubameyanghad play. The chance looked to have gone Ndidi 90
anequalizerawardedbyVARas Daniel James used his pace to when James over-hit his cross for Red Card: Hayden (Newcastle United) 43 min
PManchester United and Arsenal cause a couple of moments of dan- Rashford but the striker picked out Att: 32,168 H/T: 1-0
Monday September 30th
playedouta1-1drawatOldTrafford. ger, and a pull back on the young McTominay 22 yards out and he Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal
While close decisions have winger earned Calum Chambers a found the top of the net via the McTominay 45 Aubameyang 58
dominated the conversation booking inside 10 minutes. slightest deflection off Sokratis. Att: 73,201 H/T: 1-0
around the technology, the type of It took 29 minutes for the first After being jeered by his own
blatant mistake that saw shot and the first really incisive bit fans last week, Xhaka’s duck of the PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Aubameyang flagged offside in the of play, with the ball breaking in head as the shot flew towards him
58th minute is what the system midfield for Andreas Pereira, who will have done nothing to endear Team P W D L F A GD Pts.
was introduced to eliminate. drove at the Arsenal defense and the captain to the Gunners faith- Liverpool 7 7 0 0 18 5 13 21
United had taken the lead just broke into the area before seeing ful. Manchester City 7 5 1 1 27 7 20 16
before half-time through Scott his shot saved by Bernd Leno. United wanted a penalty early Leicester City 7 7 4 3 2 3 1 1 13 5 11 8 1 14
12
12
Arsenal
McTominay’s first goal at Old That sparked a bright spell for in the second half for a handball by West Ham United 7 3 3 1 10 9 1 12
Trafford, a fine strike from outside Arsenal, with Nicolas Pepe shoot- Sead Kolasinac, but referee Kevin Tottenham 7 3 2 2 14 9 5 11
the box, and the game did improve ing over before the Gunners had a Friend turned down the appeals Chelsea 7 3 2 2 14 13 1 11
after a distinctly drab start. good chance to threaten when and it was not deemed enough of AFC Bournemouth 7 3 2 2 13 12 1 11
But the lack of quality was all Pereira picked up a caution for a a mistake for the decision to be Crystal Palace 7 3 2 2 3 2 2 6 9 7 7 -1 11 9
Manchester United 7
2
too evident and a point for United foul on Matteo Guendouzi only overturned. Burnley 7 2 3 2 10 9 1 9
leaves them 10th with nine points for Granit Xhaka to produce a baf- However, one replay was all it Sheffield United 7 2 2 3 7 7 0 8
– the first time they have failed to fling free-kick that Chambers put took to show that assistant Scott Wolves 7 1 4 2 9 11 -2 7
reach double figures after seven behind. Ledger had erroneously raised his Southampton 7 2 1 4 7 11 -4 7
games in 30 years – while Arsenal David De Gea made his first flag against Aubameyang after Everton 7 7 2 1 1 3 4 3 6 5 12 -6 7 6
10
Brighton
-5
nudged back into the top four. save from Pepe at the back post, Tuanzebe’s awful pass had Norwich City 7 2 0 5 9 16 -7 6
Paul Pogba and Marcus while Pogba finally found allowed Saka to play in the striker, Aston Villa 7 1 2 4 8 11 -3 5
Rashford were surprise inclusions Rashford with a fine through ball who neatly chipped De Gea. Newcastle United 7 1 2 4 4 13 -9 5
in the United starting XI having only for a combination of a slip The visitors nearly had a sec- Watford 7 0 2 5 4 20 -16 2
been expected to miss out through from the striker and good tracking ond immediately but the impres-
injury but Aaron Wan-Bissaka was from Sokratis to thwart the dan- sive Saka, 18, was denied by a goal- PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
ill and Axel Tuanzebe started his ger. saving block by Victor Lindelof.
first Premier League game since Water was bouncing off the United sought a response and Saturday October 5th
May 2017 at left-back. sodden turf and a slip from Pereira Pogba curled a shot just wide Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur (7.30am)
Burnley v Everton (10am)
The 21-year-old’s performance in the 44th minute let in young before McTominay planted a free Liverpool v Leicester City (10am)
was the bright spot of an opening Bukayo Saka down the left. His header over the bar when he Norwich City v Aston Villa (10am)
half an hour that showcased every- shot across goal was parried by De should have scored. Watford v Sheffield United (10am)
thing lacking in both teams. Gea, who got up well to block the Leno was then called upon to West Ham United v Crystal Palace (12.30pm)
Driving rain admittedly made follow-up from Guendouzi. push a strong shot from Maguire Sunday October 6th
Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth (9am)
conditions difficult but passes That became even more impor- over, and the keeper saved his best Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (9am)
were misplaced, crosses over-hit tant moments later as United for last with a diving stop to keep Newcastle United v Manchester United (11.30am)
and free-kicks lofted straight out of broke away down the other end. out Rashford’s late free-kick. C Southampton v Chelsea (9am)