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Vardy Comes Off The Saints Inflict First Loss Of The Season IRISH

On Table-Topping Everton
James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams scored first-half goals
Bench To Shoot Down as Southampton ended Premier League leaders Everton’s EXAMINER
unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 win.
Danny Ings set up both goals. The first came in the 27th
Gunners drove into the far-left corner from inside the area.
minute when he played a one-two with Ward-Prowse, who |
Eight minutes later, Ings crossed from the left to the far post,
where Adams fired low into the net. October
eicester secured a first have been interfering with place and shift Pierre-Emerick
away league win at play as he stood in front of Aubameyang back to his more Southampton took the lead but the Toffees were second best.
LArsenal in 47 years as Kasper Schmeichel. familiar role down the left. Gylfi Sigurdsson had thumped the bar from 20 yards before 28th,
Jamie Vardy once again Hector Bellerin should It almost paid immediate was shown a straight red card for a foul on Kyle Walker-Peters
proved to be the scourge of have done better when played dividends as the Gabon for- in the 72nd minute.
Their hopes of a comeback were dashed when Lucas Digne 2020
the Gunners. The Foxes in behind by David Luiz but ward’s deep cross was Everton stay top on goal difference from Liverpool while
travelled to the Emirates he dallied in possession and volleyed goalwards by the win moves Southampton from 13th to fifth.C
Stadium with a gameplan allowed Jonny Evans to make Bellerin, with Schmeichel
which they played out to up the ground and put in the making a smart save. Son’s Late Winner Gives Spurs Victory At Burnley
perfection, soaking up plen- challenge. But the winning goal Son Heung-min’s late header sent Tottenham Hotspur up to
ty of Arsenal pressure before With Vardy warming the would come at the other end fifth place after a 1-0 win at Burnley.
introducing fit-again Vardy bench, the visitors were play- of the pitch as Leicester finally The match sparked into life late in the second half after
from the bench to do the ing without an out and out burst into life as an attacking Harry Kane cleared a header from Burnley’s James Tarkowski
damage and secure a 1-0 striker and therefore most of force. off the line.
win. the attacking threat in the They would break the Son passed up one clear chance before Kane flicked on a cor-
Vardy had missed the last opening half an hour came deadlock with their first effort ner to the South Korean, who produced a diving header to
two games with a calf injury through Arsenal. on target of the evening, hit- break the deadlock on 76 minutes.
but was the match-winner Kieran Tierney was a con- ting on the counter-attack as Earlier in a close contest Ashley Barnes’ 20th-minute effort
here – scoring his 11th stant threat down the left their two substitutes com- was ruled out for offside and in the second half Josh Brownhill
shot just wide for the hosts.
Premier League goal against flank, swinging in a number of bined. Tarkowski had also headed over from a corner before Son
Arsenal, with only Wayne dangerous crosses – one of Youri Tielemans’ ball over struck the winner with a league-leading eighth goal of the sea-
Rooney able to boast more. which was inexplicably the top of the Arsenal defense son. C
Arsenal named a strong missed from point-blank set Cengiz Under in behind
side and should have done range by Lacazette. and he crossed perfectly for Baggies Secure First Point Of The Season In Brighton
better – but had an early effort Luiz limped off soon after Vardy to head home what Karlan Grant earned his side their first away point of the sea-
controversially chalked off the restart to be replaced by was almost an inevitable goal son with his maiden goal for the club as West Bromwich
and then failed to make their Shkodran Mustafi before against the Gunners. Albion battled out a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion at
dominance pay as Thomas Leicester boss Brendan The former England striker the Amex Stadium.
Partey’s home debut ended in Rodgers turned to Vardy just almost struck again in injury Graham Potter’s side looked more threatening early on.
defeat. before the hour. time, breaking in behind but Neal Maupay converted Adam Lallana’s cross only for his effort
Mikel Arteta thought his Arsenal were lucky to keep this time seeing his effort to be ruled out for offside, before Leandro Trossard’s shot was
side had taken the lead as a full quota of players on the well-saved by Bernd Leno. saved.
early as the third minute as pitch as Bellerin, already It would have no impact on Five minutes before half-time Tariq Lamptey caused prob-
Alexandre Lacazette headed booked, slid in on James the result, however, as lems in the West Brom area and Branislav Ivanovic’s attempt-
home a Dani Ceballos corner Justin. Leicester secured their first- ed clearance struck Jake Livermore before rebounding into the
at the front post. Bukayo Saka had been car- ever league win at the net.
An offside flag saw the rying a knock since earlier in Emirates Stadium to move The Baggies pushed for an equalizer after the break,
effort ruled out, however, the second half, Arteta opting into the top four, just a point Matheus Pereira shooting wide and then striking a post, and on
83 minutes Grant lashed in a fine finish to level. C
with Granit Xhaka deemed to to bring on Nicolas Pepe in his behind leaders Everton. C
Foden Salvages A Point For
Manchester City At West Ham
Late saves from Lukasz Fabianski earned West Ham United
a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
West Ham went ahead against the run of play on 18 minutes
at London Stadium with a brilliant overhead kick by Michail
Antonio from Vladimir Coufal’s cross.
Phil Foden equalized six minutes after replacing Sergio
Agüero at half-time, turning smartly to convert Joao Cancelo’s
cross.
Kevin De Bruyne also came off the bench as City pushed for
a winner, but they were denied by Fabianski and resolute West
Ham defending.
Arthur Masuaku made a vital 84th-minute block on Riyad
Mahrez.
Two minutes later, Fabianski denied Raheem Sterling one-
on-one, before tipping Mahrez’s shot on to a post in stoppage
time.
A first point against City since 2016 put West Ham, four
matches unbeaten, 11th on eight points. City are a place below
on goal difference. C