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Shelvey enjoys fine debut in much-needed Newcastle win
REUTERS – Newcastle United’s new 12 million pound ($17.11 million) signing Jonjo Shelvey enjoyed a fine debut, contributing to both his side’s goals, as the Premier League strugglers halted West Ham United’s momentum with a nail-biting 2-1 win on Saturday. Newcastle were relieved to clamber out of the relegation places after two early goals from […]
Inter miss the chance to grab Serie A lead
REUTERS – Inter Milan’s title challenge faltered when they were held 1-1 at Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday but goalkeeper Samir Handanovic at least saved them from suffering a defeat. The home side took the lead in the 17th minute when Jeison Murillo scored an own goal. Inter equalised in the 25th when Atalanta […]
Terry goes from zero to hero in amazing Chelsea draw
REUTERS – Chelsea captain John Terry went from zero to hero, first netting an own goal but eventually coming up with a 98th minute equaliser in an extraordinary 3-3 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Saturday. Manager Guus Hiddink’s unbeaten record survived after an amazing match that saw his side fall two goals […]
Afobe strikes as Bournemouth over power Norwich – essentiallysports.com
Check out Afobe strikes as Bournemouth overpower Norwich.Benik Afobe scored his first goal for Bournemouth to lift his team to a 3-0 win
Saints march on with 3-0 home win against West Brom
LONDON (Reuters) – James Ward-Prowse scored twice as Southampton beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at St Mary’s on Saturday for a convincing third successive Premier League home victory. The midfielder got Ronald Koeman’s Saints off to a quick start with a goal from a free kick after five minutes and added his second from the […]
Gameiro double lifts Sevilla to fifth in La Liga
MADRID (Reuters) – Sevilla climbed above Celta Vigo and Eibar into fifth place in La Liga when a quickfire Kevin Gameiro double secured a 2-1 victory at home to Malaga on Saturday. Gameiro opened the scoring in the 40th minute at the Sanchez Pizjuan with a neat lob and the French forward made it 2-0 […]
Twitter reactions: Chelsea 3-3 Everton – essentiallysports.com
Check the Twitter reactions: Chelsea 3-3 Everton.As another matchday went by for Chelsea, they drew at home against Everton
I’m a flop compared to Fiorentina’s Sousa, says Mihajlovic
REUTERS – AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has labelled himself a ‘flop’ in comparison to Fiorentina manager Paulo Sousa, ahead of a meeting between the two Serie A sides on Sunday. “Sousa is certainly an excellent coach and the results speak for him,” Mihajlovic told a news conference on Saturday. “So far, he’s been better […]
Eriksen double reignites Spurs’ title hopes
LONDON (Reuters) – Christian Eriksen’s double helped earn Tottenham Hotspur a comfortable 4-1 win over Sunderland to reignite their Premier League title challenge and plunge their visitors into deeper trouble at the other end of the table. Eriksen struck either side of halftime and even though there was a touch of fortune to both goals, […]
Talking points from Tottenham’s win over Sunderland
Tottenham are clearly in the title race, 7 points off Arsenal and Leicester City. Having lost ground to Leicester following a 1-0 defeat at White Hart Lane, they’d be looking forward to taking all 3 points against the Black Cats. Sunderland, on the other hand, have experienced a sort of resurgence since 2016 and are now […]
Zidane content with Real squad after FIFA ban
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is happy with his squad and the club has not discussed possible reinforcements despite FIFA’s decision to ban them from the next two transfer windows, he said on Saturday. FIFA announced on Thursday it had banned Real and neighbours Atletico Madrid from registering players for the next […]
Barca have revenge in mind against Bilbao in La Liga
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona will be looking to avenge the reverse they suffered to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup when they host the Basque side in La Liga on Sunday, coach Luis Enrique said. Bilbao crushed Barca 4-0 at their San Mames stadium in the first leg of the competition last August and […]
