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2016-11-27
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16:30
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Manchester United
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1–1
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West Ham United
| 75,313 |
Old Trafford
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Jonathan Moss
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4c0c84e5
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José Mourinho
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Slaven Bilić
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Juan Mata
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Mark Noble
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and West Ham at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Juan Mata and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['21st Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '21st Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Marouane Fellaini for Manchester Utd', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Valencia for Manchester Utd', '2nd Minute Goal by Diafra for West Ham', '2nd Minute Assist by Dimitri for West Ham', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Cresswell for West Ham']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Diafra Sakho gave the Hammers the lead after just two minutes when he headed in Dimitri Payet's free-kick. But United responded midway through the first half when Zlatan Ibrahimovic flicked past Darren Randolph from Paul Pogba's pass over the top. Pogba was booked for diving shortly afterwards, an incident that enraged Mourinho and saw him sent from the sidelines for kicking a water bottle in frustration. As in recent games at Old Trafford, United created chances to take the lead, but they could not find a way past Randolph, who made several key stops. Ibrahimovic returned from suspension for the hosts while Bastian Schweinsteiger was named in the squad for the first time this season. The Hammers made a dream start as, in the second minute, Payet fizzed a free-kick across goal and Sakho nodded in ahead of Ibrahimovic. Eventually, they started to take control and Ibrahimovic atoned for losing Sakho for the opening goal when he headed Pogba's perfectly-weighted pass beyond Randolph. Pogba was involved in the action again in the 27th minute, receiving a yellow card for diving. But United finished the half strongly and started to create more chances. Jesse Lingard volleyed over from close range before Marcus Rashford, whose last goal was two months ago, failed to beat Randolph after being played through on goal. Ibrahimovic then headed wide before seeing a shot stopped by a brilliant block by Angelo Obgonna. Wayne Rooney, who is one goal short of equalling Sir Bobby Charlton's scoring record for United, went close after coming off the bench but his low shot lacked the power to trouble Randolph. In a frantic finish, both sides created opportunities to take the lead. Randolph made a sharp stop to turn Henrikh Mkhitaryan's effort on to the post before the Hammers keeper palmed away a shot from Pogba that was heading for the bottom corner. Collins then played Randolph into trouble with a backwards header that was short, but Cheikhou Kouyate cleared before Ibrahimovic could turn into the empty net after his touch took him around the keeper. Player ratings
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2016-11-27
|
16:30
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Southampton
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1–0
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Everton
| 31,132 |
St. Mary's Stadium
|
Craig Pawson
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548c4fd4
|
Claude Puel
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Ronald Koeman
|
José Fonte
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Phil Jagielka
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Southampton and Everton at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was José Fonte and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['1st Minute Goal by Charlie for Southampton', '1st Minute Assist by Josh for Southampton', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Romelu Lukaku for Everton', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Williams for Everton']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Ronald Koeman endured an unhappy return to St Mary’s as Southampton beat Everton 1-0 on Super Sunday. And it proved to be the only goal of the game as Southampton, who spurned a number of second-half chances, held on to end a run of four league games without a win. Southampton manager Claude Puel made seven changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday and he handed the 19-year-old Sims his full first-team debut. Koeman, who managed Southampton for two years, recalled Gareth Barry in place of James McCarthy but his return to St Mary's started in the worst possible fashion. Southampton - and Sims - were brimming with confidence and in the 16th minute the debutant found himself unmarked in the box, but his header was tame and straight at Maarten Stekelenburg. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg lined up another effort for the hosts four minutes later but he fired the ball high over the crossbar and into the stands. Stekelenburg then collected Austin's weak effort before Everton created their first real opening, but Idrissa Gueye's shot flew over the crossbar after the midfielder was picked out by Seamus Coleman's cut-back. Everton had one final chance before the break as Gareth Barry won the ball from Sims before releasing Yannick Bolasie. The winger sent an early cross into the penalty area which was met by Ross Barkley, but his header flashed wide of the post. Everton responded though with Aaron Lennon playing a clever one-two with Bolasie, who rifled a fierce effort narrowly wide of Fraser Forster's goal. The game was becoming stretched and in the 57th minute Cedric whipped an excellent cross into the box and Austin rose above everyone but his bullet header was clawed away by Stekelenburg. Koeman threw on Gerard Deulofeu for Lennon and Kevin Mirallas for Barkley as the visitors chased an equaliser but it was Southampton who nearly extended their advantage. In the 76th minute Sims' fired a low effort across goal before James Ward-Prowse shot wide after being picked out by Austin. Ward-Prowse was involved again minutes later after being picked out by a brilliant cross from Cedric, but the midfielder's strike was palmed away by the goalkeeper. Player ratings
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2016-12-03
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12:30
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Manchester City
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1–3
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Chelsea
| 54,457 |
Etihad Stadium
|
Anthony Taylor
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6076e3fa
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Pep Guardiola
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Antonio Conte
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David Silva
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Gary Cahill
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was David Silva and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3.
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['17th Minute Yellow Card by Nicolás Otamendi for Manchester City', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Gary Cahill for Manchester City', '45th Minute Own Goal by Gary Cahill for Manchester City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Jesús Navas for Manchester City', '90+8th Minute Red Card by Fernandinho — for Manchester City', '90+8th Minute Red Card by Sergio Agüero for Manchester City', "50th Minute Yellow Card by N'Golo Kanté for Chelsea", '60th Minute Goal by Diego for Chelsea', '60th Minute Assist by Cesc for Chelsea', '70th Minute Goal by Willian for Chelsea', '70th Minute Assist by Diego Costa for Chelsea', '90th Minute Goal by Eden for Chelsea', '90th Minute Assist by Marcos for Chelsea', '90+8th Minute Yellow Card by Cesc Fàbregas for Chelsea', '90+8th Minute Yellow Card by Nathaniel Chalobah for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Chelsea laid down a huge marker for the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Manchester City 3-1 in a game that boiled over on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. City took the lead on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a Gary Cahill own goal before second-half strikes from Diego Costa and Willian swung the game in Chelsea's favour. Costa's equaliser on 60 minutes came after a period of relentless City pressure during which Kevin De Bruyne missed a glorious chance from just four yards out. Despite City starting with good intent, it was Hazard who had the first shot when curling an effort from 20 yards inches wide of the post after 15 minutes. Aguero tested Thibaut Courtois from a similar distance 10 minutes later but the goalkeeper helped it on its way over the crossbar. City did have the ball in the net moments later but Fernandinho's header from close range was ruled out as he was a yard offside from De Bruyne's set-piece. Luiz was thrust into the spotlight on 30 minutes as he obstructed Aguero as he attempted to latch onto a poor back-pass by Cesar Azpilicueta. Those boos turned to cheers just before half-time though as City took the lead. Jesus Navas swung a hopeful ball into the near post and Cahill awkwardly swung a right foot at the ball which deflected into the top corner. The goal visibly shook Chelsea but City were unable to take advantage of their defensive frailtiesDe Bruyne snuck in behind but was denied at the near post by Courtois before Cahill and Marcus Alonso got into bother on the edge of their box but Aguero's effort was cleared off the line by the former. De Bruyne should have doubled City's lead on 57 minutes after they opened up Chelsea down the right flank. Ilkay Gundogan rolled the ball across for the Belgian but with the goal gaping he could only hit the crossbarAnd the miss would prove to be costly as Chelsea found their stride and were level three minutes later, Costa bringing down a Fabregas ball over the top, before beating Nicolas Otamendi and firing low into the net from 15 yards. With the clock running down, the game ended on a sour note as Aguero launched into a reckless high tackle on Luiz by the touchline, both benches getting involved in the melee that followed. The red card was brandished to Aguero and also Fernandinho, who appeared to grab Fabregas by the throat as City lost their cool as well as the game. Player ratings
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2016-12-03
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15:00
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West Bromwich Albion
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3–1
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Watford
| 22,244 |
The Hawthorns
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Graham Scott
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77813554
|
Tony Pulis
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Walter Mazzarri
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Darren Fletcher
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Troy Deeney
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Brom and Watford at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Graham Scott was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['15th Minute Yellow Card by Gareth McAuley for West Brom', '16th Minute Goal by Jonny for West Brom', '16th Minute Assist by Chris for West Brom', '34th Minute Goal by Chris for West Brom', '34th Minute Assist by James for West Brom', '84th Minute Yellow Card by James McClean for West Brom', '90+1st Minute Goal by Matt for West Brom', '90+1st Minute Assist by Darren for West Brom', '60th Minute Goal by Christian for Watford', '60th Minute Assist by Troy for Watford', '84th Minute Red Card by Roberto Pereyra for Watford', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Troy Deeney for Watford']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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West Brom leapfrogged Watford into the Premier League's top six after a fiery 3-1 win at The Hawthorns on Saturday. Two set-piece goals from Jonny Evans and Chris Brunt in the first half helped Tony Pulis' side into the lead despite Watford's strong start, before Christian Kabasele pulled one back for the visitors after the break. Walter Mazzarri was furious with a number of refereeing decisions as his side searched for an equaliser, with Roberto Pereyra seeing red late on for Watford, who sit bottom of the fairplay table. Mazzarri also switched to a 4-4-2 formation, which pegged West Brom back in the opening stages, with Nordin Amrabat's swinging strike forcing a surprised Ben Foster into a smart save inside a minute. Watford came back into the game with Amrabat again causing problems, but his goal-bound effort was blocked by team-mate Stefano Okaka. The visitors' best attacking threat came through Amrabat, whose cross almost led to Troy Deeney pulling Watford back into the game shortly after half time, but for a vital Gareth McAuley block. Kabasele did pull a goal back for Watford with their own set-piece in the 61st minute though, poking Deeney's effort over the line from close range after Amrabat's corner. Player ratings
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2016-12-03
|
15:00
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Stoke City
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2–0
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Burnley
| 27,306 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Mark Clattenburg
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d1dce91c
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Mark Hughes
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Sean Dyche
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Jonathan Walters
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Ben Mee
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Burnley at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Jonathan Walters and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Burnley was Ben Mee and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['20th Minute Goal by Jonathan for Stoke City', '20th Minute Assist by Mame for Stoke City', '35th Minute Goal by Marc for Stoke City', '35th Minute Assist by Marko for Stoke City', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Muniesa for Stoke City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Giannelli Imbula for Stoke City', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Mame Biram for Stoke City', '14th Minute Yellow Card by Jeff Hendrick for Burnley', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Barnes for Burnley']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Stoke claimed their fifth Premier League win in seven games with a 2-0 victory over a below-par Burnley. Burnley, buoyed by the return of Andre Gray, had set up well, yet they had a scare after 10 minutes when Bruno Martins Indi met Xherdan Shaqiri's cross. He should have buried it, but instead it was easily cleared by Scott Arfield. When Stoke's opener did come, it came from an unlikely source, Walters guiding Mame Biram Diouf's cross over the head of Paul Robinson and into the far corner to become the first Stoke player to reach 40 Premier League goals. This sparked Mark Hughes' men into action, as Arnautovic almost played Walters in again just moments later, but the referee flagged for offside. Ben Mee helped to keep the scoreline as tame as possible, but despite his best efforts, he was helpless to prevent Muniesa doubling the lead 10 minutes before the break. Minutes prior to the break, Jeff Hendrick attempted to lob Lee Grant from close range, but he summed up his side's lack of attacking purpose, with a weak execution that Grant managed to palm away calmly. Just after the hour mark, Barnes found himself lucky to still be on the field after a dangerous elbow in the face of Martins Indi, just moments after Hendrick received his final warning for a virtual headlock on Walters. Stoke's unlikely top scorer, Joe Allen, entered the fray, along with Peter Crouch and the pair had chances to set one another up; Crouch reminding everyone what he is capable of with a thumping volley that was just blocked off by Mee. Sean Dyche brought on his own top scorer in Sam Vokes late on, but it proved to be too little too late, as his side recorded a third straight defeat and continued their miserable away run. Player ratings
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2016-12-03
|
15:00
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Sunderland
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2–1
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Leicester City
| 39,725 |
Stadium of Light
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Andre Marriner
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d86fac52
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David Moyes
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Claudio Ranieri
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Jermain Defoe
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Wes Morgan
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Leicester City at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Jermain Defoe and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['64th Minute Own Goal by Robert Huth for Sunderland', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Patrick van for Sunderland', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Seb Larsson for Sunderland', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Papy Djilobodji for Sunderland', '80th Minute Goal by Shinji for Leicester City', '80th Minute Assist by Demarai for Leicester City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Christian Fuchs for Leicester City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Sunderland's revival continued as a 2-1 victory over Leicester helped them move off the bottom of the Premier League table. Robert Huth's own goal and a Jermain Defoe strike put Sunderland two clear at the Stadium of Light before Shinji Okazaki got one back for Leicester with 10 minutes to go. Late heroics from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford denied Wes Morgan from levelling in the dying minutes, and Sunderland held on for their third win in four league games. The hosts were quick out the blocks, with Duncan Watmore forcing a save from Ron-Robert Zieler after just one minute. Sunderland continued to dominate, and Morgan threw himself in front of Victor Anichebe and Defoe strikes to keep the hosts at bay. Defoe went close again, but he uncharacteristically scuffed his effort from eight yards out with only the goalkeeper to beat. Leicester took a while to get going but looked stronger as the first half went on, and Vardy went close with a series of headers. Vardy's best chance came after a Christian Fuchs' cross found the striker, but his glancing header sailed narrowly wide beyond the far post. The game burst into life after the hour-mark, and it was Sunderland who took the lead in the 64th minute. A Sebastian Larsson cross was met by Jan Kirchhoff, and his header ricocheted off the helpless Huth and bobbled into the Leicester net. It got worse for the visitors as Defoe made amends for his earlier miss with a clinical finish after Morgan blocked Watmore's initial effort. The two-goal lead did not last long however, as Okazaki cleverly turned the ball in from Demarai Gray's cross with 10 minutes left. Six minutes were added on after Watmore was stretchered off, and Leicester's best chance to equalise came in the fifth minute of stoppage time. A Leicester cross fell to Morgan eight yards out, and the captain connected well with the effort but was denied by the strong hand of Pickford. Player ratings
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2016-12-03
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15:00
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Tottenham Hotspur
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5–0
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Swansea City
| 31,663 |
White Hart Lane
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Jonathan Moss
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eb48183a
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Bob Bradley
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Harry Kane
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Jack Cork
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Tottenham and Swansea City at White Hart Lane at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The Captain of Swansea City was Jack Cork and the Manager of Swansea City was Bob Bradley. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0.
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['39th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '45+1st Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '45+1st Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '49th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '49th Minute Assist by Son for Tottenham', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Christian for Tottenham', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Moussa for Tottenham', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Jay Fulton for Swansea City', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Łukasz Fabiański for Swansea City', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Jordi Amat for Swansea City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Leroy Fer for Swansea City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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The England international, who signed a deal that will keep him at the club until 2022 on Thursday, opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Dele Alli was brought down in the box by Kyle Naughton in the 39th minute. Heung-Min Son added Spurs' second on the stroke of half-time with an acrobatic volley before Kane scored his second of the game just after the interval, starting and finishing a swift counter-attack from the hosts. Christian Eriksen bundled home a fourth in the 70th minute before completing the scoring in stoppage time as Spurs stayed fourth in the table. Once the action got underway, there was an early stoppage as a high boot from Kyle Naughton caught Kyle Walker in the face, but after a lengthy period of treatment the full-back recovered to continue. The hosts, who were seeing plenty of the ball eventually got into their stride and Christian Eriksen's cross forced Lukasz Fabianski off his line to get in front of Kane to punch clear. In the 20th minute Walker whipped in a dangerous cross which picked out Kane, but the England international was again denied by Fabianski, who tipped his header over the bar. But Spurs finally broke the deadlock in the 39th minute and it was Kane, who grabbed the goal from the penalty spot after Naughton was adjudged to have brought down Alli in the penalty area. On the stroke of half-time it was two as Son produced a moment of magic with an acrobatic half volley to beat Fabianski at his near post to put Spurs in full control going into the break. Swansea manager Bob Bradley brought on striker Fernando Llorente at half-time as he looked for a foothold back in the game, but it did not take long for Spurs to add to their lead. The hosts punished Swansea on the counter and Kane started the move which involved Dele Alli, Eriksen and Son. The South Korean international worked his way into the penalty area but he failed to get his shot away before Kane muscled his way in and powered a low shot past Fabianski to score his eighth goal of the campaign. Kane thought he had brought up his hat-trick just after the hour-mark but his goal was ruled out by the assistant referee who flagged correctly for offside. Eriksen then rounded of the scoring in stoppage time, beating Fabianski with a powerful low drive to inflict Bradley's heaviest defeat since becoming manager of Swansea. Player ratings
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2016-12-03
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17:30
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West Ham United
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1–5
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Arsenal
| 56,980 |
London Stadium
|
Craig Pawson
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432b5d0c
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Slaven Bilić
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Arsène Wenger
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Mark Noble
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Laurent Koscielny
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Ham and Arsenal at London Stadium at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–5.
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['59th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Fletcher for West Ham', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Winston Reid for West Ham', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Arbeloa for West Ham', '24th Minute Goal by Mesut for Arsenal', '24th Minute Assist by Alexis for Arsenal', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Francis Coquelin for Arsenal', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Laurent Koscielny for Arsenal', '72nd Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '72nd Minute Assist by Shkodran for Arsenal', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal', '84th Minute Goal by Alex for Arsenal', '84th Minute Assist by Mesut for Arsenal', '86th Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '86th Minute Assist by Alex for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Having set up Mesut Ozil for Arsenal's opener on 24 minutes, Sanchez capped a stunning individual display with three goals in 15 second-half minutes. But, with just five minutes on the clock, that was exactly what happened as James Collins was forced off. Alvaro Arbeloa replaced the Welshman but the Spaniard appeared off-guard as the Gunners exposed his lack of preparation. But just as the hosts looked to be finding their rhythm in attack, Arsenal pounced on a defensive lapse to take a deserved lead. It was no more than the Gunners deserved, and they should have been out of sight by half-time but a combination of Darren Randolph and Reid were on hand to thwart Sanchez on 36 minutes. The Hammers sought refuge at the interval, and looked to strike fear into the Arsenal camp by sending Carroll out to warm up. Bilic, however, opted not to bring Carroll on immediately, a decision which almost paid dividends as the impressive Ashley Fletcher flashed a shot wide on 55 minutes. But there was only so much the hosts could withstand as Sanchez's stunning solo effort - spinning away from Arthur Masuaku before beating Randolph - on 72 minutes doubled the Gunners' advantage. His instinctive first-time finish eight minutes later made it three and marked the start of a frantic final 10 minutes which would see four goals scored. Within three minutes, Carroll, making his first appearance since mid-August, headed home from close range after Dimitri Payet's sensational free-kick had cannoned off the frame of the Arsenal goal. It was then left for Sanchez to complete his hat-trick with a audacious chipped finish three minutes from time as Arsenal remained firmly in the title race. Player ratings
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2016-12-04
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13:30
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Bournemouth
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4–3
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Liverpool
| 11,183 |
Vitality Stadium
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Robert Madley
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97ec0ea0
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Eddie Howe
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Jürgen Klopp
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Simon Francis
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Jordan Henderson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Liverpool at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–3.
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['48th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Wilshere for Bournemouth', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Simon Francis for Bournemouth', '76th Minute Goal by Ryan for Bournemouth', '76th Minute Assist by Benik for Bournemouth', '78th Minute Goal by Steve for Bournemouth', '78th Minute Assist by Ryan for Bournemouth', '20th Minute Goal by Sadio for Liverpool', '20th Minute Assist by Emre for Liverpool', '22nd Minute Goal by Divock for Liverpool', '22nd Minute Assist by Jordan for Liverpool', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Henderson for Liverpool', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Emre Can for Liverpool']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Bournemouth scored three goals in the final 14 minutes to complete a remarkable fightback and beat Liverpool 4-3 at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday. Nathan Ake bundled home a stoppage-time winner for the hosts, who had been 3-1 down with 75 minutes played, to end Liverpool's 15-match unbeaten run in dramatic style. Jurgen Klopp made six changes from the team that beat Leeds 2-0 in midweek, and his side deservedly raced into a two-goal lead. The home side, who restored Jack Wilshere and Artur Boruc to their line-up, were overrun in the early stages and fell behind when Mane beat Ake for pace and poked in from close range. Origi added Liverpool's second two minutes later, rounding Boruc and finishing superbly from a tight angle. The hosts improved slightly before half-time and had a penalty appeal rejected when Ake went to ground under the challenge of Roberto Firmino. Can seemed to have given Liverpool the breathing space required to see the game out when he curled past Boruc from 18 yards, but his strike simply set the stage for Bournemouth's comeback. Fraser fired past Loris Karius before his cross was expertly controlled and finished by Cook as the hosts struck twice in two minutes to level. With Liverpool on the back foot, Benik Afobe saw a low effort saved well by Karius, but the Reds goalkeeper failed to cover himself in glory for Bournemouth's winner. He spilled Cook's long-range drive, allowing Ake to steal in and tap home. Player ratings
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2016-12-04
|
16:00
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Everton
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1–1
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Manchester United
| 39,550 |
Goodison Park
|
Michael Oliver
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5c222a27
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Ronald Koeman
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José Mourinho
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Gareth Barry
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Michael Carrick
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Everton and Manchester Utd at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Gareth Barry and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Michael Carrick and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['31st Minute Yellow Card by Gareth Barry for Everton', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Leighton Baines for Everton', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Romelu Lukaku for Everton', '16th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Rojo for Manchester Utd', '42nd Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '42nd Minute Assist by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Marouane Fellaini for Manchester Utd', '88th Minute Yellow Card by David de for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Leighton Baines scored a late penalty as Everton came from behind to draw 1-1 with Manchester United at Goodison Park on Sunday. United, for whom Marcos Rojo escaped an early red card for a two-footed challenge on Idrissa Gueye, took the lead in the 42nd minute when Maarten Stekelenburg came out of his area to try and win a ball over the top and was lobbed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ander Herrera crashed a shot against the post on the hour mark, but it still looked like United had done enough until a late push from the hosts. The draw continues an inconsistent run of results for United, who have not won back-to-back Premier League games since August. But neither side created much in a first half with only two real notable incidents. The first came in the 16th minute as Rojo dived in two-footed on Gueye and was fortunate to only be shown a yellow card. But United were handed the lead in the 42nd minute as Stekelenburg came a long way out of his goal to try and win the ball before Ibrahimovic, who was being shadowed by a defender. The decision proved to be misjudged as Ibrahimovic chipped the ball over his former Ajax team-mate and it went in off the underside of the bar. Mirallas did at least force De Gea into a sharp stop after getting into the box, but Herrera should have made it 2-0 when he smashed against the post from the corner of the six-yard area. Everton, after losing Seamus Coleman and Yannick Bolasie to injuries, eventually managed to build some momentum late in the game. De Gea kept out a swerving shot from Gueye and then tipped away a header from Mason Holgate. But United let their lead slip late on as Fellaini fouled Gueye in the box and Baines converted the penalty. Everton finished stronger in injury-time, with Baines seeing a shot saved, but they could not snatch victory. Player ratings
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2016-12-05
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20:00
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Middlesbrough
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1–0
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Hull City
| 27,395 |
Riverside Stadium
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Mike Dean
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df3eda24
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Karanka
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Mike Phelan
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Ben Gibson
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Michael Dawson
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Evening
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Hull City at Riverside Stadium at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['60th Minute Goal by Gastón for Middlesbrough', '60th Minute Assist by Viktor for Middlesbrough', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Fábio — for Middlesbrough', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Livermore for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Gaston Ramirez's header was enough for Middlesbrough to see off a lacklustre Hull side 1-0 in the Premier League on Monday Night Football. Boro had a first-half goal from Viktor Fischer disallowed for offside, while Hull only pushed for an equaliser in the final 10 minutes but were unable to find the breakthrough. The hosts had their first effort of the opening period in the eighth minute as Ramirez surged down the right flank, finding Marten de Roon at the top of the box. He took one touch to put the ball into the path of Alvaro Negredo - but the striker could only fire over the crossbar from six yards out. Ramirez was again involved three minutes later as he fired a storming effort towards goal after a delightful back heel from Adam Forshaw, but Hull stopper David Marshall made a great leaping save to deny him before Sam Clucas shot over the crossbar at the other end in one of only a handful of first-half chances for the visitors. Marshall pushed away a Forshaw shot just after the 20-minute mark and then Middlesbrough thought they had made the much deserved breakthrough 13 minutes later. Ramirez put another great ball into the box from the right, with Negredo getting above Ahmed Elmohamady at the back post to nod the ball into the path of Fischer. After a goalmouth scramble, he fired home past Jake Livermore but was flagged for offside and the goal was ruled out. It came from a Middlesbrough corner that was delivered by Fischer, finding an unmarked Ramirez, who glanced the ball past Marshall and Andrew Robertson on the line to deservedly put the hosts ahead. Negredo went close for the hosts in 76th minute as De Roon played a delightful ball from the left flank but the Spaniard skewed his header just wide. It was a similar story at the other end just a minute later as Clucas fired a header over the crossbar from a whistling Snodgrass corner. Hull twice went close to stealing a draw in added time as Victor Valdes produced a fingertip save to deny Diomande with a superb curling effort. Seconds later, the Norwegian striker just missed a headed knockdown from Ahmed Elmohamady at the back post after another Snodgrass corner. Player ratings
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2016-12-10
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12:30
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Watford
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3–2
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Everton
| 20,769 |
Vicarage Road Stadium
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Anthony Taylor
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c48b9e6c
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Walter Mazzarri
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Ronald Koeman
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Troy Deeney
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Gareth Barry
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Watford and Everton at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The Captain of Everton was Gareth Barry and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2.
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['7th Minute Yellow Card by Adlène Guedioura for Watford', '36th Minute Goal by Stefano for Watford', '36th Minute Assist by Nordin for Watford', '59th Minute Goal by Sebastian for Watford', '59th Minute Assist by José for Watford', '64th Minute Goal by Stefano for Watford', '64th Minute Assist by José for Watford', '74th Minute Yellow Card by José Holebas for Watford', '14th Minute Yellow Card by Gerard Deulofeu for Everton', '17th Minute Goal by Romelu for Everton', '17th Minute Assist by Gareth for Everton', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Leighton Baines for Everton', '86th Minute Goal by Romelu for Everton', '86th Minute Assist by Aaron for Everton']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Stefano Okaka scored his first two Watford goals as they moved up to seventh in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Everton at Vicarage Road. The Italy international opened his Hornets account with a spectacular back-heel on 36 minutes, cancelling out Romelu Lukaku’s 17th-minute opener. Lukaku grabbed a lifeline for Ronald Koeman’s men four minutes from time but there was to be no way back for the Merseysiders, who have won just one of their last 10 league games. Meanwhile, Watford's first victory over Everton since 1987 sees them arrest a two-game losing streak and leapfrog their opponents in the process. Missing the suspended Roberto Pereyra, Mazzarri was pleased to welcome Miguel Britos and Valon Behrami back into the Watford side after they missed last week's loss at West Brom. Koeman, meanwhile, drafted in Gerard Deulofeu to replace the injured Yannick Bolasie, and the Spaniard was an early menace on his first league start since mid-October. Watford had two chances to peg the visitors back immediately, but Britos' wide header and captain Troy Deeney mis-control let the Everton defence off the hook. But the hosts were soon level thanks to a touch of class from Okaka who, having escaped Ashley Williams, nonchalantly flicked Nordin Amrabat's cross home to endear himself to the Watford faithful. One so nearly became two on 41 minutes but, distracted by Seamus Coleman's attempted clearance, Deeney sliced Adlene Guedioura's deep cross horribly wide from close range. Everton had the ball in the Watford net at the start of a cagey second period, but Leighton Baines' effort was rightfully ruled out, with Coleman offside in the build-up. Two goals in five minutes then swung the game firmly in Watford's favours. First, a minute after heading a chance over from close range, Prodl steered Jose Holebas' fine delivery past a stricken Maarten Stekelenburg from close range. The Dutch goalkeeper was then helpless to prevent Okaka from doubling his tally with a glancing header as Watford ruthlessly punished hesitancy in the Everton defence. Player ratings
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2016-12-10
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15:00
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Hull City
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3–3
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Crystal Palace
| 17,403 |
Kingston Communications Stadium
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Mike Jones
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247883d2
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Mike Phelan
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Alan Pardew
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Michael Dawson
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Scott Dann
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hull City and Crystal Palace at Kingston Communications Stadium at Afternoon and Mike Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Alan Pardew. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3.
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['20th Minute Yellow Card by Robert Snodgrass for Hull City', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Robert Snodgrass for Hull City', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Ahmed Elmohamady for Hull City', '78th Minute Goal by Jake for Hull City', '78th Minute Assist by Robert for Hull City', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Dann for Crystal Palace', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by James McArthur for Crystal Palace', '46th Minute Yellow Card by Jason Puncheon for Crystal Palace', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Christian Benteke for Crystal Palace', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Yohan Cabaye for Crystal Palace', '89th Minute Goal by Fraizer for Crystal Palace', '89th Minute Assist by Wilfried for Crystal Palace']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Hull and Crystal Palace ended up sharing the spoils after serving up a pulsating afternoon of pre-Christmas Premier League football at the KCOM Stadium. But a draw was probably the right result, especially considering the hosts were fortunate to be in front at the break, Robert Snodgrass having converted a penalty after going down untouched in the area. Wilfried Zaha was superb for Palace and the speedy wide man burst into the box after just five minutes, only to be denied by an excellent fingertip save from David Marshall. And they looked set to take the lead when Adama Diomande raced through, only for the alert Wayne Hennessey to sprint out of his goal and save the shot with his chest. The hosts then went 1-0 up in highly contentious fashion, Snodgrass going to ground as he tried to latch onto an Andrew Robertson cross, with replays suggesting Scott Dann had successfully pulled out of the tackle. Snodgrass, who was already on a booking, was unfazed by the furore the decision provoked, slamming a fine penalty into the top corner, as Hennessey went the wrong way. The goal seemed to unsettle Palace and Hull looked fairly comfortable either side of the break, only for Snodgrass to then make a major impact once again. But this time the Hull man was on the other side of a decision, giving away a penalty himself when he tripped Zaha as the Palace man twisted and turned in the corner of the area. Christian Benteke [52] stepped up and calmly sent Marshall the wrong way from the spot, side-footing the ball into the net to level the scores. Jason Puncheon went on to have a shot beaten away by Marshall, before Zaha conjured up a wonder goal with 20 minutes left to play. Not much appeared on when a corner was cleared to the Palace man but he controlled the ball skilfully, produced a superb bit of trickery to jink his way past two defenders, and capped his moment of genius with a thunderous shot which rocketed into the roof of the net. However, Hull were inspired by this setback and levelled with a really well-taken goal of their own two minutes later, Diomande receiving from Harry Maguire and cleverly flicking the ball through Dann's legs as he turned, before dinking his shot over Hennessey. Diomande almost doubled his tally moments later, Martin Kelly pulling off a vital block, but Hull were not to be denied for long. Jake Livermore [78] exchanged passes with Snodgrass and then cruised into the heart of the Palace box, before slipping a clever shot into the corner of the net. A fortnight after an agonising 5-4 loss at Swansea, Palace appeared set for another high-scoring away defeat, but Zaha had one more card left to play. The man of the match skipped down the right and then sent over a delightful cross, which former Hull loanee Campbell nodded into the net at the near post, having been introduced from the bench with 10 minutes to play. Despite four minutes of stoppage time, that was just about an end to the drama, and Hull head into a tough run of fixtures still in the drop zone but at least fresh from showing more punch in attack than in some matches of late.
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2016-12-10
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15:00
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Swansea City
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3–0
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Sunderland
| 20,453 |
Liberty Stadium
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Craig Pawson
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4d44131d
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Bob Bradley
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David Moyes
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Leon Britton
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Jermain Defoe
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Swansea City and Sunderland at Liberty Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Bob Bradley. The Captain of Sunderland was Jermain Defoe and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['51st Minute Yellow Card by Gylfi Sigurðsson for Swansea City', '54th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '54th Minute Assist by Gylfi for Swansea City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Àngel Rangel for Swansea City', '80th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '80th Minute Assist by Jefferson for Swansea City', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Didier Ibrahim for Sunderland', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Jason Denayer for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Swansea moved out of the relegation zone after Fernando Llorente struck twice in a 3-0 home victory over Sunderland. The result lifted Bob Bradley's side out of the relegation zone, with David Moyes' Black Cats dropping to the bottom of the Premier League table. Gylfi Sigurdsson broke the deadlock from the penalty spot six minutes into the second half, after Jason Denayer was adjudged to have handled Wayne Routledge's delivery. Fernando Llorente doubled the advantage just three minutes later, sweeping home from Sigurdsson's corner with a deft, close-range finish. And Llorente made the game safe 10 minutes from time by connecting with Jefferson Montero's left-wing cross and heading past Jordan Pickford. The first half was a scrappy affair, however, with neither side done any favours by the heavy rain pre-match which continued to fall once the action was underway. Sunderland almost went in front on the stroke of half time as Lamine Kone's effort flew inches off target, before the game finally sprung into life on 51 minutes when Swansea were awarded a penalty. Denayer was unable to get his arm out of the way as Routledge attempted to deliver a cross, allowing Sigurdsson to drill a spot-kick straight down the middle, giving Pickford no chance. Only a stunning save from the Sunderland goalkeeper somehow kept out Modou Barrow after he had been put through by an excellent Sigurdsson pass. But Pickford was powerless to prevent Llorente doubling the hosts advantage; the striker firing in from inside the box. Sigurdsson and the impressive Leon Britton, back in the starting line-up for his 474th Swansea appearance, were now pulling all the strings as Swansea continued to dominate. Sunderland were almost back in it midway through the half when Defoe placed a low shot just wide from the edge of the area. However, the outcome was put beyond all doubt in the 80th minute as Routledge released Montero on the left and Llorente made no mistake with a fine header. Player ratings
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2016-12-10
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15:00
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Burnley
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3–2
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Bournemouth
| 19,680 |
Turf Moor
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Martin Atkinson
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af7488bd
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Sean Dyche
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Eddie Howe
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Tom Heaton
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Simon Francis
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Burnley and Bournemouth at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2.
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['13th Minute Goal by Jeff for Burnley', '13th Minute Assist by Matthew for Burnley', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Arfield for Burnley', '68th Minute Yellow Card by George Boyd for Burnley', '75th Minute Goal by George for Burnley', '75th Minute Assist by Andre for Burnley', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Arter for Bournemouth', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Benik for Bournemouth', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Simon for Bournemouth', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Dan Gosling for Bournemouth', '90+1st Minute Goal by Charlie for Bournemouth', '90+1st Minute Assist by Marc for Bournemouth']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Burnley recorded a much-needed win by beating Bournemouth 3-2 at Turf Moor on Saturday to end a run of three straight Premier League defeats. The Clarets raced into a two-goal lead thanks to early strikes from Jeff Hendrick's wonder goal and Stephen Ward, only for the visitors to pull one back just before the break through Benik Afobe. However, George Boyd's 75th-minute strike gave the home side breathing space and it was needed after Charlie Daniels found the back of the net with a long-range effort in injury time at the end of the second half. Bournemouth started the game passing the ball around nicely, with that morale-boosting 4-3 win against the Reds clearly still fresh in their minds, that is until Burnley took the lead totally out of the blue. Michael Keane found Hendrick, but there appeared little danger, that is until the midfielder controlled the ball with one touch, before volleying it over a helpless Artur Boruc in Bournemouth's goal with his next. And before the Cherries could even catch their breath, they found themselves 2-0 down, although on this occasion there was plenty they could have done to prevent the goal. Defour swung a right-wing corner straight on to Ben Mee's head, although the defender's effort from near the penalty spot was lacking both the power and direction to really trouble Boruc. The Poland goalkeeper, though, was unable to gather the ball cleanly, with Ward in the right place at the right time to tap home from virtually on the goal line for his first strike since January 2012. Ryan Fraser, who was man of the match against the Reds, found right-back Simon Francis charging down the wing, and his inch-perfect cross was converted by the unmarked Afobe from 10 yards out to hand the visitors a lifeline. The home side, however, were still made to sweat at the death as first Afobe had a goal ruled out for handball in the last minute in what was a tight call by referee Martin Atkinson, before Daniels made it an anxious last few seconds after thumping home an unstoppable strike in the first of the four extra minutes added on at the end of the game. Player ratings
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2016-12-10
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15:00
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Arsenal
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3–1
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Stoke City
| 59,964 |
Emirates Stadium
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Lee Mason
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fec71c04
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Arsène Wenger
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Mark Hughes
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Laurent Koscielny
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Charlie Adam
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of Stoke City was Charlie Adam and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['42nd Minute Goal by Theo for Arsenal', '42nd Minute Assist by Héctor for Arsenal', '49th Minute Goal by Mesut for Arsenal', '49th Minute Assist by Alex for Arsenal', '75th Minute Goal by Alex for Arsenal', '75th Minute Assist by Alexis for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Arsenal climbed to the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Stoke 3-1 at the Emirates on Saturday. Charlie Adam gave Stoke the lead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute after Granit Xhaka caught Joe Allen with an elbow. Arsenal replied before the break through Theo Walcott before Mesut Ozil put them ahead shortly after half-time with a lobbed header over Lee Grant. Marc Muniesa saw a well-struck volley from 30 yards tipped over before Xherdan Shaqiri spurned an opportunity to shoot when in space inside the box. Arsenal threatened when Walcott saw a low effort saved by Grant, but Stoke had the best early chance when Allen sliced wide as he ran on to Marko Arnautovic's pass in the area. The hosts were forced into a change shortly afterwards as Shkodran Mustafi was replaced by Bellerin, who offered more attacking threat down the right than Gabriel. However, they fell behind in the 29th minute as Xhaka clumsily elbowed Allen in the box and Adam converted the penalty. Arsenal struggled to mount any sustained pressure in response, and although Bellerin saw a shot deflected over, Arnautovic also went close at the other end as he was denied by a last-ditch block by Nacho Monreal. When the equaliser did arrive it was thanks to some slick passing as Alexis Sanchez slipped a brilliant ball through for Bellerin and his cross was turned in by Walcott. Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain then fired over as the Gunners finished the half on top. They took the lead early in the second half as, with Erik Pieters just returning to the pitch after receiving treatment, Oxlade-Chamberlain clipped a ball over the defence for Ozil, who lobbed a header over Grant. While the Gunners largely looked in control with the lead, Stoke did come close to equalising on a couple of occasions. Walcott almost added a fourth but Grant pulled off a sharp low save to tip the ball away and keep it at 3-1. Player ratings
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2016-12-10
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17:30
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Leicester City
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4–2
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Manchester City
| 31,966 |
King Power Stadium
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Michael Oliver
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4a664930
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Claudio Ranieri
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Pep Guardiola
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Wes Morgan
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Pablo Zabaleta
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Evening
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The Match was played between Leicester City and Manchester City at King Power Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The Captain of Manchester City was Pablo Zabaleta and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2.
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['3rd Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '3rd Minute Assist by Islam for Leicester City', '5th Minute Goal by Andy for Leicester City', '5th Minute Assist by Islam for Leicester City', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Simpson for Leicester City', '20th Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '20th Minute Assist by Riyad for Leicester City', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Riyad Mahrez for Leicester City', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Shinji Okazaki for Leicester City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Fernando — for Manchester City', '90th Minute Goal by Nolito for Manchester City', '90th Minute Assist by Aleksandar Kolarov for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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A Jamie Vardy hat-trick gave champions Leicester a stunning 4-2 win over Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Leicester, who hadn't won in the league in five games, raced into a 3-0 lead in just 20 minutes in a first half to forget for Pep Guardiola's side, as Vardy netted either side of Andy King's effort from the edge of the area. Vardy got his hat-trick with 12 minutes remaining, scoring from an acute angle on the right byline after latching onto John Stones' poor backpass. City were caught out early on as Islam Slimani played Vardy through on goal after a long ball forward, and the England striker found the bottom left corner past Claudio Bravo for his first goal in 16 matches. Leicester could have been 3-0 up on 13 minutes, but Slimani couldn't keep his effort from six yards down after Robert Huth had nodded the ball on unmarked. However, they did get their third seven minutes later. After referee Michael Oliver had diverted Kolarov's pass into the path of Christian Fuchs, the Austrian's long ball forward reached Riyad Mahrez, whose superb touch into the area found Vardy running through on goal. With City defenders on the back foot, Vardy rounded Bravo and finished into the empty net. Mahrez nearly made it four himself minutes later, but Bravo this time beat the ball away to his right after the Algerian's fizzing effort towards the corner. The visitors pressed intensely for the rest of the half, earning seven corners in total, but Kolarov could not head into the net after Fernando had flicked on Kevin De Bruyne's set piece from the left. Slimani went close in first-half stoppage time, miscuing his header to divert the ball wide unmarked from Marc Albrighton's right-wing cross. Vardy got his hat-trick on 78 minutes, capitalising on Stones' weak backpass for Bravo by rounding the goalkeeper and netting from an impossibly acute angle on the right byline. The ball rolled off the far post, but the goal-line technology gave the goal as Sagna failed to clear in time. Player ratings
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2016-12-11
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12:00
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Chelsea
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1–0
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West Bromwich Albion
| 41,622 |
Stamford Bridge
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Mike Dean
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4dfbb8d4
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Antonio Conte
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Tony Pulis
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Gary Cahill
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Darren Fletcher
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Chelsea and West Brom at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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["48th Minute Yellow Card by N'Golo Kanté for Chelsea", '88th Minute Yellow Card by Nemanja Matić for Chelsea', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Brunt for West Brom', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Gareth McAuley for West Brom', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for West Brom', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Claudio Yacob for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Chelsea reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over West Brom at Stamford Bridge. It will have a been a difficult result for West Brom to swallow who, having limited Chelsea to a single shot on target before Costa's goal, slipped to a first defeat in five to leave them eighth in the Premier League. From the offset it was clear the onus was on the Premier League's in-form team to take the game to the Baggies, with the visitors setting Chelsea the task of breaking their defensive unit down. It was a task the hosts struggled to contend with as West Brom created the first clear opening, Chris Brunt whistling a fierce drive wide on 19 minutes. Salomon Rondon then went close on 26 minutes, picking David Luiz's pocket on the left before flashing a low effort across the face of goal. That yielded an immediate response from Chelsea as Pedro deflected N'Golo Kante's wide effort inches wide of Ben Foster's left-hand post. Having evaded the head of Costa, Eden Hazard's teasing cross on 38 minutes came close to breaking the deadlock as Chelsea tried to finish their hand strongly. But West Brom were able to keep the hosts at arm's length, Luiz's swerving free-kick the closest they came to scoring, but Foster was a match to the effort. A series of fouls and booking disrupted the flow of the game in the second half, playing right into the hands of Albion whose game plan thrived in such a climate. Again it was down to Luiz to threaten the Baggies goal, but he failed to hit the target on 61 minutes. A frustrating afternoon could have taken a turn for the worse for Chelsea on 67 minutes, but Gary Cahill's instinctive interception stopped Darren Fletcher from firing West Brom ahead. It was a cruel blow to West Brom after such an assured defensive display, although that will be of little concern to Chelsea as Costa's sheer tenacity cemented their title charge. Player ratings
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2016-12-11
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14:15
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Southampton
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1–0
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Middlesbrough
| 28,976 |
St. Mary's Stadium
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Stuart Attwell
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147f4bd9
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Claude Puel
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Karanka
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José Fonte
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Ben Gibson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Southampton and Middlesbrough at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was José Fonte and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['22nd Minute Yellow Card by Dušan Tadić for Southampton', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Sofiane Boufal for Southampton', '53rd Minute Goal by Sofiane for Southampton', '53rd Minute Assist by James for Southampton', '55th Minute Yellow Card by José Fonte for Southampton', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Oriol Romeu for Southampton', '17th Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Barragán for Middlesbrough', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Adam Forshaw for Middlesbrough', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Clayton for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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The Morocco international's stunning effort from the edge of the area was enough to separate the sides in a stop-start affair at St Mary's. Jay Rodriguez should have doubled Saints' advantage in stoppage time, but the hosts were good value for their victory as they moved back into the top half of the table. Boro lacked a cutting edge in the second half, but could have broken the deadlock in the first period after Viktor Fischer rounded the keeper - but his effort struck the post from a narrow angle. Southampton and Boro were meeting in Premier League for the first time since March 2005, while the Saints were looking for a first top-flight home win over their opponents since 1996. Southampton's best chance came midway through the half as Rodriguez latched onto a cross and forced Victor Valdes to get down and make a smart save. Moments later, a sloppy back-pass from Ward-Prowse played Fischer through on goal for Boro, but the Dane hit the post after rounding Forster and shooting from a narrow angle. The ball then fell to Cristhian Stuani six yards out, but his first effort was blocked before his second flew over after kicking the ball against his own standing leg. Eight minutes into the second half, Boufal brought the game to life with a moment of magic. The 23-year-old, who joined from Lille for £16m in August, struck an effort with his left foot that curled away from Valdes and flew into the top corner. Boro's response was poor and Aitor Karanka failed to make a change until the 81st minute despite Southampton switching to a more defensive-minded approach when Steven Davis replaced goalscorer Boufal. Adama Traore's introduction did little to help Boro, and it was Southampton who really should have put the game to bed in the dying minutes. And while Rodriguez ended up sliding into the net, the ball didn't follow suit in what will go down as a bad miss after the striker failed to direct his effort on goal from two yards out from Nathan Redmond's cross. Player Ratings
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2016-12-11
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14:15
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Manchester United
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1–0
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 75,271 |
Old Trafford
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Robert Madley
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ede5d284
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José Mourinho
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Michael Carrick
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Hugo Lloris
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Tottenham at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Michael Carrick and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['29th Minute Goal by Henrikh for Manchester Utd', '29th Minute Assist by Ander for Manchester Utd', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Valencia for Manchester Utd', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Manchester Utd', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Wanyama for Tottenham', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker for Tottenham', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Danny Rose for Tottenham']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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The Armenian continued his impressive recent form and fired the hosts into the lead at Old Trafford just before the half-hour mark, with United looking potent in attack throughout the match. There was an unfortunate end to Mkhitaryan's afternoon as he was stretchered off with five minutes of the game to play after picking up an ankle injury, but his goal saw United pick up their first home league win since September 24. The hosts could have got off to the perfect start with a goal inside the opening two minutes. Mkhitaryan powered through the middle of the park before sliding in Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the right. The Swedish striker then found Paul Pogba in the middle of the box and he went for goal, but Hugo Lloris was down to make a good stop. Danny Rose was then on hand to block a Jones header, before Herrera's thunderbolt effort from 20 yards was collected by Lloris. But the hosts found the breakthrough five minutes later as Mkhitaryan deservedly got his goal. It was a sloppy pass from Kane that saw Herrera slide the ball through two Spurs defenders to set off the Armenian international, and he rocketed the ball into the back of the net for his first Premier League goal. Pogba was twice denied the chance to grab a goal in quick succession as the game entered into the final half an hour. He smashed a free-kick against the crossbar in the 64th minute before Mkhitaryan found the Frenchman at the top of the box two minutes later after another good break from United, but his effort was palmed away by Lloris. Mkhitaryan's game came to a abrupt end in the 85th minute as he was stretchered off after clashing with Danny Rose and injuring his ankle, but received a standing ovation from the home crowd as he made his way down the tunnel. Both sides had penalty shouts dismissed in the six minutes of added time as Rose went down in the box after a challenge with Jones before Ibrahimovic was fouled at the other end. Player ratings
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2016-12-13
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19:45
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Everton
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2–1
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Arsenal
| 39,510 |
Goodison Park
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Mark Clattenburg
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058313b0
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Ronald Koeman
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Arsène Wenger
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Phil Jagielka
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Laurent Koscielny
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Evening
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The Match was played between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park at Evening and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['18th Minute Yellow Card by Phil Jagielka for Everton', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by James McCarthy for Everton', '44th Minute Goal by Séamus for Everton', '44th Minute Assist by Leighton for Everton', '86th Minute Goal by Ashley for Everton', '86th Minute Assist by Ross for Everton', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Phil Jagielka for Everton', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Laurent Koscielny for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Arsenal missed the chance to go top of the Premier League table on Tuesday night as Everton came from behind to win 2-1 at Goodison Park. Phil Jagielka was sent off in the closing stages for a second yellow card - ruling him out of the Merseyside derby on Monday Night Football - before Arsenal twice saw efforts cleared off the line in stoppage time, denying the visitors a dramatic equaliser. Jagielka fouled Francis Coquelin on the edge of the box, and Sanchez's set-piece ricocheted off the unfortunate Williams and past Maarten Stekelenburg. Arsenal caved at Everton. The Ireland international was left unmarked by a static Arsenal defence and glanced home Leighton Baines' cross from close range. Mesut Ozil squandered a golden opportunity to put his side back in front shortly after half-time, firing over from Sanchez's cut-back. Olivier Giroud and Alex Iwobi were introduced for Arsenal while Koeman brought on Kevin Mirallas and teenager Dominic Calvert-Lewin for his Premier League debut as both sides went in search of a winner. It came four minutes from time as Williams rose highest from a Barkley corner to head home, setting the stage for a frantic finale. Arsene Wenger has criticised the decision to award Everton the late cornerAnd with goalkeeper Petr Cech forward for the resulting free-kick, the Gunners went close to snatching a last-gasp equaliser. Arsenal appealed for a spot-kick as Sanchez then went to ground under the challenge of Mirallas, but the hosts played on leaving Cech stranded, only for Lukaku and Barkley to hesitate with the goal gaping. Player ratings
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2016-12-13
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19:45
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Bournemouth
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1–0
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Leicester City
| 11,068 |
Vitality Stadium
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Paul Tierney
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897b5086
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Eddie Howe
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Claudio Ranieri
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Simon Francis
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Wes Morgan
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Evening
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Leicester City at Vitality Stadium at Evening and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['36th Minute Yellow Card by Andy King for Leicester City', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Wes Morgan for Leicester City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Luis Hernández for Leicester City']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Leicester City's dismal Premier League title defence continued with a limp 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday night. The Cherries nearly made the perfect start as Adam Smith came within inches of heading Charlie Daniels' driven cross home inside four minutes. Having combined brilliantly to dismantle City last time out, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy almost repeated the feat in the seventh minute but, having been played through on goal, the England striker's heavy touch allowed Steve Cook to block his goal-bound effort. Wilshere called Zieler into action with a low drive from 18 yards before the hosts saw referee Paul Tierney ignore claims for a penalty after 29 minutes after Luis Hernandez appeared to haul Nathan Ake to ground. However, that simply spurned the hosts on and they took a deserved lead on the counter. Pugh was perfectly placed to react quickest to the loose ball after Zieler had saved from Benik Afobe, with the midfielder emphatically thundering home his first goal since April. Leicester started the second half well but Huth was again unable to grab a foothold for the champions, swiping at thin air at a corner five minutes after the restart. Adam Smith then whistled a curling effort over fractionally over the Leicester goal as the Cherries pushed for a second. Huth was presented with another chance to draw Leicester level on 75 minutes but the German glanced a header agonisingly wide. But the drama wasn't to end there as, in the final minute of normal time, Boruc blocked Ulloa's fiercely-struck effort to secure the Bournemouth victory, extending Leicester's wait for an away win to eight games.
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2016-12-14
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19:45
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Sunderland
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0–1
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Chelsea
| 41,008 |
Stadium of Light
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Niel Swarbrick
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03794a81
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David Moyes
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Antonio Conte
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John O'Shea
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Gary Cahill
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Evening
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Chelsea at Stadium of Light at Evening and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['43rd Minute Yellow Card by Jermain Defoe for Sunderland', "45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by John O'Shea for Sunderland", '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Fabio Borini for Sunderland', '40th Minute Goal by Cesc for Chelsea', '40th Minute Assist by Willian for Chelsea', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Pedro — for Chelsea', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Victor Moses for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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But they were nearly punished in stoppage time when Thibaut Courtois denied Patrick van Aanholt with a stunning stop, preserving his clean sheet and extending Chelsea's winning run. That's a good omen for the Blues considering six of the last seven teams to top the table over Christmas have gone on to win the title. Chelsea, without the injured Eden Hazard, struggled to make inroads in the early stages and Sunderland had the first chance when Adnan Januzaj sliced over. But the hosts gradually retreated as the half progressed and a moment of quality from Fabregas broke the deadlock five minutes before the break. Willian and Fabregas had been recalled by Conte in place of Hazard and Nemanja Matic, and the pair combined before the Spaniard swept past Jordan Pickford to put the visitors ahead. Willian went close to doubling their lead on the stroke of half-time, but his free-kick landed on the roof of Pickford's net. Januzaj, who was bright on the flanks for the home side, forced Courtois into a smart stop shortly after the interval but Chelsea swiftly regained control. They should have been out of sight as Willian's deflected strike hit the crossbar and Pickford denied Costa and Kante, while Victor Moses and Fabregas flashed efforts wide. Jason Denayer headed straight at Courtois from van Aanholt's cross, before the Dutch defender forced the save of the match from Chelsea's Belgian goalkeeper. Van Aanholt smashed a fine strike towards the top corner after working space on the edge of the box, but Courtois sprung to his right to tip wide. Player ratings
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2016-12-14
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19:45
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Middlesbrough
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0–3
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Liverpool
| 32,704 |
Riverside Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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Karanka
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Jürgen Klopp
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Ben Gibson
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Jordan Henderson
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Evening
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Liverpool at Riverside Stadium at Evening and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['70th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Middlesbrough', '29th Minute Goal by Adam for Liverpool', '29th Minute Assist by Nathaniel for Liverpool', '60th Minute Goal by Divock for Liverpool', '60th Minute Assist by Adam for Liverpool', '68th Minute Goal by Adam for Liverpool', '68th Minute Assist by Divock for Liverpool']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Adam Lallana scored twice and set up another as Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 3-0 at the Riverside on Wednesday night. The England midfielder put Liverpool ahead in the first half with a far post header from Nathaniel Clyne's deep cross, before Divock Origi added a second after the break from close range after Lallana's cross. Jurgen Klopp named goalkeeper Simon Mignolet in the starting line up in place of the much-criticised Loris Karius, while Ragnar Klavan replaced Joel Matip in defence. Mignolet was forced into action after an opening 25 minutes of little chances, getting down low to his left to hold Ben Gibson's header from a cross. Boro reacted well, Viktor Fischer forcing Mignolet into a good one-handed save from an angle, before Adam Forshaw saw a shot from just inside the area blocked well by Dejan Lovren after fine work from Adama Traore on the right. Liverpool nearly went into the break with a two-goal cushion through Sadio Mane, who hit the right-hand post with a low effort after Origi had released him one-on-one with defender Gibson. The visitors raced out of the blocks in the second half, Mane forcing a save out of Valdes before the forward again saw his effort blocked by Callum Chambers, but it was soon 2-0 to Liverpool. After Lallana was released down the right flank, his centre found Origi on the gallop for the Belgian to fire it into the bottom corner, his fifth goal in five games. Origi turned provider with 22 minutes remaining, cutting the ball back to Lallana 12 yards out, and the midfielder made no mistake with a simple finish into the top corner as Boro struggled to cover. Player ratings
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2016-12-14
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19:45
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West Ham United
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1–0
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Burnley
| 56,990 |
London Stadium
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Robert Madley
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dc1daf72
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Slaven Bilić
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Sean Dyche
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Mark Noble
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Tom Heaton
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Ham and Burnley at London Stadium at Evening and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['62nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Mee for Burnley', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Jeff Hendrick for Burnley']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Noble settled some of those nerves when he scored from the rebound, after his own penalty had been saved, in first-half stoppage time. Burnley remain in 13th. Andy Carroll was restored to the starting XI by Slaven Bilic, but cut an isolated figure as he was starved of any decent service in the opening exchanges. The hosts had strong shouts for a penalty waved away by referee Bobby Madley in the 25th minute, as Michael Keane appeared to handle. Referee Madley deemed it to be unintentional. It wasn't until the 33rd minute that Tom Heaton was forced into making a save in the Burnley goal, as he got down well to smother a rasping effort from Michail Antonio. Three minutes later, Pedro Obiang went even closer, as his fierce effort fizzed just past the post with Heaton beaten. Then, as the half drew to a close, the hosts got that crucial breakthrough. Firstly, Noble saw his superb curler from outside the box cannon back of the upright, before he got another chance to break the deadlock from the spot, after Winston Reid was bundled over in the box. The Hammers skipper stepped up and saw his penalty saved by Heaton, but reacted fastest to smash home the rebound. After the break, Burnley threw everything at the Hammers, but couldn't find a way through. Vokes had three chances in quick succession, the final of those the worst miss of the night. It all started from a brilliant run from Scott Arfield which carried him into the box, Darren Randolph blocked his goalbound effort, the loose ball bounced up, Vokes charged in, but headed over with the goal gaping. Randolph was again called into action in the Hammers goal, this time having to get a strong hand to Arfield's free-kick in the 71st minute. Player ratings
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2016-12-14
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20:00
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West Bromwich Albion
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3–1
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Swansea City
| 21,467 |
The Hawthorns
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Michael Oliver
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442f489d
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Tony Pulis
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Bob Bradley
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Darren Fletcher
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Leon Britton
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Brom and Swansea City at The Hawthorns at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Bob Bradley. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['50th Minute Goal by Salomón for West Brom', '50th Minute Assist by Matt for West Brom', '61st Minute Goal by Salomón for West Brom', '61st Minute Assist by Chris for West Brom', '63rd Minute Goal by Salomón for West Brom', '63rd Minute Assist by Chris for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Salomon Rondon's hat-trick of headers sent West Brom seventh in the Premier League as a 3-1 defeat at The Hawthorns kept Swansea in the bottom three. Allan Nyom, in particular, caught the eye as he was switched to right-back and dealt doggedly with Jefferson Montero's fleet of foot, even finding time to kick-start the best move of the first half. A 40-yard burst turned the tables on Montero and allowed Nacer Chadli - starting for the first time since October - to slot Rondon in goal. The Venezuelan was in one-on-one but lost the duel as Lukasz Fabianski's right leg kept him out. That was as good as it got for either side during an opening 45 minutes punctuated by Pulis' audible exhortations - put politely - from the technical area. If a half-time rollicking followed it would scarcely have come as a surprise to his players. An identikit pair of goals followed as Chris Brunt, starting at left-back on his 32nd birthday, twice made the most of space out wide to tee up Rondon's second and third. Foster had been a spectator until then but marked his 150th Premier League appearance for the club with a fine stop that spared Gareth McAuley the added-time indignity of an own goal. Player ratings
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2016-12-14
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20:00
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Crystal Palace
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1–2
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Manchester United
| 25,547 |
Selhurst Park
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Craig Pawson
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46ad94b6
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Alan Pardew
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José Mourinho
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Scott Dann
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Wayne Rooney
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Evening
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The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Manchester Utd at Selhurst Park at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Alan Pardew. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Martin Kelly for Crystal Palace', '66th Minute Goal by James for Crystal Palace', '66th Minute Assist by Damien for Crystal Palace', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Damien Delaney for Crystal Palace', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Rojo for Manchester Utd', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Marcus Rashford for Manchester Utd', '88th Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '88th Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck an 88th-minute winner as Manchester United stretched their unbeaten run to nine games with a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace. The Swede clinically converted past Wayne Hennessey in the closing stages at Selhurst Park after fine work from Paul Pogba, who hit a controversial opener in first-half stoppage time. On a night littered with contentious decisions, Palace were aggrieved Marcos Rojo was not shown a red card for a two-footed tackle on former United winger Wilfried Zaha in the first period. But the hosts sought their own retribution after the break when James McArthur slotted a classy equaliser on 66 minutes. Eric Bailly, Daley Blind and Juan Mata also got the nod, while Alan Pardew recalled Mathieu Flamini, Yohan Cabaye and Chung-Yong Lee to the Crystal Palace starting line-up. It was a start which began with a scare though, as Bailly collapsed off the ball clutching his left knee before gingerly returning to action. United went on to take full control of the game but had to wait 37 minutes for a shot on target as Hennessey sprung to his left to deny a Rooney volley. There was more cause for Palace to feel aggrieved as United took the lead before the break. And, after gathering Damien Delaney's stunning back-heel, McArthur finally broke the Spaniard's resolve, slotting past him at his near post. United almost restored their lead immediately, but Hennessey ensured Rooney's wait to surpass Sir Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record continued with a fine save on 68 minutes. Referee Pawson then chose not to penalise Ledley for blocking a Rojo header for handball, before Mata had a goal wrongfully denied for offside as frustration began to set in for United. However, with the game destined for a stalemate, Pogba and Ibrahimovic took matters into their own hands, combining for the winner. . Player ratings
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2016-12-14
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20:00
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Tottenham Hotspur
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3–0
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Hull City
| 31,347 |
White Hart Lane
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Andre Marriner
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98819322
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Mike Phelan
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Hugo Lloris
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Michael Dawson
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Evening
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The Match was played between Tottenham and Hull City at White Hart Lane at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['14th Minute Goal by Christian for Tottenham', '14th Minute Assist by Danny for Tottenham', '63rd Minute Goal by Christian for Tottenham', '63rd Minute Assist by Kyle for Tottenham', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Maguire for Hull City', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Davies for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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The White Hart Lane side dictated play for large spells against Mike Phelan's team and went ahead through the Dane early in the first half. At White Hart Lane, however, they had won five of their last seven games and were heavy favourites to come out on top against a Hull side which had won only one away Premier League fixture. The hosts, however, began brighter and Moussa Sissoko looked sharp on his recall to the side but saw his shot saved by David Marshall with comfort. Tom Huddlestone then had to be alert to prevent Dele Alli from testing the Scotland goalkeeper after a teasing ball from the right by Eriksen. Mauricio Pochettino's men were starting to build rhythm and after 14 minutes they took a merited lead through a simple yet well executed move. Jan Vertonghen played a delicately flighted ball down the left which Danny Rose scurried away to pick up and he cut into the penalty area. Alli's low shot was tame and easily held while Eriksen's second attempt, after a free kick was blocked, went wide. It took time for Hull to muster a response but they finally did, with Jake Livermore twice testing Hugo Lloris. The second occasion saw the Frenchman tip wide for a corner and when Robert Snodgrass sent it in, Elmohamady curled goalwards but a weak effort was held. Eriksen's penalty claims were rightly waved away after Harry Maguire's unintentional handball and Vertonghen's unlikely run into the box saw his shot blocked before he fouled Michael Dawson. Hull were lively after the restart and Livermore had a third go at goal but Lloris denied him brilliantly once more as he thrust his left foot out to divert wide. Again it was Eriksen who scored but he benefitted from good work from his team-mates, with Eric Dier starting things off. He freed Kyle Walker and the full-back outmuscled Andy Robertson to play across the face of goal to the waiting Eriksen at the back post. It was the post which stopped the Denmark international from claiming a hat-trick, with his bending free kick coming off the upright 10 minutes later. Eriksen had one final try at completing his treble but while it wasn't to be his night on that front, he was a driving force behind a very routine success.
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2016-12-14
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20:00
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Manchester City
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2–0
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Watford
| 51,527 |
Etihad Stadium
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Kevin Friend
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e89d656a
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Pep Guardiola
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Walter Mazzarri
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Pablo Zabaleta
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Heurelho Gomes
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Evening
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Watford at Etihad Stadium at Evening and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Pablo Zabaleta and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Watford was Heurelho Gomes and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['33rd Minute Goal by Pablo for Manchester City', '33rd Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Pablo Zabaleta for Manchester City', '86th Minute Goal by David for Manchester City', '86th Minute Assist by Raheem for Manchester City', '21st Minute Yellow Card by Sebastian Prödl for Watford', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Étienne Capoue for Watford']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Manchester City eased the pressure on Pep Guardiola with a 2-0 victory over Watford in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium. There was a real blow for City, however, who could be without Ilkay Gundogan for several months after he was forced off in the first half with suspected knee ligament damage. Guardiola made five changes in response to his team's 4-2 defeat at Leicester on Saturday, but it was two of the men who started at the King Power Stadium that combined for the opener. Kevin De Bruyne had been City's most threatening player in the first half, and he got down the left after 33 minutes before picking out Zabaleta at the far post. It had been more than two years since the right-back had found the net for City, but he showed no rustiness in front of goal, slotting home with his first touch. Aside from the goal there was little action in a first half dominated by City. But there was a blow to both sides as Watford lost Roberto Pereyra - making his return from suspension - to injury just before City struck, while the home side then lost Gundogan late in the half. City continued to dominate in the second half but they created very few chances as Watford defended resiliently. Raheem Sterling was looking lively down the right, and he came closest to a second after 57 minutes when he cut inside and drove to the edge of the area before seeing his shot clip the top of the bar and go over. Watford finally started to grow into the game as they pushed for an equaliser, and finally created a few opportunities late on. After 76 minutes Etienne Capoue forced a fine save out of Claudio Bravo with a low drive after a free-kick had fallen to him at the far post, then Odion Ighalo missed a great opportunity five minutes later, steering the ball over the bar after being picked out perfectly in the box by Nordin Amrabat. And the Hornets would come to rue that missed opportunity four minutes from time. Capitalising on some space in behind, Silva and Sterling countered well into the box, exchanging passes before the Spaniard slotted home calmly from close range to kill the game off. Player ratings
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2016-12-14
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20:00
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Stoke City
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0–0
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Southampton
| 27,002 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Anthony Taylor
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f44e629b
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Mark Hughes
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Claude Puel
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Ryan Shawcross
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José Fonte
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Evening
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Southampton at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Southampton was José Fonte and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['23rd Minute Red Card by Marko Arnautović for Stoke City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Allen for Stoke City', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Oriol Romeu for Southampton', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Southampton missed out on the chance to make it two wins from two in the Premier League after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Stoke on Wednesday night. The Potters were forced to play most of the match with 10 men after Marko Arnautovic was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor for a late challenge on Sofiane Boufal midway through the first half. Both sides have struggled to score this season and there was little in the way of goalmouth action in the opening 20 minutes of the match. However, the game burst into life midway through the first half when Arnautovic needlessly lunged into a tackle on Boufal. Referee Taylor consulted his linesman before showing the red card and replays showed it was the correct decision, despite protests from Potters boss Mark Hughes. The half-time interval did little to change the match and Southampton were mostly limited to long-range shots - the best coming from Ryan Bertrand, who stung the palms of Grant with a rasping drive from 30 yards out. Boufal had a late chance to win it for the visitors when he was played through on goal but instead he elected to pass to Jay Rodriguez, who failed to convert the chance. Player Ratings
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2016-12-17
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12:30
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Crystal Palace
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0–1
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Chelsea
| 25,259 |
Selhurst Park
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Jonathan Moss
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613249e9
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Alan Pardew
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Antonio Conte
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Scott Dann
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Gary Cahill
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Alan Pardew. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['17th Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Damien Delaney for Crystal Palace', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Diego Costa for Chelsea', "60th Minute Yellow Card by N'Golo Kanté for Chelsea", '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Cesc Fàbregas for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Eden Hazard returned to Chelsea's starting line-up alongside Nemanja Matic, while Jason Puncheon and Joe Ledley came in for Palace as both sides made two changes from their midweek fixtures. The full-back's low cross was met by Puncheon, but he scuffed his shot wide. There was a blow for Chelsea in the 22nd minute when Costa's clumsy tackle on Joe Ledley resulted in a yellow card, which rules him out of his side's clash with the Cherries at Stamford Bridge. The tackles continued to fly in with Costa on the receiving end of a strong but fair sliding challenge from Cabaye as Palace continued to disrupt the visitors' rhythm. Palace then had another sighting of goal as Kelly's cross picked out James McArthur but the midfielder's header flew wide. It proved to be costly as Chelsea took the lead just before the break as Costa rose above Scott Dann to head the ball back across Hennessey and into the back of the net. After the break, Chelsea looked to make the game safe with a second goal but Kante's swerving shot was parried by Hennessey. Substitute Fabregas then shot straight at Hennessey before the Welshman dived full stretch to tip Alonso's powerful drive away. The closest the visitors came to extending their advantage was in the 83rd minute when Damien Delaney fouled Hazard on the edge of the area. Alonso stepped up and curled a free-kick against the underside of the crossbar. Player ratings
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2016-12-17
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15:00
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Sunderland
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1–0
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Watford
| 40,267 |
Stadium of Light
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Robert Madley
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46cce5f1
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David Moyes
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Walter Mazzarri
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Jermain Defoe
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Troy Deeney
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Watford at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Jermain Defoe and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['36th Minute Yellow Card by Adnan Januzaj for Sunderland', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Valon Behrami for Watford', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Younès Kaboul for Watford']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Sunderland moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Patrick van Aanholt's second-half strike earned them a 1-0 victory over Watford. Defeat for Watford leaves them in the bottom half of the table following their fourth straight loss on the road. Meanwhile, Watford were targeting a return to the top half of the table, but knew history was against them having lost four of their last five at the Stadium of Light. In an end-to-end opening 10 minutes it was Watford who came closest to breaking the deadlock, as Nordin Amrabat's volley from the edge of the box was kept out with an acrobatic save from Jordan Pickford. Midway through the half, a free-kick near the corner flag was whipped in by Jose Holebas and there were no less than three Watford players queuing up to meet it at the back post. And it was Miguel Britos who got the header away, only to see his seemingly goal-bound effort brush off team-mate Younes Kaboul and sail narrowly wide. Sunderland's greatest opportunity in the first half came in the final minute, but Van Aanholt - who was a couple of yards offside - shot straight at Heurelho Gomes from an angle after Anichebe played him in. Van Aanholt then struck what was ultimately the winner just four minutes after the break. Adnan Januzaj started the move brilliantly, skipping beyond a challenge before picking out Defoe out wide, and his low cross was met by Van Aanholt, whose swivel and shot headed in off the inside of the post after Christian Kabasele slid in to block an initial attempt. Sunderland were very much on top after taking the lead, and Anichebe was within inches of doubling their lead but his effort curled wide just after the hour-mark. With 15 minutes left, Troy Deeney came close to finally getting his 100th goal for Watford, but the skipper headed wide from 12 yards out after Amrabat found him in acres of space. Watford pressed for an equaliser, but Sunderland 'keeper Pickford got down well to keep out Daryl Janmaat and Odion Ighalo strikes. Holebas showed little composure with Watford's final chance of the match, firing over a free-kick from 20 yards out. Player Ratings
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2016-12-17
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15:00
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Stoke City
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2–2
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Leicester City
| 27,663 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Craig Pawson
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5b8aee09
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Mark Hughes
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Claudio Ranieri
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Ryan Shawcross
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Wes Morgan
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Leicester City at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['39th Minute Yellow Card by Bojan Krkić for Stoke City', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Glen Johnson for Stoke City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Erik Pieters for Stoke City', '28th Minute Red Card by Jamie Vardy for Leicester City', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Simpson for Leicester City', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Andy King for Leicester City', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Islam Slimani for Leicester City', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Christian Fuchs for Leicester City', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Marc Albrighton for Leicester City', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Robert Huth for Leicester City', '74th Minute Goal by Leonardo for Leicester City', '74th Minute Assist by Demarai for Leicester City', '88th Minute Goal by Daniel for Leicester City', '88th Minute Assist by Christian for Leicester City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Daniel Amartey scored an 88th-minute equaliser as 10-man Leicester came from two goals down to snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw at Stoke. With referee Craig Pawson's first-half performance prompting such frustration in the Foxes' ranks, the typically placid Claudio Ranieri had to be dragged away from the referee by Kasper Schmeichel at the interval, yet when the full-time whistle went, the Italian was back fist pumping in front of the travelling support. Prior to Vardy's dismissal, an entertaining, open game had been staged, with the returning Schmeichel saving brilliantly with his foot from Jon Walters' six-yard effort and Stoke keeper Lee Grant making three stops at the other end. With Andy King's crucial block also preventing Bojan from opening the scoring, it looked like the first goal would prove pivotal. As it was, it was Vardy's 28th-minute red card that set the tone. The England striker was chasing back to make a tackle alongside Glen Johnson and, with the full-back leaning into him, Vardy left the ground to lunge into a challenge on Diouf, though he had returned to the turf by the time he slid in. Having fallen behind, the visitors then completely unravelled, with Simpson's caution in that incident the first of five in quick succession. King was cautioned for a rash challenge, Islam Slimani and Christian Fuchs were both booked for dissent and Marc Albrighton's name was taken for a foul on Glen Johnson on the edge of the box. From that free-kick, Johnson went short to Giannelli Imbula, whose shot hit the post and came back off Schmeichel's back, with Allen all alone to finish into the unguarded net to make it 2-0 before the break. Such was Leicester's anger at Pawson's performance, the normally mild-mannered Ranieri had to be dragged away from the official by Schmeichel and he was still venting his fury near the tunnel, where the visiting support also ranted in the referee's direction. And with the hosts unable to quell the Leicester spirit, Amartey headed in an equaliser from Fuchs' cross in the 88th minute in a resolute performance befitting of the current champions. Player ratings
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2016-12-17
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15:00
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West Ham United
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1–0
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Hull City
| 56,952 |
London Stadium
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Lee Mason
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62dce23a
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Slaven Bilić
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Mike Phelan
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Mark Noble
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Michael Dawson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Ham and Hull City at London Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['36th Minute Yellow Card by Pedro Obiang for West Ham', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Mark Noble for West Ham', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Mark Noble for West Ham', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Jake Livermore for Hull City', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Dawson for Hull City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Markus Henriksen for Hull City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Maguire for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Dieumerci Mbokani hit the post for Hull in the first half after capitalising on Aaron Cresswell's mistake, before Noble nearly diverted into his own net after half-time, hitting the bottom of the woodwork with a header. Michael Dawson did well to block Dimitri Payet's effort from inside the area early on, but Hull had most of the chances in the first half in east London. Mbokani struck inches wide from 20 yards, before the Congolese striker missed the best chance of the opening 45 minutes, hitting the inside of the post after latching onto Cresswell's poor backpass to go through on goal. Darren Randolph then beat away Harry Maguire's header from a Robert Snodgrass corner, while Pedro Obiang nearly diverted the ball into his own net as he snuffed out Maguire in the area before the break. Hull continued to create the chances after half-time, as Noble headed onto his own post past Randolph from Andrew Robertson's cross, before Robertson himself hit the post from inside the area with a fierce left-footed effort that looked destined for goal. Robertson then cleared off the line from Andre Ayew's header from Payet's corner, while David Marshall saved well from Antonio's left-footed shot from an angle. Edimilson Fernandes cleared off the line at the other end from Maguire's header, before the breakthrough came in the 76th minute. After the ball bounced around the Hull area, Huddlestone dragged down Antonio, deemed by Lee Mason to be a foul, leaving Noble to slot the ball home for the winner. Player ratings
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2016-12-17
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15:00
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Middlesbrough
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3–0
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Swansea City
| 28,302 |
Riverside Stadium
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Niel Swarbrick
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fd6f236f
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Karanka
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Bob Bradley
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Ben Gibson
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Leon Britton
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Swansea City at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Bob Bradley. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['18th Minute Goal by Álvaro for Middlesbrough', '18th Minute Assist by Adam for Middlesbrough', '58th Minute Goal by Marten for Middlesbrough', '58th Minute Assist by Roon for Middlesbrough', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Negredo for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Alvaro Negredo scored twice to help Middlesbrough beat fellow strugglers Swansea City 3-0 at the Riverside on Saturday afternoon. The home side led 2-0 at the break thanks to Negredo's double, the first a brilliant volley, before the striker added another from the penalty spot. Top-scorer Gylfi Sigurdsson had an early shot from just outside the area that Victor Valdes was forced to beat clear to safety, although that early pressure did not last long as the home team took the lead after 18 minutes. However, the Spaniard still had much work to do in order to hook his volley back from where the ball came, with Lukasz Fabianski left with no chance as Negredo's shot found the bottom corner of the goal. That strike came against the run of play and appeared to knock the Swans' confidence, with Boro taking full advantage as 11 minutes later they moved into a two-goal lead, although Bob Bradley disputed the throw in that led to the penalty. Whether the American was right or wrong about his complaints, his players were not alert to the danger as Boro took a quick throw in on the right-hand side, with Adam Forshaw then being felled by Jordi Amat's clumsy challenge. If Swansea were going to get back into the game, then they had to score next, but those hopes were dashed when Boro added a third after 58 minutes following a brilliant team goal. The free-flowing move started with Valdes at the back and after a number of passes, the ball was worked to Ramirez, lurking towards the right of the area, and the Uruguay playmaker then curled in an inch-perfect cross for De Roon to convert from just six yards out. Player ratings
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2016-12-17
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17:30
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West Bromwich Albion
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0–2
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Manchester United
| 26,308 |
The Hawthorns
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Anthony Taylor
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eb3ac912
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Tony Pulis
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José Mourinho
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Darren Fletcher
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Wayne Rooney
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Brom and Manchester Utd at The Hawthorns at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['49th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for West Brom', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Salomón Rondón for West Brom', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Brunt for West Brom', '5th Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '5th Minute Assist by Jesse for Manchester Utd', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Zlatan Ibrahimović for Manchester Utd', '56th Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '56th Minute Assist by Wayne for Manchester Utd', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Jesse Lingard for Manchester Utd', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Rojo for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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A Zlatan Ibrahimovic double was enough for Manchester United to see off West Brom 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday evening. Wayne Rooney was denied the chance to equalise Sir Bobby Charlton's United record scoring tally by the crossbar in the first half, with West Brom offering little in terms of a reply. Craig Dawson cleared another dangerous right-wing cross from the path of Wayne Rooney three minutes later, before West Brom went close at the other end but no one was at the back post to meet a darting Chris Brunt corner. Rooney remains one goal away from Charlton's club record 249 goals, but went close to nabbing the equalising goal in the 24th minute. Paul Pogba slid in Lingard on the left-hand side who then found Rooney at the top of the box but the United captain's fierce half-volley was pushed onto the crossbar by Ben Foster. There was controversy not long after, as Ibrahimovic and Craig Dawson rose together for a high challenge with the United striker appearing to use his shoulder to send the defender tumbling to the ground. There were shouts from the crowd for a red card, but referee Anthony Taylor only produced a yellow. West Brom's best effort of the half came just after the half an hour mark as Matt Phillips surged down the left flank, crossing in for the head of Rondon - who netted a hat-trick of headers in midweek - but he could not get his effort on target and it flashed wide. United went close again in the final minute of the half, as a miss hit volley from Matteo Darmian found its way into the path of Lingard who was unmarked in the area - but his own shot fired well wide of the post as the visitors took their lead into the break. It took just 11 minutes in the second period for United to add their second, with Ibrahimovic again finding the net. Rooney found the Swedish striker on the right side of the box who then wriggled his way through a number of white shirts before going for goal, with the ball taking a deflection off Dawson on the way past Foster. Tempers flared in the 66th minute as Marcos Rojo and Salomon Rondon clashed and West Brom were arguably lucky to keep their striker on the pitch. The two were involved in a challenge on the right of the United box, with the defender expressing his anger at the incident with the Baggies man as they had a heated exchange, leading to Rondon lightly slapping Rojo. Players surrounded the two and referee Anthony Taylor in the aftermath, but each received a yellow card for the incident. Player ratings
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2016-12-18
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13:30
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Bournemouth
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1–3
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Southampton
| 11,113 |
Vitality Stadium
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Mark Clattenburg
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67d57e03
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Eddie Howe
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Claude Puel
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Simon Francis
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Virgil van Dijk
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Southampton was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3.
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['6th Minute Goal by Nathan for Bournemouth', '6th Minute Assist by Jack for Bournemouth', '14th Minute Goal by Ryan for Southampton', '14th Minute Assist by Jordy for Southampton', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Sofiane Boufal for Southampton', '48th Minute Goal by Jay for Southampton', '48th Minute Assist by Steven for Southampton', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Jordy Clasie for Southampton', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Steven Davis for Southampton', '85th Minute Goal by Jay for Southampton', '85th Minute Assist by Nathan for Southampton']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Jay Rodriguez's first Premier League double in more than two-and-a-half-years was the difference as Southampton came from behind to beat south-coast rivals Bournemouth 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium. Eddie Howe recalled Callum Wilson into the Bournemouth line-up after he missed Tuesday's victory over Leicester, while Puel make six changes to the Southampton side that were held to a goalless draw by 10-man Stoke on Wednesday. And the wholesale changes appeared to have an effect on the Saints as Bournemouth drew first blood on six minutes. It was a landmark goal for Wilshere too as he registered his first league assist since September 2014. But the Cherries' lead was short-lived as Bertrand singlehandedly broke down the left, checked inside Adam Smith, past Simon Francis and rifled the ball past Artur Boruc. The goal steadied Saints and they should have taken the lead on 30 minutes, but Nathan Redmond sliced Bertrand's fine cut-back wide. The Northern Irishman gathered Sofiane Boufal's back-heel to get in behind the Bournemouth defence, committed Boruc into a dive before chipping the ball towards goal where Rodriguez converted into the unguarded net. Bournemouth had the chance to respond immediately but Wilson steered a first-time shot onto the roof of the Southampton goal after Joshua King's break. Boruc was on hand to deny Rodriguez a second after he robbed the ball off Steve Cook on 57 minutes, before Ake blocked Hojbjerg's goal-bound volley off the line 10 minutes later. Bournemouth continued to offer little by means of a reply as Redmond whistled a dipping effort just over on 80 minutes. And the game was finally put beyond the Cherries as Rodriguez instinctively turned on the edge of the area and lashed an unstoppable drive into the back of the net, sealing his first Premier League double since March 2014. Player ratings
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2016-12-18
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16:00
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Manchester City
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2–1
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Arsenal
| 54,409 |
Etihad Stadium
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Martin Atkinson
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18115cd0
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Pep Guardiola
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Arsène Wenger
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Pablo Zabaleta
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Laurent Koscielny
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Pablo Zabaleta and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['38th Minute Yellow Card by David Silva for Manchester City', '47th Minute Goal by Leroy for Manchester City', '47th Minute Assist by David for Manchester City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Yaya Touré for Manchester City', '71st Minute Goal by Raheem for Manchester City', '71st Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Kevin De for Manchester City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Fernando — for Manchester City', '5th Minute Goal by Theo for Arsenal', '5th Minute Assist by Alexis for Arsenal', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Mohamed Elneny for Arsenal', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Paulista for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Manchester City came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and move above their opponents in the Premier League standings. Leroy Sane brought City level straight after half-time, before Raheem Sterling won the game with a goal 19 minutes from time. That continuity in defence made little difference, though, as Arsenal opened the scoring just five minutes in after a quick-fire move that took just 16 seconds to go from back to front. Petr Cech started the move by rolling the ball out to Hector Bellerin, who strode forward unchallenged into the City half before finding Alexis Sanchez. The Chile international's brilliant reverse pass then picked out Walcott's run in the box, with the forward making no mistake to score his 11th goal in all competitions this campaign, and his fourth in his last four games against City. However, that lead was very nearly wiped out within minutes as City worked the ball out wide to Kevin De Bruyne and the Belgian's brilliant cross from the left was somehow headed wide of the gaping goal by Sterling, playing the lone front role in place of the suspended Sergio Aguero. Incredibly, it took the home team until the final minute of the first half to have their first effort on target, a Yaya Toure header straight at Cech, as the Gunners looked to produce a repeat performance to when they won 2-0 at City in January 2015. Sterling, who swapped places in attack with De Bruyne at half-time, drove forward with purpose into the Arsenal half, before exchanging passes with David Silva, and the diminutive Spain playmaker's through ball then found Sane running clean through on goal. The flag stayed down, with Laurent Koscielny deemed to just be playing Sane onside, and the German kept his cool to toe-poke the ball past the advancing Cech for his first-ever goal for City as the home side made the perfect start to the second period. That strike completely altered the flow of the contest, with City not only quickest to every ball thereafter, but also winning every 50-50 challenge, while Arsenal just could not get out of their own half. Cech, who had been a virtual spectator before the break, was now being called upon just to keep his side on level terms, with the Czech Republic goalkeeper making impressive stops to keep out first Sane and then De Bruyne as the game entered its final quarter. De Bruyne started the move with a sensational crossfield pass to pick out Sterling on the right flank, although the forward still had much to do as he drove at the retreating Nacho Monreal. However, as the Spain defender backed off his man, Sterling took full advantage to cut inside, before firing a low shot past Cech at his near post as City's pressure after the break brought its rewards. But Arsenal, who lost Oxlade-Chamberlain to injury, failed to make City pay for that miss as the home team held on to record what could be a vital win in the race for the title. Player Ratings
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2016-12-19
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20:00
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Everton
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0–1
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Liverpool
| 39,590 |
Goodison Park
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Mike Dean
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af8cbcff
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Ronald Koeman
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Jürgen Klopp
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Leighton Baines
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Jordan Henderson
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Evening
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The Match was played between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Leighton Baines and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['68th Minute Yellow Card by Ross Barkley for Everton', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Séamus Coleman for Everton', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Idrissa Gana for Everton', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Dejan Lovren for Liverpool']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Sadio Mane netted a 94th-minute winner as Liverpool claimed a dramatic late 1-0 win at Everton on Mersey Monday. Liverpool dominated large chunks of the clash at Goodison Park, but opportunities were limited until the late show by Jurgen Klopp's side. There was also some controversy as Ross Barkley lunged in on Jordan Henderson with his studs showing in the second half, but only picked up a yellow card. A good move from Liverpool saw Divock Origi flash an effort wide after 37 minutes, while Ramiro Funes Mori found himself unmarked at a corner just before the break, but he could only head wide. The second half began at a similar pace to the first, with Liverpool dominating from the off, but still there was a lack of goalmouth action. Liverpool did create one good chance after 50 minutes as James Milner's lofted pass found Roberto Firmino in the box, but he was denied by Maarten Stekelenburg before Mane and Nathaniel Clyne quickly saw their shots blocked. That would be Stekelenburg's last real action of the game as he was forced off midway through the second half after a collision with team-mate Leighton Baines. Barkley was then fortunate to escape a red card in the 67th minute for his challenge on Henderson, which left the Liverpool captain in a head on the floor. The game became scrappier as it drew to its finale, with Liverpool working far harder to find a winner. But with eight minutes of injury time indicated, Liverpool found a winner when Mane reacted quicker than any Everton defender in the box to finish into an empty net after Sturridge had rattled the woodwork. Liverpool then had a glorious opportunity to make it two, but Seamus Coleman managed to scurry back onto his line to deny Firmino, meaning Klopp's side secured a first 1-0 Premier League win of 2016. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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12:30
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Watford
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1–1
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Crystal Palace
| 20,304 |
Vicarage Road Stadium
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Mark Clattenburg
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d275e513
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Walter Mazzarri
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Sam Allardyce
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Heurelho Gomes
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Scott Dann
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Watford and Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Heurelho Gomes and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['53rd Minute Yellow Card by José Holebas for Watford', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Troy Deeney for Watford', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Miguel Britos for Watford', '26th Minute Goal by Yohan for Crystal Palace', '26th Minute Assist by Andros for Crystal Palace', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Christian Benteke for Crystal Palace', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jason Puncheon for Crystal Palace', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Damien Delaney for Crystal Palace', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Wilfried Zaha for Crystal Palace']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Troy Deeney scored his 100th goal for Watford to earn his side a 1-1 draw and deny Sam Allardyce a winning start as Crystal Palace manager. Deeney made no mistake from the spot to end a run of 10 games without a goal and in the process become only the fifth player to score 100 goals for Watford. Allardyce made two changes in naming his first Palace side with Mathieu Flamini and Andros Townsend coming in to the side in place of Joe Ledley and James McArthur. In the second minute Wilfried Zaha burst down the left, forcing Janmaat into a sliding tackle. The Dutchman overstretched in making the tackle, tweaking a muscle and he was eventually replaced by Zuniga. Palace, who started extremely brightly, took full advantage in the 26th minute as Townsend drove ate heart of the Watford defence, before slipping the ball through to Cabaye, who beat the offside trap and smashed a first-time shot past Gomes and into the far corner. The visitors had the opportunity to double their advantage 10 minutes later when Benteke latched onto Prodl's back pass ahead of Gomes, who brought the Belgium international down in the penalty area. Substitute Deeney, who had unexpectedly had been left out of the starting line-up, made absolutely no mistake, powerfully striking the ball straight down the middle to bring the scores level. Palace though they should have had a penalty late on when Zaha went down under a challenge from Miguel Britos but Clattenburg gave a free-kick to the hosts and booked the Crystal Palace forward for a dive. An increasingly scrappy end to the game ensured and neither team could find a winning goal, leaving Palace with a record of one win in last 11, and Watford with two in their last eight. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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15:00
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Chelsea
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3–0
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Bournemouth
| 41,384 |
Stamford Bridge
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Mike Jones
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06033702
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Antonio Conte
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Eddie Howe
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Gary Cahill
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Simon Francis
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Mike Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['24th Minute Goal by Pedro for Chelsea', '24th Minute Assist by Cesc Fàbregas for Chelsea', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Pedro — for Chelsea', '14th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Wilshere for Bournemouth']
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Premier League
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Monday
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It was a stunning curler from Pedro in the 24th minute that sent Chelsea on their way to another victory, before Eden Hazard netted from the spot after being fouled by Simon Francis minutes into the second half. Antonio Conte was without the suspended Diego Costa and N'Golo Kante for the Christmas clash, with Pedro and Cesc Fabregas replacing them and they were certainly changes that proved fruitful for the Italian manager. The first chance of the game came from the hosts in the seventh minute. Josh King almost latched onto the end of an Adam Smith cross just after the quarter hour mark, but Cesar Azpilicueta was there ahead of him to see out the fizzing effort. Seven minutes later, David Luiz released Pedro with a delightful through-ball, but after a gut-busting run from the Spaniard, the defender could not latch onto his cross at the back post and the ball dashed wide. But within 60 seconds, Pedro produced a moment of magic to put the Blues ahead. The half ended in controversy and Wilshere was involved again, as he was fouled at the top of the box by Gary Cahill with referee Mike Jones appearing to wave play on, before Brad Smith shot way over the bar. The referee then pulled the play back for a free-kick, much to the dismay of the Blues who questioned his earlier decision to see the play continue. However, Bournemouth did take the free-kick but it fired straight into the wall as the whistle went for the end of the first half. It did not take look for Chelsea to double their lead in the second period, with Francis fouling Hazard three minutes after the restart to concede the penalty. It was the Belgian who stepped up and expertly dispatched past Artur Boruc to seal his 50th Premier League goal. They could have added a third six minutes later, as the Blues once again hit their visitors on the break. Willian raced forward and picked out Hazard on the left flank who was barely closed down as he made his way into the box, but his fizzing cross just evaded the toe of Pedro. Boruc was kept on his toes throughout the second half and produced a string of fine saves, denying Willian just before the hour mark as he tested the goalkeeper on a tight angle before Victor Moses hit wide on the volley not long after. Courtois had little to do in the game, but was reliable when called upon and kept Bournemouth out for a second time in the 74th minute. The game was meandering towards a conclusion before Pedro grabbed his second of the game and the third for Chelsea in the 93rd minute. Another strong break from the hosts saw the Spaniard on his way, with his shot from the top of the box deflecting off Steve Cook and Harry Arter before finding its way into the back of the net to seal a historic win for the Blues. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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15:00
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Arsenal
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1–0
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West Bromwich Albion
| 59,925 |
Emirates Stadium
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Niel Swarbrick
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32a93ec5
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Arsène Wenger
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Tony Pulis
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Laurent Koscielny
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Darren Fletcher
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Arsenal and West Brom at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Giroud for Arsenal', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Kieran Gibbs for Arsenal', '86th Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '86th Minute Assist by Mesut for Arsenal', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Ramsey for Arsenal', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Foster for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Arsenal ended 2016 on a high as Olivier Giroud netted the winner four minutes from time in a 1-0 victory at home to West Brom on Boxing Day. Ben Foster starred for the resilient Baggies, making a string of saves early in the second half while Alexis Sanchez also struck the post for the hosts. Theo Walcott was missing for Arsenal with a slight calf strain, which handed Giroud a rare start. He looked short of sharpness in and around the box early on as West Brom defended deep to snuff out Arsenal's intricate approach play. Sanchez warmed Foster's gloves from 22 yards on 26 minutes but rarely did they look capable of breaking through the well organised Baggies backline in the first-half, led manfully by the returning Jonny Evans. Matty Phillips provided much of the quality on show early on with his 21st minute cross being flicked straight at Petr Cech by Nacer Chadli. Arsenal came out of the blocks flying after the break and Foster had to be at his reactive best to deny Alex Iwobi's low drive and then Sanchez's close range follow up. However, Foster was helpless 90 seconds later as Sanchez broke free in the box but his shot cannoned back off the outside of the post. It looked likely to be West Brom's day when Foster brilliantly tipped over a rasping Sanchez drive on 56 minutes. The visitors carried little threat but Claudio Yacob missed a glorius opportunity at the back post on 71 minutes when he fired high and wide after Cech spilled a corner. There seemed no way through for the Gunners, who continued to probe but lacked a killer final ball against Tony Pulis' men who ran the clock down at every opportunity. Those tactics seemed to be paying off until Giroud repaid his manager's faith with three minutes left. Mesut Ozil curled a fantastic ball into the danger zone and Giroud held off the attentions of Evans before looping a clever header beyond the grasp of the defiant Foster. The Emirates collectively breathed a huge sigh of relief. Player Ratings
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2016-12-26
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15:00
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Swansea City
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1–4
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West Ham United
| 20,757 |
Liberty Stadium
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Andre Marriner
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77d729ce
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Bob Bradley
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Slaven Bilić
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Leon Britton
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Mark Noble
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Swansea City and West Ham at Liberty Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Bob Bradley. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4.
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['89th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '89th Minute Assist by Nathan for Swansea City', '50th Minute Goal by Winston for West Ham', '50th Minute Assist by Dimitri for West Ham', '78th Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '78th Minute Assist by Håvard for West Ham', '90th Minute Goal by Andy for West Ham', '90th Minute Assist by Sofiane for West Ham']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Winston Reid made it two five minutes after the break before Michail Antonio made sure of the win 12 minutes from time, capitalising on more poor defending from the home side. Fernando Llorente's late strike proved to be a mere consolation, as Andy Carroll netted a fourth in stoppage time to a chorus of boos around the Liberty. Swansea started well, but were caught on the break as the Hammers took the lead through a familiar face to Swans followers. A long ball towards the back post was met firmly by Carroll, who headed across goal, Lukasz Fabianski could only parry the ball into the path of Ayew, who could not miss from a few yards out. Antonio went close to finding a second minutes later, but was inches away from connecting at the back post. Darren Randolph was called into action three minutes before the break, superbly denying Gylfi Sigurdsson from a free-kick as frustration grew around the Liberty. After the interval, Swansea continued to be the architects of their own downfall, and it was not long before Reid headed the Hammers' second, beating three defenders to a corner to steer the ball home. Randolph was then at his best to deny Swansea twice in four minutes, with his stop from Jack Cork's strike the pick of the lot. It was game, set and match 12 minutes from time as Antonio diverted a drilled Havard Nordtveit strike home, despite appearing to think he was offside. The three-goal winning margin was restored less than a minute later in stoppage time, though, as Carroll was allowed far too much time to bring the ball down and scuff his strike past the despairing dive of Fabianski. The Swansea faithful let their feelings be known at the death, and it remains to be seen if Bradley will be afforded time to turn things around in the coming transfer window. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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15:00
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Leicester City
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0–2
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Everton
| 31,985 |
King Power Stadium
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Stuart Attwell
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8bb3f3c2
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Claudio Ranieri
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Ronald Koeman
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Wes Morgan
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Gareth Barry
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Leicester City and Everton at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The Captain of Everton was Gareth Barry and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['79th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Simpson for Leicester City', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Drinkwater for Leicester City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Wes Morgan for Leicester City', '51st Minute Goal by Kevin for Everton', '51st Minute Assist by Joel for Everton']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Everton beat Leicester City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day to increase the pressure on the struggling Premier League champions. The champions began the contest playing with pace, closing down their opponents at will, with first Daniel Amartey testing Robles with a low drive from 25 yards, before Demarai Gray - in for Mahrez - flashed an effort just past the Spaniard's far post. But the contest really came to life after Mirallas's 51st-minute strike broke the deadlock, the visitors' first effort on target in the game, although Ranieri will be furious with his team's defending for the goal. Robles launched a long ball upfield that somehow made its way through to the Belgian, who then kept his cool to beat Kasper Schmeichel with a low drive from the right-hand edge of the area, albeit with the help of a crucial deflection off Wasilewski's leg. Thereafter Everton had few worries seeing out the contest, with Idrissa Gueye somehow firing over from just six yards out with seven minutes to go after being picked out by Lukaku's inviting ball across the box, before the Belgium international sealed his team's win. Again it came from a routine clearance by Robles for Lukaku to fight for with Wes Morgan near the right-hand touchline, a battle that the powerful frontman won hands down as he brushed aside his marker's attentions. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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15:00
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Manchester United
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3–1
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Sunderland
| 75,325 |
Old Trafford
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Martin Atkinson
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a5dd1fc2
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José Mourinho
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David Moyes
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Michael Carrick
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Jermain Defoe
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Sunderland at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Michael Carrick and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Sunderland was Jermain Defoe and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['19th Minute Yellow Card by Daley Blind for Manchester Utd', '39th Minute Goal by Daley for Manchester Utd', '39th Minute Assist by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '82nd Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '82nd Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '86th Minute Goal by Henrikh for Manchester Utd', '86th Minute Assist by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Fabio Borini for Sunderland', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Lamine Koné for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Monday
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A stunning finish from Henrikh Mkhitaryan was the highlight as Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-1 in the Premier League on Boxing Day. Daley Blind had given United a first-half lead with his first goal since January, finishing into the bottom corner from inside the area after Ibrahimovic's neat assist. Ibrahimovic scored United's second on 81 minutes, turning home after being put through on goal by Paul Pogba, before Mkhitaryan's world class finish with four minutes left. Wayne Rooney was left out of the United squad through injury, while Blind started at the expense of Matteo Darmian. Pogba forced an early save out of Jordan Pickford before David de Gea did well to beat away Patrick van Aanholt's free-kick from just outside the box. Pogba then hit the post as his curling effort deflected off the boot of Seb Larsson, while at the other end Sunderland nearly took the lead themselves, seeing De Gea block Victor Anichebe's close-range effort on the turn. United midfielder Pogba had another first-half effort go agonisingly close, this time through a half-volley that flew inches over Pickford's bar, but the hosts finally took the lead after 39 minutes. Pogba went close again before the break but was denied by Pickford again after his creative flick and volley in the box, while Juan Mata saw his free-kick beat away by the promising young goalkeeper in injury time. After the break, France international Pogba headed narrowly over, before Pickford saved superbly from Ibrahimovic after he was put through on goal by Mkhitaryan. Ibrahimovic got his goal with nine minutes remaining, sticking the ball beyond Pickford after being played in by Pogba, who had robbed the ball from Sunderland in midfield. With the cross slightly behind him, the former Borussia Dortmund forward improvised to send the ball into the far corner with a flick of the right boot. There was time for Sunderland to grab a superb consolation through Borini, who chested and volleyed into the top left corner past De Gea from 25 yards. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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15:00
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Burnley
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1–0
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Middlesbrough
| 21,562 |
Turf Moor
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Craig Pawson
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c2d0e082
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Sean Dyche
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Karanka
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Tom Heaton
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Ben Gibson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Burnley and Middlesbrough at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['21st Minute Yellow Card by George Boyd for Burnley', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Mee for Burnley', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Jon Flanagan for Burnley', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Stephen Ward for Burnley', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Andre Gray for Burnley', '80th Minute Goal by Andre for Burnley', '80th Minute Assist by Sam for Burnley', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Jeff Hendrick for Burnley', '2nd Minute Yellow Card by Marten de for Middlesbrough', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Gastón Ramírez for Middlesbrough', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Barragán for Middlesbrough', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Fábio — for Middlesbrough', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Negredo for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Andre Gray ended a 10-game goal drought to hand Burnley a narrow 1-0 Boxing Day victory over Middlesbrough at Turf Moor. The Clarets striker drew a line under what has been a testing campaign - marred by bans and injuries - with a sweetly-struck volley that proved too hot for Boro goalkeeper Victor Valdes to handle 10 minutes from time. The 25-year-old's first goal since August 20 proved to be a fitting winner in a game bereft of clear-cut chances for either of last season's top two in the Sky Bet Championship. After Marten de Roon had set the tone by receiving a booking for a firm challenge on Stephen Ward, Stuani was straight into the action, whistling a venomous volley inches wide after 12 minutes. Ashley Barnes drew Valdes into action on 23 minutes with a low, skimming effort as Burnley grew into the game before the hosts had a penalty appeal rejected after the ball appeared to striker Calum Chambers' arm after a melee in the area. George Boyd then stung Valdes' palms with a rasping drive on the half hour before the game threatened to boil over as both sides ended the half with two players booked following a series of robust challenges. Flanagan's forceful challenge on Gaston Ramirez on 50 minutes ensured the first-half needle was reinstated after the interval, he too received a caution. It took until 64 minutes for either side to fashion a chance, with Stuani's glancing header drawing Tom Heaton into a flying save. A further three players would make their way into the referee's notebook as petulance began to creep into the game - with 11 brandished by the time the final whistle sounded. All that, however, was put to one side 10 minutes from time as Gray rounded off a simple route-one move to put Burnley ahead. Substitute Sam Vokes rose highest to flick Heaton's kick up field into the path of Gray who fiercely struck a first-time volley on target. And there proved to be no way back for Boro as they succumbed to the team who they saw pip them to the Championship title last season. Player ratings
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2016-12-26
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17:15
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Hull City
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0–3
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Manchester City
| 23,134 |
Kingston Communications Stadium
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Robert Madley
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65448ede
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Mike Phelan
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Pep Guardiola
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Michael Dawson
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David Silva
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Evening
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The Match was played between Hull City and Manchester City at Kingston Communications Stadium at Evening and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The Captain of Manchester City was David Silva and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['82nd Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Mason for Hull City', '78th Minute Goal by Kelechi for Manchester City', '78th Minute Assist by David for Manchester City', '90+4th Minute Own Goal by Curtis Davies for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Manchester City scored three second-half goals to beat Hull 3-0 on Boxing Day at the KCOM Stadium and go second in the Premier League table. The hosts kept City at bay until Andrew Robertson's clumsy challenge on Raheem Sterling allowed Yaya Toure to break the deadlock from the penalty spot after 72 minutes. More good work from Sterling created City's third as the winger's firm cross was turned into his own net by Curtis Davies. The visitors, who lost John Stones to a first-half knee injury, were once again without Sergio Aguero - serving the final match of his four-game ban - and lacked a cutting edge in the first half as they were left frustrated. Guardiola opted for Kevin De Bruyne, Sterling and Nolito in attack, but the trio were largely restricted to shots from distance. Hull goalkeeper David Marshall's one save of note before the break came from Toure's dipping free-kick after just seven minutes. Phelan's relegation battlers started the second half brightly as Harry Maguire hooked a volley over Claudio Bravo's crossbar before Michael Dawson's looping header was cleared off the line by Bacary Sagna. De Bruyne struck the post down the other end and Hull were ultimately made to pay for their failure to capitalise on their best spell of the game when Toure put City ahead. Sterling drove past Robertson in the Hull box and the Scotland international tripped his England counterpart with a rash lunge, presenting Toure with the opportunity from 12 yards. Iheanacho, who had replaced Nolito, added a quickfire second, turning past Marshall from close range after excellent work from Silva and De Bruyne. And Davies' own goal deep into stoppage time, forced by the lively Sterling, piled on the misery for Phelan's side. Player ratings
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2016-12-27
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17:15
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Liverpool
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4–1
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Stoke City
| 53,094 |
Anfield
|
Michael Oliver
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019edcc6
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Jürgen Klopp
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Mark Hughes
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Jordan Henderson
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Ryan Shawcross
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Evening
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The Match was played between Liverpool and Stoke City at Anfield at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1.
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['44th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '44th Minute Assist by James for Liverpool', '60th Minute Own Goal by Giannelli Imbula for Liverpool', '12th Minute Goal by Jonathan for Stoke City', '12th Minute Assist by Erik for Stoke City', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Allen for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Jonathan Walters punished some questionable goalkeeping by Simon Mignolet on 12 minutes but a Glenn Johnson mistake let in Adam Lallana for the equaliser. However, it was Mark Hughes' men that looked the sharper in the early stages and they were ahead with just 12 minutes on the clock. There has been much debate about who should be Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper and questions will be asked again after Mignolet was beaten too easily at his near post by Walters, who met a near-post cross by Eric Pieters. Liverpool looked rattled and Stoke continued to press. Joe Allen forced Mignolet into a low save six minutes later and Liverpool were lucky that rebound didn't fall to Peter Crouch, who would have had a tap-in. The hosts needed inspiration and their go-to guy Lallana stepped up, scoring his fourth goal in his last four games when Sadio Mane crossed from the right flank and Johnson inexplicably decided to control the ball rather than clear his lines. The goal lifted the atmosphere in the home ends at Anfield and their team soon took the lead. Imbula's misplaced header on 59 minutes sparked a Liverpool counter attack, where Jordan Henderson found Divock Origi, who rolled the ball across goal only for Imbula to turn home under pressure from Mane. It went from bad to worse for Stoke 11 minutes later as Shawcross' back-pass was seized upon by Sturridge, who had only been on the pitch for 90 seconds. The England striker stayed calm and dribbled past Grant before sliding home into the empty net, his first top-flight goal since April a milestone one; Liverpool have now scored 100 league goals during Jurgen Klopp's 48 matches. Player ratings
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2016-12-28
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19:45
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Southampton
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1–4
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 31,853 |
St. Mary's Stadium
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Mike Dean
|
766a29a9
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Claude Puel
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Mauricio Pochettino
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José Fonte
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Hugo Lloris
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Evening
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The Match was played between Southampton and Tottenham at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was José Fonte and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4.
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['2nd Minute Goal by Virgil for Southampton', '2nd Minute Assist by Dijk for Southampton', '57th Minute Red Card by Nathan Redmond for Southampton', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Shane Long for Southampton', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Mousa Dembélé for Tottenham', '52nd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '52nd Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker for Tottenham', '58th Minute Red Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Rose for Tottenham', '87th Minute Goal by Dele for Tottenham', '87th Minute Assist by Danny for Tottenham', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Jan Vertonghen for Tottenham']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Southampton took the lead in the Premier League clash at St Mary's through Virgil van Dijk's header after just 69 seconds, but Spurs levelled when Alli rose above the Saints goalscorer 17 minutes later. Harry Kane then scored the game's third header after the break before thrashing a penalty over the bar in an incident which saw Nathan Redmond sent off. Spurs headed to Southampton on the back of two straight wins, but had failed to win any of their last eight games away from home in all competitions. The hosts got off to a flyer, netting the fourth fastest goal in the league this season when Van Dijk rose above Jan Vertonghen to head home from James Ward-Prowse's free-kick. Moments later, Spurs responded through Alli, who latched onto Moussa Sissoko's deflected cross to direct a terrific header into the top corner after beating Van Dijk in the air. Victor Wanyama almost handed Spurs the lead, but Jose Fonte's brilliant block ensured the sides headed into the break all-square. Seven minutes into the second half, Kane claimed his 22nd league goal of 2016 after powering a header beyond Fraser Forster following Christian Eriksen's corner. Dean went on to show Redmond a red card before Kane stepped up to take the spot-kick - but the England international blazed his effort over, with the ball visibly rising on the turf as he planted his standing foot next to it. Despite the miss, Spurs went from strength to strength against the 10 men of Southampton, with Eriksen rattling an effort against the bar. Spurs then hit Saints on the counter, with a long ball from Eriksen finding Son, who finished neatly into the far corner to send the visitors two-clear. Alli capped off the victory with his second of the night, placing the ball beyond Forster after Danny Rose played him through on goal. Player Ratings
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2016-12-30
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20:00
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Hull City
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2–2
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Everton
| 20,111 |
Kingston Communications Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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05c6c17b
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Mike Phelan
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Ronald Koeman
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Michael Dawson
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Phil Jagielka
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Evening
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The Match was played between Hull City and Everton at Kingston Communications Stadium at Evening and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['6th Minute Goal by Michael for Hull City', '6th Minute Assist by Curtis for Hull City', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Ahmed Elmohamady for Hull City', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Harry Maguire for Hull City', '45+1st Minute Own Goal by David Marshall for Everton', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Phil Jagielka for Everton', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Davies for Everton', '84th Minute Goal by Ross for Everton', '84th Minute Assist by Leighton for Everton']
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Premier League
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Friday
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As they looked to be heading for a much-needed victory, Barkley popped up with six minutes of normal time to play to head home from a Leighton Baines cross to seal the draw for the visitors. Although the first half was fairly open, Hull came racing out of the traps and made the breakthrough with just six minutes on the clock to register their first goal in three games. Snodgrass delivered a corner that found an unmarked Dawson at the back post, who tapped home to put the hosts ahead. Everton could have equalised on the quarter-hour mark as Seamus Coleman rattled the woodwork. The chances kept coming for both sides, with Dieumerci Mbokani nearly meeting a cross from Ahmed Elmohamady in the 25th minute but Coleman did enough to put him off balance before Phil Jagielka cleared the danger. At the other end, Barry slid in Barkley before the 23-year-old went for goal but it just whistled past the far post. Hull could have made it two just after the half-hour mark as Harry Maguire powered through the middle of the park before finding Snodgrass on the left-hand side. His cross looked destined to find Adama Diomande, but Jagielka was there to tackle and send the ball flying wide. The hosts looked set to end the half in front, but they were the masters of their own downfall in the final seconds. Mirallas whipped in a corner that was met by the fist of goalkeeper Marshall, but the ball nicked off his hand and ended up in his own net as the referee blew for half-time. But the Hull stopper redeemed himself in the opening minutes after the break to deny Everton the lead. The woodwork was rattled again 10 minutes into the half as Snodgrass fired a masterful free kick onto the crossbar, with Diomande attempting to bicycle kick the rebound but fired it wide. There was no denying him a second time, though, as the Scotsman fired home in the 65th minute. Baines had fouled Maguire around 25 yards from goal and Snodgrass stepped up to take, firing a thunderbolt free kick into the top corner to see the hosts back ahead. Both sides continued to push for the next goal, but it was Everton who made the breakthrough in the 84th minute. Baines put in a delightful cross from the left-hand side that was met by the unmarked Barkley at the back post, who headed home to get the visitors back on level terms. Player ratings
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2016-12-31
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15:00
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Chelsea
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4–2
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Stoke City
| 41,601 |
Stamford Bridge
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Robert Madley
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189c4fc2
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Antonio Conte
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Mark Hughes
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Gary Cahill
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Ryan Shawcross
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Stoke City at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2.
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['24th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Moses for Chelsea', '34th Minute Goal by Gary for Chelsea', '34th Minute Assist by Cesc for Chelsea', '57th Minute Goal by Willian for Chelsea', '57th Minute Assist by Eden Hazard for Chelsea', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Cesc Fàbregas for Chelsea', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Alonso for Chelsea', '64th Minute Goal by Peter for Stoke City', '64th Minute Assist by Mame for Stoke City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Mame Biram for Stoke City', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Adam for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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The Potters continued to test their hosts, though, with Peter Crouch scoring his first Premier League goal since the final day of the 2014/15 season in the 64th minute before Willian netted again a minute later to make it 3-2. The first-half was a slow burner, with a shot from N'Golo Kante - also back in the side after his one-game ban - in the seventh minute being the pick of the action from the opening exchanges. Lee Grant was then called into action twice in quick succession to deny Chelsea. The first came in the 19th minute as Costa rounded Mame Biram Diouf on the left of the box, but his shot was kept out by the diving chest of the goalkeeper before he collected the rebound after it came off the back of Martins Indi. He was in action again three minutes later to palm away a Cahill header before Charlie Adam saw his own headed effort skim wide from a Xherdan Shaqiri corner in the best chance of the half for Stoke. Grant produced another heroic save in the 33rd minute to deny Costa once again. He then recovered well to palm away the rebound from Eden Hazard. But Grant could do nothing about the resulting corner, as Cahill rose above the Stoke defence in the box to power home from a Cesc Fabregas corner to put the hosts in front heading into the break. It was a goal-laden second half and Stoke equalised with their first shot on target within a minute of the restart. Adam fired a delightful free kick into the box that found the head of Crouch at the back post, that the striker nodded into the path of Martins Indi who steered the ball home. Chelsea were in front again ten minutes later, though, in what was a fine team goal. Victor Moses got away from Erik Pieters on the right of the box before his low cross found Hazard in the middle. The Belgian took one touch to put the ball into the path of Willian who curled home a delightful effort through four Stoke players. With 26 minutes of the game to play, the Potters again got themselves level to give the Premier League leaders another obstacle to overcome. A great long ball from Adam found Crouch at the top of the box, who produced great control to try and find a way into the box with support from Bojan. The latter the picked out Diouf on the right, whose cross was turned home by Crouch after he got ahead of Cesar Azpilicueta. But amid the elation, Stoke switched off momentarily and allowed Chelsea to again go ahead a minute later. A loose pass from the visitors set off Fabregas towards the box, who slipped in Willian on the right and he took a few steps before hitting home from a tight angle to beat Grant. Costa had the final say of the game though, coming with five minutes of normal time to play. A throw-in from Marcos Alonso was headed into the box by Adam, arriving at the feet of the Chelsea striker who beat both Shawcross and Martins Indi before nestling the ball into the back of the net. Player ratings
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2016-12-31
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15:00
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Southampton
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1–2
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West Bromwich Albion
| 30,975 |
St. Mary's Stadium
|
Mike Jones
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604d7487
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Claude Puel
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Tony Pulis
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Virgil van Dijk
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Darren Fletcher
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Southampton and West Brom at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Mike Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['32nd Minute Yellow Card by Virgil van for Southampton', '41st Minute Goal by Shane for Southampton', '41st Minute Assist by Dušan for Southampton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Sofiane Boufal for Southampton', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Virgil van for Southampton', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Allan Nyom for West Brom', '43rd Minute Goal by Matt for West Brom', '43rd Minute Assist by Hal for West Brom', '50th Minute Goal by Hal for West Brom', '50th Minute Assist by Matt for West Brom', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Hal Robson-Kanu for West Brom', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Hal Robson-Kanu's spectacular first goal for West Brom gave them victory at Southampton as they won 2-1 at St Mary's. Shane Long ended a run of 23 games without a goal to put Claude Puel's side in front shortly before the break but Matt Phillips levelled less than two minutes later. The result takes West Brom past their opponents in the table to eighth place and while they had to hang on at times, their gritty performance will have pleased their manager Tony Pulis. Southampton had much of the play in the first half and although they didn't create many clear-cut openings, they were certainly the dominant side. Sofiane Boufal put one effort over the bar but was a key component in the home team's early progress and much of their best play went through him. Dusan Tadic was also heavily involved and after a Steven Davis corner was only partially cleared by Robson-Kanu, he sent a sweet volley just wide of the target. Boufal was soon on the ball again, doing well to dispossess Phillips as he tried to run the ball out of play on the right flank. The Moroccan international burst back into the box and despite shooting from a tight angle, he almost sneaked one in past Ben Foster at the far post. Sam McQueen was also unlucky to see his low attempt pull wide after Tadic's free kick wasn't dealt with and it wasn't long before Southampton deservedly went in front. Having been culpable only moments earlier, Nyom was involved in the build-up before Chris Brunt's pass was touched on by Robson-Kanu and he set up Phillips. From there, the Scotland international cut inside past his man before placing a neat finish beyond Fraser Forster from 15 yards. Phillips released him, meaning he has now been involved in nine goals in his team's last nine games. Robson-Kanu then took a touch to control before sending a rising shot soaring into the top corner from 20 yards, leaving Forster with little chance of keeping it out. Oriol Romeu almost made it 2-2, albeit thanks to keeper Foster, whose poor clearance cannoned off the forward before running wide. Just when it seemed Southampton might level, they lost Van Dijk a minute from the end when he brought down Salomon Rondon as West Brom looked for a third on the break.
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2016-12-31
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15:00
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Burnley
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4–1
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Sunderland
| 21,124 |
Turf Moor
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Graham Scott
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89339d67
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Sean Dyche
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David Moyes
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Tom Heaton
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John O'Shea
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Burnley and Sunderland at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Graham Scott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1.
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['45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Dean Marney for Burnley', '51st Minute Goal by Andre for Burnley', '51st Minute Assist by Dean for Burnley', '53rd Minute Goal by Andre for Burnley', '53rd Minute Assist by Ashley for Burnley', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Billy Jones for Sunderland', '71st Minute Goal by Jermain for Sunderland', '71st Minute Assist by Adnan for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Andre Gray became the first Burnley player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League as the Clarets thrashed Sunderland 4-1 at Turf Moor. Gray capitalised on some woeful Sunderland defending to break the deadlock after 31 minutes, before adding a well-taken second six minutes after the interval. Jermain Defoe, who was starved of service all afternoon, did manage to make the scoreline more respectable with a late consolation. The Clarets were excellent value for their win - their seventh home success of the campaign with half of the season to go. They climb to 11th, while Sunderland remain deep in the relegation mire in 18th. Sunderland were forced into a goalkeeper change ahead of the match, with Jordan Pickford ruled out for up to two months this week, but Vito Mannone, who came in for Pickford, went largely untroubled early on, as the visitors started brightly. Lamine Kone's withdrawal through injury did not help the cohesion the back, and Gray took full advantage just after the half-hour mark to open the scoring. John O'Shea and Papy Djilobodji both went up to meet a long ball over the top, neither made contact, allowing Gray a free run at goal to make it 1-0 with ease. The task became even more difficult for Burnley at half-time, as Victor Anichebe failed to emerge after injuring his hamstring, and before long Gray had compounded David Moyes' misery further by adding a second. Djilobodji this time was the guilty party, as he allowed Gray to skip past him far too easily, Mannone came rushing out of his goal, Gray beat him to it, took it round the stranded stopper, before slotting into the empty net. Two minutes later, Gray completed his 22-minute hat-trick. This was more about Burnley's slick play than Sunderland's lacklustre defending, as Barnes delightfully found Gray who made no mistake. Minutes later, Scott Arfield should have made it four after more tireless work from George Boyd, but it wasn't long before the Clarets were out of sight. Arfield was again involved, as he was bundled to the floor by Sebastian Larsson in the box, allowing Barnes the opportunity to net a fourth from the spot, which he converted with aplomb. Sunderland did manage a late rally, but Defoe's well-taken goal, after superb work from Januzaj to set him up, was too little, too late for the Black Cats, who once again may have to conjure up another great escape to ensure Premier League survival. Player ratings
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2016-12-31
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15:00
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Swansea City
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0–3
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Bournemouth
| 20,316 |
Liberty Stadium
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Kevin Friend
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a2feddf1
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Alan Curtis
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Eddie Howe
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Leon Britton
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Simon Francis
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Swansea City and Bournemouth at Liberty Stadium at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Alan Curtis. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['1st Minute Yellow Card by Ki Sung-yueng for Swansea City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Jordi Amat for Swansea City', '45+1st Minute Goal by Ryan for Bournemouth', '45+1st Minute Assist by Junior for Bournemouth', '88th Minute Goal by Joshua for Bournemouth', '88th Minute Assist by Charlie for Bournemouth']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Benik Afobe scored on his return to the Bournemouth side as the Cherries left managerless Swansea bottom of the Premier League at the end of 2016. Joshua King came off the bench to end his Premier League goal drought, which stretches back to August, in the 88th minute to seal the win as Eddie Howe's side bounced back from a two-game losing streak and climbed into the top half of the Premier League. Curtis made seven changes to the starting line-up from Bob Bradley's final game in charge, while Howe switched back to his usual 4-2-3-1 formation after back-to-back Premier League defeats. Bournemouth, who dominated the half, made Swansea pay just three minutes later when Afobe, in for King, was on hand to turn in the rebound after Lukasz Fabianski was forced into a quick save from Jordi Amat's skewed clearance. He slipped through Stanislas once again who, with only the goalkeeper to beat, unselfishly squared the ball to Fraser to score into an empty net. Swansea were forced to bring on Oliver McBurnie for the injured Llorente in the second-half, but the youngster's headed efforts late on did little to test Artur Boruc in goal. Player ratings
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2016-12-31
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15:00
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Manchester United
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2–1
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Middlesbrough
| 75,314 |
Old Trafford
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Lee Mason
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db4797ac
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José Mourinho
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Karanka
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Chris Smalling
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Grant Leadbitter
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Middlesbrough at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Chris Smalling and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Grant Leadbitter and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['57th Minute Yellow Card by Daley Blind for Manchester Utd', '85th Minute Goal by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '85th Minute Assist by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '86th Minute Goal by Paul for Manchester Utd', '86th Minute Assist by Juan for Manchester Utd', '67th Minute Goal by Grant for Middlesbrough', '67th Minute Assist by Álvaro for Middlesbrough', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Calum Chambers for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Manchester United scored two goals in two minutes late in the second half to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a goal controversially ruled out for a high foot in the first half, while Grant Leadbitter put Boro ahead midway through the second half before the dramatic finish. Adama Traore had an early chance for Boro, poking wide from 20 yards despite having team-mates either side of him as the visitors ran through three-on-one. United then hit the post through Pogba, whose overhead kick from Mkhitaryan's header across goal had Victor Valdes beaten but not the woodwork, while George Friend saw a volley blocked by Bailly after fine work from Traore on the right byline. Valdes then saved well from Mkhitaryan's snap-shot from outside the box and Martial hit the post with a wonderful 25-yard effort, before controversy arrived with five minutes of the first half remaining. Getting up to poke home Martial's fine left-wing cross, Ibrahimovic's strike was ruled out by referee Lee Mason for a high boot, despite not making any contact with goalkeeper Valdes. Valdes denied Ibrahimovic after the break from close range after Pogba had fed the Swede, before Boro broke the deadlock on 67 minutes. Martial missed a fine chance to equalise with eight minutes remaining, failing to beat Valdes in acres of space after Mkhitaryan's superb through ball, but the Frenchman got his goal three minutes later. It was a long ball that broke Boro open, as Ibrahimovic's flick on was finished off by Martial, who wrong-footed Valdes from 12 yards out. Boro had a penalty shout seconds after the equaliser as Bailly nudged Gaston Ramirez, but Mason waved play-on to allow United to break for their winner. That's how it stayed, as Mourinho consoled his friend and former Real Madrid colleague Aitor Karanka at full-time. Player ratings
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2016-12-31
|
17:30
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Liverpool
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1–0
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Manchester City
| 53,120 |
Anfield
|
Craig Pawson
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894a485d
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Jürgen Klopp
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Pep Guardiola
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Jordan Henderson
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Pablo Zabaleta
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Evening
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The Match was played between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Manchester City was Pablo Zabaleta and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['7th Minute Yellow Card by Ragnar Klavan for Liverpool', '8th Minute Goal by Georginio for Liverpool', '8th Minute Assist by Adam for Liverpool', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Emre Can for Liverpool', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Nicolás Otamendi for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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That tactical switch worked well in the early stages with City being crowded out from finding David Silva and Kevin de Bruyne. Despite dominating the ball, the visitors looked vulnerable to Liverpool's high press and it reaped maximum reward on eight minutes. Wijnaldum won the ball deep inside his own half and sparked the hosts into action on the counter. They worked the ball to the left wing where Adam Lallana pinged a cross straight onto the head of Wijnaldum, who powered the ball into the bottom corner. Liverpool have not lost a Premier League home game when leading at half-time since December 2009, but City gave it a good go of ending that run in the early stages of the half. They went 45 minutes without registering a shot on target but Aguero signalled their intention early on with a low drive, forcing Mignolet to divert the ball away on 52 minutes. Guardiola's side began to look menacing with Silva at the heart of their attacking play, the Spanish playmaker curling an effort inches wide on 56 minutes. However, that was as good as it got for City, whose attacking impetus fizzled out as the half wore on. Liverpool saw the match out comfortably and Klopp celebrated with a roar of appreciation towards the Kop. Player Ratings
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2017-01-01
|
13:30
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Watford
|
1–4
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 20,882 |
Vicarage Road Stadium
|
Michael Oliver
|
3a95bef3
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Walter Mazzarri
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Mauricio Pochettino
|
Troy Deeney
|
Hugo Lloris
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Watford and Tottenham at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4.
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['44th Minute Yellow Card by José Holebas for Watford', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Sebastian Prödl for Watford', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Craig Cathcart for Watford', '27th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '27th Minute Assist by Kieran for Tottenham', '33rd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '33rd Minute Assist by Kieran for Tottenham', '46th Minute Goal by Dele for Tottenham', '46th Minute Assist by Harry for Tottenham']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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However, an already under-strength Watford were forced into making a late change to their starting line-up after Zuniga injured himself in the warm-up, with Odion Ighalo replacing him. But if Watford thought those changes were going to affect the visitors in the first half, they were mistaken as a rampant Spurs tore into their opponents right from the off. Alli came close to opening the scoring just before the half-hour mark with a rasping 25-yard drive that beat Heurelho Gomes, but not the bar, before the visitors did make a deserved breakthrough moments later. Trippier, who spent most of the first half playing as a right winger, found an unmarked Kane in the box with a clever ball, before the striker beat Gomes at the near post with a cool finish. Minutes later it was a case of déjà vu as Trippier was found in space on the right, before the full back's inviting centre was stabbed home by Kane in the six-yard box for his 59th goal on his 100th Premier League appearance for Spurs. The recalled Heung-Min Son could and should have further increased his side's lead, only to somehow side-foot wide of a gaping goal after being picked out by Christian Eriksen's inch-perfect free kick from the left-hand touchline. That miss was soon forgotten, though, as Alli got his first of the game, although Watford's defending for the goal left a lot to be desired as Kaboul made a hash of clearing Kane's cross from the left, before Alli nipped in ahead of Cathcart to make it 3-0 four minutes before the break. However, if that was poor defending by the home team, it got even worse just one minute into the second half as Alli scored his fifth league goal in his last three matches. Player ratings
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2017-01-01
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16:00
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Arsenal
|
2–0
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Crystal Palace
| 59,975 |
Emirates Stadium
|
Andre Marriner
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b0f63c70
|
Arsène Wenger
|
Sam Allardyce
|
Laurent Koscielny
|
Scott Dann
|
Afternoon
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['17th Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '17th Minute Assist by Alexis for Arsenal', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Nacho Monreal for Arsenal', '90th Minute Yellow Card by James Tomkins for Crystal Palace']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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The Frenchman's scorpion-like kick from Alexis Sanchez's cross went in off the underside of the crossbar in the 17th minute to hand the hosts a deserved lead in world-class fashion. Alex Iwobi doubled the scoreline 11 minutes into the second half, seeing his looping header creep in off Joel Ward. Arsene Wenger made three changes from the side that beat West Brom on Boxing Day, bringing in Nacho Monreal, Mohamed Elneny and Lucas Perez, with Mesut Ozil unwell. Sanchez struck just wide from 20 yards and Wayne Hennessey saved well from Iwobi, before Giroud more than made up for his early miss. Starting the attack in midfield with a fine flick, Giroud continued his run into the area as Sanchez moved down the left wing. Sanchez's cross was slightly behind the striker, but Giroud improvised superbly, flicking the ball from behind him with the backheel of his left foot, crashing in off the crossbar past the dive of Hennessey. The tempo slowed after the goal, but Sanchez should have doubled Arsenal's lead on the stroke of half-time, seeing his effort from eight yards saved by the foot of Hennessey after Martin Kelly's woeful clearance. Arsenal got their second after some woeful Palace defending, with Iwobi seeing his looping header fall softly into the net despite the visitors having both Tomkins and Joel Ward on the line. Ward, who attempted to clear the ball on the line, miscued his header, seeing it come off the crossbar and into the net. Palace then woke up; Benteke's header was well saved by Petr Cech, and the goalkeeper was then at his best to tip away Cabaye's volley. Substitute Aaron Ramsey came close late on, striking just wide from outside the area, before Hennessey saved superbly from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's low effort from 12 yards. Player ratings
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2017-01-02
|
12:30
|
Middlesbrough
|
0–0
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Leicester City
| 32,437 |
Riverside Stadium
|
Robert Madley
|
19eeeebf
|
Karanka
|
Claudio Ranieri
|
Ben Gibson
|
Wes Morgan
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Leicester City at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['26th Minute Yellow Card by Gastón Ramírez for Middlesbrough', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Middlesbrough', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Adam Clayton for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
|
Monday
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Middlesbrough were held to a goalless draw by Leicester City at the Riverside Stadium on Monday afternoon. Gaston Ramirez squandered the best opportunity of the game with seven minutes to play, smashing a half-volley just wide of Kasper Schmeichel's post. Ranieri and Aitor Karanka each made five changes following New Year's Eve fixtures and it led to a disjointed first half lacking chances. With Slimani absent due to a virus and Danny Drinkwater rested, Ranieri opted for Shinji Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa up front but the first opportunity fell to the returning Christian Fuchs, who fired narrowly wide from 20 yards. Adama Traore was Boro's main threat and he had a penalty appeal rejected when he tumbled under the challenge of Robert Huth in the Leicester box. Marten de Roon miscued a first-time effort over Schmeichel's bar and Traore wasted a couple of promising crossing opportunities as Middlesbrough pushed for an opener. Friend offered an outlet for Boro on their left and his teasing low delivery failed to get the finish it deserved, with Alvaro Negredo and Ramirez on their heels. Middlesbrough continued to look the more likely and should have gone ahead when Ramirez smashed his low shot wide after Wes Morgan's miscued clearance. Ranieri brought on Ahmed Musa and Demarai Gray and the visitors nearly stunned Boro late on, but Ulloa headed over before King's awkward effort was saved by Guzan. Player ratings
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2017-01-02
|
15:00
|
Manchester City
|
2–1
|
Burnley
| 54,463 |
Etihad Stadium
|
Lee Mason
|
0990b875
|
Pep Guardiola
|
Sean Dyche
|
Fernandinho
|
Tom Heaton
|
Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Burnley at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Fernandinho and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['32nd Minute Red Card by Fernandinho — for Manchester City', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Yaya Touré for Manchester City', '62nd Minute Goal by Sergio for Manchester City', '62nd Minute Assist by Raheem for Manchester City', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Bacary Sagna for Manchester City', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Aleksandar Kolarov for Manchester City', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by David Silva for Manchester City', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Jeff Hendrick for Burnley', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Keane for Burnley', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Andre Gray for Burnley']
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Premier League
|
Monday
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Manchester City moved back into the top four of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Burnley despite having Fernandinho sent off in the first half. City, who started with Sergio Aguero and David Silva on the bench, struggled in the early stages at the Etihad Stadium and were on the back foot when Fernandinho was shown his third red card in six matches for lunging in two-footed on Johann Berg Gudmundsson in the 32nd minute. Pep Guardiola called for Aguero and Silva at half-time and he got a response from City, who took the lead thanks to a rare Gael Clichy goal in the 58th minute. Aguero then doubled his side's advantage four minutes later, but it was a nervy ending for City after Ben Mee pulled a goal back 20 minutes from time. Kelechi Iheanacho was handed a starting role in place of Aguero and he almost got on the scoresheet after being played in by Raheem Sterling, but Tom Heaton got an important hand to the ball as the striker tried to go round him. The rebound then fell to Sterling but Heaton again made a crucial intervention to round off a fine double save. Heaton was called into action again in the 19th minute, diving to his left to keep out Yaya Toure's firmly struck shot. Minutes later Kevin De Bruyne fired wide from 20 yards as City started to take a firm hold of the game, but that all changed in the 32nd minute. The hosts were down to 10 men as Fernandinho launched himself two-footed at Gudmundsson, catching the Iceland international on the ankle. Referee Lee Mason took his time before going to his pocket and brandishing a second red card of the league campaign to the Brazilian midfielder. It could have got even worse for City four minutes later as Ashley Barnes drove forward for the visitors, but the striker sliced his shot wide of Bravo's goal. Burnley were now seeing much more of the ball but it was City, despite their numerical disadvantage, who nearly broke the deadlock as Iheanacho beat the offside trap but he could not bring down Toure's pass. That proved to be Iheanacho's last involvement as Guardiola made a double change at the break with the Nigeria striker and Jesus Navas replaced by Aguero and Silva. City responded with a much improved performance and their breakthrough came just before the hour as Keane headed Bacary Sagna's cross straight to Clichy. The French left-back shifted the ball onto his right foot before striking a powerful low shot through a crowd of players and into the bottom corner for only his third Premier League goal in 311 matches. Within moments, City doubled their lead as Sterling raced through on goal, and although he stumbled trying to go round Heaton, the ball feel to Aguero, who found the back of the net from the tightest of angles. Despite being down to 10 men, City were in cruise control but Burnley did hit back in the 70th minute to make life uncomfortable for the hosts with Mee crashing a volley off the underside of the crossbar and in after Bravo flapped at a corner. There was initial confusion as play continued after the goal but referee Mason, aided by goal-line technology, eventually awarded the goal. Aguero almost made it 3-1 after a quick break from De Bruyne but Matt Lowton brilliantly blocked his shot, and it proved to be a nervy ending as Burnley pushed for an equaliser. Bravo was forced into action late on, palming over an effort from Keane, as Burnley kept the pressure on to the end. Player Ratings
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2017-01-02
|
15:00
|
Everton
|
3–0
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Southampton
| 38,891 |
Goodison Park
|
Kevin Friend
|
6478604d
|
Ronald Koeman
|
Claude Puel
|
Leighton Baines
|
José Fonte
|
Afternoon
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The Match was played between Everton and Southampton at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Leighton Baines and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Southampton was José Fonte and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['73rd Minute Goal by Enner for Everton', '73rd Minute Assist by Romelu for Everton', '89th Minute Goal by Romelu for Everton', '89th Minute Assist by Tom for Everton', '40th Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton']
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Premier League
|
Monday
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Enner Valencia came off the bench to inspire Everton to a 3-0 victory over Southampton at Goodison Park on Monday. Valencia tapped in the opener with 17 minutes to go and then won a penalty when he drew a foul from Maya Yoshida, with Leighton Baines converting. Everton, who remain in seventh place in the table, took time to get going, with the first half a lame affair which saw the sides cancel each other out. Whether it was the toll of a heavy festive schedule or a couple of early injuries which influenced that, neither seemed to help. There was a robust start to the match but that was quickly lost as Southampton's Cedric was replaced within six minutes by Jack Stephens after suffering a head knock. Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin soon followed him down the tunnel after suffering an ankle knock on his first Premier League start. With those changes, a general malaise came and there was a distinct lack of clear-cut chances in the opening exchanges. Visiting striker Jay Rodriguez did have the ball in the net, though he put it there with his hand and did little to claim otherwise as the goal was disallowed. Southampton were creating more at first, with Nathan Redmond heading just off target and Oriol Romeu later forcing a frantic clearance. At the other end, Fraser Forster denied Lukaku with his legs and Seamus Coleman's shot deflected behind. Having put the ball in illegally before, Rodriguez showed much more craft as he had the best opportunity before the break. He spun away from Tom Davies then got past Ashley Williams and was unlucky to see his well-struck attempt from the edge of the area soar just over. The second half was also tepid - until Valencia's entry provided a spark. In response, Southampton drew a fine stop from keeper Joel Robles as Redmond was denied - and that proved to be crucial as Valencia put the hosts ahead 17 minutes from the end. Coleman hit the byline and clipped back for Lukaku, whose header was saved but then rebounded back to him and came off his thigh, with Valencia tucking the loose ball in. Eight minutes later he won the penalty, which Baines stroked in.
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2017-01-02
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15:00
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West Bromwich Albion
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3–1
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Hull City
| 23,402 |
The Hawthorns
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Mark Clattenburg
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88b8e354
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Tony Pulis
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Mike Phelan
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Darren Fletcher
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Michael Dawson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Brom and Hull City at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Mike Phelan. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['49th Minute Goal by Chris for West Brom', '49th Minute Assist by Matt for West Brom', '62nd Minute Goal by Gareth for West Brom', '62nd Minute Assist by Matt for West Brom', '21st Minute Goal by Robert for Hull City', '21st Minute Assist by Ahmed for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Hull deservedly took a first-half lead through Robert Snodgrass, but their set-piece woes continued after the break as headers from Chris Brunt and Gareth McAuley fired West Brom in front. The effects of playing just two days prior were clearly taking its toll on the hosts, who were slow out of the blocks in comparison to Hull who had enjoyed an extra day's rest. Michael Dawson then went agonisingly close with a volley from 12-yards out, but the defender could not direct his attempt on goal. The visitors then took a deserved lead, with Snodgrass meeting Ahmed Elmohamady's cross to volley home on the stretch - in what was Hull's first away goal since October. West Brom's best move of the match came five minutes before the break, with Matty Phillips' header well saved by David Marshall. Hull then went on the counter with Adama Diomande denied brilliantly by McAuley, before Tom Huddlestone's 25-yard effort was parried wide by Foster. After the break, a rejuvenated West Brom took just four minutes to level proceedings, with Brunt's header flying past Marshall into the roof of the net. Moments later, West Brom grabbed their third through Morrison, whose scrappy finish off his shin bobbled into the bottom corner past a despairing Marshall. Dawson's header was then blocked on the line by Phillips with 10 minutes remaining, but that was as close as Hull came to getting back into the match. Victory for West Brom is the third in their last five league games, while Hull last tasted success in early November. Player ratings
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2017-01-02
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15:00
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Sunderland
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2–2
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Liverpool
| 46,494 |
Stadium of Light
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Anthony Taylor
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bb81b5a1
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David Moyes
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Jürgen Klopp
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John O'Shea
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James Milner
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Liverpool at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['13th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Rodwell for Sunderland', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Seb Larsson for Sunderland', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Jermain Defoe for Sunderland', '19th Minute Goal by Daniel for Liverpool', '19th Minute Assist by Dejan for Liverpool', '30th Minute Yellow Card by James Milner for Liverpool', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Sadio Mané for Liverpool', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Adam Lallana for Liverpool']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Sadio Mane put a dominant Liverpool side ahead on 72 minutes but he soon turned to villain, blocking a Sebastian Larsson free-kick with his arm to hand Sunderland a second penalty. His opposite number was then tested twice in the space of a minute, first to deny Sturridge's low effort before Georginio Wijnaldum's curling shot was tipped over. Mignolet was alert to keep Jack Rodwell's 13th-minute snap shot out, before Mannone was on hand to thwart Sturridge's curling, goal-bound effort five minutes later. Larsson was inches away from turning Adam Lallana's low cross into his own net but Sunderland's resolve would soon be broken. It should have been two moments later when Defoe latched on to Adnan Januzaj's through pass only for Mignolet to get a hand on the ball as he attempted to round the goalkeeper, before Fabio Borini made a hash of the follow up. Mannone and Sturridge continued their personal duel on 37 minutes, with the Black Cats stopper gathering a dipping effort before Wijnaldum scuffed a shot after great work from James Milner and Firmino. Liverpool took control after interval and should have restored their lead on 56 minutes when both Sturridge and Mane failed to get on the end of Nathaniel Clyne's stunning cross. Borini and Defoe saw shots blocked as Sunderland grew into the game, before David Moyes was incensed after Emre Can's clear handball went unpunished on 58 minutes. Sturridge and Lallana combine brilliant on 71 minutes to create an opening for the England striker to slot his second, but Mannone was on hand again to smother his effort. But, from the resulting corner, Liverpool regained the lead, Mane in the right place at the far post to turn a flick-on home. The lead would last just 12 minutes though as Mane inexplicably throw his arm into the path of Larsson's free-kick, allowing Defoe to send Mignolet the wrong way. Liverpool quest for a winner proved fruitless as they lost ground in the title race, while Sunderland breathed life into their survival bid with an encouraging start to 2017. Player ratings
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2017-01-02
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17:15
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West Ham United
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0–2
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Manchester United
| 56,996 |
London Stadium
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Mike Dean
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7c9881be
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Slaven Bilić
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José Mourinho
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Winston Reid
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Michael Carrick
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Ham and Manchester Utd at London Stadium at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Winston Reid and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Michael Carrick and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['15th Minute Red Card by Sofiane Feghouli for West Ham', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Dimitri Payet for West Ham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Håvard Nordtveit for West Ham', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Matteo Darmian for Manchester Utd', '63rd Minute Goal by Juan for Manchester Utd', '63rd Minute Assist by Marcus for Manchester Utd', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Valencia for Manchester Utd', '78th Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '78th Minute Assist by Ander for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Sofiane Feghouli was sent off by Mike Dean early on for a hefty challenge on Phil Jones, which was perhaps more worthy of a yellow, while a combination of Darren Randolph and the post kept out Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard's glorious chances in the first half. After taking a heavy touch in the final third, Feghouli left the ground to challenge Jones, who also came into the tackle strong. Jones won the ball, and Dean adjudged the tackle to be worthy of a red card, despite Feghouli not showing his studs in the challenge. Getting on the end of Henrikh Mkhitaryan's cross, Valencia's effort in acres of space was just kept off the line by Randolph, before the ball rebounded out quickly to Lingard, who couldn't shape his feet to turn it on target, seeing it come off the post and into the hands of the goalkeeper. Ibrahimovic then blazed over a half volley in space from the left angle in the area, before De Gea again kept out Lanzini with an acrobatic save from the Argentine's curling effort. Pogba went close twice in the space of three minutes, curling the ball just wide of the far post with his left foot in space, before directing the ball wide again from 20 yards with Randolph beaten. Player ratings
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2017-01-03
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19:45
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Bournemouth
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3–3
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Arsenal
| 11,202 |
Vitality Stadium
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Michael Oliver
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f4a549b2
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Eddie Howe
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Arsène Wenger
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Simon Francis
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Laurent Koscielny
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Evening
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Arsenal at Vitality Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3.
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['16th Minute Goal by Charlie for Bournemouth', '16th Minute Assist by Junior for Bournemouth', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Steve Cook for Bournemouth', '58th Minute Goal by Ryan for Bournemouth', '58th Minute Assist by Charlie for Bournemouth', '82nd Minute Red Card by Simon Francis for Bournemouth', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Artur Boruc for Bournemouth', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Arter for Bournemouth', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Héctor Bellerín for Arsenal', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Ramsey for Arsenal', '70th Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '70th Minute Assist by Olivier for Arsenal', '75th Minute Goal by Lucas for Arsenal', '75th Minute Assist by Olivier for Arsenal', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Granit for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Arsenal came back from 3-0 down with 20 minutes remaining to earn a 3-3 draw in a thrilling encounter at Bournemouth on Tuesday. After Bournemouth went down to 10 men following Simon Francis' high tackle on Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud popped up in stoppage time to bring Arsenal level with a guided header. The first hour had been a different story, with Bournemouth socring twice in the space of five minutes to take a 2-0 lead in the first half; Charlie Daniels slotted under Petr Cech before Callum Wilson netted a penalty following Granit Xhaka's clumsy foul on Ryan Fraser. Fraser made it 3-0 on 58 minutes from an acute angle after more poor defending, before Arsenal's dramatic comeback. Arsene Wenger re-introduced Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin and Shkodran Mustafi for the clash on the south coast, while Arsenal loanee Jack Wilshere was ineligible for Bournemouth. But Eddie Howe's side didn't need him early on, coming out of the blocks with far more tempo than their opponents. Bournemouth were ahead on 16 minutes through Daniels, who was found in acres of space on the left by Junior Stanislas' fine pass, before taking a touch beyond Hector Bellerin and sticking the ball under Cech from 10 yards. It was 2-0 minutes later as Xhaka needlessly pushed Fraser as the Bournemouth man was moving away from goal on the corner of the penalty area, allowing Wilson to roll the ball past Cech from the spot. Ramsey saw a half-volley on the swivel deflected just wide by Daniels after half an hour, while the injured Coquelin was replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as Wenger's men looked anxious and frustrated with their performance. Alex Iwobi poked the ball just wide from 15 yards under pressure from Simon Francis, before Stanislas flashed the ball just wide in first-half stoppage time. Bournemouth continued to press in the second half and were 3-0 up through the impressive Fraser, who latched onto Daniels' ball down the channel, nudged Bellerin aside and finished under Cech from an angle. Arsenal got one back on 70 minutes through Sanchez, who headed home at the far post from Giroud's flick on after Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross. It was 3-2 five minutes later in stunning fashion, as Perez superbly volleyed home from an acute angle 12 yards out as Giroud again flicked on Xhaka's central pass. Bournemouth were reduced to 10 men moments later after Francis went over the ball and caught Ramsey in midfield, and the equaliser soon followed. With six minutes added on, Giroud headed home in the second of those, glancing the ball off the far post from Xhaka's deft ball into the box. Player ratings
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2017-01-03
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20:00
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Crystal Palace
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1–2
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Swansea City
| 24,913 |
Selhurst Park
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Paul Tierney
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b213df24
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Sam Allardyce
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Alan Curtis
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Damien Delaney
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Jack Cork
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Evening
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The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Swansea City at Selhurst Park at Evening and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Damien Delaney and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The Captain of Swansea City was Jack Cork and the Manager of Swansea City was Alan Curtis. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['77th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Kelly for Crystal Palace', '83rd Minute Goal by Wilfried for Crystal Palace', '83rd Minute Assist by Martin for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by James Tomkins for Crystal Palace', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Fernando Llorente for Swansea City', '42nd Minute Goal by Alfie for Swansea City', '42nd Minute Assist by Gylfi for Swansea City', '88th Minute Goal by Àngel for Swansea City', '88th Minute Assist by Leroy for Swansea City']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Substitute Angel Rangel struck a late winner for Swansea as they won 2-1 at relegation rivals Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Selhurst Park. Swansea had the extra day of rest heading into the game, and it showed in the first 45 minutes as they dominated virtually throughout. Fernando Llorente was the first to go close after six minutes, heading wide from close range after Wayne Routledge had dinked a lovely cross into his path. The Swans then saw great chances go amiss for Ki Sung-yueng, Federico Fernandez and Routledge, and it would have cost them were it not for Palace being controversially denied a penalty after 33 minutes. And to add to their anger, Swansea finally did take the lead three minutes before half-time, as Mawson did well to flick a header from Gylfi Sigurdsson's inswinging free-kick into the bottom corner. Palace were forced to withdraw Benteke at half-time after the striker got injured during the penalty incident in the first half, with Fraizer Campbell replacing him up top. Sam Allardyce then threw on Bakary Sako for Andros Townsend shortly afterwards, and the changes helped to vastly improve Palace's attacking play, with Sako wanting a penalty in the 77th minute after going down under a challenge from Rangel, who also appeared to handle it, only for appeals to be denied again. Zaha switched to the right and immediately provided a real threat to Swansea, but it was a drift into the middle that finally saw Palace grab the equaliser seven minutes from time. And it was a sensational finish from the newly-converted Ivory Coast winger, playing his final game before heading to the African Cup of Nations. Martin Kelly's cross was just behind Zaha, but he managed to wheel his body around and thrash a volley home from the edge of the area. Player ratings
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2017-01-03
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20:00
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Stoke City
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2–0
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Watford
| 27,010 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Niel Swarbrick
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c78da03a
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Mark Hughes
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Walter Mazzarri
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Ryan Shawcross
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Troy Deeney
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Evening
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Watford at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['19th Minute Yellow Card by Mame Biram for Stoke City', '45+3rd Minute Goal by Ryan for Stoke City', '45+3rd Minute Assist by Charlie for Stoke City', '49th Minute Goal by Peter for Stoke City', '49th Minute Assist by Charlie for Stoke City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Watford', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Christian Kabasele for Watford']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Stoke ended a run of five games without a win as Ryan Shawcross and Peter Crouch netted in a 2-0 victory over Watford on Tuesday night. Two crosses from Charlie Adam provided the goals as Watford's defensive frailties came to the fore again, meaning Walter Mazzarri's men have gone 10 games without a clean sheet. The defeat also means Watford have won just one of their last eight games. There was no place for Nordin Amrabat, who was one of 10 first-team players missing through injury, meaning Watford had three academy graduates on the bench. Both teams looked nervy in the opening exchanges and chances were at a premium. Arnautovic and Jose Holebas livened things up with a couple of skillful nutmegs but it failed to spark the game into life. The first-half looked to be fizzling out but Shawcross struck with the last kick before the interval. Three minutes into added time, Adam swung a low corner into the near post and Shawcross brushed aside the attentions of Adlène Guedioura before side-footing home into the bottom corner - it was the 10th time Watford have conceded from a corner this season. Stoke goalkeeper Lee Grant is set to turn his loan move from Derby into a permanent one in this transfer window and he proved his worth on 48 minutes to palm away an effort from Doucouré. It proved to be a big moment in the match as 90 seconds later, Stoke were 2-0 to the good. Adam was given far too much space to whip a low cross into the near post, which was missed by Sebastian Prodl and Crouch was on hand to force the ball home with his knee. Jonathan Walters was twice denied by Gomes in the final quarter of the match - firstly from close range after a Crouch knockdown and then from 15 yards when the goalkeeper threw a strong hand to divert the ball over the crossbar. Despite the deficit, Watford never gave up the fight and Prodl flicked a header inches wide with 13 minutes remaining. Player Ratings
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2017-01-04
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20:00
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Tottenham Hotspur
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2–0
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Chelsea
| 31,491 |
White Hart Lane
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Martin Atkinson
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3b4b1341
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Antonio Conte
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Hugo Lloris
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Gary Cahill
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Evening
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The Match was played between Tottenham and Chelsea at White Hart Lane at Evening and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['40th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Wanyama for Tottenham', '45+1st Minute Goal by Dele for Tottenham', '45+1st Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Dele Alli for Tottenham', '54th Minute Goal by Dele for Tottenham', '54th Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Rose for Tottenham', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Pedro — for Chelsea', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Gary Cahill for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino decided to match Chelsea like-for-like with wing-backs, and Kyle Walker and Danny Rose won the battle against Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso, who have been so instrumental to Antonio Conte's successful system. Hazard should have fired the Blues in front after just five minutes when he beat the offside trap and was played through one-on-one with Hugo Lloris, but he shot wide of the far post. Walker and Rose were menacing on both flanks and Pedro was lucky to escape with just a yellow card when he came in late on the Spurs left-back, stirring back up some resentment from the 'Battle of the Bridge' last season. And Spurs had a deserved breakthrough on the stroke of the interval when Walker played in Eriksen to cross for Alli, who nodded beyond Thibaut Courtois for his sixth goal in four games. Chelsea came firing out of the traps in the second half and could have equalised through either Costa, who forced Lloris to tip wide from long range, or Hazard, who missed a close-range header at the far post. But Alli made no mistake and doubled Spurs' lead on 54 minutes when Eriksen picked out another well-timed run into the box from the attacker, and he headed in for his third brace in as many matches. Chelsea looked forlorn and bewildered, as Pedro found space but headed an Alonso cross feebly at Lloris, so Conte threw on Willian, Cesc Fabregas and Michy Batshuayi.
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2017-01-14
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12:30
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Tottenham Hotspur
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4–0
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West Bromwich Albion
| 31,613 |
White Hart Lane
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Anthony Taylor
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482a100b
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Tony Pulis
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Hugo Lloris
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Darren Fletcher
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Tottenham and West Brom at White Hart Lane at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0.
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['12th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '12th Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '26th Minute Own Goal by Gareth McAuley for Tottenham', '77th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '77th Minute Assist by Kyle for Tottenham', '82nd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '82nd Minute Assist by Dele for Tottenham', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Jonas Olsson for West Brom', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Gareth McAuley for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Kane, who had already squandered one early chance, made no mistake with his second, firing in off the post from Christian Eriksen’s pass. Alli saw a smart volley correctly ruled out for offside as Spurs threatened to run riot, and only Foster kept the score respectable in the first half, twice denying Kane from close range before tipping his low drive onto the post. Tony Pulis’ side failed to register a shot of any description before the break but went close less than 60 seconds after the restart when Matt Phillips dragged an effort just wide. The Baggies manager soon introduced James McClean and Hal Robson-Kanu and they improved, but Foster continued to be the much busier of the two goalkeepers. His fine double stop kept out strikes from Toby Alderweireld and Vertonghen, and he also made impressive saves from Victor Wanyama and Kane again before the Spurs striker finally grabbed his side’s third. Latest win will make Spurs' rivals sit up and take notice, says JamieThe only worry for Pochettino will be the injury suffered by Vertonghen, who appeared to badly tweak his ankle in the second half. An injury to the same ankle caused the Belgium international to miss his country's quarter-final defeat to Wales at Euro 2016 and he left the field after pounding the ground in frustration. Player ratings
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2017-01-14
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15:00
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Swansea City
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0–4
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Arsenal
| 20,875 |
Liberty Stadium
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Mike Jones
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1a4da26d
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Paul Clement
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Arsène Wenger
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Jack Cork
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Laurent Koscielny
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Swansea City and Arsenal at Liberty Stadium at Afternoon and Mike Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Jack Cork and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–4.
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['44th Minute Yellow Card by Ki Sung-yueng for Swansea City', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Leroy Fer for Swansea City', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Arsenal', '54th Minute Own Goal by Jack Cork for Arsenal', '67th Minute Own Goal by Kyle Naughton for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Swansea scored two own goals as Arsenal gave Paul Clement a home debut to forget in a 4-0 thrashing at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. Swansea had a chance to move out of the bottom three for the first time since October 15 with a win but their task was made tougher when Olivier Giroud opened the scoring just before half-time - his fifth goal in five games. The Gunners are the only Premier League team yet to concede in the opening 15 minutes this season, but Swansea gave it a good go forcing Petr Cech into a flying save as Naughton took aim from 22 yards. Swansea continued to make life hard for the visitors as they pressed enthusiastically without the ball but clear chances were at a premium. That was clear to see for the opening goal. All Swansea’s hard graft in the early stages was wasted when Giroud thumped home from close range on 37 minutes after Ozil’s header from eight yards was sloppily dealt with by Alfie Mawson. The hosts thought they had a way back into the game six minutes after the opening goal when the referee blew as Ki Sung-yueng took a tumble in the area under a challenge from Laurent Kosceinly. However, the Swansea man was booked for simulation. The second half was one-way traffic towards Lukas Fabianksi’s goal. Ramsey had already forced the Swans goalkeeper into a brilliant stop when Cork's unfortunate mishap doubled Arsenal’s lead. Iwobi tricked his way down the right flank and his cross caught the bottom of Cork’s studs and looped agonisingly over his goalkeeper and into the far corner. Federico Fernandez blazed over from 12 yards on 64 minutes but his defensive counterpart Naughton showed him how it should be done three minutes - unfortunately it was at the wrong end. Once again Iwobi caused panic in the Swansea defence with a tricky run down the left. His cross found Naughton unaware and he clumsily turned the ball into his own net from six yards out.
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2017-01-14
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15:00
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Sunderland
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1–3
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Stoke City
| 42,722 |
Stadium of Light
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Mike Dean
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61368ecb
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David Moyes
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Mark Hughes
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John O'Shea
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Ryan Shawcross
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Stoke City at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3.
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['40th Minute Goal by Jermain for Sunderland', '40th Minute Assist by Donald for Sunderland', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Papy Djilobodji for Sunderland', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Patrick van for Sunderland', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Adnan Januzaj for Sunderland', '22nd Minute Goal by Marko for Stoke City', '22nd Minute Assist by Peter for Stoke City', '34th Minute Goal by Peter for Stoke City', '34th Minute Assist by Charlie for Stoke City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Adam for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Arnautovic's two goals in the space of seven first-half minutes was enough for the Potters to kill off any real chance of a Sunderland fightback before Peter Crouch scored just 13 minutes later. Sunderland began the game without 11 first-team players, and their lack of depth was evident to see as manager David Moyes decided to set his side out in a 3-4-3 formation. A hip injury meant Stoke were without Bojan but Joe Allen, Charlie Adam and Glenn Whelan returned to Mark Hughes' starting line-up. The first half began in an open fashion, with Stoke keen to exploit the flanks, and it took the Potters just 15 minutes to find their first goal of the match. A long ball from Shaqiri picked out Arnautovic on the left, whose first shot was saved by the trailing foot of Vito Mannone, before the ball rebounded straight back into the feet of the Austrian who, second time around, smashed the ball into the roof of the goal. With Sunderland pushing more men forward for an equaliser, Stoke swiftly went 2-0 up thanks to a stunning team goal. Arnautovic played a one-two with Shaqiri to weave through a packed Sunderland defence before playing another give-and-go with the lively Crouch. The Austria international was then able to curl the ball past Mannone to cap off one of the finest goals of Stoke's season. And 10 minutes later, Crouch turned from creator to provider after getting on the receiving end of an excellent cross from Adam from the left. The 35-year-old beat a flapping Mannone to the ball and simply nodded his attempt in to further add to Sunderland’s defensive woes, and, for himself, his third goal in his last three Premier League matches. The second half began slowly with Sunderland looking to mount a second-half comeback. A good attempt from Borini in the 47th minute forced Grant into a smart reflex save, while Rodwell fluffed a great opportunity to make the scoreline 3-2 just moments later from just six-yards out. As the half progressed, Stoke began sitting deeper and allowed Sunderland to dictate the tempo of the match. Player ratings
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2017-01-14
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15:00
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Burnley
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1–0
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Southampton
| 20,254 |
Turf Moor
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Paul Tierney
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634814eb
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Sean Dyche
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Claude Puel
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Tom Heaton
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Virgil van Dijk
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Burnley and Southampton at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Southampton was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['50th Minute Yellow Card by Dean Marney for Burnley', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Maya Yoshida for Southampton', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Oriol Romeu for Southampton']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Joey Barton came off the bench to score the winner in his first Premier League appearance for Burnley, sealing a 1-0 victory over Southampton. Dusan Tadic had a number of blocked shots in the first half for the visitors, while Virgil van Dijk went close at the death, but the Clarets move above the Saints in the table into 10th place. Barton was instrumental in Burnley's promotion campaign last season but opted to move to Rangers in the summer for what turned out to be an ill-fated move for the 34-year-old. And that feeling might have been compounded during a first half that Burnley struggled to dictate, with sloppy and hopeful passes up-field allowing Southampton to launch wave after wave of attacks that proved fruitless. Tadic almost got on the end of a few decent early crosses, while Ben Mee threatened at the other end from a Burnley corner, heading one wide of the far post before missing past the near with a shot from distance. Enjoying space on the left-hand side, Tadic sent a low effort wide of the far post while in acres of space before forcing Mee to clear another effort off the line as the game approached half-time. Shane Long also sent a header into the side-netting at the far post before Barton replaced Dean Marney and immediately set to work trying to inspire his team to make the breakthrough. And Barton made no mistake when Ashley Barnes was fouled on the edge of the box, eyeing up the goal as he stood over the ball before firing low through a host of bodies and finding the slightest of knicks off Hendrick to bag his first goal at Turf Moor. Player ratings
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2017-01-14
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15:00
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Hull City
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3–1
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Bournemouth
| 17,963 |
Kingston Communications Stadium
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Martin Atkinson
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d4078ca6
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Marco Silva
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Eddie Howe
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Michael Dawson
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Andrew Surman
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hull City and Bournemouth at Kingston Communications Stadium at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Marco Silva. The Captain of Bournemouth was Andrew Surman and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['32nd Minute Goal by Abel for Hull City', '32nd Minute Assist by Andrew for Hull City', '50th Minute Goal by Abel for Hull City', '50th Minute Assist by Robert for Hull City', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Hull City', '62nd Minute Own Goal by Tyrone Mings for Hull City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Smith for Bournemouth']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Eddie Howe reverted to a more familiar starting line-up after a convincing 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Millwall last weekend, with Jack Wilshere making his first appearance of 2017. Hull were thrashed 6-1 at the Vitality Stadium in mid-October and were clearly out to avenge that scoreline, but they looked as though they’d still be propping up the table when Harry Maguire’s casual approach handed the Cherries the lead inside three minutes. After losing Wilshere, he set his sights on Fraser and as the Scot turned towards goal, Maguire unnecessarily stuck out a leg, leaving referee Martin Atkinson with little choice but to award a spot-kick. Stanislas stepped up and dispatched the penalty to Eldin Jakupovic’s right with aplomb. Bournemouth then missed chances through Harry Arter and later, Benik Afobe who had pressured Michael Dawson into a mistake as the last man. Howe’s Cherries always looked like they would struggle for luck with set-pieces as the Tigers put six men on the line at every corner, but it was their opponents who had a stroke of luck just after the half hour as they netted an equaliser. The move itself however, was anything but lucky. Huddlestone picked out Andrew Robertson in acres of space on the left, he arrowed in a whipped cross and Hernandez was there to head home. Hull ended the first half in dominant fashion and began the second equally as impressive, scoring just five minutes after the break when Hernandez doubled his tally after a left-footed drive from just inside the area. Howe then brought on Josh King and Callum Wilson in an attempt to play Hull at their own game; a move that, eventually, proved futile. Hernandez went close to heading in a Adama Diomande cross just prior to the hour mark, but it only took two minutes before Hull were even further in front; Huddlestone made the best of a loose ball, taking the ball and picking his spot before the onrushing Mings inadvertently took the ball over the line. Player ratings
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2017-01-14
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15:00
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Watford
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0–0
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Middlesbrough
| 20,659 |
Vicarage Road Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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ea9dccc5
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Walter Mazzarri
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Karanka
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Troy Deeney
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Grant Leadbitter
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Watford and Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Grant Leadbitter and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['78th Minute Yellow Card by Stefano Okaka for Watford', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Miguel Britos for Watford', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Troy Deeney for Watford', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Fábio — for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Watford were held to a 0-0 draw by Middlesbrough on an emotionally charged afternoon at Vicarage Road following the death of Graham Taylor. Tributes were paid to the former Watford manager, who died on Thursday, with chants of ‘One Graham Taylor’ ringing around the ground before and throughout the match. And while Watford’s homage to Taylor will live long in the memory, the action on the pitch will be quickly forgotten in what was ultimately a drab affair. Substitute Tom Cleverley, making his second Watford debut, came closest to finding a winner but he could only hit the post following his introduction after the break. The draw leaves Watford without a victory in six Premier League matches, while Middlesbrough are winless in four. In a sluggish first half, Etienne Capoue had an early chance for the hosts, but failed to control a high ball with Victor Valdes rushing out to clear the danger. Abdoulaye Doucoure then went close after latching onto Stefano Okaka’s flick-on, but the Frenchman shot straight at Valdes. Cristhian Stuani could have broken the deadlock for Boro, but his lobbed effort could only find the roof of the net. After the break, Okaka headed straight at Valdes before the visitors went on the counter, and Heurelho Gomes could only parry away a long-range effort from Fabio. The game was in desperate need of some vigour, and Cleverley’s introduction 13 minutes from time appeared to do just that. A long throw was nodded down by Troy Deeney into Cleverley's path six yards out, but his strike ricocheted off the post before falling to Capoue, who showed little composure when in firing over. Cleverley almost then turned provider as he chipped a ball over for Deeney, but the Watford skipper saw his effort trickle wide with Valdes getting the faintest of touches on it. Watford simply could not find a winner, and a few jeers met the players at full-time following a result which leaves them 14th, two places above Boro. Player ratings
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2017-01-14
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15:00
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West Ham United
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3–0
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Crystal Palace
| 56,984 |
London Stadium
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Niel Swarbrick
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faf2b6c2
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Slaven Bilić
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Sam Allardyce
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Mark Noble
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Scott Dann
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Ham and Crystal Palace at London Stadium at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['34th Minute Yellow Card by Mark Noble for West Ham', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Andy Carroll for West Ham', '68th Minute Goal by Sofiane for West Ham', '68th Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Byram for West Ham', '79th Minute Goal by Andy for West Ham', '79th Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '86th Minute Goal by Manuel for West Ham', '86th Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Manuel Lanzini for West Ham', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Ledley for Crystal Palace', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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The victory brought a welcome end to a turbulent week for the east Londoners after manager Slaven Bilic revealed that playmaker Dimitri Payet was refusing to play for the club anymore. But Carroll shrugged off the Frenchman's absence with a second-half wonder strike in what proved a comprehensive win and a key first victory in four games. After a quiet opening half, the game sprang to life after the interval when Sofiane Feghouli netted his first Premier League goal to break the deadlock in the 68th minute before a world-class effort from Carroll doubled the lead 11 minutes later. The opening 45 minutes was a very scrappy affair, with the first sight on goal coming in the 28th minute. A great run from Mark Noble on the right flank saw him fire a cross into the box for Carroll, but the striker’s volley just skimmed the crossbar and ended up in the crowd. Neither goalkeeper had much to do in terms of saves during the first half, but Darren Randolph was called into action four minutes later as a James Collins clearance fell to Yohan Cabaye at the top of the box, but his half-volley was well collected by the goalkeeper. Crystal Palace’s best chance of the half came with nine minutes to play, as James Tomkins nearly punished his boyhood club. Within minutes of the second half, both sides could have broken the deadlock. Carroll took a great turn at the top of the box before firing just wide while Cabaye whistled a chance over the crossbar at the other end two minutes later. The chances kept coming for Carroll, with Feghouli firing a fantastic cross into the box in the 52nd minute that the striker just headed over before Lanzini sent a fine free-kick to him at the back post that he could only poke agonisingly wide of the upright. But the goals started flowing for the home side in the 68th minute as Feghouli netted his first league goal since his summer move. Eleven minutes later, Carroll produced an absolute stunning effort to double the Hammers’ lead and end his frustration in front of goal. Lanzini played the ball to Antonio on the right of the box, who put in a fantastic cross to the striker on the right of the box. Lanzini rounded off the scoring in the 86th minute, and it was the third assist of the afternoon for Antonio. After Winston Reid clearance at the other end sent Antonio off on a break, bursting down the field before beautifully laying the ball off for Lanzini who continued the run. Player ratings
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2017-01-14
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17:30
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Leicester City
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0–3
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Chelsea
| 32,066 |
King Power Stadium
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Andre Marriner
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ddf67e77
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Claudio Ranieri
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Antonio Conte
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Wes Morgan
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Gary Cahill
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Evening
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The Match was played between Leicester City and Chelsea at King Power Stadium at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['51st Minute Yellow Card by Christian Fuchs for Leicester City', '6th Minute Goal by Marcos for Chelsea', '6th Minute Assist by Eden for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Antonio Conte’s side, who were without top goalscorer Diego Costa, were sent on their way in the sixth minute when Marcus Alonso opened the scoring. The wing-back doubled his side’s advantage six minutes after half-time with the help of a deflection before Pedro rounded off the scoring in the 71st minute. However, Costa’s absence - which Chelsea claimed was due to a back injury - was brushed aside in only the sixth minute when Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross found its way to Eden Hazard in the penalty area and the Belgium international laid the ball off to Alonso, who drilled a shot past Kasper Schmeichel and into the bottom corner. Leicester, who played three at the back to match up with Antonio Conte’s side, looked short of ideas going forward, especially in the absence Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani and Daniel Amartey, who are all on Africa Cup of Nations duty. Jamie Vardy was an isolated figure up front for the hosts but he did cause Chelsea’s only real alarm of the first half when Courtois clawed away the England international’s low cross. However, the visitors always looked in control and they could have extended their lead just before the break after a well-worked free-kick resulted in Pedro steering an effort wide three minutes before the interval. The lead was extended six minutes after the break after Willian was fouled by Christian Fuchs. The Brazilian’s right-wing free-kick was cleared only as far as Alonso on the edge of the penalty area, and the 26-year-old’s low shot found the back of the net after deflecting off both Wes Morgan and Danny Drinkwater. Chelsea were in full control and attacking with freedom as Gary Cahill's overhead kick was blocked, before Alonso fired a powerful volley just wide when going in search of his hat-trick. His flick released Willian and the Brazilian’s cross deflected up off Schmeichel for Pedro to head into an empty net. Player ratings
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2017-01-15
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13:30
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Everton
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4–0
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Manchester City
| 39,588 |
Goodison Park
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Mark Clattenburg
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4395d785
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Ronald Koeman
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Pep Guardiola
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Gareth Barry
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Pablo Zabaleta
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Gareth Barry and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Manchester City was Pablo Zabaleta and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0.
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['34th Minute Goal by Romelu for Everton', '34th Minute Assist by Kevin for Everton', '47th Minute Goal by Kevin for Everton', '47th Minute Assist by Ross for Everton', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Mason Holgate for Everton', '79th Minute Goal by Tom for Everton', '79th Minute Assist by Ross for Everton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Romelu Lukaku for Everton', '90+4th Minute Goal by Ademola for Everton', '90+4th Minute Assist by Séamus for Everton', '75th Minute Yellow Card by David Silva for Manchester City', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Nicolás Otamendi for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Manchester City’s woeful record on Merseyside continued as they slipped to a damaging 4-0 loss at Everton - Pep Guardiola's heaviest-ever league defeat as a manager. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in emphatic style 34 minutes in, before Kevin Mirallas scored just over a minute into the second half to put City on the ropes. Local lad Tom Davies netted a deserved third 11 minutes from time, before a stoppage-time debut strike from Ademola Lookman ensured City’s miserable record on Merseyside, where they have won just five times in their last 40 Premier League matches, continued. Mirallas did have the ball in the net 10 minutes into match, but Seamus Coleman, who set the chance up, was correctly flagged offside. Raheem Sterling was incredulous two minutes later as he felt he was brought down in the box by Joel Robles as the City forward tried to take the ball round Everton’s ‘keeper, but referee Mark Clattenburg waved away his appeals. David Silva then went clean through in the 27th minute, but took too long to get his shot away, allowing Robles to force him away from goal, before plenty of defenders got back to snuff out the danger. Then, as Everton grew into the game again, a wonderful pass from Davies opened up the City backline to allow Lukaku to break the deadlock. Claudio Bravo was signed for his passing - but his shot-stopping is becoming a concern for CityThe Toffees youngster’s pass into the path of Mirallas was inch perfect, Mirallas picked out his fellow countryman Lukaku, who rifled past Claudio Bravo from the edge of the box. City almost responded in perfect fashion, as Sergio Aguero almost made contact with a low cross, before Sterling skimmed the top of the crossbar from the edge of the box moments later. However, City were caught ball watching just after the break, and their static defending was punished as Mirallas doubled Everton’s advantage. Yaya Toure’s loose pass was picked up by Lukaku, who fed Ross Barkley, who in turn squeezed the ball through for Mirallas, allowing the Belgium international time to drill the ball past Bravo and into the bottom corner. Schneiderlin came on to make his Everton debut just after the hour mark to shore things up for the hosts, but City rarely offered a great deal of threat in attack. And, as City committed more bodies forward, 18-year-old Davies capped a fine performance with a well-taken third , which Lukaku did he best to steal on the line. Aguero did force Robles into a fine stop minutes later, but City didn’t deserve anything for their lack of endeavour, and the result was made all the emphatic in stoppage time, as Lookman sent Goodison Park into raptures with a dream goal on his Everton bow, firing through Bravo's legs after poor defending from John Stones, to pile the pressure on Guardiola. Player ratings
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2017-01-15
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16:00
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Manchester United
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1–1
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Liverpool
| 75,276 |
Old Trafford
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Michael Oliver
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eda30e92
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José Mourinho
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Jürgen Klopp
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Michael Carrick
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Jordan Henderson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Liverpool at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Michael Carrick and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['84th Minute Goal by Zlatan for Manchester Utd', '84th Minute Assist by Antonio for Manchester Utd', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ander Herrera for Manchester Utd', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Dejan Lovren for Liverpool', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Georginio Wijnaldum for Liverpool', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Roberto Firmino for Liverpool']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his hot goalscoring streak with a late headed equaliser as Manchester United rescued a 1-1 draw against old foes Liverpool at Old Trafford. James Milner's first-half penalty - punishing a ragged Paul Pogba's handball - had put Jurgen Klopp's side on course to shrug off their stuttering start to the year and reclaim second spot. Klopp - who tussled with Mourinho on the touchline late on - had been forced to withdraw Joel Matip after failing to receive clearance from FIFA after his Africa Cup of Nations dispute with Cameroon, while injured Nathaniel Clyne was replaced by teenager Trent Alexander-Arnold. Captain Jordan Henderson returned to the starting XI, though, and Philippe Coutinho was back on the bench. The visitors, in luminous shirts, set up as a diamond in midfield and settled the quicker, but a string of early cornerscame to nothing and the sides - who played out a stodgy goalless draw back in October - only probed and tested in the opening exchanges. Anthony Martial quickened home pulses with an early dart into the box - a penalty appeal when he fell under Dejan Lovren's challenge swiftly dismissed - and then found Ibrahimovic waiting eagerly at the back post, the ball just evading the Swede's high boot. Liverpool had another let-off when Simon Mignolet's blocked clearance, chased down by Ibrahimovic, looped ominously towards goal but the first real chance came with 20 minutes on the clock when Pogba raced ontoHenrikh Mkhitaryan's through-ball but dragged wide, leaving Mourinho grimacing on the touchline. Mourinho, planning to do and set-pieces to sort, headed down the tunnel early and might have felt fate's pull when he replaced Michael Carrick with Rooney at half-time. Martial, teed up by Mkhitaryan, went agonisingly close as the hosts attacked with increased urgency at the start of the second half, but Klopp called for reinforcements of his own and fit-again Coutinho fired a warning when a clever reverse pass afforded Roberto Firmino a pop. Rooney - watched on by Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham - had a sniff of goal number 250 when a ball dropped loose on the edge of the box but the effort was tame and soon he was being chastised for a lusty challenge on Milner. Georginio Wijnaldum failed with a flying header as Liverpool fleetingly threatened to wrestle back the momentum, but up the other end, Rooney, unaware offside had been called, sensed another shot at history, forcing Mignolet into action with a half-volley. Mournino's men had spurned a series of chances but Liverpool's resolve finally broke as time ticked away. Substitute Marouane Fellaini flicked a header against the far post and Valencia - marginally offside in the protracted build-up -recycled the attack, serving up a ball that Ibrahimovic directed in off the underside of the bar. Player ratings
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2017-01-21
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12:30
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Liverpool
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2–3
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Swansea City
| 53,169 |
Anfield
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Kevin Friend
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d4d1348d
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Jürgen Klopp
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Paul Clement
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Jordan Henderson
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Jack Cork
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Liverpool and Swansea City at Anfield at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Swansea City was Jack Cork and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3.
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['36th Minute Yellow Card by Ragnar Klavan for Liverpool', '55th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '55th Minute Assist by James for Liverpool', '48th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '48th Minute Assist by Wayne for Swansea City', '52nd Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '52nd Minute Assist by Tom for Swansea City', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Leroy Fer for Swansea City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Gylfi Sigurdsson's goal 16 minutes from time gave Paul Clement his first Premier League win as Swansea boss with a thrilling 3-2 victory at Liverpool. After a quiet first-half, the game burst into life after the break with Fernando Llorente poking home Sigurdsson's corner in the 48th minute after a scramble in the box. Llorente grabbed his second four minutes later with a superb header before Roberto Firmino pulled one back for the hosts in the 55th minute with a header of his own. The first real sight of goal came for the hosts in the 10th minute as Jordan Henderson's cross picked out Emre Can, but the German's connection was poor, heading his effort over the crossbar. Liverpool were looking to make their dominance count and they created another opportunity eight minutes later after Firmino produced a superb piece of skill to outfox Alfie Mawson, before sending a cross into the box. Lallana met the ball, attempting replicate Andy Carroll's acrobatic effort, but the England international fired his scissor-kick effort over the bar. At the other end, it took some excellent last-ditch defending to keep the scores level with Mawson throwing his body in the way of Firmino's shot as Swansea got to the break unscathed. Lovren gave away a cheap corner and the set-piece found the head of Federico Fernandez, who headed down into the path of Llorente and, after a scramble in the box, he poked home through the legs of a Liverpool defender. It was the first league goal of the Clement era at Swansea, but the second followed just two minutes later thanks to a fantastic header from Llorente. A flick from Olsson sent Carroll away on the left flank and his cross was expertly met by the Spanish striker, who powered a header beyond Simon Mignolet. However, Liverpool reduced the deficit almost immediately and it was another great header, this time from Firmino, who rose above Olsson to head James Milner's cross home. Klopp reacted by bringing on Daniel Sturridge for Coutinho but it was Swansea, who went close to adding a third with Mawson heading agonisingly wide from Sigurdsson's corner. Liverpool were back on level terms in the 69th minute when Firmino brought Georginio Wijnaldum's looping cross down in the centre of the penalty area, before firing into the bottom corner on the half-volley to score his second of the afternoon. Divock Origi replaced Can as Liverpool looked to press for a winner but it was Swansea who nudged ahead again leaving Anfield in a stunned silence. Llorente picked the ball up on the edge of the penalty area before laying the ball off to Carroll, whose pass deflected into the path of Sigurdsson. The Iceland international raced onto the ball before lifting it over the onrushing Mignolet. Liverpool were hunting for another equaliser and they came close through Lovren, who saw his powerful shot from 20 yards tipped over by Lukasz Fabianski. Lallana then saw his effort crash off the crossbar, before heading the rebound over after being picked out by Sturridge as Swansea held on for a famous victory. Player ratings
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2017-01-21
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15:00
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Bournemouth
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2–2
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Watford
| 11,123 |
Vitality Stadium
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Lee Mason
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3195f182
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Eddie Howe
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Walter Mazzarri
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Andrew Surman
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Troy Deeney
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Watford at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Andrew Surman and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['48th Minute Goal by Joshua for Bournemouth', '48th Minute Assist by Adam for Bournemouth', '82nd Minute Goal by Benik for Bournemouth', '82nd Minute Assist by Andrew for Bournemouth', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Steve Cook for Bournemouth', '24th Minute Goal by Christian for Watford', '24th Minute Assist by Miguel for Watford', '64th Minute Goal by Troy for Watford', '64th Minute Assist by Tom for Watford', '70th Minute Yellow Card by José Holebas for Watford', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Younès Kaboul for Watford']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Watford twice took advantage of Bournemouth's defensive frailties from set-pieces as Christian Kabasele and Troy Deeney put the Hornets ahead from corners. However, goals from Josh King and a late Benik Afobe strike meant a share of the spoils. Eddie Howe, whose team have now conceded 11 goals in their last four games, freshened his attacking options up from the 3-1 defeat at Hull by bringing in King and Callum Wilson. Heurelho Gomes passed a late fitness test to play and was called upon in the early stages to claw over a looping Ryan Fraser header following a neat pass from Jack Wilshere. Watford rarely tested Artur Boruc but towered above their counterparts at set-pieces. That muscular advantage was on show when they took the lead on 24 minutes. Howe would have wanted a response at half-time and his team delivered three minutes after the break. Adam Smith sparked into life down the right flank, beating two men, including nutmegging Kabasele, before firing a low cross into the six-yard box which was swept home by King. The goal lifted Bournemouth's energy as they started to win all the second balls in midfield. Wilshere fed Fraser inside the box but his curling effort was clawed away by Gomes. With the Cherries sensing another goal, Watford - yet again - scored against the run of play from a set-piece. Deeney rose highest from a left-wing corner to take advantage of some weak Boruc goalkeeping and flick a header home - his 101st goal for Watford. The home crowd would have been expecting a response, but it didn't come as Watford looked the team in control. But in a game of changing fortunes, Bournemouth levelled again with seven minutes remaining. As it wasn't a head injury, Bournemouth were well within their right to play on and Andrew Surman picked out Afobe, who moved into the space in behind Kabasele. The striker got the run on Younes Kaboul and fired a low shot into the far corner. That wasn't the end of the drama though as Bournemouth thought they had nicked a winner in injury time but Afobe's close range effort was chalked off as Steve Cook had punched the ball into his path, which meant the spoils were shared. Player Ratings
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2017-01-21
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15:00
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Middlesbrough
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1–3
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West Ham United
| 30,848 |
Riverside Stadium
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Martin Atkinson
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711aef5d
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Karanka
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Slaven Bilić
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George Friend
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Mark Noble
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and West Ham at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was George Friend and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3.
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['27th Minute Goal by Cristhian for Middlesbrough', '27th Minute Assist by Calum for Middlesbrough', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Middlesbrough', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Bernardo Espinosa for Middlesbrough', '6th Minute Yellow Card by Manuel Lanzini for West Ham', '9th Minute Goal by Andy for West Ham', '9th Minute Assist by Manuel for West Ham', '90+4th Minute Goal by Jonathan for West Ham', '90+4th Minute Assist by Manuel for West Ham']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Cristhian Stuani had equalised for Boro, capping off a fine passing move, but the home side's second-half domination was undone at the death when Calleri came off the bench to add the away side's third. They should have taken the lead even earlier after a determined start presented Michail Antonio with a chance to tap home Aaron Cresswell's cross from all of six yards, but he missed the ball entirely. Carroll, however, made no mistake when fixated on Cresswell's corner delivery and punted the opener into the left-hand corner. What they cannot grumble about was the quality of the move, with Negredo nodding down to the impressive Adama Traore, who fed in Calum Chambers to cross for Stuani at the back post. He orchestrated two further chances that Boro could have taken before half-time, first flashing a cross across goal himself before setting up Chambers for another delivery towards Negredo in the six-yard box. The Hammers lost Noble on 55 minutes after a hard challenge, and they immediately suffered with Boro gaining control in midfield and pressing with wave after wave of attacks. But Aitor Karanka, who has signed two new strikers in Patrick Bamford and Rudy Gestede this month to try and arrest a baron spell in front of goal, watched as more chances went begging. Bamford hustled and bustled but with so many players committed forward, the Hammers were able to break four on two deep into stoppage time and set-up Calleri, who has struggled since joining on loan from South America in the summer, to fire in via a deflection.
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2017-01-21
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15:00
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West Bromwich Albion
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2–0
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Sunderland
| 24,380 |
The Hawthorns
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Craig Pawson
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8fe9f226
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Tony Pulis
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David Moyes
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Darren Fletcher
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John O'Shea
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Brom and Sunderland at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['30th Minute Goal by Darren for West Brom', '30th Minute Assist by Gareth for West Brom', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Allan Nyom for West Brom', '85th Minute Yellow Card by George Honeyman for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Stunning volleys from Darren Fletcher and Chris Brunt handed West Brom a comfortable 2-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday. Fletcher's brilliant chest and volley fired West Brom in front after half an hour, before Brunt doubled their lead six minutes later with a powerful effort from 20 yards out. David Moyes opted to bring in George Honeyman for this first league start, while Victor Anichebe returned to the bench having not featured for Sunderland since New Year's Eve. And it was Pulis' side who started the brighter of the two, peppering the Sunderland box with a number of crosses - particularly down the right through Nyom and Matt Phillips. Sunderland's solitary chance of the half came after nine minutes, but Jermain Defoe's shot on the turn was deflected out for a corner. The hosts then pushed on, and should have taken the lead after 29 minutes, but Salomon Rondon's goal-bound header inadvertently flicked off Phillips and sailed narrowly wide. Sunderland then made a meal of clearing a corner and following a short game of head tennis, Gareth McAuley picked out skipper Fletcher, who chested it down before volleying into the far corner to hand West Brom the lead. Phillips' low ball in was initially pushed into the path of Nacer Chadli, but his effort cannoned off the crossbar and fell into the path of Brunt - who unleashed an unstoppable effort beyond Vito Mannone. Livermore was introduced late on for the hosts, and it was almost the perfect start for the former Hull midfielder, but he shinned his shot wide after meeting a cross 10 yards out. Sunderland rarely looked like getting back into the game, and a severe lack of clear-cut chances may see Moyes look to bolster his attack before the transfer window closes. Player Ratings
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2017-01-21
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15:00
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Crystal Palace
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0–1
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Everton
| 25,594 |
Selhurst Park
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Anthony Taylor
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Sam Allardyce
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Ronald Koeman
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Scott Dann
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Gareth Barry
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Everton at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The Captain of Everton was Gareth Barry and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['26th Minute Yellow Card by Mason Holgate for Everton', '87th Minute Goal by Séamus for Everton', '87th Minute Assist by Tom for Everton']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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With the game appearing destined for a stalemate, the Republic of Ireland international rifled a near-post drive past Wayne Hennessey as the Toffees claimed their fourth victory in their last five Premier League outings. It took Palace 79 minutes to register the first of two shots on target, evidence of the work that lies ahead Allardyce as he looks to secure the Eagles' top-flight status. Despite having just 20 minutes of top-flight football under his belt this term, Remy set the tone for the hosts, pestering the Everton defence from the first whistle. It was his strike partner who had to first chance though, Christian Benteke glancing James McArthur's cross onto the bar on seven minutes. Everton took a quarter of an hour to settle but burst into life when Ross Barkley skipped past three defenders and shot for the top corner, the slightest of deflections turning the ball away. It wasn't long before Hennessey was called upon again, thwarting Ramiro Funes Mori's thunderous drive on 37 minutes. Barkley's trickery continued to trouble Palace, the England international curling wide on 56 minutes after evading two defenders on a mazy run. Unmarked in the area, Lukaku spurned a glorious chance to take the lead shortly before the hour, heading Coleman's cross onto to the roof of the net. And as the game wore on those misses saw Palace grow in confidence, the Toffees indebted to goalkeeper Joel Robles after he denied Scott Dann's goal-bound header - Palace's first attempt on target. As Palace piled forward in search of a winner, Schlupp overexerted himself, picking up an injury that would rule him out of the closing stages. Receiving treatment off the field, the game continued in Schlupp's absence though, and Everton made their man advantage count. Coleman found space in behind the defensively naïve Chung-Yong Lee and unerringly drilled the ball home as Everton continued their recent upturn with a dramatic late victory. Player ratings
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2017-01-21
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15:00
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Stoke City
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1–1
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Manchester United
| 27,423 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Mark Clattenburg
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f87ab5f8
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Mark Hughes
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José Mourinho
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Ryan Shawcross
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Chris Smalling
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Manchester Utd at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Chris Smalling and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['7th Minute Yellow Card by Marko Arnautović for Stoke City', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Juan Mata for Stoke City', '19th Minute Own Goal by Juan Mata for Stoke City', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Lee Grant for Stoke City', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Erik Pieters for Stoke City', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Joe Allen for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Wayne Rooney's record-breaking free-kick in injury time earned Manchester United a 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday. Substitute Rooney hit a fine effort into the top corner from the edge of the box in the 94th minute, his 250th Manchester United goal, to break Sir Bobby Charlton's long-standing goalscoring record. Stoke had taken the lead in the first half through Juan Mata's unfortunate own goal after Erik Pieters' cross from the left byline deflected off his foot, before Mata missed a fine opportunity from six yards at the other end. United relentlessly pressed in the second half, hitting the bar through Jesse Lingard and going close on several other occasions, before Rooney stepped up to slot home a superb free-kick. The result means United are now unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions and sit sixth, while Stoke are in ninth. The hosts, who had won their last two Premier League games, started the faster of the two sides, and were ahead on 19 minutes after a frantic opening. Stoke continued to frustrate United for the first half-hour, but Jose Mourinho's side began creating chances as the half wore on. Mata's afternoon turned from bad to worse as he missed a clear opportunity at the far post with the goal gaping following some unselfish play by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had got in-behind the Stoke defence. They did have a penalty appeal turned down, with Mark Clattenburg waving play on as the ball bounced up onto Pieters' hand from Mata's touch. Rooney then miscued a header wide after Jesse Lingard's flick-on in the box, while Lingard then hit the bar with a fierce effort from 20 yards, before United finally got their leveller in the fourth minute of stoppage time. After Allen had tripped Rashford on the corner of the box to the left, Rooney stepped up and found the top right corner as the players in the penalty area expected a cross. Player ratings
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2017-01-21
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17:30
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Manchester City
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2–2
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 54,402 |
Etihad Stadium
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Andre Marriner
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4dd8b1ea
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Pep Guardiola
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Pablo Zabaleta
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Hugo Lloris
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Evening
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Tottenham at Etihad Stadium at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Pablo Zabaleta and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Aleksandar Kolarov for Manchester City', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Nicolás Otamendi for Manchester City', '12th Minute Yellow Card by Kevin Wimmer for Tottenham', '13th Minute Yellow Card by Eric Dier for Tottenham', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Dele Alli for Tottenham', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Wanyama for Tottenham']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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City were largely dominant against an out-of-sorts Spurs and looked to be coasting to victory as Leroy Sane and Kevin de Bruyne both scored after half-time following mistakes by Hugo Lloris. But Spurs halved the deficit with their first shot on target as Dele Alli headed in from Kyle Walker's cross. The hosts were then denied a penalty when Walker shoved Raheem Sterling in the back when he was through on goal. Kevin Wimmer replaced the injured Jan Vertonghen for Spurs, who were second best for almost the entirety of the first half. The visitors lacked composure on the ball and repeatedly presented City with openings after misplaced passes. Only a well-timed tackle from behind by Toby Alderweireld prevented Pablo Zabaleta shooting from 12 yards out before the defender fired narrowly wide from a corner after Lloris tipped a shot from David Silva behind. De Bruyne then shot across goal after Eric Dier was caught on the ball and Sane headed off target from around the penalty spot. Spurs looked a different side to the one that had won their last six straight league matches and continued to be caught out defensively. Lloris twice saved from Sergio Aguero - the first a header, the second a shot at the near post - before Sterling's shot was blocked after a misplaced pass from Alderweireld. City eventually got the breakthrough shortly after half-time as Sane was played in with a ball over the top, Lloris failed to clear with a diving header and the German tapped into an empty net. While Lloris might have been at fault for the goal, he was certainly to blame for City's second as he dropped a cross from Sterling right at the feet of De Bruyne, who finished from a few yards out. Spurs needed a quick response and they got it from their first shot on target as Alli headed home from Walker's cross. But City continued to threaten and they felt they should have been awarded a penalty when Sterling was shoved in the back by Walker when he was through on goal. Referee Andre Marriner waved away the appeals and City's frustration was compounded moments later as Kane flicked Christian Eriksen's pass on for Son to fire into the bottom corner. Player ratings
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2017-01-22
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12:00
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Southampton
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3–0
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Leicester City
| 30,548 |
St. Mary's Stadium
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Michael Oliver
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10bfa507
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Claude Puel
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Claudio Ranieri
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Virgil van Dijk
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Wes Morgan
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Southampton and Leicester City at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['26th Minute Goal by James for Southampton', '26th Minute Assist by Cédric for Southampton', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Dušan Tadić for Southampton', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Wes Morgan for Leicester City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Southampton increased the pressure on Leicester City by inflicting a second straight 3-0 defeat on the champions at St Mary's on Sunday afternoon. The hosts led 2-0 at the break after strikes by James Ward-Prowse, his first goal since September, and Jay Rodriguez. The result moves Claude Puel's side up to 11th, although the victory was soured by captain Virgil van Dijk going off with an ankle injury early in the second half. Puel's men had lost their last four games but Leicester No 1 Kasper Schmeichel was forced to turn a Nathan Redmond shot behind for a corner in the early exchanges. However, midway through the first half Southampton broke the deadlock after a flowing move down their right flank involving Redmond and full-back Cedric Soares, whose clever pull back found Ward-Prowse. And the midfielder swept home despite Schmeichel getting a hand to his effort. With six minutes remaining in the first half, Southampton doubled their lead, although Leicester will not be happy with how they defended Ward-Prowse's inswinging free kick. The normally imperious Robert Huth inadvertently headed the Englishman's delivery straight into the path of the unmarked Rodriguez, who beat Schmeichel with a low drive at his near post. Incredibly, that was the first time the Saints had scored more than one first-half goal in the league this season, and despite the hosts losing influential captain Van Dijk 10 minutes after the interval, their defence was rarely threatened. The closest the Foxes came to getting back into the game was when Huth headed a cross from the right into the path of centre-back partner Wes Morgan, who somehow side-footed over the target from three yards out. Tadic making no mistake from the spot to record just his second top-flight goal of the campaign, and his first since September. Player ratings
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2017-01-22
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14:15
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Arsenal
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2–1
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Burnley
| 59,955 |
Emirates Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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Arsène Wenger
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Sean Dyche
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Laurent Koscielny
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Tom Heaton
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Burnley at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['59th Minute Goal by Shkodran for Arsenal', '59th Minute Assist by Mesut for Arsenal', '65th Minute Red Card by Granit Xhaka for Arsenal', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal', '90+8th Minute Yellow Card by Alexis Sánchez for Arsenal', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Matthew Lowton for Burnley', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Dean Marney for Burnley', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Barnes for Burnley']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Alexis Sanchez's 98th-minute Panenka penalty rescued 10-man Arsenal's title charge as the Gunners moved up to second with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Burnley. Arsene Wenger was sent to the stands for his protests to Burnley's equaliser, but, with seconds remaining, referee Jon Moss penalised Ben Mee's high boot on Laurent Koscielny - who was offside in the build-up - handing Sanchez the chance to restore their lead. Arsenal went ahead on 59 minutes through Shkodran Mustafi's first goal for the club, but Granit Xhaka's 65th-minute dismissal, for a lunge on Steven Defour, opened the game up for the Clarets. Burnley, whose wretched record on the road continued, drop a place to 13th. Burnley started positively with a high press, preventing Arsenal from settling into their fluid passing game. However, the brilliance of Mesut Ozil and Sanchez almost laid on the opener for Olivier Giroud, Stephen Ward's last-gasp block preventing the Frenchman's glancing header on seven minutes. Burnley hit back on the counter in the 13th minute, with Ashley Barnes' near-post drive forcing Petr Cech into action. A minute later, Burnley captain Tom Heaton - unsighted by Giroud - produced a fine save to tip Ozil's curling effort behind. And that chance seemed to kick Arsenal into gear as Alex Iwobi's deflected effort fizzed wide and Laurent Koscielny headed straight at Heaton from the resulting corner, although Burnley still posed a threat, Barnes' rasping drive calling Cech into a sprawling save on 16 minutes. The hosts dominated the start of the second half, Aaron Ramsey first seeing a volley blocked by Giroud before firing a scorpion kick fractionally over. Sanchez sent a rasping drive inches over on 50 minutes before Gray's barge on Mustafi in the area went unpunished six minutes later. But Mustafi sought his own retribution, glancing an Ozil corner beyond Heaton as Burnley's resolve was finally broken. Any momentum gained from scoring was lost when Xhaka, having lunged in on Defour, was shown the second red card of his fledgling Arsenal career. But there was more drama to follow. With Wenger already back in the changing rooms, Moss deemed Mee's kick on Koscielny illegal and Sanchez was left to produce the heroics and keep Arsenal's title aspirations alive. Player ratings
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2017-01-22
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16:30
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Chelsea
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2–0
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Hull City
| 41,605 |
Stamford Bridge
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Niel Swarbrick
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028caf73
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Antonio Conte
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Marco Silva
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Gary Cahill
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Michael Dawson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Hull City at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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["43rd Minute Yellow Card by N'Golo Kanté for Chelsea", '45+7th Minute Goal by Diego for Chelsea', '45+7th Minute Assist by Victor for Chelsea', '81st Minute Goal by Gary for Chelsea', '81st Minute Assist by Cesc for Chelsea', '7th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Dawson for Hull City', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Davies for Hull City', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Robertson for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Hull were no pushovers, and were denied a penalty when Marcos Alonso kicked the heel of Abel Hernandez, but Chelsea wrapped up the win on 81 minutes through Gary Cahill's header from Cesc Fabregas' free-kick. Chelsea's star striker nearly scored within 10 seconds, volleying just wide from 20 yards, before Ryan Mason was worryingly stretchered off with a head injury following a clash with Cahill. Mason, who was given oxygen on the pitch, was later taken to hospital by ambulance for further assessment. The game was delayed for six minutes, and Hull remained solid throughout the first half, with Harry Maguire forcing a decent save out of Thibaut Courtois from long range. Alonso's deflected effort from the edge of the box forced Eldin Jakupovic to tip the ball over the bar, before Chelsea struck in the seventh minute of added time. Hull complained that Hernandez had been dragged down by Cahill in the build-up to the goal, which saw Moses' drilled cross converted by Costa with a right-footed, first-time finish into the bottom corner. After the break, Hull had a strong appeal for a penalty turned down by referee Neil Swarbrick after Alonso failed to clear and kicked the back of Hernandez's heel inside the box, while Courtois was tested again by a long-range effort from David Meyler. Costa nearly bagged a second moments later after being played through on goal by Fabregas, but Jakupovic came out well to block the effort. Player ratings
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2017-01-31
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19:45
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Sunderland
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0–0
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 40,058 |
Stadium of Light
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Lee Mason
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0ce1d380
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David Moyes
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Mauricio Pochettino
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John O'Shea
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Harry Kane
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Evening
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Tottenham at Stadium of Light at Evening and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['33rd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Rodwell for Sunderland', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Javier Manquillo for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Fabio Borini went closest for the hosts on the 25-minute mark and while Spurs had plenty of pressure in the second period, they also failed to convert with Victor Wanyama heading wide in the 65th minute the pick of their efforts. But it was Sunderland who went the closest to breaking the deadlock in the opening period, with Jermain Defoe going close in the 10th minute as he latched onto a Jack Rodwell through-ball but saw his eventual effort go wide after holding off both Toby Alderweireld and Danny Rose. Defoe was involved again 12 minutes later as Rodwell was again the provider, keeping Alderweireld at bay before laying the ball off to the incoming Fabio Borini on his right but the Italian striker could not latch onto the cross and it ran wide. But he did have the best chance of the half with 25 minutes on the clock as an Alderweireld header fell into his path, taking a nick off the arm of Walker before Borini struck, forcing a strong collection from Michel Vorm. Vito Mannone was also called into action at the other end two minutes later as Victor Wanyama tested his reflexes, forcing him to push a half volley around the post. The visitors' best chance of the game came in the 65th minute as a cleared Spurs corner fell into the path of Son, who got away down the left of the box before whipping the ball across the face of goal. It found an unmarked Wanyama at the back post but slightly off balance, he could only head his effort agonisingly over the crossbar. Five minutes later and Mannone was forced into another low saw as Spurs put together a storming break, and the goalkeeper getting down to keep a fizzing Kane cross from reaching the feet of Son for a tap-in. Player ratings
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2017-01-31
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19:45
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Middlesbrough
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1–1
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West Bromwich Albion
| 27,316 |
Riverside Stadium
|
Stuart Attwell
|
14625650
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Karanka
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Tony Pulis
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Ben Gibson
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Darren Fletcher
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Evening
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and West Brom at Riverside Stadium at Evening and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Karanka. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['45th Minute Yellow Card by Bernardo Espinosa for Middlesbrough', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Negredo for Middlesbrough', '6th Minute Goal by James for West Brom', '6th Minute Assist by Darren for West Brom', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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James Morrison fired in a low effort from the edge of the penalty box to give West Brom the lead after just six minutes, as Middlesbrough failed to deal with Chris Brunt's delivery. But against the run of play, Negredo sent Ben Foster the wrong way from the penalty spot after he was felled in the box by Gareth McAuley. Brunt came close to getting a second for the Baggies but his volley fell onto the roof of the net, before Cristhian Stuani appeared to collide with West Brom defender Allan Nyom but his penalty protests were waved away. The two sides met at the Hawthorns in August and played out a dull goalless draw, but there was no such chance of a repeat here, as the heavy rain provided the perfect back drop. This would prove costly as Brunt swung in an excellent cross, which fell to the feet of midfielder Darren Fletcher who teed up Morrison to convert. West Brom continued to look dangerous following the breakthrough and Boro were struggling to deal with the pace of Matt Phillips on the wing. Moments later, the pendulum swung controversially in favour of the home side, when, after neat build up, Negredo was impeded by a sliding tackle from McAuley with the referee awarding a penalty. The response was immediate from the visitors and Brunt went close when his dipping volley grazed the roof of the net. In Traore, Middlesbrough have a real star on their hands and he once again showed his class. Dribbling past three players, the 21-year-old played the ball to Stuani and he was halted by Nyom and despite calls for another penalty, the referee ordered play to continue. With the half almost over, Foster was forced into an excellent save to stop Nyom turning into his own net and Valdes fumbled at the other end, before the whistle bought an end to an excellent opening 45 minutes. The momentum was with Middlesbrough after the break, but a stray elbow from Negredo on McAuley earned the former a yellow card. Tony Pulis was animated on the touchline and saw his side nearly go in front, when Phillips stooped low to head the ball against the woodwork before Rondon followed up by striking the opposite post. Foster was again called into action, once again making a brilliant save to push Fletcher's steered back-pass over the bar, before Negredo and Traore tried their luck from distance. Phillips skied over the bar when well placed following a brilliant low cross from James McClean and Brunt stung the palms of Valdes, before the referee blew the final whistle.
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2017-01-31
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19:45
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Burnley
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1–0
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Leicester City
| 19,202 |
Turf Moor
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Mike Dean
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84395e89
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Sean Dyche
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Claudio Ranieri
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Tom Heaton
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Wes Morgan
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Evening
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The Match was played between Burnley and Leicester City at Turf Moor at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Leicester City was Wes Morgan and the Manager of Leicester City was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['43rd Minute Yellow Card by Matthew Lowton for Burnley', '87th Minute Goal by Sam for Burnley', '87th Minute Assist by Michael for Burnley']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Sam Vokes poked home a controversial late winner to hand Burnley a 1-0 win over Leicester at Turf Moor on Tuesday night. The Wales international appeared to handle the ball before striking beyond Kasper Schmeichel in the 87th minute, but the incident went unnoticed by referee Mike Dean. Victory appeared to be slipping out of Burnley's reach despite their domination, with the hosts denied a penalty in the first half when Danny Drinkwater nudged Michael Keane. The rain poured relentlessly at Turf Moor as the game got underway, and the conditions made for a sluggish start with passes continuously skidding away from their intended receiver. Burnley's attacking duo of Ashley Barnes and Andre Gray were looking lively for the hosts, with the former flashing a half-chance wide after 11 minutes. It was Gray who then went close to breaking the deadlock, but he could only shoot into the side-netting after bursting onto a loose ball. It came following Jeff Hendrick's cross which Keane seemed destined to meet with his head - but a push in the back from Drinkwater went unpunished. It appeared to lift the hosts, who dominated the second half and immediately went close through Joey Barton - but the midfielder volleyed narrowly wide. Andre Gray continued to test Schmeichel but it was Leicester who went close next, though Vardy went to ground after Heaton spilled a Riyad Mahrez shot and the chance passed him by. Burnley turned the screw and had a hat-trick of efforts blocked before Schmeichel got down well to deny Gray from a narrow angle. However, three minutes from time, Vokes popped up to score a contentious winner - inadvertently bring down a Keane flick-on with his hand before stabbing home from close range. Schmeichel and the Leicester defence made their protests known - as did Claudio Ranieri when the full-time whistle was blown. Player Ratings
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2017-01-31
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19:45
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Bournemouth
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0–2
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Crystal Palace
| 11,286 |
Vitality Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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ade92591
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Eddie Howe
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Sam Allardyce
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Simon Francis
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Scott Dann
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Evening
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Crystal Palace at Vitality Stadium at Evening and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Scott Dann and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['46th Minute Goal by Scott for Crystal Palace', '46th Minute Assist by Damien for Crystal Palace', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Andros Townsend for Crystal Palace', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Damien Delaney for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Christian for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Andros for Crystal Palace', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Christian Benteke for Crystal Palace']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Sam Allardyce finally claimed his first Premier League win as Crystal Palace boss with a 2-0 victory at Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Scott Dann put the visitors ahead with a close-range finish from Damien Delaney's flick-on shortly after half-time. Christian Benteke sealed the victory in injury time when he met Andros Townsend's cross with a trademark header. Crystal Palace flew out of the traps and almost took the lead in spectacular fashion after just three minutes when Wilfried Zaha, returning to first-team duties following his short spell at the Africa Cup of Nations, struck the post. The Ivory Coast international, comfortably the best player on the pitch in the first half, was unlucky to see his superb long-range strike hit the woodwork after skimming off the wet playing surface at the Vitality Stadium. Zaha then struck a shot straight at Artur Boruc when well placed inside the area before Junior Stanislas saw his goal-bound shot deflected wide by Dann as the two sides went in at the break goalless. However, it took just a minute for Palace to break the deadlock after the restart. Yohan Cabaye swung in a near post corner which was flicked on towards Dann, who made no mistake from six yards out to power past Boruc in the Bournemouth goal. The Cherries should have drawn themselves level immediately afterwards but Josh King could only direct his close-range header over the bar. Palace largely limited Bournemouth to long-range efforts but the home side came agonisingly close to equalising when Steve Cook fired a well hit shot narrowly wide of the post in the closing stages. The Belgium international made no mistake to power a header past Boruc and seal victory for the visitors with just seconds remaining. Player Ratings
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2017-01-31
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19:45
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Arsenal
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1–2
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Watford
| 60,035 |
Emirates Stadium
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Andre Marriner
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eef8e264
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Steve Bould
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Walter Mazzarri
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Laurent Koscielny
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Troy Deeney
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Evening
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Watford at Emirates Stadium at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Steve Bould. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['21st Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Paulista for Arsenal', '25th Minute Yellow Card by Nacho Monreal for Arsenal', '58th Minute Goal by Alex for Arsenal', '58th Minute Assist by Alexis for Arsenal', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Alexis Sánchez for Arsenal', '10th Minute Goal by Younès for Watford', '10th Minute Assist by Tom for Watford', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Sebastian Prödl for Watford', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Stefano Okaka for Watford', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Tom Cleverley for Watford']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Arsenal's Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow after Watford produced a brilliant performance to claim a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening. The Gunners, who were once again without manager Arsene Wenger in the dugout because of a touchline ban, were punished by a lacklustre start and found themselves 2-0 behind thanks to goals from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney. Watford, who handed M'Baye Niang his debut, started brightly with the on-loan AC Milan forward causing Arsenal problems down the left. As brightly as Watford started, Arsenal were slow out of the blocks and they were punished in the 10th minute when Kaboul's shot deflected off Aaron Ramsey and past the dive of Petr Cech. He drove past Shkodran Mustafi before getting a shot away which was blocked by Cech. However, the ball fell to Deeney, who made absolutely no mistake from close range. Arsenal were shell-shocked and they faced further disruption when Aaron Ramsey was forced off with a calf injury. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came on to replace the Wales international and the Gunners thought they had a penalty when Nacho Monreal went down in the box, but referee Andre Marriner booked the Spain full-back for simulation. Arsenal then needed Cech to deny Sebastian Prodl and Daryl Janmaat in quick succession and keep them in the game. He was involved again minutes later, producing Arsenal's first shot on target as Gomes saved with his legs before denying Iwobi from close range. Alexis Sanchez saw his own penalty appeal turned down but was then on hand to cross for Iwobi, who steered a finish back past Gomes to hand the hosts a lifeline. Perez rattled the crossbar with a rasping drive but it was a rare moment of danger for the visitors. Arsenal have had plenty of joy already late on in games this season but they could not find an equaliser as Watford, who sold striker Odion Ighalo to Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai earlier in the evening for £20m, sealed a vital win for Mazzarri. Player ratings
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2017-01-31
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19:45
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Swansea City
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2–1
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Southampton
| 20,359 |
Liberty Stadium
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Roger East
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f133a616
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Paul Clement
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Claude Puel
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Jack Cork
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Steven Davis
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Evening
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The Match was played between Swansea City and Southampton at Liberty Stadium at Evening and Roger East was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Jack Cork and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The Captain of Southampton was Steven Davis and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['38th Minute Goal by Alfie for Swansea City', '38th Minute Assist by Gylfi for Swansea City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Swansea City', '70th Minute Goal by Gylfi for Swansea City', '70th Minute Assist by Luciano for Swansea City', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Federico Fernández for Swansea City', '57th Minute Goal by Shane for Southampton', '57th Minute Assist by Ryan for Southampton']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Gylfi Sigurdsson's winner boosted Swansea City's Premier League survival hopes as they beat Southampton 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium. on Tuesday night. The Swans broke the deadlock after 38 minutes when Alfie Mawson scored just his second goal for the club, only for Shane Long to equalise 12 minutes after half-time. However, Paul Clement recorded his first home win as Swansea manager thanks to Sigurdsson's impressive strike with 20 minutes to go as his side made it back-to-back league victories for the first time this season. Not surprisingly, Clement kept the same team who recorded the club's first-ever league win at Anfield last time out. However, Luciano Narsingh - a January arrival from PSV Eindhoven - was fit enough to take his place on the bench after recovering from a calf injury, as was the returning Ki Sung-yueng. Swansea headed into the encounter having lost their last three home league games, but after a nervy start, they gradually took control of proceedings, with Sigurdsson their driving force. The Iceland international tested Fraser Forster with a stinging drive from the edge of the area that the goalkeeper was forced to turn behind at full stretch. However, from Sigurdsson's resulting corner, Swansea opened the scoring as Mawson rose high at the near post to power a header past the helpless Forster, albeit with the help of a big deflection off Oriol Romeu. The Swans' joy was short lived, though, as the visitors drew level after 57 minutes after a flowing move down the left involving full-back Ryan Bertrand, whose cross to the near post was swept home by Long from six yards out. However, Swansea claimed the spoils thanks to a lightning-quick counterattack after a Saints corner had been cleared to Narsingh on the edge of the area. Player ratings
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2017-01-31
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20:00
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Liverpool
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1–1
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Chelsea
| 53,157 |
Anfield
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Mark Clattenburg
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88d45505
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Jürgen Klopp
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Antonio Conte
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Jordan Henderson
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Gary Cahill
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Evening
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The Match was played between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield at Evening and Mark Clattenburg was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['45th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Henderson for Liverpool', '59th Minute Yellow Card by James Milner for Liverpool', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Willian — for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Chelsea strengthened their grip on the Premier League title with a 1-1 draw at Liverpool although Diego Costa missed a late penalty. Georginio Wijnaldum headed an equaliser for Jurgen Klopp's team but they had to be thankful to Mignolet with 15 minutes remaining as he saved Costa's spot-kick after the Chelsea striker had been fouled by Joel Matip. The result snapped a run of three straight defeats for Liverpool but they still remain winless in the Premier League in 2017. Liverpool were boosted pre-match with the return of Sadio Mane to their ranks, although he was only fit enough for a place on the bench. Chelsea kept to their tried and tested formula that had won 15 of their last 16 Premier League games, making just one change as Pedro was given a rest with Willian coming in. Klopp's men tried to get in Chelsea's faces in the early stages, but the visitors were in wily mood as they sat deep and took the sting out of Liverpool's high press. Wijnaldum stung the palms of Thibaut Courtois on 12 minutes but that was Liverpool's only shot on target of the first-half. Chelsea looked a threat when Eden Hazard and Costa got the ball in Liverpool's final third, and it was the former being tripped by Adam Lallana in the 24th minute, which paved the way for Luiz to open the scoring. Willian lined the set-piece up but Luiz took the initiative while Mignolet was still getting himself set and fired an arrow-like effort into the net via the post. Liverpool complained to referee Mark Clattenburg but he had clearly whistled four seconds before Luiz struck the ball. It was the Brazilian's first goal since returning from Paris Saint-Germain last summer. Liverpool managed to open up Chelsea for the first time after 49 minutes but Roberto Fimino miscued an effort from 12 yards into the stands when well found by Nathaniel Clyne. But the Anfield faithful were celebrating an equaliser eight minutes later. Jordan Henderson chipped a magnificent ball to the back post, where James Milner was waiting. The full-back kept his cool and headed back across goal and Wijnaldum climbed highest to bundle head home. The equaliser changed the atmosphere inside the stadium but Chelsea rode the storm and hit Liverpool on the break with 15 minutes left. Costa stepped up but - despite striking it with power - Mignolet guessed correctly and clawed the ball behind for a corner. Both teams had chances to win it in injury time as Firmino headed straight at Courtois and Pedro curled an effort inches wide from the edge of the box. Player Ratings
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2017-02-01
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19:45
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West Ham United
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0–4
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Manchester City
| 56,980 |
London Stadium
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Kevin Friend
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eee46a6a
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Slaven Bilić
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Pep Guardiola
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Mark Noble
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David Silva
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Ham and Manchester City at London Stadium at Evening and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Mark Noble and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Manchester City was David Silva and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–4.
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['19th Minute Yellow Card by Pedro Obiang for West Ham', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Manuel Lanzini for West Ham', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Andy Carroll for West Ham', '17th Minute Goal by Kevin for Manchester City', '17th Minute Assist by Bruyne for Manchester City', '20th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Jesus for Manchester City', '39th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Manchester City', '39th Minute Assist by Raheem for Manchester City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Kevin De for Manchester City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Raheem Sterling for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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His pass allowed De Bruyne to side-foot home City's opener on 17 minutes, capitalising on a dreadful mistake from Aaron Cresswell. The lively Leroy Sane turned provided for the visitors' second, nutmegging Sam Byram before driving past Fonte and teeing up Silva to tap past Darren Randolph. And Guardiola's side capped a devastating first-half display with their third before the break. City took full advantage as Sane's piercing through ball found Sterling, who drew out Randolph and unselfishly set up Jesus to score his first goal in English football. Slaven Bilic introduced Snodgrass shortly after the interval but the former Hull playmaker had little chance to make an impact before City scored their fourth. Aguero was introduced for the last 20 minutes but with the game already won, City eased up in the final stages. Michail Antonio had a goal correctly ruled out for offside, while referee Kevin Friend turned down a hopeful Hammers penalty appeal after the ball popped up onto Jesus' arm following a challenge from Fabian Delph on Byram. Player ratings
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2017-02-01
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20:00
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Manchester United
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0–0
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Hull City
| 75,297 |
Old Trafford
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Mike Jones
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05358492
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José Mourinho
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Marco Silva
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Michael Carrick
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Michael Dawson
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Evening
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Hull City at Old Trafford at Evening and Mike Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Michael Carrick and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['84th Minute Yellow Card by Wayne Rooney for Manchester Utd', '13th Minute Yellow Card by Oumar Niasse for Hull City', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Clucas for Hull City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Lazar Marković for Hull City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by David Meyler for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Manchester United missed the chance to make up ground on the top four in the Premier League after they were held 0-0 at home by Hull on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic was the hero for Marco Silva's side, denying Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba in the first half before saving superbly from Juan Mata on the line in the 72nd minute. Jakupovic then kept out a late shot from Pogba, but Hull could have snatched victory as Lazar Markovic hit the post and Abel Hernandez failed to control after being played through on goal. United have now drawn six league games at Old Trafford this season and this result will no doubt be doubly frustrating for Jose Mourinho after seeing all of the top four fail to win on Tuesday. Mourinho also appeared to be aggrieved that Oumar Niasse was not sent off for two late tackles, having been booked early in the match. Marcus Rashford made his first United start in the Premier League since November while Marcos Rojo kept his place in defence. It was United who created the first opening as Ander Herrera chipped a pass over the top for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but Andrew Robertson cleared before the Armenian could finish. Hull went close when Harry Maguire headed wide from a free-kick before Jakupovic tipped a shot from Ibrahimovic past the post in the 14th minute. Niasse was perhaps fortunate not be sent off when he caught Michael Carrick late, having already been booked. Ibrahimovic, who minutes earlier had seen a low shot saved, flicked on Carrick's pass to play in Pogba, but he could not beat Jakupovic, who saved well with one hand. Wayne Rooney was introduced at half-time for Carrick, but still United could not find a breakthrough. Rashford scuffed wide after brilliantly controlling a ball over the top before Ibrahimovic shot past the post. Niasse again escaped a second booking when he caught Daley Blind, but it looked as though United would break the deadlock in the 72nd minute when Chris Smalling headed across goal to Mata at the back post, only for Jakupovic to save his effort on the line. Markovic then hit the post for Hull after being slipped in by Tom Huddlestone before Hernandez failed to control when he was beyond the last defender. The final chance fell to Pogba but again he was denied by a fine save from Jakupovic. Player ratings
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2017-02-01
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20:00
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Stoke City
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1–1
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Everton
| 27,612 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Craig Pawson
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2a495ac8
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Mark Hughes
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Ronald Koeman
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Ryan Shawcross
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Leighton Baines
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Evening
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Everton at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Everton was Leighton Baines and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['7th Minute Goal by Peter for Stoke City', '7th Minute Assist by Marko for Stoke City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Phil Bardsley for Stoke City', '39th Minute Own Goal by Ryan Shawcross for Everton']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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It took Crouch, who became the oldest player to reach 100 top-flight goals at 36 years and two days, just seven minutes to reach the landmark, finishing from close range after being played in by Marko Arnautovic's cross. However, Everton were awarded a controversial equaliser just before the break as the flag went up for offside against Romelu Lukaku but referee Craig Pawson, in consultation with his assistant, awarded the goal after spotting Ryan Shawcross' touch to divert Seamus Coleman's shot into the back of the net. In the seventh minute a ball over the top released Arnautovic, who crossed to give Crouch the simplest of finishes to notch his 100th Premier League goal. Crouch, who became the 26th player to reach a century of top-flight goals, celebrated with his trademark robot and could have had a second in the 23rd minute after being picked out by Charlie Adam, but he could not get enough power on his header to trouble Joel Robles. Peter Crouch's 100 Premier League goals in statsCrouch was handed another opportunity three minutes later and he made a sweet connection with a volley but with Robles rooted to the spot the ball flashed past the post. Despite Stoke creating the clearer opportunities Everton, who handed Morgan Schneiderlin a first start, were starting to find their rhythm and a slick passing move released Coleman into the penalty area, but under pressure from Bruno Martins Indi, the full-back fired over the crossbar. Everton then needed Robles to keep the deficit to one with the Spanish goalkeeper blocking Arnautovic's shot before grabbing an equaliser under controversial circumstances. In the 39th minute, Coleman's goal-bound shot found the back of the net after a deflection off Shawcross. Everton brought on James McCarthy at the break for Mason Holgate and it meant a change of system for the visitors, which disrupted Stoke. Barkley was the beneficiary of a huge amount of space as the Stoke defence retreated but the England midfielder's long-range effort was comfortably saved by Grant. Hughes threw on Berahino with 23rd minutes, while Ronald Koeman responded by bring on Lookman, who forced Grant into a save with one of his first touches of the game. Grant was then needed to deny Schneiderlin as the Everton pressure began to build and the Stoke goalkeeper pulled of his best save of the night with just four minutes remaining. Coleman's cross picked out the run of Tom Davies but the midfielder's powerful header was superb kept out by Grant's superb one-handed save. The danger was not over though, as the rebound fell to Lookman, who fired across goal and wide of the far post as the game ended all square. Player ratings
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2017-02-04
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12:30
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Chelsea
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3–1
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Arsenal
| 41,490 |
Stamford Bridge
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Martin Atkinson
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748207ea
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Antonio Conte
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Steve Bould
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Gary Cahill
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Laurent Koscielny
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Steve Bould. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['70th Minute Yellow Card by Nemanja Matić for Chelsea', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal', '90+1st Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '90+1st Minute Assist by Nacho for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Eden Hazard scored a memorable solo goal as Chelsea moved a step closer to winning the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Blues led 1-0 at half-time thanks to Marcos Alonso's header, however, it was Hazard's 53rd-minute strike that brought the house down in west London. The Belgian glided past three Arsenal players during a run that started inside his own half before beating Petr Cech, who then gifted Cesc Fabregas a third after a poor clearance. The Arsenal right back was replaced by Gabriel, although the Brazilian endured a torrid start to his game as Chelsea looked to exploit the new man. And they very nearly did just past the half-hour mark after Alonso found Pedro just inside the box, only for Cech to deny the forward. The latter's chipped ball into the box picked out the unmarked Gabriel six yards out, but his header was beaten clear by Thibaut Courtois. That chance appeared to give the Gunners a much-needed lift after a tough first quarter of the contest, and they finished the half strongly as Ozil tested Courtois at his near post with a low shot. It was the England forward who came close to pulling a goal back with 12 minutes left, only for Courtois to stretch to claw his header behind for a corner, from which Shkodran Mustafi headed inches past the near post. But to complete Arsenal's misery, their former captain Fabregas added a third with five minutes remaining after ex-Blues 'keeper Cech made a hash of clearing his lines following a throw in, with the Spaniard lobbing the 'keeper from 25 yards. The visitors managed an injury-time consolation as Giroud headed home Nacho Monreal's left-wing cross, despite Courtois getting a firm hand to it, but their five-year wait for a league win at Chelsea goes on. Player ratings
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2017-02-04
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15:00
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West Bromwich Albion
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1–0
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Stoke City
| 23,921 |
The Hawthorns
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Kevin Friend
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438f6c76
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Tony Pulis
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Mark Hughes
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Darren Fletcher
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Ryan Shawcross
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Brom and Stoke City at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['6th Minute Goal by James for West Brom', '6th Minute Assist by Nacer for West Brom', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Phillips for West Brom', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Foster for West Brom', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Marko Arnautović for Stoke City', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Martins for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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An early strike from James Morrison was enough for West Brom to earn a 1-0 win over Stoke at The Hawthorns on Saido Berahino's return to the club. Morrison broke the deadlock in the sixth minute, after great work from Nacer Chadli to play him in, and the Baggies looked more than comfortable for the remainder of the first half. Stoke upped the ante after the break, with Berahino coming off the bench to a chorus of boos from the stands, but the former Baggies hitman could not find an equaliser on his old stomping ground. The Potters slip to 11th after the defeat, as Tony Pulis picked up his fourth win in five against his former employer. West Brom remain eighth. With Berahino on the bench, an unchanged Stoke struggled to find any rhythm early on, and it wasn't long before they were behind. Salomon Rondon was giving the Potters' rearguard plenty to ponder, and almost got on the scoresheet in the 34th minute, but was denied by a fine stop from Lee Grant. As the half drew to a close, the Potters did come close to grabbing an equaliser twice, but Ryan Shawcross' header was deflected against the outside of the post, while Joe Allen's tame header was easily saved by Ben Foster. The Potters did come out with more impetus after the interval, with Phil Bardsley going close seven minutes into the second half. Then came the moment we had all been waiting for, as Berahino came off the bench, but the 23-year-old only mustered four touches in an uninspired showing. Player ratings
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