West Brom bring Norwich run to end
WEST BROMWICH, England ● West Bromwich Albion brought Norwich City’s 10-match unbeaten run in the English Premier League to a crashing halt with a 2-1 win at the Hawthorns on Saturday. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku headed the winner with eight minutes to go to leave West Brom sixth in the table, five points ahead of [...]
Another late show City against Reading
MANCHESTER, England ● Gareth Barry handed Manchester City an early Christmas present as his stoppage-time winner saw off hard-working Reading to pile more woe on the Barclays Premier League strugglers. The Etihad Stadium clash looked to be heading for a surprise goalless draw after the visiting Royals put in a diligent defensive display to hold [...]
Napoli closes in on Juve
NAPOLI, Italy ● Chasing its first title since Diego Maradona played for the club, Napoli thrashed 10-man Pescara 5-1 Sunday to move back within two points of Serie A leader Juventus. Gokhan Inler and Edinson Cavani each scored twice and Marek Hamsik also found the target for Napoli. Iceland midfielder Birkir Bjarnason scored [...]
QPR equals worst start to season
LONDON, England ● Queens Park Rangers equalled the Premier League’s longest ever winless start to a season as they failed to overcome Aston Villa in a 1-1 draw in Harry Redknapp’s first home match at the helm. The west Londoners have now failed to a collect victory from any of their opening 15 [...]
Everton hold City to a draw
MANCHESTER, England ● Marouane Fellaini played a decisive role at both ends of the pitch as Everton held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Fellaini, Everton’s outstanding player of the season, put Everton ahead with his eighth goal of the campaign on a ground at which his side had [...]
Reading too sticky for Toffees
READING, England ● A second-half brace from Adam Le Fondre gave Reading their first Barclays Premier League win of the season – a 2-1 victory against Everton. David Moyes’ side had lost only one in 20 league games heading into the clash and looked on course to keep their good start to the season on [...]
Norwich stun Manchester United
NORWICH, England ● Manchester United spurned an opportunity to regain first place in the Premier League table when they were stunned 1-0 at Norwich City on Saturday. Last year’s champions Manchester City had moved to the top of the table earlier in the afternoon thanks to a 5-0 home victory over Aston Villa. And a [...]
Sociedad surprises Malaga
MALAGA, Spain ● Expected to struggle this season, Real Zaragoza and Rayo Vallecano showed their mettle by fighting back from two-goal deficits to record victories and move into the top half of the Spanish league on Saturday. Zaragoza roared from behind to rout 10-man Deportivo La Coruna 5-3 at Romareda Stadium, while Rayo [...]
Dyer leads Swansea fightback
SOUTHAMPTON, England ● Supersub Nathan Dyer stole a rare away point for Swansea as the former Southampton winger gave his side a 1-1 draw against his old club at St Mary’s Stadium. Dyer, who has been reduced to a bench role in recent weeks, provided Michael Laudrup with an emphatic reminder of the [...]
