DONCASTER ROVERS 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 Eoin Doyle ended his goalscoring drought as his late strike earned a point for Oldham Athletic at Doncaster Rovers. The striker fired home his 14th goal of the season following a flick on from substitute Aaron Amadi-Holloway to earn a share of the spoils. It ended a run of […]
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Manchester City sweep past top-six side Spurs to go 14 points clear at top of Premier League
MAN CITY 4, TOTTENHAM 1 Manchester City were unstoppable as they swept past top-six side Spurs at the Etihad to move 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Tottenham were unable to live with City who made it 16 straight league victories as Pep Guardiola matched a similar run when he was […]
Manchester City record 15th consecutive Premier League win with four goal victory at Swansea City
SWANSEA CITY 0, MANCHESTER CITY 4 Manchester City moved out on their own in the record books with a 15th consecutive Premier League win this season – against basement strugglers Swansea City. David Silva scored twice, and Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero chipped in one each as City raced into the 3-0 lead after just […]
Romelu Lukaku to the rescue as Manchester United scrape past AFC Bournemouth
MAN UNITED 1, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0 Romelu Lukaku spared Manchester United’s blushes with the match-winning goal in an underwhelming home victory against AFC Bournemouth. The striker’s 15th goal of the season – but only his second in the last 10 Premier League games – was all that separated the teams. But on the balance of […]
Terriers brought down to earth by Willian masterclass during comfortable Chelsea win
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1, CHELSEA 3
Willian scored one and made two other Chelsea goals as Huddersfield Town went 3-0 down within 50 minutes at a rainswept John Smith’s Stadium.
Town were unpicked by two first half goals by Tiemoue Bakayoko and Willian as Chelsea bounced back from weekend disappointment against West Ham with a richly deserved performance against a fatigued looking Huddersfield Town side who were down and out after just 50 minutes when Pedro blasted Willian’s layoff past Jonas Lossl.
Laurent Depoitre’s headed goal in injury time was a scant consolation for a Town side who had been throughly outclassed by Chelsea who were on cruise control by the end, going down to an eighth defeat in their last 11 games.