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Phil Foden Strikes As Title Chasing Manchester City Beat Bournemouth | Football News
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Phil Foden Strikes As Title Chasing Manchester City Beat Bournemouth | Football News

[ad_1] Phil Foden fired Manchester City to a 1-0 win against Bournemouth as the Premier League title chasers moved within one point of leaders Liverpool on Saturday. With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Chelsea on Sunday, City took advantage to close the gap in their game in hand on Jurgen Klopp's side. Foden netted in the first half at Dean Court and City survived a rocky second half to win for the 13th time in their last 14 games in all competitions. Chasing an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title, Pep Guardiola's men weren't at their best on the south coas...
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Jota, Nunez Step Into Salah’s Shoes To Send Liverpool Five Points Clear | Football News
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Jota, Nunez Step Into Salah’s Shoes To Send Liverpool Five Points Clear | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League as Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez struck twice in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. The Reds' title credentials will be tested while their star man is away with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations. But Jota and Nunez stood up to be counted to secure a vital win at one of the form sides in the Premier League. Bournemouth had lost just once in their previous nine games to climb comfortably clear of the relegation zone. However, the Cherries were held at arm's length in the fi...
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Premier League: Arsenal Falter Once More At Fulham, Spurs Close On Top Four | Football News
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Premier League: Arsenal Falter Once More At Fulham, Spurs Close On Top Four | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal's Premier League title challenge suffered another blow in a 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Sunday, as Tottenham beat Bournemouth 3-1 to close in on their north London rivals. The Gunners' high hopes of a first league title in 20 years have been rocked by two damaging defeats in four days. Mikel Arteta was looking for a response after losing 2-0 at home to West Ham on Thursday and the visitors started brightly at Craven Cottage.Bukayo Saka pounced to tap home his first goal in six games after Bernd Leno parried Gabriel Martinelli's initial effort.But Arsenal failed to build on their early advantage and Fulham hit back to snap a three-game losing run in the Premier League without even scoring a goal.Raul Jimenez was badly missed during his three-game ban for a red card at Newcastle...
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Bruno Fernandes Apologises For Manchester United Embarrassment Against Bournemouth | Football News
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Bruno Fernandes Apologises For Manchester United Embarrassment Against Bournemouth | Football News

[ad_1] Bruno Fernandes has apologised for Manchester United's embarrassing defeat against Bournemouth as the Portugal star admitted his side did not have enough effort or quality. United suffered their first ever home loss to lowly Bournemouth on Saturday as the Cherries swept to a 3-0 shock victory. Erik ten Hag's men were so poor that the margin of defeat could have been even more humiliating, but the result was already bad enough to trigger boos from fans at the final whistle. As the pressure mounts on Ten Hag, United captain Fernandes said the players should take the blame for the miserable performance"I want to apologise for the performance. It was not acceptable, starting with me. I'm not talking about anyone else," he said."But I think everyone agrees in the dressing room that the...
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Manchester United Embarrassed By Bournemouth, Liverpool Go Top Of Premier League | Football News
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Manchester United Embarrassed By Bournemouth, Liverpool Go Top Of Premier League | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester United's shambolic season took another turn for the worse in a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth as Liverpool went top of the Premier League on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp admitted the Reds were fortunate to win 2-1 at 10-man Crystal Palace after Jordan Ayew's harsh red card changed the game late on.Bournemouth's fine form continued as the Cherries secured their first ever victory at Old Trafford in style on a day United's season hit a new low.Erik ten Hag's men had risen to sixth thanks to six wins in eight Premier League games. But a dreadful display put the Dutchman's position back under the spotlight ahead of a likely exit from the Champions League at the group stage in midweek.Dominic Solanke put Bournemouth in front after just five minutes when he turned home Lewis Cook's...
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Premier League: Jeremy Doku Dazzles But Erling Haaland Injury Scare Mars Manchester City’s Six-Goal Romp | Football News
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Premier League: Jeremy Doku Dazzles But Erling Haaland Injury Scare Mars Manchester City’s Six-Goal Romp | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City swept to the top of the Premier League as Jeremy Doku's dazzling display inspired a 6-1 win against Bournemouth, but the champions' rout was marred by Erling Haaland's injury scare. Pep Guardiola's side ripped Bournemouth apart with three goals in seven minutes late in the first half at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Belgian winger Doku led the way as he scored the treble winners' opener before setting up Bernardo Silva for the second. Manuel Akanji deflected in Doku's shot for City's third goal and Phil Foden grabbed the fourth after the interval from another Doku assist.Teed up by Doku yet again, Silva made it five and Nathan Ake completed the demolition job for City.However, Guardiola will be sweating on Haaland's fitness after the Norway striker was forced off...
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Manchester City Shocked By Wolves, Manchester United Beaten By Crystal Palace | Football News
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Manchester City Shocked By Wolves, Manchester United Beaten By Crystal Palace | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came undone in a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves, as Manchester United slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Arsenal closed to within a point of the lead by cruising to a 4-0 win at Bournemouth, while Aston Villa thrashed Brighton 6-1 to move into the top four. City had won the opening six games of their title defence as they aim to become the first side to ever claim four consecutive English top-flight titles. By contrast, Wolves had taken just four points from their first six games but stunned the champions at Molineux.Ruben Dias' own goal put the home side in front, but City responded after the break through Julian Alvarez's free-kick.Wolves, though, were a constant threat on the counter-attack and got ...
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Brighton Go Top Of Premier League, Ten-Man Liverpool Beat Bournemouth | Football News
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Brighton Go Top Of Premier League, Ten-Man Liverpool Beat Bournemouth | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool shrugged off a red card for Alexis Mac Allister on his Anfield debut to beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Saturday as Brighton thrashed Wolves 4-1 to go top of the Premier League. Bournemouth had lost 9-0 on their visit to Anfield a year ago but could not have wished for a better start. The Cherries had the ball in the net within seconds but Jaidon Anthony's tap-in was ruled out for offside. Trent Alexander-Arnold's move into a midfield role resulted in a strong finish to a disappointing season for Liverpool last term, but he was guilty of giving the ball away for Antoine Semenyo's opener after only three minutes.Liverpool needed some inspiration to kickstart their season after a 1-1 draw at Chelsea last weekend.Luis Diaz provided it as he flicked up Diogo Jota's cross and then ac...
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Bournemouth Appoint Andoni Iraola As Manager After Gary O’Neil Sacking | Football News
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Bournemouth Appoint Andoni Iraola As Manager After Gary O’Neil Sacking | Football News

[ad_1] Bournemouth announced they had hired Andoni Iraola as their new manager just hours after the shock sacking of Gary O'Neil on Monday. Iraola agreed a two-year contract with the Premier League club following the expiry of his contract with Spanish side Rayo Vallecano. The Spaniard's move to the Vitality Stadium came as a major surprise after O'Neil's impressive work in keeping Bournemouth in the English top flight last season."We're so excited to welcome Andoni to the club," said Bournemouth chairman Bill Foley. "With his contract in Spain coming to an end this summer we wanted to act quickly."Iraola's three-year spell with Vallecano ended with an 11th-placed finish in La Liga this season.He earned promotion to La Liga in his first season with the club in 2020/21, before taking the ...
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Newcastle United Hit Troubled Tottenham Hotspur For Six To Shatter Their Top Four Bid | Football News
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Newcastle United Hit Troubled Tottenham Hotspur For Six To Shatter Their Top Four Bid | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham's bid to qualify for the Champions League suffered a hammer blow as they conceded five times in the first 21 minutes of a humiliating 6-1 defeat at top-four rivals Newcastle on Sunday. Cristian Stellini's side were buried by an avalanche of goals from Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak, who both netted twice, and strikes from Joelinton and Callum Wilson. Harry Kane's reply was no consolation for woeful Tottenham, who look certain to miss out on a place in the Premier League's top four after a second successive loss.The north Londoners are six points behind third-placed Newcastle and fourth-placed Manchester United, having played two more games than United and one more than Newcastle.Fifth-placed Tottenham host United on Thursday and a defeat against Erik ten Hag's team woul...
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