Southampton 0-5 Tottenham: Spurs blow Saints away with first-half blitz
Spurs scored five goals in the first half of a game for the first time
Spurs scored five goals in the first half of a game for the first time
The Blues have taken advantage of Liverpool’s slip
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As the goals rained in on the south coast, the under-pressure chairman was not forgotten
Blues maintain their excellent Premier League form
The left-back was forced off during the thrashing of Southampton
A 3-3 thriller after extra time was settled by penalties as Celtic claimed the bragging rights
Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson were on target for Enzo Maresca’s team.
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City have now lost eight of their last 11 games despite leading in the 88th minute of the Manchester derby
Southampton 0-5 Tottenham: Home fans turned on the manager or left early as Spurs ended a run of five matches without a win
As a battle of the Premier League’s two most idealistic managers, it registered as a no-contest. Such was the dominance of Ange Postecoglou’s version of the glory game over Southampton’s it ended up being a question of exactly when Russell Martin’s misguided evangelism will be discontinued. And not if. Saints’ main contribution to any free-flowing, …
Keeping up the pretence that this is no title challenge is becoming Chelsea’s toughest task. Boosted by Arsenal and Liverpool squandering points on Saturday, Enzo Maresca’s team broke the Brentford curse and delivered in the manner of potential champions by winning a tight game thanks to goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson.Not that Maresca was …
Pool 1: Exeter 21-64 ToulouseLebel and Barassi score twice as visitors run in 10 triesAnother lop-sided pool game and a further reminder of life’s fluctuating fortunes. Five years ago Exeter were beating Toulouse en route to winning the Champions Cup and putting the seal on one of English team sport’s great Cinderella tales. These days the gap between …
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Late intervention gave life to a match that had been akin to elite football reimagined by a robot with a hangoverIt was deeply fitting Amad Diallo should decide this Manchester derby, mainly because for long periods he seemed to be the only person on the pitch not playing under heavy sedation.Footballers are often said to have stood out in a game. Diallo …
MATT BARLOW AT ST MARY'S: Unfortunately for Russell Martin the euphoria of promotion has long since faded, and his tenure ended with the pain of a 45-minute obliteration.
KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: The cross came in from Noni Madueke and this time, it did not fly over the Cucu's nest.
In the end Amorim was vindicated as United produced a stunning come-from-behind win in the final moments to defeat City 2-1 to make it eight defeats in 11 games for their local rivals.
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Marc Cucurella was sent off after the final whistle as Chelsea beat Brentford 2-1.
SOUTHAMPTON 0-5 TOTTENHAM: It was spectacular from the away side at St Mary's.
CHELSEA 2-1 BRENTFORD: Enzo Maresca's side produced a professional performance to pile the pressure on Liverpool.