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City clinch fifth Premier title Sixteen-goal Lions
rout Scrabble in Cup BY DAVID SAFFER
Manchester City are Premier League champions after neighbours Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Leicester City on Tuesday night. The result wrapped up City’s fifth Premier crown as they are 10 points clear of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s side with three games remaining. BY DAVID SAFFER Manager Pep Guardiola told BBC Sport, “This Mogilner was the hardest one. We as willMaccabi always Reiss scored six goals remember this thumped season forScrabble the way we London Lions A inwon. the I am so round proud of tothe be Cyril the manager here and second Anekstein Cup. ofTh this group ofLeague players.side They are soup special. e Premier racked a 16-0 To come through this season, with Kenley all the win with Daniel Green and Michael restrictions and difficultiesEd we’ve faced and both bagging a hat-trick. Brafman, Dashow the consistency have is remarkavid Dinkin, and Adamwe Hassanali completble.the It isrout relentless. ” He added, ed in a mismatch of a ““I tie.have been inLions Spain,could I havehave beenscored in Germany I can in theand opening say this of is the I would the say minute thetoughest clash butleague, soon opened by far. So, it means lothalf to everyone. ” scoring and led 9-0aby time. Thee Foxes are One four points matheTh Division team, from though outmaticallybattled securing classed, awayatoChampions the end. League spot alongside United. Chelsea favourLions boss was lost for words are at full time ites towas land last place of West such thethe display from ahead his team who Hamevery and Liverpool. gave respect to the opposition. At thenot other endsure of thethere’s table Fulham “I’m really anythingand to Westwe Bromwich Albion have relegatsay, are happy to make it joined through to the ed Sheffield in” he The Championship next round ofUnited the cup, commented. after just one season backran in the Hendon United Sports out top 3-1 flight. victors Chelsea and Leicester City meet in the FA against League One outfi t North London Cup final on Saturday. Raiders. City’s third title seasons arrived Th e Premier sideinledfour early in the second withonly Caglar half for Soyuncu’s Raiders to second equalisehalf butwinner struck after late Mason Luke two goalsGreenwood to book a equalised place in round Thomas’s for the visitors at Old three of theopener competition. Trafford. Hendon now turn their attentions to the Leicester manager Rodgers wasa league as they travelBrendan to Oakwood A for delighted had taken huge step crucial tophisofteam the table clash aon Sunday towards the elite competition. He told BT (10am). Sport, “The players have definitely overDaniel Kristall’s team stunned the league achievedlast with all the bigthey teams around. leaders month when won 2-0, a Now wewould can really enjoy tothe finalaatpoint the victory move them within weekend. ” with a match in hand. of Hendon Regarding in City’s triumph, “CongratulaElsewhere the latest round of fixtures, tions to Pep andLondon his team. They are a won10-man North Galaxy made it a derful team. are theDivision Champions three-way titleThey race in theinonly One League final, they are champions in Engclash of the day after defeating Oakwood B. land andMurray they clearly deserved ” Galaxy Jamie saw red early onit.but Solskjaer rallied with told goalsBBC fromSport, Josh “They Cohenare andvery Jaworthy champions. I have to say 2-1 congratcob Leigh to record an important away ulations because they have played some win. fantastic season.”Jewish Care A in Galaxy stuff headthis Redbridge Guardiola’s City, few days earlier, had the table by just oneapoint after 10 matches, blownplace a chance to win at home third Fairlop FCthe arePremier five points bewhenwith theytwo lost 2-1 to fellow Champions hind games in hand. League finalists Chelsea. Rafi Bloom scored for Oakwood. Raheem opened the scoring in thena “It was Sterling a fantastic performance
Sadio Mane reignited Liverpool’s Euro challenge
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Sergio Aguero had the opportunity to seal the title from the penalty spot approaching half time but Edouard Mendy saved his ‘Panenka’ style effort. The visitors equalised through Cesar Azpilicueta then Marcus Alonso scored an injury time winner. City have been defeated by Chelsea twice in three weeks, having lost an FA Cup semi-final clash at Wembley, which is a concern looking ahead to the Champions 16-goal Maccabi League finaleLondon at theLions end of May. Guardiola told Sky Sports, “It was a tight game, but in general we playedGalaxy really good. must-win game, ” commented play-” Regarding Aguero’s botched penalty, he er-manager Luke Lewis. noted, “Heback decided take itOakwood his way, I’ve “We sat and to allowed the nothing to add. ball, given the” one-man advantage and Chelsea boss Thomas told Sky looked to hit them on theTuchel counter attack Sports: “What a performance in the second with pace. half. We goals were came more down or lessthe equals in the “Both right-hand first half, incrossed the last the fivefiminutes we almost side. Leigh rst one into Cohen gave it away completely. If theyhimself. scored the to finish, before slotting home Up penalty it was to first we go.” over before it started and we would no chance to come The have Division Two title raceback. also” took League a Europa twist with leaguefinalists leaders Manchester Herstwood United secured Champions League spot Vale going downa to a 2-1 defeat at Temple with a 3-1 win against Aston Villa at Villa Fortune. Park. Faithfold B have played a game more Bertrand Traore opened the ascoring than Vale but moved level with 5-3 winbut at UnitedLondon hit back whenMasters. Bruno Fernandes North Raiders slotted a 52ndtwice minute penaltywho afJacob home Kalms struck for Fortune ter Douglas Luizleading had fouled Pogba. scored through scorerPaul James MilGreenwood fired home four minutes later letwith his 17th goal of the season. prior Edinson the points Thetoresult was Cavani all the sealing more remarkable on Temple 77 minutes. as were down to 11 players with Oli Watkins saw red for a second booka‘keeper Ben Rebuck dislocating a shoulder blethe offence in warmbefore up. full time. Newcastle assured safety after “Th is was United a fantastic win given thea
Phil Foden helped Manchester City win the Premier title
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stunning 4-2 win at Leicester. Joe Willock opened the scoring then Paul Dummett nodded home to double the lead before half time. Callum Wilson bagged a second-half brace prior to Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho scoring consolation goals. A delighted Newcastle manager Steve Bruce told BBC MOTD, “I have said quietly for weeks that we’d be okay when we got our big players back. My staff have worked tirelessly to make sure we got to this position. We have turned it around at the right time.” Everton remain in the shake up for a Europa League spot after defeating West Ham who suffered a setback in their Champions League aspirations. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the all-important goal in the first half at London Stadium. Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti told BBC Sport, “If we lost this game we were out of the fight, but we the fight with great circumstances, ” are saidin delighted Fortune motivation. boss Simon”Linden. West had Hama manager Moyes “We number ofDavid players out, told ReBBC Sport, “I’m obviously disappointed we buck got injured, so I couldn’t have asked didn’t winfrom or get least a draw. But Ben that’s any more thea players. We wish a football,recovery. when you get those moments you speedy need to take it.” old school performance, “It was a proper meantime, still90 in minutes with an weLiverpool, battled and defendedare for the chance European football. Sadioproved Mane and tookofour chances. Experience nodded Mo Salah’s cross to be thein winner. It’s a big win,shortly one weafter will Alisson saved his side twiceon in the half. enjoy and we hope to build it infirst 2019. ” Thiago sealed“Th theiswin stoppage time.as a He added, wininmarks 50 years So, areclub Liverpool still with a shout? Livfootball and will beinone Nigel Kyte and erpool boss Jurgen Klopp told BBC Sport, everyone associated with the club from day
“It’s not impossible but it’s difficult. We will give it a try and see where we get to.” Mid-table Leeds United hit Tottenham’s Euro chances at Elland Road. Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds deserved this 3-1 victory in an enthralling clash. Stuart Dallas struck on 13 minutes only for Son Heung-min to equalise. But Patrick Bamford edged the hosts ahead before half time. Spurs talisman Harry Kane had two goals ruled out for offside, the first a close call, and hit the crossbar from a free-kick. Leeds subs Raphinha and Rodrigo combined six minutes from time for the third goal. Bielsa told BBC Sport, “For a while now we hope to play on an equal term with an important opponent. In some ways today, we achieved this.” Spurs caretaker boss Ryan Mason told BT Sport, “Today was a massive game for us, to lose it hurts.” Wolves came from behind to defeat 10man Brighton 2-1 with a last-minute winner from Morgan Gibbs-White at Molineux. Lewis Dunk opened the scoring for the Seagulls before getting his marching orders in the second half. Wolves sub Adama Traore equalised and Gibbs-White grabbed the headlines. Brighton’s Neil Maupay received a red card after the final whistle. Arsenal ratified West Brom’s demotion PHOTO: DAVID SAFFER to the Championship with Emilie SmithRowe, Nicolas Pepe and Willian hitting the target at Emirates Stadium. Matheus Pereira scored for the visitors. For Sam Allardyce, it was a first taste of relegation in his top-flight managerial career. Big Sam had previously kept Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and Crystal Palace up but the Baggies project was a ‘great escape’ too far. Allardyce told MOTD, “It is a disappointing night but we have to take it on the chin. It is not as painful for me as it is for the club or players. one will enjoy.” It is painful, I wanted it for the clubboss andJacob players more than butto it Vale Emanuel wasme, quick hasn’t happened. Everyone his hasinjury. to accept it wish Rebuck well following and recover ” “First and quickly. most importantly, everyone at Burnley ended Fulham’s one ‘keeper season Vale would like to wish the Fortune Premier tenure with a 2-0towin Craven a quick recovery, we hope seeat him back Cottage. on the football pitch as soon as possible,” he Fulham boss Scott Parker told BBC Sport, said. “ItAs hasfor been but it doesn’t hide the the looming defeat, Emanuel commented, disappointment, hurt andbig sadness I feelyou to“It doesn’t matter how a squad night. It’s inevitable ” have, you can nevernow. account for unavailCrystal 2-0today’s win against ability or Palace injury. eased Only fitovea of team Sheffield but went down South-a played in United our recent win over FCtoTeam, ampton 3-1 on Tuesday night. lack of togetherness and poor individual
“It was a proper old school performance, we battled and defended for the 90 minutes and took our chances. Experience proved to be the winner.”
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