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LEICESTER were beaten by Everton as goals from Richarlison and Mason Holgate gave the visitors a deserved three points.
Final score: Leicester 0-2 Everton
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THAT’S ALL FROM KING POWER
Everton picked up an important 2-0 victory over a strong Leicester side at King Power Stadium.
To recap, the Toffees opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a little unintentional help from Kasper Schmeichel.
Schmeichel failed to hold on to the ball following a beautiful shot from Richarlison.
However, the Leicester goalkeeper did his best to stop the Merseysiders from scoring another in the second half but was let down by his defence.
It was at the 72nd minute when Michael Keane picked up a header from a corner kick but was stopped by the Denmark international.
Schmeichel also blocked Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s shot but third time was the charm for Everton as Mason Holgate sent the ball to the back of the net.
Leicester almost got a penalty in the closing minutes following a clumsy challenge between Andre Gomes and Ayoze Perez but VAR overruled the decision.
Thanks for sticking by tonight and have a wonderful night

RODGERS ON THE PEN
Brendan Rodgers believes Leicester should have had a penalty in the second half.
Rodgers was referring to that challenge between Andre Gomes and Ayoze Perez in the Everton box.
The referee gave a penalty but his decision was overruled following a VAR evaluation.
Rodgers said: “I thought we should have had a penalty, I think it was clear within the game.
“I thought the referee made the right decision but somehow overturns it.
“We had a few other moments that were unfortunate but it’s a frustrating result for us because we felt that we could have done more and the goals were basic goals.”

LOT OF HAPPINESS
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti took to Twitter as well to celebrate tonight’s result.
Ancelotti is pleased with the performance but insists the Tofees have a long way to go

AB-SOLUTE SUCCESS
Everton star and tonight’s man of the match Abdoulaye Doucoure took to Twitter after the win at King Power Stadium.
Doucoure praised the team spirit and performance against a strong Leicester side

DOM-INATING
Dominic Calvert-Lewin didn’t hit the net against Leicester but that didn’t stop him from celebrating.

MAN OF THE MATCH?
Abdoulaye Doucoure put together an incredible performance for Everton against Leicester.
Doucoure has been stellar with his duties in midfield and defence as he was the one that combined the two areas together.
The midfielder had the highest passing accuracy (87.8 per cent) than any of his team-mates and kept the likes of Jamie Vardy and James Maddison at bay throughout the encounter.
Most impressive, though, is that he held it together despite losing Allan in midfield due to injury in the first half

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GUARDIAN ANCEL
Carlo Ancelotti makes it four wins in four matches against Brendan Rodgers.
We mentioned how the two managers have faced off three times in the past with Ancelotti winning twice while in charge of Real Madrid when he took on Rodgers’ Liverpool in the 2014/15 Champions League.
The Everton boss also prevailed in July when the Merseysiders beat Leicester 2-1 at Goodison Park.
The hoodoo continues for Rodgers…

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STATS
Leicester dominated 60.8 per cent of possession but still couldn’t break Everton’s backline.
The Foxes’ 14 shots, two on target, never worried the Toffees who completed a total of 11 shots, 6 on target.
It was pretty even when it came to defence as both teams got a 50 per cent success rate in aerial duels and close to a 50/50 return on tackles.
Everton’s defensive tactics paid dividends as they closed all spaces for their opponents

FT: LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
Everton pick up an incredible win at King Power Stadium which gets them closer to the Premier League top four.
The Toffees opened the scoring after 21 minutes thanks to a gaffe by Kasper Schmeichel, who failed to hold on to the ball following Richarlison’s beautiful shot.
The Merseysiders doubled their lead in the 72nd minute with Mason Holgate who picked up the ball following two incedible saves by Schmeichel who denied Micheal Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the build-up.
Leicester came close to a goal when the referee gave a penalty after a challenge between Andre Gomes and Ayoze Perez but VAR overruled his decision

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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THE FINAL WHISTLE GOES!

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
90+2 SUBSTITUTION
Jonjoe Kenny comes in for Alex Iwobi.
The youngsters are getting a shot from Carlo Ancelotti

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
89 SUBSTITUTION
Dominic Calvert-Lewin makes way for the young Anthony Gordon.
Meanwhile, referee gives four minutes of stoppage time

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89 Was it a penalty?
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89 LEICESTER GOAL OVERRULED FOR OFFSIDE
Jamie Vardy gets the header from a corner kick and the ball goes to Ayoze Perez.
Perez sends it to the back of the net but was found offside

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
86 Mason Holgate is going to remember this night for the rest of his life.
Couldn’t come at a better time for the defender

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
Referee overrules his previous decision after checking in with VAR.
No penalty for Leicester then.
Looking back it seemed like a soft challenge as it doesn’t really look like there is much contact between Andre Gomes and Ayoze Perez

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
Referee goes to the monitors to check it out.
This seems like a very close call…

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
83 Andre Gomes appears to have brought Ayoze Perez down with a flick from behind.
VAR are checking it out

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
83 PENALTY FOR LEICESTER

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
80 Ten minutes to go at King Power Stadium and Everton are close to a big win.
Kasper Schmeichel was at fault in the first goal but couldn’t do anything more in the second.
Schmeichel made two amazing saves but was let down by his defence and Mason Holgate got the goal.

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78 CHANCE
Everton come close to a third goal with Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Alex Iwobi runs past James Justin on the left and fires a pass to Sigurdsson.
But the Everton captain gets a clumsy touch and sends the ball wide off the mark

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
SUBSTITUTION
Kelechi Iheanacho comes on for Nempalys Mendy.
Iheanacho loves scoring against Everton but is there enough time?

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
76 And this is how Mason Holgate doubled Everton’s lead.
Leicester’s defence were at fault there with so many players unmarked

LEICESTER 0-2 EVERTON
72 That may have sealed it for Everton!
Micheal Keane picks up a thunderous header from a corner kick but Kasper Schmeichel saves.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes but Schmeichel saves again and sends the ball to the top post.
But the Leicester keeper isn’t as fortunate with Mason Holgate’ close-range shot and it is 2-0 for Everton!

GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL
EVERTON MAKE IT TWO!

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ARSENAL were held at home by Southampton as Gabriel saw red for two bookings in the second half – but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has finally scored.
Final score: Arsenal 1-1 Southampton
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THAT’S A WRAP
Thanks for joining us this evening.
Take a look at our match report, courtesy of Andrew Dillon.

ARTETA ON A DRAW
Arteta says: “When you cannot win it you don’t lose it.
“Going again with ten men and playing so long against a good side you have to take it.
“The boys defended with their lives and you have to take a point.”

ARTETA SPEAKS
Speaking on Amazon, Mikel Arteta says: “We had some good moments and some good opportunities where we didn’t score.
“Hopefully that’s going to unlock us because in the last few weeks it’s been a struggle. In this case for Auba individually I think it’s really important.”
Speaking of Gabriel’s red card, Arteta said: “There were many incidents before that where the referee didn’t give any yellow cards for blocking free-kicks, for kicking the ball out and we got it.
“You have to be a little stable on that understand the game and the tension.”

SAINTS STATS
Southampton will be happy with that.

STAT ATTACK
Arsenal remain 15th after tonight’s draw, they’re six clear of the relegation zone…
They’ve won just 14 points from 13 Premier League games this season, it’s their lowest tally at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1974-75.
The Gunners have a real discipline problem these days; they’ve had seven red cards this year.

7 – Since Mikel Arteta’s first Premier League game in charge (Boxing Day 2019), Arsenal have been shown seven red cards, four more than any other PL side in this period. Mist. pic.twitter.com/6fXjoVralK
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 16, 2020

STANDINGS
Southampton missed out on the chance to go top for an hour or so, but they move into third.
Tottenham face Liverpool at Anfield shortly to decide who goes top.

PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS
Arsenal 1-1 Southampton
Leeds 5-2 Newcastle
Leicester 0-2 Everton

A POINT APIECE
Arsenal have held onto a point and avoided their fifth successive home league defeat.
Holding’s late header could have changed their fortunes, but Redmond also rattled the crossbar in the latter stages of the game.
Stick with us for some post-match reaction.

FT: ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON

ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
93. It’s certainly been an eventful evening!

ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
92. Ward-Prowse is deservedly man-of-the-match.

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91. Arsenal win a free kick as Saka whips it in to the centre of the box where Holding leaps up to greet it.
He’s head and shoulders above the Southampton defence but his header clips the crossbar instead.

ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
90. Four extra minutes at the Emirates.

ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
89. Arsenal are taking their sweet time to take this goal kick – they seem happy just to take a point.

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88. Ward-Prose lifts the ball over the Arsenal defence to pick out Ings, in the six-yard box, but Ings nods the ball just right of the post.
He’s really frustrated with himself.

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87. Leeds are leading 4-2 against Newcastle.

ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
85. Redmond clips the outside of the netting with a shot from the left-corner of the box.

ARSENAL 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
84. Pepe is replaced by Cedric Soares.

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84. Saka tries to pick out Luiz at the far post, but Adams gets up ahead of him and clears it.

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83. Arsenal have a free-kick about 35 yards out, Saka hovers over the ball.

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82. Ings is shown a yellow for a sliding tackle on Willock.

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80. Djenpo holds onto the ball a smidge too long in his diagonal run across the box.
Holding piles on pressures to the Southampton man right up to the line as Djenpo pokes it out.

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78. Djenpo makes an excellent run to the by-line and pulls it back to Ward-Prowse in the centre of the box.
His strike is decent, with the inside of his foot, but it’s deflected by Luiz.

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75. Southampton corner as Ward-Prowse’s whips a decent ball into the six-yard box, but Luiz is there to clear it.
Very brave to hit the ball with his head after his recent traumatic head clash.

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74. Elsewhere, Leicester are trailing by two goals at home against Everton.

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MANCHESTER CITY were held at home by a battling West Brom as the Baggies picked up a priceless away point at the Etihad.
Final score: Man City 1-1 West Brom
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THAT’S ALL FROM MANCHESTER
Manchester City were left frustrated by a passionate West Brom in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad.
City struggled at times to break the Baggies’ defence as they were defending deep throughout the match.
Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring after 30 minutes with a wonderful finish following a beautiful pass by Raheem Sterling.
The Citizens looked set to go back to the dressing room with the lead but disaster struck as West Brom equalised when Semi Ajayi’s shot deflected on Ruben Dias and ended up behind Ederson’s net two minutes before half-time.
City had plenty of chances to win the game in the second half with Gundogan, Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero but were all denied by an incredible Sam Johnstone.
Johnstone made six important saves and gave West Brom a golden point that could pay dividends in their bid to avoid relegation.
Goodnight

BIL SMILE
West Brom manager Slaven Bilic praised his players for this important result.
Bilic also named Sam Johnstone as a major factor behind that draw as he described him as a “big asset”
The West Brom boss said: “I’m really proud of the boys.
“Before the game we asked them to believe, to work hard for each other, to try to frustrate City and wait for our chance to penetrate and create chances- and we did everything.
“We defended as a unit, individually, and we also counted on Sam Johnstone who is our big asset, but that is what you need if you are to come to the Etihad and get anything out of the game.
“We’ve played some really good stuff against the big teams – Chelsea, Tottenham Manchester United – but were disappointed coming away empty handed. It was important today not only to put in a good performance but to be rewarded with a point.”

PEP TALK
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola identified goals as the one thing that was missing from his team tonight against West Brom.
But a frustrated Guardiola also admitted that his team couldn’t afford to drop points against the Baggies.
The City manager said: “[The only thing missing was] scoring goals, we created enough to win the game, we did everything but, in the end, you have to put the ball in, and we are struggling.
“If you want to be there [at the top of the league], no disrespect to West Brom, you have to win these games. Sometimes you drop points fairly but the other ones you have to win games to be there.
“The top of the league is not far away but you have to win games at home against West Brom if you are to be there at the end.
“We are in early December and there are a lot of games to play. We have to continue. This situation is weird for everyone.
“In the end we played to win the game, we deserved to win the game, but we didn’t win it. Football is judged on the end result.”

NOT GUND ENOUGH
Ilkay Gundogan is adamant that Manchester City deserved better but also knows his team-mates have to put tonight’s result behind them despite the fixture congestion..
Gundogan said: “I think we deserved better.
“It is disappointing for us to get just one point. These kind of games we need to win. This why we are not happy.
“We’ve had great years and played great football in the past, so obviously we have set the level quite high. The expectations only go up.
“All over Europe, all of the big teams are struggling with the tight [schedule of] fixtures. We are human beings, we are not machines or robots.
“We cannot complain, we need to look forward.”

SAINT JOHN
Sam Johnstone put together a man-of-the-match performance but insists it was a team effort and sang Slaven Bilic’s praises.
Johnstone said: “The boys dug in, we fought for 94 minutes.
“The lads ran their socks off and I was there to make a few saves when it was needed. The free-kick, that was a good save because it was quick and there were a few bodies [in front of me].
“Their quality is unbelievable so it’s just about trying to get into good positions early. The lads fought hard and I didn’t want to let them down. This is a massive result. We fought, we headed, we tackled.
“The manager is great. We all fight for him, for each other, for the club. The boys love him.
“We knew getting promoted, it would be tough. If we keep playing like that, hopefully luck goes our way.”

WILD BIL
Tonight marked Slaven Bilic’s 100th Premier League game as manager.
Bilic took West Brom back to the top flight but also spent two years at West Ham.
And what better way to mark such a special occasion than getting a result at the Etihad?
That game might prove to be critical in the Baggies’ relegation battle

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MADE OF STON
West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone stood out against Manchester City with six incredible saves.
Johnstone denied Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan who picked up a header at a very close range.
The ex-Manchester United man also blocked an incredible free-kick by Kevin De Bruyne.
It is hard to imagine West Brom picking up a point at the Etihad without their goalkeeper in such amazing form

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STAT’S UNBELIEVABLE
West Brom only had 23.1 per cent of possession and just one shot on target throughout the match.
Manchester City, on the other hand, recorded a whopping 26 shots, seven on target, and still couldn’t beat West Brom.
The Baggies owe a lot to Sam Johnstone who was on fire at the Etihad with six important saves

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SAM-THING SPECIAL
Tim Sherwood insists West Brom deserved a result with the way they defended.
Sherwood also praised Sam Johnstone who has to be man of the match.
The ex-Tottenham boss said: “They deserve it! The goalkeeper certainly deserves it!”

FT: MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
A disappointing result for Manchester City who drop two points at home against Premier League strugglers West Brom.
But what an amazing outcome for the Baggies who pick up a priceless point that will boost their hopes of climbing out of the relegation zone.
City opened the scoring after 30 minutes with a beautiful finish by Ilkay Gundogan.
But West Brom equalised two minutes before half-time when Semi Ajayi’s weak shot deflected on Ruben Dias and went to the back of Ederson’s net

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THE FINAL WHISTLE GOES!

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
90+4 WHAT A CHANCE!
Kevin De Bruyne again with a wonderful cross finds Raheem Sterling.
Sterling gets the header but Sam Johnstone saves a gain.
What a performance from the former Manchester United man!

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90+3 WHAT A CHANCE!
Ilkay Gundogan fires a beautiful free-kick that leaves Sam Johnstone standing.
But the ball goes just a few inches wide and touches the outside of the net.
It looked like it went in from our angle

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
90+1 WHAT A CHANCE!
Ilkay Gundogan picks up a beautiful cross by Kevin De Bruyne.
Gundogan fires a header but Sam Johnstone makes another incredible save.
Johnstone is the man of the match as it stands

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
90 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is protesting at fourth official Anthony Taylor who signals for another four minutes of stoppage time.
Guardiola was lucky not to get booked there…

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
88 WHAT A CHANCE!
Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling outnumber West Brom’s defence in a counter-attack.
Aguero finds some space from a good position and fires a shot which goes wide

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
87 SUBSTITUTION
Lee Peltier replaces Matt Phillips as West Brom try to protect the draw

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
86 WHAT A CHANCE!
Manchester City get a free kick which is taken by Kevin De Bruyne.
De Bruyne fires a powerful shot but Sam Johnstone blocks it with a wonderful save in his lower angle.
That was a beautiful shot and a magnificent save

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
That’s basically been the mood at Manchester City throughout the second half.
City can’t find any space or ideas on how to beat West Brom, who are playing deep.
Slaven Bilic wants to protect the result, which would indeed be a major outcome for the visitors

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MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
81 Another bad ball from Joao Cancelo in the closing minutes.
Cancelo tries to play the ball on the flanks but sends it out for a free kick.
Desperation is piling up as Manchester City can’t afford to drop points against West Brom at the Etihad.
But West Brom would be all smiles if they picked up a point away against the Citizens

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
80 SUBSTITUTION
Jake Livermore makes way for Filip Krovinovic in the last 10 minutes.
Can West Brom hold on?

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
Gabriel Jesus picked up a nasty knock during the second half which led to him busting his lip.
But thankfully Jesus was able to continue after receiving treatment

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77 As mentioned earlier, Sergio Aguero loves scoring against West Brom.
Aguero has scored a whopping eight goals in a total of 11 Premier League matches against the Baggies.
In fact, the Argentina international has been involved in a total of 14 goals as he also produced six assists.

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
75 SUBSTITUTION
As predicted, Sergio Aguero takes Phil Foden’s place and Kyle Walker replaces Benjamin Mendy.
Aguero returns following an illness that made him miss the Manchester derby last week

MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 WEST BROM
73 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been heard yelling: “Sergio, Sergio!”
That can mean only one thing, and that is that Sergio Aguero is coming in against a team he loves to score…

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PEDRO NETO netted in stoppage time to stun Chelsea at Molineux after the Blues had led through Olivier Giroud.
Final score: Wolves 2-1 Chelsea
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THAT’S A WRAP
Thanks for joining us this evening, don’t forget to take a look at the match report courtesy David Kidd.
There’s also a blog underway for the Man City v West Brom clash.

NUNO SPEAKS
Speaking on Amazon, Nuno Espirito Santo says: “We reacted well [to going one goal down] we moved the game well and were always in it.
“We were well organised and I thought we played really well in the second half.”I think the first half, the game was very tight, Chelsea had the ball, but we were organised and created problems from set-pieces.
“We didn’t start the second half well either, we must analyse it. But, after that, the boys believed that the game was there to be competitive and they did well.”

COMPLACENT CHELSEA?
After the game, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was disappointed with the performance he saw from his side.
He says: “At 1-0 we should see the game out.
“We weren’t playing that well tonight, so we should have hung onto 1-0, control the game and control the counter attacks, which we didn’t do.”
When asked if his side got complacent with their long unbeaten run, he added: “We were playing very well, with a long unbeaten run, but maybe the lads thought we were playing well- when you think you’re playing well these things can happen.
“The players will need to think about their performance during the next few days, this is the Premier League, we need to do better.”

FALING SHORT
N’Golo Kanté says: “We are all disappointed- after the last loss, we wanted to have a win here.
“The first half was not great for us, to finish the game conceding like that is a big disappointment.
“Even if we are not playing great, we were one goal ahead, so we could have managed the difference.
“We conceded too many counter attacks today.
“The most important is to get back to winning ways, against West Ham at home next.

NETO SPEAKS
Pedro Neto says: “We wanted to win so much, we worked so hard and really deserved that win.
“It’s very difficult to go a goal down, they’re a good team, but in the locker room we spoke about getting together and going as a team and that’s what we’ve done- we’re very happy.
“We know that we can win the game in the first minute and last minute- we worked very hard for the whole game and did well.”

HERE’S THE WINNER!

FT: WOLVES 2-1 CHELSEA

WOLVES 2-1 CHELSEA
96. Neto’s the last man on the ball, racing towards the Chelsea box, he tries to have one final shot from a tight angle on the right but it flies out the other side of the box.

WOLVES 2-1 CHELSEA
96. Last chance saloon for Chelsea, as even Mendy is up in the box for Chilwell’s corner.
His first corner is cleared at the near post, but his second makes it into the central area as Boly and Zouma compete for the ball.

WOLVES 2-1 CHELSEA
94. Wolves counter quickly and Neto is picked out, deep in Chelsea’s half.
Neto faces Zuma one-on-one and breaks into the box on the left, Zouma struggles to deal with the drop of the shoulder and shift of pace.
It’s a brilliant finish as Neto drills the ball into the bottom corner.

GOOOAL
NETO WINS IT FOR WOLVES! WHAT A DRAMATIC ENDING

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93. Semedo is booked for a clumsy challenge on Pulisic, he grabs him by the shoulder and clips his ankle at the same time.

WOLVES 1-1 CHELSEA
90. Five additional minutes at Molineux.
But Boly is down, clutching his hamstring, just as Wolves have made their last substitution.

WOLVES 1-1 CHELSEA
89. Podence, after an impressive performance, is replaced by Vitinha.

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88. Coady gifts Chelsea a free-kick, is there going to be one more goal this evening?
Not by the looks of Chilwell’s swing into the box, from the left.
He lazily appears to attempt to send it into the box, after Werner played the corner to him, but it’s sent into the empty stand.

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87. Neves is given a talking to by the ref after bringing down Kovacic from behind.

WOLVES 1-1 CHELSEA
Here’s Kante indulging in a spot of netball…

WOLVES 1-1 CHELSEA
85. Kante is shown a yellow for bringing Podence ot the ground- seemed to be the only way to stop the speedy Wolves man.

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83. Chelsea have a chance, but Abraham can’t get on the end of a deflected shot- he’s literally dead-centre in the six-yard box, but he can’t quite get his outstretched leg to the ball.

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82. VAR check complete, no penalty!
Neto is horrified, but there are cheers from the Chelsea technical area.
In fairness to James, he didn’t make any contact. Neto, technically, should be booked for diving.

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80. Kante is chasing Neto down, but it’s James who comes in from the left to disposses him.
Having looked at the VAR replay, there’s little contact made- we’re all waiting for the ref to look at the monitor…

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80. IT’S A PEN TO WOLVES!!!

WOLVES 1-1 CHELSEA
78. Traore finds Semedo steaming into the area but instead of having a shot, which looks like a better option, he looks for a cut back.

WOLVES 1-1 CHELSEA
77. It’s now an end-to-end game here at Molineux.

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75. Chilwell, Podence and Somedo seem to be involved in a set-to on the touchline.
Podence tries to pinch the ball off Chilwell, as he tries to play the throw-in quickly, but Chilwell doesn’t release it- instead he pushes the Wolves man.

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ARSENAL suffered a damaging defeat to Burnley at home in the Premier League thanks to a late Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang own goal.
Granit Xhaka was also sent off as pressure further heaped itself on manager Mikel Arteta.
RESULT: Arsenal 0-1 Burnley
TV/Live stream: BT Sport 1
Arsenal XI: To follow
Burnley XI: To follow

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GOODNIGHT FROM THE EMIRATES
It’s become a familiar Sunday night feeling for Arsenal fans.
For the fourth consecutive home game, the Gunners have been defeated in the final game of the weekend to increase the pressure on Mikel Arteta.
After Leicester, Aston Villa and Wolves before them, this time it was Burnley who pitched up at the Emirates and left with three points – for the first time since 1974.
A game short on confidence and skill turned on a ridiculous sending off just before the hour mark.
Having fouled Dwight McNeil, Granit Xhaka took exception to the reaction of the Burnley players, and retaliated by throwing Ashley Westwood to the floor by the neck.
It then went from bad to worse. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang broke his goalscoring duck – but at the wrong end; the Arsenal captain heading Westwood’s corner into his own net as the Gunners conceded from a set-piece for the first time this season.
The result lifts the Clarets out of the bottom three, and just four points behind their illustrious opponents. If Burnley are in a relegation battle, then so are Arsenal.
As Sean Dyche praised his players at full time, Arteta cut a forlorn figure.
This is the first time since 1959 that the north London club have lost four consecutive home games, and it is now their worst start to a season for 45 years.
The Arsenal manager says he will continue to work hard and scratch his head. For how much longer is anyone’s guess.

GUNNERS SHOT DOWN
Oscar Paul has savaged the Arsenal players after a fourth consecutive home defeat. Read his player ratings to see who scored just one out of ten.
You can probably guess.

DYCHE DELIGHTED
A proud Sean Dyche has been speaking post-match about his side’s first win at Arsenal since 1974:
“It’s pleasing. We’ve had to work for it and fight for everything. It’s not easy against ten men.
“They had a good reaction with ten men, and it gave them a cause. They seemed to raise themselves for the next 10-15 minutes. We saw ourselves through that period.

We got a bit of luck with the goal, but sometimes you need that at a place like this.
Sean Dyche

ARTETA REACTION
A clearly disappointed Mikel Arteta has fronted up for the cameras, and rued the sending off of Granit Xhaka as having cost his side the game.
“You saw the performance of the boys. How much they wanted it, the way they played, the chances we created and the dominance we had throughout the game.
“Again, we throw a game away by giving away a silly red card and we’ve lost the game.
“You saw what happened the other 60-70 minutes, we had total control of the game and we should have won it.
 “In this condition, it’s even worse [than Pepe’s sending off at Leeds]. The condition we are in, not winning football matches, you cannot do that.

We were on top from the beginning of the game to the moment we had a player sent off.
Mikel Arteta

HAPPY PLACE
With tonight’s victory, Burnley moved out of the relegation zone at the expense of Fulham. The Clarets are in a happy place this evening.

PATRICE PUTS THE BOOT IN
In the Sky Sports studio, pundit Patrice Evra hasn’t held back in his stinging criticism of Arsenal – and not for the first time this season.

Thierry Henry, one day he invited me to his house to watch the Arsenal game. He turned on the television, and the first image he saw on the screen was [Granit] Xhaka leading out Arsenal. Thierry Henry turned off the TV and said ‘I can’t watch my team with Xhaka being the captain.’
Patrice Evra

BURNLEY BUZZING
Burnley midfielder Ashley Westwood has been speaking post-match about his side’s first ever away win at Arsenal in the Premier League, and the sending off that gave them a second half advantage.
“The lads are buzzing in there, but it’s been coming. We’ve been beaten here in the last minute and last season we lost 3-1 but it wasn’t a 3-1 game.
“We knew if we started well, we’d put them under pressure. We knew it was coming and we managed to get there in the end.

Sometimes [a sending off] can go in their favour, as they have something to work for. We could hear them shouting that they’d done it at Leeds. We knew we had to keep switching the ball and we got there in the end.
Ashley Westwood

“Playing against ten men, we’ve got that advantage and we made it pay from a set-piece.”

I DON’T LIKE SUNDAYS
Co-incidentally, those four home defeats have all occurred in the Sunday evening 7.15pm slot.
Hopefully, most Arsenal fans are working from home and don’t have to go into an office on the Monday morning.

NIGHTMARE IN NORTH LONDON
Leicester, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and now Burnley.

FT: ARSENAL 0-1 BURNLEY
Desperate times for Arsenal! But brilliant for Burnley! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finally scores at the Emirates, but his headed own-goal gives Burnley their first win at Arsenal since 1974.

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!THE FINAL WHISTLE GOES!

ARSENAL 0-1 BURNLEY
90+6. Off the line!
Brady is in the right place to boot away a final header with the last kick of the game.

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90+5. Ceballos’ cross is headed behind for an Arsenal corner.
Last chance for Arsenal and Leno has come up for it…

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90+4. Pope rushes out to take charge of a lofted free-kick into the box, and takes out two players and the ball with one punch.
Gabriel recovers to get a soft header once the attack is recycled but Tarkowski stays down – and eats up a few more seconds of injury time.

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90+2. A half-chance for Nketiah!
The substitute gets a foot on Holding’s wayward shot, but is unable to bring it under control.
If he had, he was unmarked and ten yards from goal.

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90. The board goes up to signal five minutes of stoppage time, and draws something of a murmur of encouragement from the home fans.

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88. Aubameyang has a momentary sight of redemption.
The Arsenal forward controls a ball that drops to him on the far post, cuts back on to his right foot, but is unbalanced by the presence of Lowton.
No shot, and definitely no penalty.

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86. Tarkowski puts his body on the line once again, throwing himself in front of a Saka shot after the youngster had cut in dangerously from the right.
Both players involved have been very good tonight, arguably their team’s best players.

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83. There’s absolutely no doubting that the sending off has swung this game in Burnley’s favour as Pope easily claims another wasted Arsenal cross.

Burnley had managed just two shots in the hour up to Xhaka’s red card. They’ve mustered eight since.
— Orbinho (@Orbinho) December 13, 2020

ARSENAL 0-1 BURNLEY
81. By going behind from that Burnley corner, Arsenal concede a goal from a set-piece for the first time this season.
Mikel Arteta throws on Eddie Nketiah for the final ten minutes with the striker replacing Willian.

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80. At Goodison Park, Selhurst Park and Craven Cottage this week, the presence of 2,000 fans has sounded like 25,000.
I’m pretty sure the Emirates is quieter than it’s been for the last six months.

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76. The visitors nearly add a second but Taylor’s snapshot is deflected wide for a corner.

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75. Another substitution for Arsenal as Maitland-Niles replaces Bellerin.
On the touchline, Mikel Arteta looks a beaten man.

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73. Astonishing!
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finally has a goal at the Emirates, but it’s at the wrong end!
Ashley Westwood’s corner from the left caused havoc, Josh Brownhill got the slightest of touches and the ball span off the head of the Arsenal captain to find the far corner.
The home side have it all to do now with ten men..

GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLL!!AUBAMEYANG HEADS INTO HIS OWN NET!!CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!

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