Sunday, 16 August 2015

SPORTS UPDATE : BITTER PILLS FOR CHELSEA AS ARSENAL EARNS HARD FOUGHT VICTORY AT PALACE.

                 MAN CITY VS CHELSEA... . 
     The Blues were rarely in the same league as their hosts at the Etihad Stadium, Sergio Aguero setting the tone before Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho's second-half goals. Manchester City continued a strong start to the Premier League season with a thoroughly convincing 3-0 victory against reigning championsChelseaat the Etihad Stadium.Restored to the starting XI, Sergio Aguero looked short of sharpness as he missed early chances before finally burying one midway through the first half.Chelsea's distance behind a dominant City side was underlined by the substitution of captain John Terry at half-time but it brought no significant upturn in their fortunes and Vincent Kompany scored for the second consecutive game with a near-post header to settle it for Manuel Pellegrini's side.W  With the Blues tamed, Fernandinho added insult to injury in the 84th minute as he finished off a cibrant team move by firing a low clean shot through a crowded penalty box. 
       
                       ARSENAL VS CRYSTAL PALACE. 

     The Gunners recovered from their opening-day defeat to pick up maximum points against Alan Pardew's side at Selhurst ParkArsenalsecured their first win of the Premier League season after a Damien Delaney own goal granted them maximum points against London rivals Crystal Palace.
     Having been pegged back before half-time,Arsenal – beaten by West Ham on the opening day – secured all three points justbefore the hour as Delaney handed the visitors their sixth successive win over Palace.
   Olivier Giroud netted his first of the campaign after 16 minutes to give Arsene Wenger's side the lead with a superb finish, before Joel Ward recorded the second Premier League goal of his career to level things up.Arsenal's advantage was restored 10 minutes into the second half as Delaney diverted Alexis Sanchez's header beyond Alex McCarthy.

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