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DBliss Media at March 31, 2018 0
Romelu Lukaku is the fifth youngest player to score 100 Premier League goals

Romelu Lukaku scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester United strengthened their grip on second place and dented Swansea's survival hopes.

Lukaku gave United an early lead when he collected Alexis Sanchez's pass to fire in with the aid of a deflection.

Sanchez's crisp strike soon doubled the advantage - only his second league goal for United - as the hosts dominated.

Swansea improved after the break, Tammy Abraham twice denied by David de Gea, but United were always in control.

Jose Mourinho's side re-opened a two-point gap over third-placed Liverpool, who won 2-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Saturday.

Swansea stay three points clear of the relegation zone, but drop down a place to 15th



Alexis Sanchez, mouth agape and sliding on his knees towards the corner flag is a sight Premier League fans are well used to by now. And yet when the Chilean set off on his trademark celebration 20 minutes into Manchester United’s routine 2-0 win over Swansea it felt like the moment he had truly arrived at Old Trafford.

Since signing from Arsenal in January, Alexis has struggled for consistency - albeit in a team that has rarely played to his strengths. His only previous goal came after Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl parried a weak penalty back into his path. So patchy was his form he was benched for the FA Cup tie against Brighton prior to the international break.

But having been reintroduced to the starting XI and deployed on the left-hand side of an attacking trio behind central striker Romelu Lukaku he began to thrive, drifting inside to lay on the opening goal for the Belgian forward, who netted for the 100th time in the Premier League via Alfie Mawson’s knee.

More travel trouble for Swansea - the stats
  • Romelu Lukaku is the 28th different player, first Belgian and fifth youngest to score 100 Premier League goals.
  • Manchester United have won all three meetings with Swansea in all competitions this season, scoring eight goals and conceding none.
  • The Red Devils have won each of their last five Premier League home games, netting exactly twice in each of the last four.
  • Swansea have won just one of their last 14 Premier League away games, drawing four and losing nine.
  • The Swans had as many shots on target in this game - two - as they had managed in their three previous Premier League away games.
  • Alexis Sanchez had a hand in more Premier League goals in the opening 20 minutes of this match (one goal and one assist) than he had in his previous six appearances (one goal).
  • Jose Mourinho is unbeaten in all 10 of his previous meetings with Swansea in all competitions, beating five different managers in that time.










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DBliss Media at March 17, 2018 0
As well as having the most shots of any player in the match (six), Eriksen also created the most goal-scoring opportunities for his team-mates (also six)
Christian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for a second successive season with a comfortable win at Liberty Stadium.
Fabulous first-half goals from Eriksen and Erik Lamela set Spurs on their way as they chase a ninth FA Cup win.

Eriksen's second made the result safe just past the hour mark.

Tottenham might even have had the game sewn up by half-time, but Son Heung-min's effort was ruled out for offside after consultation with the video assistant referee (VAR).

Spurs are seeking a first trophy since they won the 2008 League Cup.

Without a trophy in a decade and now out of contention for the Champions League and Premier League titles, Spurs fans will be forgiven for daring to dream about a first FA Cup success since 1991.

If questions are being asked of Tottenham's ability to deliver silverware, they certainly gave a decisive answer in a truly dominant display at Liberty Stadium.

That was all the more impressive in the absence of their talisman Harry Kane, who is ruled out until April with an ankle injury.

There are few bigger compliments to give Spurs than to say they did not miss Kane - 53 goals in his last 53 matches and all - as they were led by inspirational performances from Eriksen and Lamela.

Swans manager Carlos Carvalhal has spoken before of making the opposition "listen to our music" but Eriksen was the conductor while Lamela, Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura played a sweet symphony, their interchange and movement beguiling Swansea.
Mauricio Pochettino's men should have been out of sight before half-time, but were denied by poor finishing, fine goalkeeping and the woodwork as a procession of chances came their way.
In between Eriksen's sumptuous opener and Lamela's terrific effort on the stroke of half-time, Eriksen thundered the bar, Lucas missed from six yards and Eric Dier flashed a free header over the bar, while the video assistant also denied Tottenham what they thought was a legitimate goal.

However, Eriksen, as he so often does, simply tortured the Swans, pulling the strings as he scored his seventh and eighth goals against the Welsh side in just 10 appearances.

The FA Cup is not a priority for Spurs if you listen to Pochettino, but there can be no doubt Spurs supporters feel differently.

The eight-time winners have lost seven successive semi-finals and have not tasted FA Cup glory for 27 years, the days of Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker, but they will be dreaming now, especially as they are so familiar with Wembley.


But for the technology, Spurs would have been effectively into the semi-finals by half-time. However, just as it was against Rochdale in the previous round, the issue of VAR was once again at the forefront in the FA Cup and again Tottenham felt aggrieved. The controversy came on 23 minutes when Son went clean through and crashed the ball home off the underside of the crossbar, only to be denied by the linesman's flag. Spurs immediately appealed for the decision to be reviewed and despite replays seemingly showing Son to be level, the original verdict was upheld after a lengthy delay. However, such was the gulf between the sides; the disallowed goal was scarcely a factor in the result. Tottenham took control after Eriksen's brilliant curled effort gave them the lead on 10 minutes and with the Dane seemingly at the centre of everything and Spurs enjoying an extraordinary amount of possession, the second seemed inevitable. That it took until first-half stoppage time was a surprise, but after Eriksen and Moura combined, Lamela swept home right-footed. The contest might have changed if former Swansea keeper Michel Vorm had not brilliantly denied Martin Olsson's firm drive and Tammy Abraham's point-blank follow-up, but Spurs made them pay the price when Eriksen fired home a decisive third after Moura's run just past the hour. Swansea's priority is very much Premier League survival and they were grateful the scoreline was not more decisive with Spurs a class above but wasteful in front of goal.

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DBliss Media at January 30, 2018 0
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Sam Clucas levelled for Swansea one minute after Nacho Monreal's opener

Swansea City moved out of the Premier League relegation zone for the first time since November following a shock victory over Arsenal.

A horrendous error from goalkeeper Petr Cech allowed Jordan Ayew to score a tap-in which put the hosts ahead just after the hour mark, before Sam Clucas' second goal made the result safe.

Mesut Ozil's sensational pass had allowed Nacho Monreal to open the scoring for the Gunners, but Clucas levelled for Swansea within a minute at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea earned back-to-back wins for the first time this season, while Arsene Wenger's side have won only three of 13 Premier League away games this term.


"I felt defensively we were very poor and made big mistakes. It's better not to talk about the second or third goals," said Wenger.

"Swansea were sharp, disciplined and hungry. Unfortunately I believe we were not good enough, I believe we were not disciplined enough."

Swans improved under Carvalhal

Under new boss Carlos Carvalhal, Swansea have now lost only once in eight games and victory over Arsenal was their second successive win against a team in the top six.

Free-scoring Liverpool were blunted in the Swans' previous outing at the Liberty Stadium and the hosts carried on that form as they dominated their visitors in the early part of the match.

Only a brilliant Aaron Ramsey tackle denied Alfie Mawson a tap-in from close range in the first half and an effort from Ayew looped over the bar off Mustafi with Cech wrong-footed and unable to act.
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Mawson also shot just wide as Arsenal failed to clear a corner, before the England Under-21 defender provided the defence-splitting pass that allowed Clucas to score his first goal since he found the net at the Emirates in the reverse fixture on 28 October.

Swansea have won three of five Premier League games under Carvalhal

While that strike was worthy of praise, Swansea's second goal was entirely down to deficiencies in the Arsenal defence.

Mustafi's backpass proved awkward for Cech who sliced a clearance straight to Ayew and the Ghanaian slotted home from close range.

Clucas wrapped things up on 86 minutes, firing home after another lung-busting run from the impressive Ayew.
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DBliss Media at January 22, 2018 0
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Defender Alfie Mawson has scored three league and cup goals this season



Manager Carlos Carvalhal says Swansea put "Formula 1 car" Liverpool in traffic as the Premier League's bottom club claimed a famous victory at the Liberty Stadium.

Alfie Mawson's goal proved the difference as the Swans recorded a potentially priceless win in their fight against relegation.

Liverpool, unbeaten in their previous 18 games, had by far the better scoring chances but some poor finishing, fine home defending and an impressive display from goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski kept them at bay.

The closest they came was when Roberto Firmino struck a post with a late header.

Swansea have been beaten just once in six matches since the appointment of Carvalhal, while Liverpool lost for the first time since Spurs beat them 4-1 on 22 October.

"I talked with my players and said this Liverpool is a really strong team," said Carvalhal, who has secured seven points in his first four league games.

"They are like a Formula 1 car. But at 4pm in London it will be difficult to speed, they would be a car like any other.

"We needed to make sure there was traffic, we could not let them have open roads to drive in."

Six points adrift of safety heading into the match and having lost eight games in a row against sides in the top six, Swansea are now within three points of safety.

The Reds, meanwhile, failed to close the gap on Chelsea and Manchester United but remain fourth.

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They came into this game on the back of a superb win over leaders Manchester City but lost for only the third time in the league this season after a lacklustre display.

"I am more frustrated about the performance than the result," said Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. "We didn't play how we wanted to play.

"We gave them the opportunity to score and then we did exactly what Swansea wanted. Swansea knew that to win they needed our help, and unfortunately we gave it to them."


By Michael Pearlman | BBC Wales Sport at the Liberty Stadium
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DBliss Media at January 02, 2018 0
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Kieran Trippier of Tottenham and Swansea's Tom Carroll collided with force as a result of the rain-drenched Liberty Stadium pitch


By Dafydd Pritchard | BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium


Tottenham overtook Arsenal as they climbed to fifth place in the Premier League table by defeating bottom side Swansea City at a sodden Liberty Stadium.

With Harry Kane left on the bench, his deputy Fernando Llorente headed home against his former club from what appeared to be an offside position to put the dominant visitors ahead.

Having initially set out to contain Spurs, Swansea grew in belief in the second half and had chances to equalise, most notably when Mike van der Hoorn's header hit the post.

But after surviving spells of home pressure, Spurs launched an 89th-minute counter-attack and Kane found Dele Alli, who had his initial shot saved by Lukasz Fabianski before scoring with the rebound.

Alli's goal guaranteed Tottenham's third successive league win and inflicted a first defeat for Swansea under new manager Carlos Carvalhal as the Welsh club stayed at the foot of the table, four points adrift of safety.




Spurs shine but no history for Kane

Tottenham had not played since their 5-2 drubbing of Southampton on Boxing Day and Kane - who scored three of their goals against the Saints after his triple against Burnley - was seeking to become the first player to score three successive hat-tricks in English league football since 1946.

However, the England striker was only named on the bench at the Liberty Stadium, having suffered with a cold in the run-up to the match.

His absence did not adversely affect Spurs, and their early supremacy was rewarded with Llorente's glancing header from a Christian Eriksen free-kick.

The combination of torrential rain, an unhelpful surface and an ultra-defensive Swansea side had the potential to make this a difficult evening for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

But they made light of those factors with an authoritative first-half display, even if they created a relatively short supply of clear scoring opportunities.

Tottenham's grip on the game loosened after the interval and, as Swansea threatened to equalise, Pochettino sought to swing the momentum back in his side's favour with the introduction of Kane.

The man who scored 39 goals in 2017 was initially kept busy helping his side to defend but he eventually had his say in attack, lifting a fine cross-field ball to England team-mate Alli, who showed sharp reflexes to score after his first effort was saved.
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DBliss Media at December 25, 2017 0
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Roberto Firmino has been directly involved in more goals under Jurgen Klopp than any other Liverpool player


By Patrick Jennings | BBC Sport


Jurgen Klopp said his Liverpool side were "a joy to watch" as they consolidated their place in the Premier League's top four with a dominant home victory over managerless bottom side Swansea.

Philippe Coutinho's sublime long-range finish - curled into the top corner after Mohamed Salah's pass - opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

The away side responded well and dominated possession for spells in the first half but Roberto Firmino should have doubled the lead when he dragged wide just before the break.

Instead, the Brazil international put his side two goals up six minutes after half-time, firing home from Coutinho's lofted free-kick.

Nineteen-year-old full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold added a third with his first Premier League goal for the club, chasing down a loose clearance and smashing in off the bar from inside the box.



Just two minutes later, Swansea self-destructed further as Salah pounced on a misplaced pass before cutting back to Firmino to tap home - then Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completed the rout by planting the ball in the net after another poor clearance.

"After 55 minutes it was brilliant, before that it was work. It was not easy," Klopp told BBC Sport. "But the last half an hour was fantastic, a joy to watch, a very deserved win."

The result means the Reds reclaim fourth spot from Tottenham and restore their one-point advantage over the north London side, who briefly moved above them with a 5-2 win over Southampton in Boxing Day's 12:30 GMT kick-off.

Swansea stay bottom of the table, five points from the safety of West Ham's 17th place.
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DBliss Media at December 18, 2017 0
Wayne Rooney has been involved in 10 goals in his past nine Premier League games


By Greg O'Keeffe | BBC Sport

Striker Wayne Rooney said Everton have "gone back to basics" after they came from behind to beat Swansea City 3-1 and continue their revival under Sam Allardyce.

The Toffees have won four of their past five games - drawing the other - to climb into ninth in the Premier League.

Rooney sealed Everton's victory from the penalty spot after Martin Olsson was adjudged to have fouled Jonjoe Kenny.

It was the former England captain's second spot-kick of the night - he had earlier had one saved by Lukasz Fabianski, though Dominic Calvert-Lewin turned home the rebound.

That brought the Toffees level after Leroy Fer had lost his marker at a corner to open the scoring for Swansea.

Gylfi Sigurdsson's exquisite long-range strike against his former club put Everton ahead after the break, before Rooney's penalty completed the scoring.

"I think the manager has got us back to basics," said Rooney. "If we went a goal down, we had a feeling we wouldn't get back in the game earlier in the season. We are much more solid.

"We didn't play as well as we can do but we showed great character. Four weeks ago we would have lost that game. Hopefully over the Christmas period we can pick up a few more wins."



Swansea, who lost striker Wilfried Bony to injury after just four minutes, will remain in the bottom three over Christmas as Paul Clement's problems worsen.

The visitors had started quickly, with a confidence that belied their lowly status and thrashing by Manchester City last week, looking to take advantage of a sluggish opening from the Merseysiders.

Luciano Narsingh and Tom Carroll drew saves from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, but the hosts responded just before half-time when 20-year-old Calvert-Lewin reacted first to net his seventh goal of the season.

Sigurdsson's strike seemed to break Swansea's spirit before referee Jon Moss pointed to the spot for Rooney to score the third, with replays suggesting Kenny had been fouled just outside the area.

"I'm a confident person and believe in myself," said Rooney of his second spot-kick. "If you look at the penalties I have missed, you will see I put a bit of top spin on the ball so someone could follow up. I'm not giving them up. The second one I put my foot through it.

Wayne Rooney has scored 10 Premier League goals for Everton since rejoining his former club in the summer

"I have not set targets for goals, but I am in good goalscoring form and hope that can continue. I feel good and fit. The more I play the better I feel."
Rooney makes the difference again

A penalty saved, one scored, an assist and a standing ovation.

Rooney's return to his boyhood club has been anything but dull so far - and his nerve, vision and fitness were once again key for Allardyce's upwardly mobile side.

The 32-year-old's start was muted in the Goodison mist, seeming heavy-legged and off the pace.

Was he feeling the effects of starting each of the past four Premier League games? His response, eventually, was a clear no.

For such a prodigiously gifted striker of a football, his penalty record is oddly patchy - he has failed to score from 10 of his 33 Premier League spot-kicks.

It took guts to step up again in the second half after Fabianski had saved his earlier effort. But his strength of character and growing stamina shone through, as he ended with a more positive new statistic to savour.

Rooney is now third in the Premier League's all-time assist providers, the pass which found Sigurdsson for the second sumptuous goal putting him ahead of Frank Lampard and behind only Cesc Fabregas and Ryan Giggs.
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DBliss Media at December 13, 2017 0
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Manchester City's David Silva scored for the third consecutive game

 By Dafydd Pritchard 
BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the will to win of "animal" David Silva after his goals helped the Premier League leaders thrash Swansea and extend their record run of consecutive top-flight wins to 15.

Silva scored twice, and further goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero ensured City maintained their 11-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the table.

The Spain playmaker elegantly flicked the fluent visitors in front from close range before De Bruyne's whipped free-kick evaded several players on its way in.

The procession continued after the interval as the elegant Silva delicately scooped the ball over Lukasz Fabianski for Manchester City's third.

Aguero then surged into the penalty area and drove in a late fourth as Swansea's sixth defeat from nine home league matches this season left them rooted to the foot of the table, two points adrift of safety.


"David is hugely competitive, everyone knows his skills, there is no doubt - a blind guy is able to see that - but you cannot imagine how competitive he is," Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 live.

"He is a stylish guy, but he is an animal, always wanting to win games."

City have scored 52 times in 17 Premier League games, with Silva getting four in three games, having also netted in the 2-1 wins over West Ham and Manchester United.

"It is so important for us that not just Gabriel [Jesus] or Sergio [Aguero] score," added Guardiola. "Our attacking midfielders, our wingers, our set-pieces - we can score goals and on the counter-attack. That's why I'm delighted for David that he is scoring goals."

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