Saturday, December 28, 2024

Premier League:  Rashford Late Strike Push United to Second As Semi Ajayi's West Brom Stumble Against Leeds


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  Premier League:  Rashford Late Strike Push United to Second As Semi Ajayi's West Brom Stumble Against Leeds By Omolagba Oluwayemi A 93rd time winner from Marcus Rashford earned Manchester United a 1-0 win against Wolves, moving the Red Devils up to second in the Premier League, BSNsports.com.ng reports. The first half was a fairly even affair with both sides going close to opening the scoring. First, Bruno Fernandes latched onto Mason Greenwood's cross and forced a fine save out of Rui Patricio, before Wolves' Romain Saiss almost scored his second goal in as many games, only for his clever near post flick to be kept out by David de Gea. After the break, Edinson Cavani put the ball in the back of the net from a corner, only for it to be ruled out for offside, before with just seconds left to play, United did find their winner with Rashford's effort deflecting off Saiss into the back of the net. Leeds ran riot at The Hawthorns Park, thumping relegation-threatened West Brom 5-0 as they continued their climb up the Premier League table. Marcelo Bielsa's side were sent on their way by a gift from Albion's Romain Sawyers (9), whose back pass beat goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, before goals from Ezgjan Alioski (31), Jack Harrison (36) and Rodrigo (40) saw the visitors into the break with a commanding lead. Raphinha put the finishing touch on Leeds' night in the 72nd minute with an emphatic strike on what was a chastening evening for West Brom and new boss Sam Allardyce, who is still looking for his first win in charge at The Hawthorns. Alex Lacazette made an instant impact off the bench scoring the winner after a fine Bukayo Saka assist as Arsenal scraped a 1-0 win against Brighton at the AMEX Stadium. The home side had the better of the first half but the Gunners were far sharper after the break and squandered three good opportunities before breaking the deadlock on 66 minutes. Burnley's recent Premier League improvement continued as they edged to a narrow victory over bottom side Sheffield United at Turf Moor. Captain Ben Mee's first-half header from a corner was enough to separate the two lowest-scoring sides in the top flight. Sean Dyche's side have now won three of their past five games and rise to 16th, while the Blades remain bottom with only two points. Southampton missed a chance to move into the Premier League top four as they were held 0-0 at home by resilient West Ham United on Tuesday. Saints dominated possession and had an early Danny Ings goal ruled out for offside but struggled to find any cracks in a well-drilled West Ham rearguard. The visitors had the best chances after the break with Tomas Soucek squandering one opportunity and substitute Said Benrahma being denied by home keeper Alex McCarthy.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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