Atletico lose ground to Real
VALLADOLID, Oct 6, (RTRS): Atletico Madrid lost ground to La Liga leaders Real Madrid as they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Real Valladolid on Sunday, their third goalless draw in four games, after the hosts squandered a penalty kick in the first half.
Striker Sandro Ramirez sent the ball flying over the crossbar from the spot towards the end of a tight first half and came close to breaking the deadlock in the second when his shot shaved the post.
Atletico were the better side after the interval and striker Alvaro Morata was denied at point-blank range by Valladolid’s goalkeeper Jordi Matip, while substitute Angel Correa hit the post with 10 minutes remaining.
“If you look at our first half display then the draw is one point earned, if you look at the second
Newcastle 1, Man United 0
Newcastle United’s Matthew Longstaff enjoyed a dream Premier League debut as his goal earned his side a 1-0 home victory over Manchester United to move them out of the bottom three.
The 19-year-old, playing in midfield alongside his older brother Sean, clipped the bar with a dipping first-half effort but made no mistake as he beat David de Gea with a sweetly-struck low drive after 72 minutes.
While the there was some muchneeded joy on Tyneside for Newcastle’s fans, another lacklustre display by United left Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side in the bottom half of the table.
United have scored only nine Premier League goals in eight games, five of them coming on day one against Chelsea, and again they looked bereft of half it’s two points dropped,” said Simeone.
“We were more precise in the second half, we played with more intensity and we had a couple of chances to win the match. We were closer to playing to how we want to but we needed to be more precise, more confident and more decisive in the box.”
Atletico midfielder Saul Niguez, however, criticised his side for not showing enough ambition early in the game.
“I don’t feel very positive after the game, we didn’t start in the way we should have done, we need to go after victory from the first minute because otherwise what happened today will keep on happening,” he said.
“This has happened on a few occasions now and we have to take a hard look at ourselves.” attacking spark. Their best chance saw defender Harry Maguire head wastefully wide from a corner on the stroke of halftime. The 20-time English champions will enter the international break in 12th spot with Newcastle just a point behind in 16th.
Chelsea 4, Southampton 1
Chelsea closed in on the Premier League’s top four as striker Tammy Abraham scored his eighth league goal of the season to help them secure a 4-1 win at struggling Southampton on the back of an excellent first-half performance.
Mason Mount, N’Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi were also on target as Chelsea moved into fifth place on 14 points from eight games, behind fourth-placed Leicester on goal difference. Southampton stayed 16th on seven points, one point
Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 0
Arsenal moved up to third in the Premier League standings after David Luiz scored his first goal for the club in a nervy 1-0 win at home to Bournemouth in which the visitors missed a flurry of chances to level in the second half.
The former Chelsea defender darted across the area undetected to glance a Nicolas Pepe corner into the far corner to give Arsenal the lead in the ninth minute.
Arsenal’s record signing Pepe came close to doubling their lead with a shot that just missed the top corner while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also saw a strike from distance flash just wide in the first half.
Bournemouth, who were beaten 5-1 on their last trip to the Emirates Stadium, produced a cagey display in the first period although they nearly equalised when Dominic Solanke narrowly missed the target with a header from a free kick.