SPOTTY.. BUT IT’S ENOUGH
Sergio keeps his cool as City claim another penalty triumph
PREMIER LEAGUE ARSENAL (2) 5 BOURNEMOUTH (1) 1 Ozil 4 Mousset 30 Mkhitaryan 27 Att: 59,618 Koscielny 48
Aubameyang 59
Lacazette 78
CHELSEA (0) 2
Pedro 57
Trippier og 85
C PALACE (0) 1
Ward 66 TOTTENHAM (0) 0
LIVERPOOL (2) 5 Mane 9, 20
Origi 66
Van Dijk 80, 83
MAN CITY (0) 1 Aguero 59 pen SOUTHAMPTON (2) 2 Romeu 23 Ward-Prowse 41
MAN UTD (1) 3 Lukaku 33, 52 Young 84 WATFORD (0) 0 Att: 53,316
WEST HAM (0) 0 Att: 53,528 FULHAM (0) 0 Att: 27,597
P W D L F A Pts Liverpool 28 21 6 1 64 15 69 Man City 28 22 2 4 75 20 68 Tottenham 28 20 0 8 55 29 60 Arsenal 28 17 5 6 60 38 56 Man Utd 28 16 7 5 55 36 55 Chelsea 27 16 5 6 47 29 53 Wolves 28 11 7 10 35 35 40 Watford 28 11 7 10 39 40 40 Everton 28 10 6 12 39 39 36 West Ham 28 10 6 12 35 41 36 Leicester 28 10 5 13 34 39 35 Bournemouth 28 10 4 14 39 53 34 Newcastle 28 8 7 13 26 34 31 C Palace 28 8 6 14 32 38 30 Burnley 28 8 6 14 31 50 30 Brighton 27 7 6 14 29 41 27 Southampton 28 6 9 13 30 46 27 Cardiff 28 7 4 17 25 55 25 Fulham 28 4 5 19 26 63 17 Huddersfield 28 3 5 20 15 50 14
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP ABERDEEN (0) 0 HAMILTON (1) 2 Att: 12,468 Oakley 34
Miller 60 HEARTS (0) 1 CELTIC (1) 2 Bozanic 55 pen Forrest 36 Att: 18,258 Edouard 90 KILMARNOCK (0) 0 MOTHERWELL (0) 0 (Match abandoned after 61mins due to fog) RANGERS (3) 4 DUNDEE (0) 0 Kamara 4 Att: 48,859 Tavernier 8
Morelos 23
Defoe 89
ST JOHNSTONE (1) 1 HIBERNIAN (0) 2 Kane 15 McNulty 65 pen, 84 Att: 4,136
P W D L F A Pts Celtic 28 21 3 4 66 16 66 Rangers 28 17 7 4 64 20 58 Aberdeen 28 15 5 8 45 33 50 Kilmarnock 27 13 7 7 37 27 46 Hearts 28 13 5 10 34 34 44 Hibernian 28 11 8 9 42 31 41 St Johnstone 28 11 5 12 28 36 38 Motherwell 27 11 3 13 30 39 36 Livingston 27 9 7 11 28 28 34 Hamilton 28 6 3 19 19 58 21 Dundee 28 4 6 18 24 60 18 St Mirren 27 3 5 19 20 55 14 EVO-STIK SOUTHERN PREMIER Taunton (0) 1 Swindon (0) 1 Supermarine L
BOSTIK PREMIER
Lewes (0) 0 Tonbridge (0) 0
ATP & WTA ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL, Acapulco, Mexico (selected results) Men’s Singles 1st Round
C Norrie (Gbr) bt Y Nishioka (Jpn) 6-2 2-6 6-2, (1) R Nadal (Spa) bt M Zverev (Ger) 6-3 6-3
Women’s Singles 1st Round
(1) S Stephens (Usa) bt P Parmentier (Fra) 6-2 6-2, (8)J Konta (Gbr) bt L Siegemund (Ger) 6-3 6-2
Men’s Doubles 1st Round
R Lindstedt (Swe) & F Tiafoe (Usa) bt (1) J Murray (Gbr) &B Soares (Bra) 6-2 7-6
ATP DUBAI CH’SHIPS, Dubai 2nd Round (selected): H Hurkacz (Pol) bt (1) K Nishikori (Jpn) 7-5 5-7 6-2, (2) R Federer (Sui) bt F Verdasco (Spa) 6-3 3-6 6-3
INDIAN OPEN, Kochi, 1st Round (selected): Bingham (Eng) bt P Lines (Eng) 4-1, B Yan (Chn) bt G Greene (Nir) 4-3, J Astley (Eng) bt G Wilson (Eng) 4-1, L Ning (Chn) bt L Highfield (Eng) 4-1, J Perry (Eng) bt A Carty (Eng) 4-1, S Craigie (Eng) bt W Liang (Chn) 4-3, M Selt (Eng) bt T Ford (Eng) 4-2
ELITE LEAGUE Cardiff 5 Glasgow 2 Fife 1 Belfast 3 MAN CITY: WEST HAM: REF: ATT: SERGIO AGUERO kept his cool from the penalty spot to ensure Manchester City stayed within a point of title rivals Liverpool.
Aguero bagged his 25th goal of the season with a clinicallytaken spot-kick as Pep Guardiola’s side secured a deserved, but hard-earned, win.
The penalty that yielded victory may have been soft, with Bernardo Silva going down after minimal contact from Felipe Anderson, but Aguero did his bit to keep them in the title hunt.
This was far from vintage City, their task made difficult by a West Ham side well-drilled by former Blues boss Manuel Pellegrini, who was making his first return to the Etihad Stadium.
City were in control from the start – West Ham forced back and into a policy of containment – as the Blues probed in search of the opening goal their dominance warranted.
Kevin De Bruyne played an exquisite pass with the outside of his right foot to David Silva, who pulled the ball back for Ilkay Gundogan, but City’s finishing was awry, as he scooped his effort over. Aguero appealed for a penalty in the 25th minute, after his shot on target hit Angelo Ogbonna’s right elbow and went behind for a corner, but referee Stuart Attwell was not swayed by the City striker’s pleas.
Riyad Mahrez, making his first Premier League start since December 30, had a miserable night and his withdrawal after 55 minutes – replaced by Raheem Sterling – was an act of mercy by Guardiola.
Samir Nasri also endured a tough time on his return to City, taken off at half-time for Manuel Lanzini, who created West Ham’s first chance moments after coming on, finding Andy Carroll, whose shot was blocked by Ederson.
The breakthrough for City came in the 59th minute, Bernardo drawing a foul from Anderson, moments after he had come on for Leroy Sane.
The decision looked harsh, but ref Attwell pointed to the spot and Aguero made sure he converted from the spot, sending Lucasz Fabianski the wrong way with his effort.
Silva saw an effort cleared off the line by Ryan Fredericks, while Sterling unleashed a goal-bound effort that Fabianski did well to punch clear, as City made sure of those vital three points.
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