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Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy struck for the seventh Premier League game in a row to help his rampant side to a 2-0 home win over basement club Watford on Wednesday, a seventh consecutive league victory that leaves them second in the table. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Leicester thrash Watford 2-0, register 7th straight win

Vardy, the league’s top scorer, smashed home from the penalty spot in the 55th minute to net his 14th goal of the season.

05 Dec 2019 4:25 PM

Jamie Vardy and James Maddison scoring after the break to lift Brendan Rodgers’s side three points above champions Manchester City. ( Photo: AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Leicester blow past Watford 2-0

Leicester beat bottom club Watford 2-0 as they equalled a club record winning streak dating back to 1963.

05 Dec 2019 3:06 PM

Jose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to Manchester United as Marcus Rashford struck twice in a 2-1 defeat for Tottenham while Liverpool maintained their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League, putting five goals past Everton. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Jose Mourinho endures 1st loss as Man Utd win 2-1 vs Spurs

Mourinho's first loss since taking charge of Spurs eases the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as United moved above Tottenham, up to 6th.

05 Dec 2019 10:49 AM

Liverpool delivered a first-half masterclass to humiliate Everton at Anfield on Wednesday, surging into a 4-2 halftime lead and adding a late fifth to maintain their charge towards a first league title in 30 years. Rarely in that barren period, or even in the glory years that preceded it, could they have produced a better first half as exquisite passing and deadly finishing brought two goals for Divock Origi and one each for Xherdan Shaqiri and Sadio Mane. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Liverpool on track after thumping 5-2 win over Everton

It moved the European champions on to 43 points, eight ahead of Leicester City, who beat Watford earlier, and 11 clear of Manchester City.

05 Dec 2019 10:16 AM

Tammy Abraham scored a goal and set up another on his return from injury as Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Wednesday to put their Premier League campaign back on track after two straight defeats. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Tammy Abraham returns, helps Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1

Abraham, 22, missed Chelsea’s 1-0 home defeat by West Ham United due to injury.

05 Dec 2019 9:28 AM

Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City showed no signs of giving up their Premier League title without a fight as a 4-1 victory at Burnley cut the gap on unbeaten leaders Liverpool to eight points. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Gabriel Jesus' double helps Man City thrash Burnley 4-1

Pep Guardiola's men have struggled to match the blistering standards they set in back-to-back title-winning seasons.

04 Dec 2019 10:50 AM

Watford Chairman & CEO Scott Duxbury said Quique Sanchez Flores is a man of great integrity and the appointment of the new coach is imminent. (Photo: AFP)

Quique Sanchez Flores sacked as manager of Watford FC

Watford is the bottom-placed team in the Premier League points table with just eight points from 14 games.

02 Dec 2019 1:18 PM

The problem for those fans was that the player in question was Jack Grealish — the Aston Villa midfielder whose swagger and craft, not to mention his attention to his hairstyle, has more than a hint of former Manchester United favourite David Beckham. (Photo:AP)

Jack Grealish reminds Old Trafford of what they are missing

Grealish opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a beautiful, curling effort into the top corner — right in front of the Stretford End.

02 Dec 2019 12:03 PM

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang once again rescued Arsenal as his brace earned them a 2-2 draw at Norwich City in Freddie Ljungberg’s first game as caretaker manager on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Arsenal salvage last-minute 2-2 tie vs Norwich

The Gabonese striker took his away league tally to six this season as he twice levelled after an impressive Norwich side led through goals.

02 Dec 2019 11:48 AM

Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday left them ninth in the Premier League, and a massive 22 points behind leaders Liverpool, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is not overly concerned about their current position. (Photo:AP/AFP)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not worried about Manchester United's league position

A win would have lifted United to fifth, though Solskjaer said his team did not show enough quality to get the three points.

02 Dec 2019 9:44 AM

A short corner led to Andreas Pereira floating in a deep cross which Marcus Rashford rose well to head against the post with the ball bouncing in off helpless Villa keeper Tom Heaton in the 42nd minute. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Aston Villa hold Manchester United to 2-2 draw

The club have won just 18 points in the Premier League this season, their fewest after 14 games of a top-flight campaign since 1988-89.

02 Dec 2019 8:48 AM

A 48th-minute goal from Aaron Cresswell earned West Ham United a surprise 1-0 victory at Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, their first win since September easing pressure on coach Manuel Pellegrini. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Westham earn an unlikely 1-0 win at Chelsea

West Ham’s had not enjoyed victory at Stamford Bridge since 2002 and the win lifted them to 13th in the standings.

01 Dec 2019 8:34 PM

Jose Mourinho’s dream start as Tottenham Hotspur manager continued as Dele Alli scored twice in a 3-2 victory at home to Bournemouth on Saturday — a third successive win for the Portuguese since replacing Mauricio Pochettino. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Dele Alli's 2 gives Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 win vs Bournemouth

Despite watching them win their first back-to-back league games since April, it was not all good news for Mourinho.

01 Dec 2019 7:00 PM

Raheem Sterling scored the opening goal of the match in the 22nd minute, handing Manchester City a 1-0 lead. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Manchester City draw 2-2 draw against Newcastle

Kevin De Bruyne then handed Manchester a one-goal lead but that too only lasted for six minutes.

01 Dec 2019 12:28 PM

Liverpool hung on after having goalkeeper Alisson Becker sent off to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points thanks to two first-half headers from defender Virgil van Dijk. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Van Dijk's double helps 10-man Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1

Liverpool, who also equalled their unbeaten top flight run of 31 games set between May 1987 and March 1988, have 40 points from 14 games.

01 Dec 2019 10:57 AM

Three goals in seven minutes from Brandon Williams, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford turned the match on its head, and put the visitors on course for a victory similar to the comeback wins of Alex Ferguson’s tenure. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Manchester United throw away one goal lead to tie 3-3 versus Sheffield United

Solskjaer said the fighting spirit ManUtd showed to battle back and lead 3-2 pleased him, but rued another poor overall performance.

26 Nov 2019 9:57 AM

N'Golo Kante marked his 150th appearance for Chelsea with a deserved opening goal in 21st minute before City hit back to lead at the interval thanks to Kevin De Bruyne's deflected strike and a fine solo effort from Riyad Mahrez in 37th minute. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Manchester City inch past Chelsea 2-1

Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League clash at Etihad Stadium here on Sunday.

24 Nov 2019 8:03 PM

Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette’s last-gasp strike rescued a point in a 2-2 draw versus Southampton in the Premier League at the Emirates on Saturday, a result that extended the Gunners’ winless run to six games in all competitions. (Photo:AP)

Alexandre Lacazette nets last-minute goal as Arsenal salvage 2-2 draw vs Southampton

The visitors, who had picked up one point from their previous 8 league games, twice led with goals from Danny Ings and James Ward-Prowse.

24 Nov 2019 1:35 PM

First-half goals from Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura and another after the break from Harry Kane — his 175th for the club — inflicted West Ham’s fifth league defeat in seven games and piled more pressure on manager Manuel Pellegrini whose side sit close to the drop zone. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Tottenham Hotspur inch past West Ham 3-2

Mourinho, however, will not be happy with the way Spurs conceded two late goals.

24 Nov 2019 1:21 PM

Having fallen behind the title race, Pep Guardiola expressed his excitement in trying to close down the gap on current table-toppers Liverpool. (Photo: AFP)

Not leaving City: Pep Guardiola dismisses talks of Manchester City exit

Ever since losing the match against Liverpool 3-1, there have been several media reports suggesting that Guardiola is not happy at Man City.

23 Nov 2019 8:05 PM

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