Tottenham upset by resurgent Villa; Chelsea held at Forest
Douglas Luiz doubled the advantage to secure a second consecutive away league victory for midtable Villa, which has won three of its last four league games. Chelsea was held 1-1 at Nottingham Forest in the other Premier League match on Sunday. Ashley Young was well placed to clear Harry Kane’s header off the line in the 40th minute after Ivan Perisic had rounded Robin Olsen in the Villa goal. Lloris was at fault in his first appearance since the World Cup final and Buendia profited. BOOST FOR FORESTNottingham Forest gave its Premier League survival hopes a boost with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea whose troubles on the road continued.
wftv.comArsenal fights back to extend league lead to 7 points
LONDON — (AP) — Arsenal showed how to fight back on Boxing Day, traditionally a busy time in English soccer, by beating West Ham 3-1 to stretch its lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points. Chris Wood’s penalty and a sublime strike by Miguel Almiron put Newcastle 2-0 up against Leicester after only seven minutes, with Joelinton adding a third just after the half-hour mark for the Magpies' sixth straight league win. LIVERPOOL WINS AGAINLiverpool beat Aston Villa 3-1 for its third straight league win and stayed sixth, a point behind Manchester United. Liverpool’s third straight victory moved the club five points adrift of the Champions League spots. Southampton lost its fourth straight league game and dropped to last place.
wftv.comEngland looks to future after latest World Cup heartbreak
Harry Kane's late penalty flew high over the bar at Al Bayt Stadium Saturday, effectively sealing the national team's World Cup fate. England's wait for a first trophy since its one and only World Cup win in 1966 goes on. EXPECTATION VS PERFORMANCEA potential quarterfinal match with France always stood out as the moment England's World Cup hopes could end. At just 19, he has already emerged as a leader, while Saka, Foden and Rice will also be key to England's future. ___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comWorld Cup exit leaves Southgate considering England position
Southgate is under contract until December 2024, but after the 2-1 loss to France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, he could not guarantee he would stick around until then. “I want to make the right decision, whatever that is for the team, for England, the FA. England made it to the semifinals of the World Cup in 2018 and lost on penalties to Italy at Euro 2020. The quarterfinals exit against France is the earliest Southgate has been knocked out of a tournament. ___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comKane sends penalty, England's World Cup hopes, over the bar
That penalty chance came in the 84th minute and with England trailing 2-1 against the defending champions from France. It was the chance to get back on even terms, exactly 30 minutes after Kane had scored from that same penalty spot to make it 1-1. He scored four goals last year at Euro 2020, when England reached the final but lost to Italy in a penalty shootout. The second on Saturday was Kane’s 53rd goal for England, moving him into a tie with Wayne Rooney for the most goals scored for the national team. "We wouldn’t be here but for the number of goals he’s scored for us.”The penalties against France pitted Kane, a Tottenham striker, against Hugo Lloris, a Tottenham goalkeeper.
wftv.comFrance advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1
AL KHOR, Qatar — (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep France on course to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups. England striker Harry Kane had a chance to even the score late in the match but he sent a penalty attempt over the bar. The Moroccans became the first African team to reach the semifinals at the World Cup by beating Portugal 1-0. ___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comWorld Cup 2022: Olivier Giroud's winner gives France a 2-1 quarterfinal win over England
France’s attempt to win back-to-back World Cups is still on after a 2-1 win over England in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Olivier Giroud put France ahead in the 78th minute when he headed the ball off Harry Maguire’s shoulder and into the back of the net. England had a chance to tie just a few minutes later after Theo Hernandez bowled over Mason Mount in the penalty box. After a video review, the referee was summoned to the monitor and granted the obvious penalty kick. France then saw out the final 13 minutes of the game as England pressed forward for the tie.
wftv.comEngland reaches World Cup quarterfinals, beats Senegal 3-0
AL KHOR, Qatar — (AP) — England captain Harry Kane scored his first goal of this year's World Cup, helping his team beat Senegal 3-0 Sunday and setting up a match against France in the quarterfinals. Kane scored for the 52nd time for his country to move within one of Wayne Rooney’s England record. Jordan Henderson and Bukayo Saka also scored at Al Bayt Stadium while Jude Bellingham played a key role in the opening two goals. England, which reached the semifinals at the last World Cup in Russia, will face defending champion France at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday. ___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comKane extends World Cup goal drought but equals Beckham feat
DOHA, Qatar — (AP) — For Harry Kane, the wait for a first goal at this World Cup goes on. Against a Wales team broken by goals from Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden, Kane was looking to finally get off the mark in Qatar. “He’s enjoying his football, but for any forward you want to be scoring goals,” Rashford said. Providing the cross for Foden’s second half strike, he became England's first player to register three assists at a World Cup since David Beckham in 2002. ___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comViral Wales video hangs over World Cup clash with England
If England needs any added motivation ahead of its final World Cup group game against Wales on Tuesday, it only has to watch a certain video from 2016. Footage of Wales players celebrating wildly as their British neighbors crashed out of the European Championship after losing to Iceland went viral at the time. England was humiliated.
news.yahoo.comWorld Cup Viewer's Guide: US seeks repeat of 1950 upset
None of those victories were World Cup matches and the second meeting between the teams on soccer's biggest stage ended in a 1-1 draw in 2010. United States midfielder Christian Pulisic doesn't want to hear about stats, rankings or predictions. “We don’t look at the odds and we’re not at the World Cup just to make up the numbers,” Pulisic said. Without Mane at the World Cup, Senegal lost to the Netherlands 2-0 and coach Aliou Cissé is demanding more from forwards Ismaila Sarr and Krépin Diatta. ___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comWorld Cup 2022: England blows out Iran ahead of match against the U.S. on Friday
England cruised to a 6-2 victory over Iran in the opening game of Group B as young stars Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka scored the Three Lions’ first two goals. You’ll notice the England barrage came without any goals from Harry Kane, the player most vital to England’s hopes of winning the World Cup for the first time since 1966. Goals from players other than Kane are what can make this England side so dangerous. England played with five at the back throughout most of its run to the Euro 2020 final a year ago and the preferred formation could be back against the United States on Friday. SAKA DOES IT AGAIN@England takes a 4-0 lead 💪 pic.twitter.com/dbhxDfWQVU — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 21, 2022Saka’s second goal also allowed Southgate to make a wave of substitutions in the second half.
wftv.comLiverpool held again, Chelsea rallies for win in EPL
LONDON — (AP) — It might be time for Liverpool to start worrying about its slow start to the English Premier League. “It’s not the start we wanted,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said. Bournemouth came from 2-0 down in the second half to earn a 3-2 away win at Nottingham Forest in a game between promoted sides, while Wolverhampton earned its first victory of the season by beating Southampton 1-0. Newcastle missed a host of chances as it was held at home by Crystal Palace to 0-0. Manchester City played at Aston Villa late, while leader Arsenal was traveling to Manchester United on Sunday.
wftv.comLife in the fast lane: Kane double takes him to EPL landmark
LONDON — (AP) — Harry Kane used to be regarded as a slow starter to Premier League seasons. FIRST POINTS FOR WEST HAMWest Ham recorded its first points and first goal of the league season with a victory at Aston Villa. UNBEATEN MAGPIESAllan Saint-Maximin’s stunning 90th-minute equalizer saw Newcastle snatch a draw at Wolverhampton, salvaging its unbeaten start to the Premier League season. The point does little to raise hopes at Molineux with Wolves still looking for the first league win of the season. SATURDAY'S GAMESLiverpool blew away Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield on Saturday, equaling the record for the biggest-ever victory in the Premier League.
wftv.comKane scores milestone goal in front of Brazil great Ronaldo
Brazil great Ronaldo was a special guest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday and he was pictured holding up a replica No. It was also Kane's 250th goal for Tottenham. “It’s been a fantastic nine or 10 years in the Premier League," Kane said. FRUSTRATED FOXESThese are already worrying times for Leicester — and not just because Brendan Rodgers' team has yet to record a win after three games. “There have been a few offers in for some players nowhere near the valuation the club would want to sell.
wftv.comFree-scoring Spurs throws down top-4 challenge to Arsenal
(AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)With north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal neck and neck, the fight for Champions League qualification looks like being as hard fought as the title race in the English Premier League. It lifted Spurs above Arsenal into fourth place, the final qualification spot for the Champions League, but only on goal difference. Arsenal has two games in hand, the first being a tricky one at Crystal Palace on Monday. Fourth place might not be the ceiling for Tottenham and Arsenal, who have only the Premier League to focus on. That lifted West Ham into sixth place, above Manchester United, and three points behind Tottenham and Arsenal.
wftv.comFree-scoring Tottenham soars into EPL top 4
APTOPIX Britain Soccer Premier League Tottenham's Steven Bergwijn, foreground, celebrates with Son Heung-min, after scoring his side's fifth goal during the Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, in London, England, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)With north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal neck and neck, the fight for Champions League qualification looks like being as hard fought as the title race in the English Premier League. It lifted Spurs above Arsenal into fourth place, the final qualification spot for the Champions League, but only on goal difference. Fourth place might not be the ceiling for Tottenham and Arsenal, who have only the Premier League to focus on. A 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Everton lifted West Ham into sixth place, above Manchester United, and three points behind Tottenham and Arsenal.
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