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Iwobi, Lacazette help Arsenal to EPL win at Huddersfield

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Huddersfield (UK), Feb. 9, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over bottom side Huddersfield Town on Saturday in the English Premier League (EPL).

The north London side are however the only side without an away clean sheet in the EPL this season.

Arsenal had suffered four defeats in their last nine league games, including a 1-3 loss at Manchester City last week.

But Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi put them ahead in the 16th minute with a deflected shot.

Huddersfield pressed and harried but rarely troubled the Arsenal goal in the first half.

The difference in quality showed as the visitors doubled their advantage through Alexandre Lacazette’s 10th league goal of the season a minute before halftime.

Adama Diakhaby had two good chances to get Huddersfield — who had drawn once and lost 11 of their previous 12 league games — back into the match.

But he failed to really test Bernd Leno in the Arsenal goal.

Sead Kolasinac put through his own net in stoppage time to give Huddersfield late hope.

It was Huddersfield’s first goal in over nine hours of football in all competitions, but the visitors held on for the win.

Victory moved Arsenal level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea, who play Manchester City on Sunday, while Huddersfield stayed bottom, 13 points from safety.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Muhyideen Jimoh and Olawale Alabi)

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EPL: Higuain scores twice as Chelsea hammer Huddersfield 5-0

Drubbing
London, Feb. 2, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) New Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain scored his first two English Premier League goals on Saturday, sharing the spoils with Eden Hazard in a 5-0 victory over bottom side Huddersfield Town.

The victory eased the pressure on coach Maurizio Sarri after a mid-week disasterous showing against Bournemouth.

Higuain, who arrived in London last month, received a neat side-footed pass from N’Golo Kante in the 16th minute and squeezed a shot between goalkeeper Jonas Loessl and the near post.

Just before halftime Hazard converted a penalty kick for his 11th league goal of the season.

Elias Kachunga had brought down Chelsea fullback Cesar Azpilicueta on the edge of the area and referee Paul Tierney had pointed at the penalty kick spot.

The Belgian then got his 12th in the 67th minute by rounding Loessl and coolly slotting home from a Ross Barkley pass.

Two minutes later Higuain added his second, a looping shot which took a deflection before hitting the back of the net.

David Luiz made it five in the 86th minute, his header helped into the goal by the hapless Kachunga’s outstretched foot.

Chelsea had lost their previous two league games, including a 4-0 drubbing by mid-table Bournemouth on Wednesday.

The defeats sparked talks that coach Maurizio Sarri might become the latest in a string of their managers to be fired after just a few months.

But the win took Chelsea back to fourth place above Arsenal, who play at Manchester City on Sunday.

Huddersfield on the other hand remain rooted to the basement, six points behind second-bottom Fulham.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)

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EPL: Early goal by Richarlison gives Everton 1-0 win at Huddersfield

EPL
Huddersfield (UK), Jan. 29, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) An early goal by Brazilian forward Richarlison gave Everton a 1-0 win at bottom-of-table side Huddersfield Town after a dour English Premier League clash on Tuesday.

Everton had substitute Lucas Digne sent off during the game, but moved up to eighth on 33 points from 24 games.

Huddersfield however remained rooted to the foot of the table with 11 points, after losing for the 10th time in their last 11 league games.

It was also a sour debut for Huddersfield’s new manager Jan Siewert, who took over from German compatriot David Wagner last week.

He had caught the English Premier League side’s eye as Borussia Dortmund’s reserve team coach.

With chances few and far between, the contest was settled in the third minute when Richarlison scrambled the ball home past Jonas Lossl from close range.

The home team’s goalkeeper had blocked the Brazilian’s first attempt.

Following Digne’s 66th-minute dismissal for a professional foul on Adama Diakhaby, Aaron Mooy went close to equalising.

However, Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford produced a superb save to keep out the Australian forward’s free kick.

Pickford came to Everton’s rescue again in the 79th minute when he clawed out an Elias Kachunga header as the visitors were forced to hang on in the closing stages.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)