LONDON Two goals each from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang led rampant Arsenal to a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham in the English Premier League on Sunday. Arsenal went into the game at Craven Cottage in confident mood after a run of five straight league victories and took the lead after 29 minutes when Lacazette started and finished a sweeping move. He fed Alex Iwobi on the left before latching on to a cross from Nacho Monreal and turning to drive the ball low into the net. Fulham, the only top-flight side without a clean sheet this season, leveled 15 minutes later when Monreal needlessly gave the ball away and Andre Schuerrle dinked the ball over Bernd Leno as the goalkeeper rushed out. The visitors, though, were back in front four minutes into the second half when Lacazette volleyed the ball home from 20 yards (meters). Arsenal manager Unai Emery brought on Aaron Ramsey in the 69th minute and within 40 seconds the Wales midfielder brilliantly made it 3...
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Chelsea vs Southampton(3-0) 07/10/2018
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After a tough game in the mid week in Europa League, Chelsea takes on Southampton side in the 8th week of the Premier League. Olivier Giroud was the hero for Chelsea when they travelled to St Mary's last season in the Premier League as he scored a brace off the bench in a stunning 3-2 comeback victory. This season the Frenchman will likely get the chance to make an impact from the beginning of the game with the striker the preferred option in the Premier League right now. Despite his winning goal against MOL Vidi on Thursday night, that means Alvaro Morata will have head back on to the bench. Eden Hazard will be aiming to continue his strong start to the season, as he is the leading scorer in the Premier League with six goals in seven matches. Meanwhile Southampton manager, Mark Hughes was full of praise for Chelsea, as he believes Chelsea can be contenders for silverware again this season, saying: "I think Chelsea will always be a (title) contender, you see the qua...
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Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to score his first goal for Barcelona in a 2-0 win at Valencia on Thursday that saw his new club ease into another Copa del Rey final. Coutinho broke the deadlock in the 49th minute of the semi-final, second leg at Mestalla, having only come on at the start of the second half. It was the first time the Brazilian had found the net since his blockbuster 160 million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool in early January. Ivan Rakitic then swept home the second goal eight minutes from the end as holders Barcelona secured a place in the final for the fifth season running, becoming the first side to achieve such a feat. Winners of the trophy in each of the last three campaigns, the Catalans will face Sevilla in the final set for the weekend of April 21 and 22. Sevilla beat Leganes 2-0 on Wednesday to go through 3-1 on aggregate. "For me it is my first final, so it is a very special moment," Coutinho told Spanish TV station Gol. ...
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