On Saturday, in the English Premier League, the 9th round of matches was played.
One of the most intense matches, at 17:00 Lithuanian time, took place in Liverpool, where "Everton" team, supported by their fans, clashed with "Manchester United". Louis van Gaal's players had no trouble and achieved a victory with a score of 0-3.
The goalscorers for the winners were Morgan Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera, and finally Wayne Rooney. "Man Utd" is in third place with 19 points.
In other matches, another team from Manchester had no trouble either. "Manchester City" beat "Bournemouth" players in front of their own fans with a score of 5-1.
All the goals for the "city" team were scored by two players - Wilfried Bony and Raheem Sterling. The latter managed to score a "hat-trick" already in the first half. Glenn Murray scored a consolation goal for Joe Hart's guarded goal in the 22nd minute.
"Man City" is at the top of the standings with 21 points, having a two-point advantage over the nearest pursuer.
At Stamford Bridge stadium, after two unsuccessful matches, London's "Chelsea" team managed to achieve victory, beating "Aston Villa" 2-0.
Wins were also achieved by the teams of "West Ham" and "West Brom", while "Southampton" let victory slip through their hands and played a draw against "Leicester City".
In the last match of the evening, London's "Arsenal" team clashed with "Watford" away. The "Gunners" showed their strength in the second half and defeated their opponents.
In the 62nd minute, a precise strike by Alexis Sanchez put the visitors ahead, and later the victory was secured by Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey. After the victory, "Arsenal" again tied in points with "Man Utd", but are one step higher.
Results:
"Everton" 0 - 3 "Man Utd"
18' [0 - 1] M.Schneiderlin
22' [0 - 2] A.Herrera
62' [0 - 3] W.Rooney
"Chelsea" 2 - 0 "Aston Villa"
34' [1 - 0] D.Costa
54' [2 - 0] A.Hutton (own goal)
"Crystal Palace" 1 - 3 "West Ham"
22' [0 - 1] C.Jenkinson
25' [1 - 1] Y.Cabaye (11m penalty)
88' [1 - 2] M.Lanzini
90' [1 - 3] D.Payet
44' D.Gayle ("Crystal Palace") sent off
"Man City" 5 - 1 "Bournemouth"
7' [1 - 0] R.Sterling
11' [2 - 0] W.Bony
22' [2 - 1] G.Murray
29' [3 - 1] R.Sterling
45' [4 - 1] R.Sterling
89' [5 - 1] W.Bony
"Southampton" 2 - 2 "Leicester"
21' [1 - 0] J.Fonte
37' [2 - 0] V.van Dijk
66' [2 - 1] J.Vardy
90' [2 - 2] J.Vardy
"West Brom" 1 - 0 "Sunderland"
54' [1 - 0] S.Berahino
"Watford" 0 - 3 "Arsenal"
62' [0 - 1] A.Sanchez
68' [0 - 2] O.Giroud
74' [0 - 3] A.Ramsey
League Table:
