{"id":260801,"date":"2016-10-22T16:57:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T16:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=260801"},"modified":"2016-10-22T16:57:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T16:57:30","slug":"pl-roundup-arsenal-stutter-leicester-sensational-everton-stunned-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/pl-roundup-arsenal-stutter-leicester-sensational-everton-stunned-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"PL roundup: Arsenal stutter, Leicester sensational, Everton stunned [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"
After an entertaining goalless draw between Bournemouth and Tottenham in the early kick-off, fans were treated to some stunning strikes and wonderful winners in the afternoon\u2019s action.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a round-up of all the 3 O\u2019clock Premier League fixtures:<\/p>\n
Arsenal 0-0 Middlesbrough<\/strong> Boro were the party poopers on Arsene Wenger\u2019s 67th birthday as they held Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium, although the Gunners had Petr Cech to thank for a share of the points.<\/p>\n Arsenal, predictably, dominated possession throughout the game but it was Middlesbrough who created more chances.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gaston Ramirez rattled the crossbar with free-kick before forcing Cech into wonderful point-blank save with a back-post header, while the Czech glovesman came to the Gunners\u2019 rescue again with a smart double save to thwart a Boro counter-attack.<\/p>\n Victor Valdes was also impressive when called upon, with the former Barcelona and Manchester United keeper leaping across his line to deny a Alexis Sanchez free-kick, and he was on hand with another superb stop to deny Sanchez again after the break.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Boro sat back in the closing stages and invited pressure from Arsenal, but the hosts struggled to create.<\/p>\n Arsenal thought they had won it in stoppage time when Mesut Ozil had the ball in the net, only for the linesman\u2019s flag to halt celebrations.<\/p>\n Leicester 3-1 Crystal Palace<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Defending champions Leicester stretched their unbeaten home run to 20 league games as they hit three past Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n Jamie Vardy started on the bench but it mattered not one bit as \u00a316m summer signing Ahmed Musa gave the Foxes a first-half lead with his first goal for the club, thumping home from just outside the area<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Shinji Okazaki then drilled home to double the hosts\u2019 lead after the break, and full-back Christian Fuchs made it three in glorious fashion with a thunderbolt of a half-volley from 25 yards.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Yohan Cabaye scored a consolation late on for the Eagles, but it was too late to entertain any thoughts of a possible comeback.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Burnley 2-1 Everton<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Scott Arfield hit a 890th winner as Burnley stunned a more dominant Everton side at Turf Moor.<\/p>\n The hosts took the lead through Sam Vokes just before the break, poking home after a mistake from Maartin Stekelenburg.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Yannick Bolasie later levelled with a cracking finish into the bottom corner, after he literally robbed Lukaku of the ball in a quick counter.<\/p>\n The Toffees pushed hard for the winner, but three points went to the Clarents thanks to Arfield\u2019s late strike, finding the bottom corner with a neat finish after Johann Berg Gudmundsson\u2019s long-range effort came back out off the bar.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n West Ham 1-0 Sunderland<\/strong><\/p>\n West Ham claimed a dramatic late win over win-less Sunderland thanks to Winston Reid stoppage-time winner.<\/p>\n The Hammers were the best team by far but were frustrated throughout, with Dimitri Payet and Simone Zaza going close early on.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Black Cats were edging closer to a point but their hard work was undone by a moment of brilliance from Reid, who turned well on the edge of the box from a late corner before sending a fine drive into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n It leaves David Moyes’ side rooted to the foot of the Premier League with just two points from their first nine games.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Hull 0-2 Stoke<\/strong><\/p>\n Xherdan Shaqiri netted a fine brace as Stoke comfortably beat Hull to move out of the bottom-three.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Swiss star cut in on his left foot and sent a thunderbolt into the top corner to give the Potters the lead in the first-half.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Joe Allen, aiming to score in a fourth consecutive Premier League game, was close to early goal when played through by a lovely dinked through ball from Shaqiri, but it was too strong and the keeper did well to burst out and gather.<\/p>\n In truth, Hull offered very little throughout the game and Shaqiri sealed the three points for Stoke in the second-half with a neat free-kick.<\/p>\n
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