{"id":273931,"date":"2016-12-03T17:11:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T17:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=273931"},"modified":"2016-12-03T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T17:11:29","slug":"epl-on-citi-fm-spurs-thrash-struggling-swansea-sunderland-registers-much-needed-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/epl-on-citi-fm-spurs-thrash-struggling-swansea-sunderland-registers-much-needed-win\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL on Citi FM: Spurs thrash struggling Swansea, Sunderland registers much-needed win"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Swansea City<\/strong><\/p>\n Spurs had plenty of the ball on home soil but it took until the six minutes before the break<\/span><\/span> for them to break the deadlock.<\/p>\n Dele Alli won a penalty from Kyle Naughton near the side of the box, and Harry Kane gladly thudded the spot-kick home<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n Heung-Min Son doubled the score in more glamourous circumstances as his acrobatic volley flew past Lukasz Fabianski, who had previously been doing well to keep Tottenham at bay.<\/p>\n After the break, it got even better for Pochettino\u2019s men as Kane thumped home inside the box after an excellent counter attack involving Christian Eriksen, Alli, and Son.<\/p>\n Somewhat scrappily, Eriksen made it four as he bundled the ball following Alli\u2019s deflected shot on goal, and then slotted home another in added time to make it 5-0.<\/p>\n And the humiliating defeat leaves Bob Bradley\u2019s Jacks rooted to the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n Sunderland 2-1 Leicester City<\/strong><\/p>\n The threat of relegation became even clearer to the Foxes on Saturday afternoon as they lost to the Black Cats.<\/p>\n Robert Huth\u2019s own goal put Sunderland ahead as Claudio Ranieri\u2019s men struggled to get to grips with the game.<\/p>\n And, after Patrick van Aanholt saw appeals for a penalty turned down, Jermain Defoe thrashed the ball home after Duncan Watmore\u2019s strike was blocked with 77 minutes on the clock.<\/p>\n Shinji Okazaki did get one back for the reigning Premier League\u00a0 champions but it wasn\u2019t enough as Sunderland held on.<\/p>\n Crystal Palace 3-0 Southampton<\/strong><\/p>\n The Eagles needed some good luck after last week\u2019s 5-4 defeat to Swansea City, and got it in unbelievable circumstances as Fraser Forster missed his kick, allowing Christian Benteke to open the scoring from just five yards.<\/p>\n James Tomkins doubled the score after 36 minutes, sweeping the ball in from close range when a corner found its way into the six-yard box.<\/p>\n Southampton rallied and saw several chances fall to them, but failed to put any into the back of the net.<\/p>\n And to round off an excellent afternoon, Benteke polished off a cut-back from Jason Puncheon, helping them up into 13th place in the table.<\/p>\n Stoke City 2-0 Burnley<\/strong><\/p>\n Jon Walters proved he\u2019s still got plenty to offer the Potters as he met Mame Biram Diouf\u2019s cross and arced a delicate finish over<\/span><\/span> Paul Robinson and into the net.<\/p>\n Mark Hughes\u2019 men grabbed a second ten minutes before half-time when a slow counter attack saw Marc Muniesa meander forward and then volley home<\/span><\/span> from nine yards out.<\/p>\n West Brom 3-1 Watford<\/strong><\/p>\n The Baggies went in front as Jonny Evans rose highest at the back post to nod in a Chris Brunt corner, and the supplier became the scorer not long after as the Northern Irish star saw his strike, after a set-piece routine, rattle into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n Christian Kabasele got one back for the Hornets but, as they attempted to snatch an equaliser, Roberto Pererya was sent off.<\/p>\n And to ensure all three points went to the Baggies, Matt Phillips cut in from the flank and thumped home a left-foot shot.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: Talksports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Swansea City Spurs had plenty of the ball on home soil but it took until the six minutes before the break for them to break the deadlock. Dele Alli won a penalty from Kyle Naughton near the side of the box, and Harry Kane gladly thudded the spot-kick home. Heung-Min Son doubled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":273933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n