{"id":356421,"date":"2017-09-23T16:20:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T16:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=356421"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:12:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:12:18","slug":"pl-roundup-morata-nets-hat-trick-city-cruise-united-edge-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/pl-roundup-morata-nets-hat-trick-city-cruise-united-edge-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"PL roundup: Morata nets hat-trick, City cruise, United edge Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"article-main-content\" class=\"node node-article clearfix\">\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><strong>Burnley 0-0 Huddersfield Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a game of few chances at Turf Moor as Burnley and Huddersfield played out a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p>Neither side registered a shot on target in the first half, but Huddersfield\u2019s Tom Ince and Laurent Depoitre came relatively close in the second.<\/p>\n<p>Burnley\u2019s strike force failed to turn up in the game and the result leaves both teams level on nine points in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everton 2-1 AFC Bournemouth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One-time Everton outcast Oumar Niasse earned his way into Ronald Koeman\u2019s good books as he bagged a late brace against Bournemouth to seal all three points.<\/p>\n<p>The visiting Cherries had originally taken a first half lead courtesy of Josh King\u2019s low strike into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n<p>Everton, who had been struggling for form of late, were then handed a vital lifeline as Niasse \u2013 who wasn\u2019t even given a squad number at the start of the season \u2013 turned in an equaliser in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The forward, who spent the second half of last 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another desolate defeat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Southampton 0-0 Manchester United<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Romelu Lukaku\u2019s sixth goal of the season was enough for Manchester United to continue their winning run against Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian forward pounced in the 20th minute to turn home from close range after Saints keeper Fraser Forster saved his initial effort.<\/p>\n<p>Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands late in injury time but, while the result was not as routine as normal, United remain second in the league table and are still unbeaten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stoke City 0-4 Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alvaro Morata banished memories of Diego Costa as the Spanish striker bagged a hat-trick in Chelsea\u2019s demolition job of Stoke City.<\/p>\n<p>The summer arrival opened the scoring just two minutes in as Stoke\u2019s back three \u2013 boasting just a single recognised central defender \u2013 failed to deal with Cesar Azpilicueta\u2019s long ball forward.<\/p>\n<p>A terrible mistake from Darren Fletcher allowed Pedro in to double the Chelsea advantage on the half hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Hughes may come to regret his decision to substitute Bruno Martins Indi in the 76th minute as Morata soon doubled his tally the following minute.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard then sealed his first hat-trick in English football in the 82nd minute with Antonio Conte\u2019s Blues looking comfortable throughout.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swansea City 1-2 Watford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Richarlison was the hero for Watford as the Brazilian struck a dramatic 90th minute winner to give the Hornets all three points against Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Gray had opened the scoring in the first half \u2013 his first goal since moving from Burnley in the summer \u2013 with an expert finish into the top corner past Lukasz Fabianski.<\/p>\n<p>Swansea striker Tammy Abraham levelled for the Swans in the 56th minute but Richarlison\u2019s 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