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United manager Louis van Gaal congratulates his skipper Wayne Rooney

Manchester United manager hails Rooney

Louis van Gaal hailed ‘amazing’ Wayne Rooney after his deft backheel ended Manchester United's eight-match winless run.

City leave it late to see off Watford

Manchester City stayed in touching distance of the top of the Barclays Premier League table with a late comeback in a 2-1 victory at Watford.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Defoe fires home his first, Sunderland's second, in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa

Sunderland grab survival lifeline with Villa win

Jermain Defoe blasted Sunderland to a first victory in six attempts to give them hope of avoiding Premier League relegation while this 3-1 win nudged Aston Villa deeper into the mire.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Norwich players celebrate Alex Tettey's goal

Norwich defeat 10-man Southampton

Norwich condemned 10-man Southampton to a sixth defeat in eight Barclays Premier League matches thanks to Alex Tettey's wonderful second-half finish in a 1-0 victory.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Rooney on hand to lift the mood at United

Wayne Rooney scored a superb backheel to ease the pressure on Louis van Gaal and end Manchester United's eight-match winless run with a 2-1 victory over Swansea.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Artur Boruc gets down to save Riyad Mahrez's spot kick

Leicester pay the penalty as Cherries earn point

Leicester lost ground at the top of the Premier League as they began the new year with a goalless draw against 10-man Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium, with Riyad Mahrez missing from the penalty spot.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Laurent Koscielny got the all important goal

Below-par Arsenal scramble to win over Magpies

Arsenal laboured to a 1-0 victory over Newcastle to start 2016 with a win and move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Michail Antonio fired West Ham ahead in their win over visiting Liverpool

Toothless Liverpool Hammered at Upton Park

Liverpool reject Andy Carroll ended the Reds' recent revival as West Ham secured a deserved 2-0 Premier League win at Upton Park.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Jamie Vardy is expected to start for Leicester against Bournemouth on Saturday

Ranieri: Top scorer Vardy due a rest

Claudio Ranieri is ready to rest Jamie Vardy and hopes Leicester's title rivals suffer a burnout.

Soccer • 02 Jan 16

Liverpool supremo Jurgen Klopp talks with Christian Benteke after the full-time whistle at the Stadium of Light

Klopp backs Benteke to bag more Liverpool winners

Jurgen Klopp is convinced there is much more to come from striker Christian Benteke after seeing him fire Liverpool to victory twice inside five days.

Soccer • 31 Dec 15

Christian Benteke was on the mark second after half-time

Benteke scores again as Liverpool tame Black Cats

Christian Benteke was Liverpool's match-winner for the second time in five days as he plunged Sunderland deeper into relegation trouble at the foot of the Premier League table.

Soccer • 31 Dec 15

Osman Sow's 90th-minute strike earned Hearts a share of the spoils

Osman Sow piledriver denies Celtic at the death

Hearts dramatically came from behind twice with goals at the end of each half to grab a 2-2 draw with Celtic in a breathless and bruising Ladbrokes Premiership encounter at Tynecastle.

Soccer • 27 Dec 15

Theo Walcott scores Arsenal's opener against Manchester City

Arsenal see off City at the Emirates

Arsenal sealed their supporting role behind Leicester in the Barclays Premier League Christmas billing by beating fellow title hopefuls Manchester City 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium tonight.

Soccer • 21 Dec 15

Disjointed Liverpool undone by slick Watford

Bruising hitmen Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney suffocated Liverpool's slipshod defence as Watford prevailed 3-0 at Vicarage Road for a fourth-successive Premier League victory.

Soccer • 20 Dec 15

Charlie Daniels celebrates his winners for the south coast club

McClean sees red as Bournemouth defeat Baggies

Charlie Daniels' late penalty gave in-form Bournemouth a third successive Premier League win as they triumphed 2-1 at nine-man West Brom, for whom James McClean was sent off.

Soccer • 19 Dec 15

Jordan Ayew and Villa took a deserved point from St James' Park

Jordan Ayew's superb strike earns Villa a point

Jordan Ayew's piledriver denied Newcastle a third successive Premier League victory and handed relegation-haunted Aston Villa a glimmer of hope.

Soccer • 19 Dec 15

Lee Chung-yong of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his team's winning goal

Lee's late winner sinks Stoke

Substitute Lee Chung-Yong's brilliant 88th-minute winner earned Crystal Palace their fifth away victory of the season in a 2-1 triumph over Stoke.

Soccer • 19 Dec 15

Harry Kane's superb opening goal set Spurs on their way to three points at St Mary's

Tottenham go fourth after routine win over Saints

Harry Kane's superb solo goal helped Tottenham climb into the Premier League top four for the first time this season as Mauricio Pochettino celebrated a 2-0 win over his former club Southampton.

Soccer • 19 Dec 15

Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Juan Mata after Norwich City's second goal

Norwich win at Old Trafford piles pressure on LVG

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal faced the ire of fans as Norwich increased the under-fire Dutchman's woes with a 2-1 Premier League win at Old Trafford.

Soccer • 19 Dec 15

Riyad Mahrez slots home the second penalty at Goodison

Leicester's Christmas joy at Premier League summit

Leicester's unlikely Premier League title challenge is more of a reality than ever as a 3-2 victory at Everton ensured they will be the Christmas number one.

Soccer • 19 Dec 15

Steven Gerrard in action for his old club Liverpool

Steven Gerrard praises Klopp's Anfield impact

Steven Gerrard has praised Jurgen Klopp's impact at Liverpool and says he wishes he had the chance to play for the German.

Soccer • 17 Dec 15

Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring another goal

Everton boss says Lukaku not after scoring record

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has denied that his star striker is chasing Jamie Vardy’s Premier League scoring record.

Soccer • 17 Dec 15

Nadir Ciftci heads home Celtic's third goal

Ciftci keeps Celtic ahead of the pack

Celtic confirmed their domestic strength with a victory over St Johnstone at a freezing McDiarmid Park to take them four points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Soccer • 13 Dec 15

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his players at the end of the match

Origi salvages point for Liverpool against Baggies

Striker Divock Origi's added-time strike snatched a point for Liverpool in a controversial 2-2 draw at Anfield.

Soccer • 13 Dec 15

Olivier Giroud's converted penalty set Arsenal on their way

Arsenal intent clear after disposing of Villa

Arsenal sent out a title warning as they moved top of the Premier League after clinically dispatching a sinking Aston Villa.

Soccer • 13 Dec 15

League

Manchester United manager hails Rooney

City leave it late to see off Watford

Sunderland grab survival lifeline with Villa win

Norwich defeat 10-man Southampton

Rooney on hand to lift the mood at United

Leicester pay the penalty as Cherries earn point

Below-par Arsenal scramble to win over Magpies

Toothless Liverpool Hammered at Upton Park

Ranieri: Top scorer Vardy due a rest

Klopp backs Benteke to bag more Liverpool winners

Benteke scores again as Liverpool tame Black Cats

Osman Sow piledriver denies Celtic at the death

Arsenal see off City at the Emirates

Disjointed Liverpool undone by slick Watford

McClean sees red as Bournemouth defeat Baggies

Jordan Ayew's superb strike earns Villa a point

Lee's late winner sinks Stoke

Tottenham go fourth after routine win over Saints

Norwich win at Old Trafford piles pressure on LVG

Leicester's Christmas joy at Premier League summit

Steven Gerrard praises Klopp's Anfield impact

Everton boss says Lukaku not after scoring record

Ciftci keeps Celtic ahead of the pack

Origi salvages point for Liverpool against Baggies

Arsenal intent clear after disposing of Villa

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