The Independent - 25.08.2019

(Ben Green) #1

Albion played a man light for an hour after Florin Andone was sent off for a reckless tackle on Yan Valery,
while Lewis Dunk had a first-half header ruled out by VAR.


Prior to Redmond’s strike, the Seagulls pushed hard for an equaliser and struck the woodwork through
substitute Jurgen Locadia before falling to a first defeat under Graham Potter.


Barnes blows away Blades


Harvey Barnes’ spectacular second-half thunderbolt clinched Leicester a 2-1 win at Sheffield United and
their first victory of the season.


Barnes, who signed a new five-year deal with the Foxes in June, crashed home a brilliant winner six minutes
after stepping off the bench.


It was tough on Chris Wilder’s side, for whom substitute Oli McBurnie had headed a deserved equaliser
after Jamie Vardy fired the Foxes ahead with his first goal of the campaign just before half-time.


Harvey Barnes celebrates scoring a screamer
for Leicester (Reuters)

The Blades gave another good account of themselves, roared on again by a partisan Bramall Lane crowd as
they poured forward in search of a second equaliser.


But Leicester were the classier side and they held on for all three points after drawing their first two
matches, while the Blades tasted defeat for the first time since winning promotion back to the Premier
League.


Haller Hammers Watford


West Ham’s record signing Sebastien Haller scored a brace to secure a 3-1 win and condemn Watford to a
third-successive Premier League defeat this season.


Captain Mark Noble converted from the penalty spot inside the opening minutes before Andre Gray hauled
the hosts level with 17 minutes gone.


But Watford were made to pay for spurning a number of chances as Haller, the £45million summer arrival
from Frankfurt, scored twice in nine second-half minutes to heap the pressure on manager Javi Gracia,
whose side have now lost their last seven matches in all competitions.


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