Manchester City swipe aside West Ham with ease
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Liverpool maintained pressure on table-topping Manchester City with three second-half goals sealing a comfortable 3-0 victory at Watford on Saturday.
After a largely uneventful first half, Mohamed Salah put the ball past Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster in the 67th minute before England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a stunning second goal.
The 20-year-old beat Foster with a brilliant whipped free kick from 25 metres nine minutes later, before his international team mate Jordan Henderson was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
Liverpool were not hindered by their numerical disadvantage, however, with Roberto Firmino adding a late third goal as the visitors extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season to 13 games.
Juergen Klopp's side remain second with 33 points and trail Champions City by two points after Pep Guardiola's men beat West Ham United 4-0 on Saturday. Watford slipped to ninth after a third game without victory.
What time does it start?
West Ham vs Manchester City kicks off at 3pm (BST) on Saturday 24 November.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
Player to watch…
David Silva: The former Spain international delivered yet another masterful performance for Manchester City against their cross-town rivals. The heartbeat of City’s best attacking work, he started off the win with another well-taken goal, once again popping up in the right place at the right time. With international duties no longer a concern, the Spaniard could be all set for another dazzling display.
Form guide…
West Ham: LLDLWD
Manchester City: WWWWWW
Odds…
West Ham to win: 23/2
Manchester City to win: 6/25
Draw: 27/5
Prediction...
West Ham 0-2 Manchester City
GOAL! Tottenham 3-1 Chelsea (Olivier Giroud, 85 minutes)
It will likely only be a consolation but that is a beautiful goal.
A raking pass across to Cesar Azpilicueta is killed dead by the Spaniard, who then lifts a delectable cross to the back post.
Olivier Giroud gobbles up the opportunity, unmarked, heading into the bottom corner.
86 minutes
Dele Alli is another Spurs goalscorer to be replaced, and another to receive a deserved round of applause.
Harry Winks will get five minutes or so from the bench.
87 minutes
Pedro lashes over the top from the edge of the area after good play from Ross Barkley down the left.
Another goal now for Chelsea would open up a nervy last few minutes for Spurs.
90 + 2 minutes
Marcos Alonso slices over the bar. That may be Chelsea's final chance.
Full time at Wembley, and Spurs have dominated Chelsea on their way to a very impressive 3-1 victory to move up to third.
That could have been more than three.
Spurs were outstanding and Chelsea were awful. Plenty of questions for Maurizio Sarri and his side to answer, but a superb win for Mauricio Pochettino's team.
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