Round 12 of the English Premier League season got underway with Saturday’s early match being the north London derby between Arsenal and Spurs at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal claiming bragging rights over their fierce rivals with a 2-nil victory, courtesy of 2 first half goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez, a result that lifts Arsenal to within a point of a disappointing Spurs team, though the result is really another plus for Manchester City with their chasing rivals taking points off of each other whilst their relentless progress continues.
In Saturday’s later games, Bournemouth entertained Huddersfield at the Vitality Stadium, and achieved a resounding 4-nil victory which will buoy their spirits, lift them away from the relegation places, and ease the pressure on manager Eddie Howe, the goals coming from a Callum Wilson hat-trick, plus the third goal from Harry Arter, and attained in spite of the loss of defender Francis at the end of the first half; Burnley pushed themselves to within a win of second place with their 2-nil win against Swansea City at home at Turf Moor, with Jack Cork and Ashley Barnes claiming the vital first half goals, and piling pressure onto Swans’ boss Paul Clement.
