Bastia 4-2 Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 versus Bastia and miss the chance to move level with Ligue 1 leaders Marseille. Julian Palmieri's outstanding volley from the edge of the penalty area – his first goal since November 2012 – gave Bastia the lead for the first time in the second half, before he added a second in the final minute as they climbed out of the bottom three. The first-half goal flurry began early as Lucas...

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Chelsea 2 - 0 Newcastle United

Chelsea had enough quality to beat Newcastle United as goals from Oscar and Diego Costa earned them a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Having failed to claim victory in their previous two Premier League outings, Jose Mourinho's title hopefuls were not at their best on Saturday but coped well with Newcastle's threat. Ultimately, they struck at key times either side of the break to go two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table,...

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Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol

Gareth Bale and James Rodridguez both scored to help Real Madrid arrest a worrying dip in form as they dispatched Espanyol 3-0 on Saturday. Karim Benzema struck the post on 10 minutes but the home side didn't have to wait long for an opener, as James converted Cristiano Ronaldo's pass. The Ballon d'Or nominee then watched on as Bale doubled Real's lead with a fine free-kick in the 28th minute. But when Coentrao received a red card following...

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Swansea City 1 West Ham 1: Gomis helps earn point for hosts

Bafetimbi Gomis stepped up to the mark for Swansea City as they earned a 1-1 Premier League draw with West Ham on Saturday. The French striker has been challenged to grasp his first-team chance in the absence of Wilfried Bony, who has departed for the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast while rumours of an imminent transfer to Manchester City persist. And, after Andy Carroll had opened the scoring with a superb left-footed strike two...

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West Brom 1-0 Hull City

Saido Berahino scored the only goal of the game as West Brom beat Hull City 1-0 in Tony Pulis' first Premier League game in charge at The Hawthorns. The future of in-form striker Berahino has been the subject of much speculation and Albion's leading scorer capped another lively display by firing home a deflected free-kick from inside the penalty area 13 minutes from time after Allan McGregor had picked up Ahmed Elmohamady's back-pass. ...

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Everton 1-1 Manchester City

Everton ended a run of four consecutive Premier League defeats with a battling 1-1 draw against title-chasing Manchester City. Manuel Pellegrini's defending champions entered the match level with Chelsea at the Premier League summit and Fernandinho's 74th-minute header appeared set to preserve that state of affairs. Yet Joe Hart, who had earlier made a pair of fine saves from Romelu Lukaku, came needlessly from his line and allowed Steven...

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Leicester 1–0 Aston Villa

Leicester City had Paul Konchesky to thank for his fine strike during a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa. The 33-year old was on hand to drive home a half-volley on the stroke of half- time to end a wait of over five years since his last top-flight strike and make it three league games unbeaten for the hosts. Leicester enjoyed the better of the first-half exchanges with David Nugent at the centre of their best chances, the striker hitting the...

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Burnley 2-1 QPR

Burnley lept out of the drop zone after a hard-fought 2-1 win over QPR . In a match between two candidates for relegation, it was Sean Dyche's men who took all three points, as QPR remain pointless on their travels in the Premier League this term. Scott Arfield struck the first blow with a fine solo goal, only for former Burnley striker Charlie Austin - who scored and was sent off in QPR's 2-0 win in the reverse fixture in December - to level...

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Crystal Palace 2-1 Tottenham

Crystal Palace fought back from a goal down to secure a 2-1 win over Tottenham . In-form striker Harry Kane opened the scoring after 49 minutes, Tottenham at that stage appearing well placed to build on their superb 5-3 triumph over Chelsea on New Year's Day. But this London derby did not have such a happy ending for Mauricio Pochettino's team, as Dwight Gayle netted a 69th-minute penalty after Benjamin Stambouli had rashly fouled Joe Ledley....

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South Korea 1 Oman 0: Cho´s strike decidestight contest

South Korea got their Asian Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a hard fought 1-0 win over Oman in Canberra on Saturday. With main Group A rivals Australia securing all three points from their opening game against Kuwait on Friday, a win was vital for the South Koreans and they got it thanks to a goal in first half stoppage time from Cho Young-cheol. Oman had several half chances throughout the match but failed to capitalise, with only some...

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Uzbekistan 1 North Korea 0: Solitary Sergeevstrike seals it

Igor Sergeev's sole goal was enough for Uzbekistanas they began their Asian Cup campaign with ascrappy 1-0 win over North Korea in Sydney.Uzbekistan comfortably had the better of the game ata rain-sodden ANZ Stadium, but struggled topenetrate a resolute Korean defence for large parts.Timur Kapadze was a menacing figure breaking frommidfield for the Uzbeks and hit the post with a first-half header as well as going close after the interval.Much of...

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Saudi Arabia 0 China 1: Yu Hai punishes Hazazimissed penalty

Yu Hai punished Naif Hazazi's saved penalty, firingChina to a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the AsianCup at Suncorp Stadium.Yu struck in the final 10 minutes with a deflected free-kick to give Alain Perrin's side a memorable win.China dominated the opening half but were unable totake the few chances they created, and they lookedlike being punished on the hour when Saudi Arabiawere awarded a spot kick.However, Hazazi – who was fouled by Ren Hang...

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