Bournemouth thrash Man Utd 3-0 as Chelsea stumble at Everton

Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at dwelling to Bournemouth, whereas Chelsea missed the possibility to prime the English Premier League after drawing 0-0 with Everton on Sunday.

United supervisor Ruben Amorim, who has as soon as once more left Marcus Rashford out of his squad, faces a depressing Christmas after the worst results of his brief tenure.

United, who’re thirteenth, have suffered 4 defeats in 9 matches in all competitions since Amorim arrived from Sporting Lisbon in November to exchange the sacked Erik Ten Hag.

United’s second consecutive loss, after being eradicated from the League Cup by Tottenham on Thursday, confirmed Amorim’s admission that his highway again to the highest can be lengthy and arduous.

Having conceded their first objective of their final six matches, United have been booed at half-time, whereas the ultimate whistle obtained extra boos from the few followers who stayed till the bitter finish.

Whereas it’s too early to go judgment on Amorim, the Portuguese coach can not afford any extra outcomes like this if he needs to keep up the help of gamers and followers.

Amorim’s choice to exclude Rashford for the third match in a row will come below new scrutiny after United’s poor efficiency.
Surprisingly, Amorim left the 27-year-old England striker out of the squad for United’s win over Manchester Metropolis final weekend, prompting Rashford to trace at his need for a “new problem”.

Rashford was current at Outdated Trafford in a United tracksuit amid his prolonged exile, as Amorim made six adjustments to the facet that misplaced 4-3 to Tottenham within the League Cup quarter-finals.

United’s weak point at set-pieces was uncovered once more within the twenty ninth minute when younger Bournemouth defender Dean Howesen took benefit of poor marking throughout a free-kick to place a header previous Andre Onana.

Issues bought worse for Amorim within the second half as Justin Kluivert doubled fifth-placed Bournemouth’s lead from the penalty spot within the 61st minute after Noussair Mazraoui fouled the striker.

Antoine Simenho added to United’s woes two minutes later after being handed by Dango Ouattara.

In the meantime, second-placed Chelsea missed the chance to rise to the highest, a minimum of briefly, with a goalless draw with Everton.

Enzo Maresca’s facet noticed their five-game profitable streak finish within the Premier League, however stay one level behind leaders Liverpool, who’ve two video games in hand beginning with Sunday’s late conflict in opposition to Tottenham.

It was an encouraging begin to a brand new period for Everton, who transfer 4 factors away from the relegation zone below new proprietor, the Friedkin Group, marking the tip of Farhad Moshiri’s turbulent tenure.

Mark Watts, Everton’s new chief govt, watched from the stands at Goodison Park as Chelsea got here near scoring, with Nicholas Jackson’s first-half header rebounding off the put up.

Elsewhere, Wolves coach Vitor Pereira loved a formidable begin as his facet recorded a 3-0 win over rivals Leicester Metropolis.

To switch Gary O’Neill, former Porto coach Pereira left the Saudi Al-Shabab workforce to pursue his dream of teaching in England.

Gonzalo Guedes gave the Pereira period a flying begin, assembly Nelson Semedo’s cross with a fast contact within the nineteenth minute. Rodrigo Gomez doubled the lead within the thirty sixth minute, scoring his first objective for Wolves, whereas Matheus Cunha sealed the win within the forty fourth minute after an excellent go from Guedes.

The win positioned third-placed Wolverhampton two factors behind fourth-placed Leicester.

On the backside of the desk, Southampton drew 0-0 with Fulham, whereas new supervisor Ivan Juric watched from the stands.

Juric, who was sacked as Roma coach in November after solely 12 matches, is awaiting a piece allow to formally take over from Russell Martin. Southampton remained eight factors away from security, after just one win in 17 league matches.

Agence France-Presse