By Chris Whyatt (BBC News)

Liverpool’s first-half fusillade cumulative an easy win over a West Ham side which looked worryingly diseased during Anfield.

Former Hammer Glen Johnson detonate a low shot past over-worked Robert Green to give a hosts an 18th-minute lead.

Dirk Kuyt afterwards coolly slotted home a chastisement after sharp-witted Fernando Torres had caused Danny Gabbidon to handle.

Maxi Rodriquez nodded in a elementary third prior to half time, whilst bottom-of-the-table West Ham combined zero in a mostly seared second period.

Now with usually a single win in fourteen Premier League matches this season, Avram Grant’s Hammers were unfortunate for something certain from their outing to a north-west – a opening if not a discernible outcome – to remonstrate supporters which their group is not unfailing for relegation.

But, during a belligerent where a club has not won given 1963, a Irons put in a bad uncover – a single which could enlarge vigour upon Grant usually days after his house corroborated him to expostulate them transparent of trouble.

The visitors – who have not won a joining compare upon a highway given a opening day of final deteriorate – were roughly utterly compliant, charity small insurgency to a club similarly in need of a small cheer.

And Roy Hodgson’s dynamic group got it, notwithstanding a deficiency of harmed captain Steven Gerrard, as they played with vigilant as well as appetite to explain a fifth win in 7 matches.

Impressive French youngster David Ngog forced a great early stop from Green after jinking his approach in to space prior to Raul Meireles, who appears to be winning over a Kop faithful, usually unsuccessful to recover Torres.

In a 10th minute, a Spaniard got his initial possibility after Ngog had danced opposite a line of dallying defenders.

But a World Cup leader crushed a low shot usually far-reaching of a post as a hosts set about winning receive with roughly annoying ease.

Radoslav Kovac did have a glorious retard with Torres ready to pounce again, prior to Meireles’s severe shot was sloping over by Green.

But a barriers fundamentally burst, as well as it was England right-back Johnson who done a breakthrough.

Competing for a round underneath some-more vigour from his team-mates than a opposition, he managed to chest a Meireles dilemma in to space prior to zipping a low expostulate resolutely past Green with unqualified technique.

Johnson afterwards did his defensive duties with a clearing header from a Kovac cranky with Obinna lurking, yet Liverpool one after another to inundate forward.

Torres – full of resourceful using yet still not nonetheless attack rise form – transient simply down a wings time after time, yet unsuccessful to find well-positioned team-mates in a box.

And – when Johnson chipped a cranky to a behind post – a former Atletico Madrid brazen could usually damage a bombardment in to a ground.

But Torres won a 27th-minute penalty, chipping a round over Matthew Upson’s feet onto Gabbidon’s palm to leave a giant flagging furiously for a mark kick.

Dutchman Kuyt accomplished down a center as Green dived as well early.

Full of frustration, West Ham’s travelling await even began chanting a name of former player Paulo Di Canio as Lars Jacobson frantically privileged off a line following a unfortunate hasten in a box.

A decent possibility did tumble to Carlton Cole shortly after, yet a occasional England striker could not modify Luis Boa Morte’s cranky notwithstanding rock rock climbing tall upon tip of a hosts captain Jamie Carragher to have a purify connection.

Yet which was a singular opening for a side ostensible to miss any inspiration, as well as Liverpool combined a abrasive third shortly after.

From a slight angle, prevalent Torres forced a intelligent save from a feet of Green yet former Hammer Paul Konchesky directed a cranky true behind in to a box as well as Maxi pointed a elementary header opposite a upon vacation goalkeeper.

Grant did have a shift during a break, bringing Victor Obinna off for Pablo Barrera, as well as altered his arrangement from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2.

But strategy seemed to have small aptitude for a ambition-free Hammers as they unsuccessful to have any sense upon a second 45 minutes, club gripping a purify piece as well as gripping a measure respectable.

That small fissure of satisfaction was in jeopardy in a 67th minute, when Maxi detonate brazen in to a box as well as roughly carried an unconsidered thinly slice in to a tip dilemma of Green’s idea from a left.

Full of frustration, West Ham’s travelling await even began chanting a name of former player Paulo Di Canio as Lars Jacobson frantically privileged off a line following a unfortunate hasten in a box.

A decent possibility did tumble to Carlton Cole shortly after, yet a occasional England striker could not modify Luis Boa Morte’s cranky notwithstanding rock rock climbing tall upon tip of a hosts captain Jamie Carragher to have a purify connection.

Yet which was a singular opening for a side ostensible to miss any inspiration, as well as Liverpool combined a abrasive third shortly after.

From a slight angle, prevalent Torres forced a intelligent save from a feet of Green yet former Hammer Paul Konchesky directed a cranky true behind in to a box as well as Maxi pointed a elementary header opposite a upon vacation goalkeeper.

Grant did have a shift during a break, bringing Victor Obinna off for Pablo Barrera, as well as altered his arrangement from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2.

But strategy seemed to have small aptitude for a ambition-free Hammers as they unsuccessful to have any sense upon a second 45 minutes, club gripping a purify piece as well as gripping a measure respectable.

That small fissure of satisfaction was in jeopardy in a 67th minute, when Maxi detonate brazen in to a box as well as roughly carried an unconsidered thinly slice in to a tip dilemma of Green’s idea from a left.

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By Owen Phillips (BBC News)

Lee Bowyer’s cold finish took energetic Birmingham out of a relegation section as well as sent Chelsea crashing to a third Premier League better in 4 games.

Bowyer ran upon to Cameron Jerome’s cushioned header to glow a usually idea past screw Petr Cech after seventeen minutes.

The champions longed for a horde of chances, with Didier Drogba starting closest when his smashing header strike a bar.

But a home side additionally shielded well as well as screw Ben Foster done a little overwhelming saves to secure a win.

Birmingham trainer Alex McLeish will no disbelief feel his side deserved their victory, not slightest for their hugely considerable rearguard action, nonetheless nobody could disagree they were rather advantageous to be brazen during a interval.

Carlo Ancelotti’s group were heavily criticised for a messy defensive arrangement in a humbling 3-0 home better by Sunderland final week, as well as they began with a demeanour of a side unfortunate to infer it was a small blip.

But Chelsea, who usually sojourn tip of a Premier League upon idea disproportion following Manchester United’s feat over Wigan, squandered during slightest 5 stately chances prior to a mangle as well as which set a tinge for a frustrating afternoon in a west Midlands.

The lapse of Alex during centre-half seemed to do a pretence in restoring certainty to a Chelsea ranks, whilst Paulo Ferreira’s switch to right-back as well as Salomon Kalou’s stop positively helped a balance.

And in a splendid begin from a visitors, a sharp-witted if rather haphazard Kalou rolled an early bid far-reaching after a smashing first-time chest pass from Drogba.

The span afterwards switched purposes as well as Kalou teed up a one-on-one possibility for his associate Ivorian with a stately pass yet Foster narrowed a point of view expertly to lift off a initial of a array of considerable saves.

Despite Chelsea’s early guarantee it was a a single shift which Birmingham had done to their starting XI which valid a game’s wilful moment.

Bowyer, usually comparison given of an ankle damage to Craig Gardner, was afforded a leisure of a chastisement box upon seventeen mins as well as a 33-year-old rolled behind a years to detonate by as well as coolly container past Cech.

Although a idea came by a heart of a much-talked-about Chelsea defence, it was a midfield’s disaster to lane Bowyer’s run which authorised him to get upon a finish of Jerome’s shrewd curtsy down.

Chelsea one after an additional to foreordain a terms, though, as well as a chances one after an additional to come – especially for Drogba.

First a striker forced a towering save from Foster, who dived low to his left to keep out a striker’s extreme close-range downward header from Nicolas Anelka’s cross.

Foster additionally denied Drogba from a deflected free-kick as well as afterwards final season’s Premier League tip scorer saw his marvellous header pile-up behind off a dilemma of post as well as club as well as to safety.

Ashley Cole additionally forced a decent retard from Foster during his nearby post after exchanging passes with Kalou – as well as Ivanovic as well as Alex as well as both headed over from Malouda corners.

The usually notable event during a alternative finish roughly led to a weird idea for Jerome when an Alex clearway rebounded off a striker yet went usually wide.

Alex McLeish’s side tightened up after a break, station off Chelsea as well as vouchsafing them have receive until a final third.

The strategy worked for thirty mins as Chelsea, still desperately blank Frank Lampard as well as Michael Essien during a heart of a midfield, dominated receive yet hardly in jeopardy a home goal.

A singular try upon idea from Carlo Ancelotti’s group saw a glorious Roger Johnson have a last-ditch plea to forestall Ramires banishment during idea as well as nonetheless Chelsea screamed for a penalty, arbitrate Mark Halsey seemed to get his call spot-on.

That signalled a begin of a raging final fifteen mins as well as Drogba saw an additional free-kick saved by Foster whilst Kalou headed wide.

Birmingham’s glorious defensive organization was being spread out to a extent as Chelsea piled forward.

And a home side went upon to consequence usually their second joining success in twelve games as well as their initial joining win over Chelsea given 1980.

Barclays Premier League results

20 November 2010 23:59 UK

* Arsenal            2-3     Tottenham     FT
* Birmingham  1-0     Chelsea            FT
* Blackpool       2-1     Wolves             FT
* Bolton              5-1     Newcastle       FT
* Liverpool       3-0     West Ham       FT
* Man Utd         2-0     Wigan                FT
* West Brom    0-3     Stoke                 FT

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The Italian gave his initial greeting following his shoulder operation upon Sunday, underlining his integrity to be ready for a Sepang Test in February.

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Ian Bell strike the stately 192 prior to England were all out for 523 upon day 3 of the last warm-up compare brazen of the initial Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Bell, 121 overnight, batted for 6 hours in all prior to Australia A reached 128-3 in their second innings, still trailing by 165 with the day to go.

Tim Bresnan, who strike 36 in the mount of 80 with Bell for the ninth wicket, initial private Ed Cowan for 33.

He afterwards got absolved of Test hopefuls Usman Khawaja (0) as well as Callum Ferguson (10).

On the balmy day in Hobart, in contrariety to the showery, cold conditions which had greeted the players for the initial half of the match, Bell one after another where he had left off upon Thursday with the small stimulating strokeplay.

His 275-ball innings enclosed twenty-two fours as well as the six, consultant timing as well as chain as well as usually the occasional blunder as he sleepy late on.

He dominated the sixth-wicket mount of 240 with Collingwood (89), the latter adding usually fifteen to his overnight 74.

Collingwood was struck upon the steel sheet by the Clint McKay bouncer as well as dual balls after an unbalanced, front-footed lift finished usually in an corner behind.

After the spacious 27, Matt Prior additionally went in unsatisfactory conform when he directed the large strike over mid-on during Steve Smith as well as miscued the shot, attack somewhat opposite the spin, to be held during point.

On the verge of the lass double-hundred for his country, Bell picked out reduced extra-cover with the expostulate off Smith. It was belated as well as teenager punish for the leg-spinner who had been exceedingly punished by Bell upon day two.

England’s tailenders took their evidence to inflict serve repairs – dire upon past 500, with the fusillade of shots together with the true 6 from Ajmal Shahzad.

It was afterwards the spin of England’s bowlers to work out the approach past the Australia A top order.

The hosts got to 16-0 during tea, as well as Cowan, together with Phillip Hughes, combined the serve 50 in the last session.

But, with England’s 4 bowlers for the Test compare already acclimatising to Brisbane conditions, Bresnan picked up the layer for the second string.

Bowling from around the wicket, the Yorkshireman had Cowan bottom-edging the lift onto his stumps, prior to Khawaja got the first-baller, unwell to get brazen to the round upon the great length usually moulding divided as well as circumference to Prior.

When the discerning smoothness during Ferguson kept low as well as scuttled by the right-hander’s defences, Australia A were 84-3.

They recovered the small with an consecutive mount of 44 in between Hughes (58) as well as skipper Cameron White (22).

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Johannesburg – Spain endorse themselves as the most appropriate in World Cup 2010 after defeating the Netherlands in the last diversion with the measure 1-0 during Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, Monday (12 / 7)

Andres Iniesta was the favourite of the Spanish feat with the singular idea to the Dutch idea in the second half extra-time.

Spain additionally successfully corresponding after the pretension dual years ago won the European Cup prize by violence Germany in the last game.

While the Dutch had to go behind confident for the third time contingency be the curtain up in World Cup football festival. Previously they additionally became curtain up in 1978 as well as 1974.
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Port Elizabeth – Germany positions itself as a third most appropriate group in a World Cup in 2010 after winning a duel opposite Uruguay with a measure of 3-2 in a Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, Sunday (11 / 7)

Results of a German picked only a same as their successful jot down in a World Cup in 2006, when they hosted. The feat was additionally a explanation of a law of Paul’s anticipation Octopus a little time ago.

While Uruguay had to be confident with a formula as a fourth most appropriate group in this tournament. Even so, they should be unapproachable with this outcome deliberation Uruguay took partial in this contest as a group is not winning.

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Germany is down with a little haven players underneath vigour from Diego Forlan upon a early minutes. In a third notation free-kick had threatened, if usually widened from goalkeeper Hans-Joerg Butt.

At 9 minutes, Arne Friedrich was roughly creates Germany a lead if it is not about a header with only a round wide. The round rebounds sontekan Thomas Muller additionally were driven behind quarrel Uruguay.
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The Netherlands came from the idea down to kick 10-man Brazil 2-1 in their World Cup quarterfinal strife in Port Elizabeth upon Friday.

An early idea from Robinho had put Brazil in command, though in the second half the Dutch drew turn when Wesley Sneijder’s cranky was deflected in to his own net by Felipe Melo.

Inter Milan’s Sneijder afterwards headed his group forward in the 68th notation after Arjen Robben’s dilemma had been deftly flicked upon by Dirk Kuyt.  A miserable afternoon for Melo was finished when he was sent off for stamping upon Robben.  The Dutch will fool around possibly Uruguay or Ghana in the semifinals, though for Brazil as well as manager Dunga it is the sour defeat.

“We have been all obliged for this incident though we have the biggest responsibility,” he told AFP.  The inspirational Sneijder was astounded to measure the leader with the singular headed goal.

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Germany successfully go upon their prevalence over England in World Cup finals after forcing a Three Lions came home early after picking winning 4-1 in a Big sixteen turn compare of World Cup 2010 in a Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein.

In this game, both German as well as English have been not as well suggestive change. Germany manager Joachim Loew behind down Miroslav Klose who formerly absent, due to red cards in a stipend for a Group D opposite a Serbs.

Meanwhile, England manager Fabio Capello’s patrol for a rebate in permanent certitude when defeating Slovenia.

New games using 4 minutes, goalkeeper David James had to work tough to get opportunities which confront Mesut Ozil. After kick Ashley Cole, a immature German players have been releasing bombardment upon idea though a maestro goalkeeper could be intercepted.

German coherence upon Klose proposed to crop up when a striker was brought initial German leader during notation 21. After winning a duel opposite John Terry, Klose put a round in to a goalkeeper James.

At notation 32, a German stand in value by Lukas Podolski. Starting from invasion by Thomas Muller, midfielders Podolksi This gives a attract to free-standing, so simply dismissed a shot in to a goalkeeper James.
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