Now that's sexy!
Newcastle routs Coventry 5-1 playing Gullit's style
Posted: Saturday September 19, 1998 01:17 PM
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Everton's Michael Ball scores on a penalty shot to draw with Middlesbrough 2-2 AP |
LONDON (AP) -- Newcastle fans have been talking about "sexy
football" since Ruud Gullit was named in a surprise last month as
the new coach.
Well, they got it Saturday.
With Alan Shearer scoring twice to give the England
international five goals in his last three games, Newcastle
dismantled Coventry 5-1 to move into the chase in England's Premier
League.
Almost lost in the shadow was Derby's convincing 2-0 home
victory over Leicester, moving Derby into second place with 12
points behind league-leading Aston Villa's 14.
Villa had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Leeds as neither team
showed the kind of firepower they'll need to make them convincing
challengers when the league ends in eight months.
Liverpool slipped from second to third place with 11 points
after a disappointing 3-3 home draw against newly promoted
Charlton. On the brighter side, Robbie Fowler did score twice in
his return to the starting lineup following injury.
Wimbledon also moved up to 11 points with a 2-1 home victory
over Sheffield Wednesday, the 'Dons best start in six seasons.
At the bottom of the standings there was also good news for
Southampton, which picked up it first point of the season with a
1-1 draw against Tottenham. Spurs started Hans Segers in goal.
The Dutch goalkeeper -- who made his name in England playing with
Wimbledon -- was cleared of match-fixing charges last year by an
English court in a case that also involved former Liverpool and
Southampton goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar.
In other Premier League games Saturday: Middlesbrough 2, Everton
2; Nottingham Forest 0, West Ham 0.
On Sunday, Manchester United plays at Arsenal in a clash
between two of England's biggest clubs. On Monday, the Premier
League completes its round with Chelsea at Blackburn.
In England's first division, Huddersfield won its fifth straight
game -- 2-1 over Wolverhampton -- to take sole possession of first
place with 19 points. Sunderland lashed Oxford United 7-0 and moved
into second with 18, followed by Birmingmam City and Bury with 16
apiece.
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