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  • Everton 1 – 2 Wolves

    Everton 1 – 2 Wolves

    Rayan Ait-Nouri scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Wolves came from behind to win at fellow strugglers Everton and move off the bottom of the Premier League.

    In manager Julen Lopetegui’s first league match in charge of the club, Wolves had fallen behind early when Yerry Mina glanced Dwight McNeil’s near-post corner into the net.

    However, they levelled midway through the first period from a well-worked corner routine with Daniel Podence calmly sliding the ball past home goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from Joao Moutinho’s lobbed pass to the back post.

    It was no more than the visitors deserved in an entertaining encounter but one in which the attacking shortcomings of both sides came into focus.

    Idrissa Gueye’s incisive pass to Anthony Gordon should have allowed the hosts to regain the lead but the Everton winger was superbly denied by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa, while Neal Maupay twice failed to capitalise from promising positions.

    It was far from one-way traffic though, Wolves forward Diego Costa was unable to get enough power on a diving header to beat Pickford, who also repelled Hugo Bueno’s placed effort after the break.

    And while Everton saw Ben Godfrey’s late effort hacked to safety by Ruben Neves, Wolves went up the other end in the 95th minute to claim a valuable victory, with Ait-Nouri turning the ball past Pickford from Adama Traore’s cross.

    The win took Wolves up to 18th, a place below Everton who has now lost their past four games.

    In recent times there has been a distinctly familiar and frustrating feeling among Everton supporters unhappy with a lack of progress on the pitch.

    And the sight of a manager under pressure is one that appears to be playing on a loop at Goodison Park, with this defeat met by a chorus of boos.

    Frank Lampard’s team have now won just one of their past eight top-flight matches and despite temporarily lifting the gloom by establishing an early advantage they never looked fully in control.

    In fact, both prior to and after Mina’s header, it was Wolves that looked the more capable and fluent side in possession.

    There was a certain element of inevitability about the way things unfolded, with Everton, who have the second-worst record in front of goal at home in the Premier League, failing to make the most of their chances and then succumbing to a late Wolves counter-attack.

    source – BBC Sport

  • Leicester City 0 – 3 Newcastle United

    Leicester City 0 – 3 Newcastle United

    Newcastle United cruised past Leicester City with three first-half goals to claim a sixth consecutive Premier League win and move up to second in the table.

    Chris Wood kickstarted a dominant performance by smashing the opener from the penalty spot before Miguel Almiron glided past the Leicester defence to tuck away the second.

    Joelinton headed the third from a Kieran Trippier corner for his second goal of the season as the Magpies demonstrated the clinical edge that the hosts were missing.

    With England midfielder James Maddison out of the Leicester squad, as he continues to recover from a knee issue sustained before the World Cup, Brendan Rodgers’ side was toothless in attack.

    Jamie Vardy was introduced off the bench to add pace to the Foxes’ attack in the second half, and he managed to get in down the side on a couple of occasions but there was no blue shirt to meet his crosses.

    The Magpies are four points behind leaders Arsenal, who have played two fewer games. Leicester – who registered just two tame efforts on target in the final 10 minutes – remain 13th.

    Newcastle was the form team in the Premier League before the World Cup break, having recorded successive wins over Everton, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Southampton and Chelsea.

    England forward Callum Wilson was missing from the matchday squad because of illness, but the match could not have started better for the visitors as Joelinton was brought down inside the area by a swipe of Daniel Amartey’s leg with only a minute on the clock.

    Wood drilled the ball down the middle to beat goalkeeper Danny Ward and open the scoring.

    Leicester’s defence lacked intensity in the absence of the experienced Jonny Evans, and Almiron was the beneficiary for the second as he glided past the blue shirts to open up his body and find the far corner with a finish he practised so diligently in the warm-up.

    The game was over as a contest before the interval when Joelinton was rewarded for his endeavour with a powerful headed goal as he completely lost marker Youri Tielemans.

    Leicester failed to produce their first shot on target until the 82nd minute, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s tame effort failing to trouble goalkeeper Nick Pope.

    The hosts will be hoping for playmaker Maddison to return from his knee injury quickly as they seek to move up the table in the weeks ahead.

    But if Newcastle can keep up this run of form, they might just have cause to dream of a new year title push.

    source – BBC

  • Crystal Palace 0 – 3 Fulham

    Crystal Palace 0 – 3 Fulham

    Goals from Bobby de Cordova-Reid, Tim Ream and Aleksandar Mitrovic inspired Fulham to victory over nine-man Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

    Dominant throughout, Marco Silva’s side were helped by Palace’s indiscipline in either half, which put a stop to their hopes of a fourth straight home win.

    Tyrick Mitchell was shown a red card for a foul on Kenny Tete just three minutes after his side went behind, and James Tomkins followed him before the hour.

    The result strengthens the visitors’ unlikely European push, as they sit in eighth, just two points off the top six.

    Heading towards the half-hour mark, Palace, having struggled to impose themselves early on, almost took the lead.

    Clever play by Michael Olise freed Jordan Ayew inside the area, but he saw his effort crash off the bar.

    Fulham made them pay moments later when De Cordova-Reid headed the visitors into a deserved lead as Mitrovic pounced on slack play from Joachim Andersen before finding his team-mate with a pinpoint cross.

    The hosts’ misery was compounded further when Mitchell was dismissed after Tete reached a loose ball first and was caught by the Palace man.

    Any chance of a quick Palace resurgence were quashed 12 minutes after the break. Tomkins, on a booking, appeared to elbow Mitrovic off the ball, resulting in a second red card of the game.

    Ream then reacted quickly to Mitrovic’s knock-down from a corner to double Fulham’s lead on 71 minutes.

    Referee Andy Madley checked the VAR monitor for a potential handball against the Serb, only to stick with his original decision, before Mitrovic made it three 10 minutes from time.

    source – BBC

  • Southampton 1 – 3 Brighton

    Southampton 1 – 3 Brighton

    Adam Lallana scored against his former club as Brighton dealt Southampton boss Nathan Jones a 3-1 defeat on his first Premier League home game in charge at St Mary’s Stadium.

    Southampton were booed off by their own supporters at half-time after a header by former captain Lallana and an own goal by left-back Romain Perraud heaped more misery on Jones’ relegation-threatened side.

    Solly March then added a third for the Seagulls in the second half, thumping a shot into the top corner from 20 yards out that Saints goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu had no chance of saving.

    A penalty was awarded to Southampton in the 73rd minute after Samuel Edozie ran into Pascal Gross inside the area, and while Sanchez saved James Ward-Prowse’s initial effort, he could not keep out the headed rebound by the home skipper.

    Southampton had come into the game on the back of Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup fourth round and they caused Brighton early problems when Moussa Djenepo’s cross was diverted out before a Ward-Prowse corner was punched to safety by Seagulls goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

    The optimism faded, however, after Lallana found March out wide on the right and continued his run into the box, meeting the winger’s cross and guiding his header past Bazunu in the 14th minute.

    Southampton fell further behind when Pervis Estupinan sent a low ball across goal which sent panic through the Saints defence. Perraud got there before March but the French defender could not adjust his feet and put the ball into his own net.

    Saints stay 19th in the table, while Brighton move up to sixth before seventh-placed Liverpool take on Aston Villa at 17:30 GMT.

    source – BBC

  • Kane scores as Spurs fight back to draw with Brentford

    Kane scores as Spurs fight back to draw with Brentford

    England captain Harry Kane scored in the first Premier League match since the World Cup as Tottenham fought back from 2-0 down to draw with Brentford.

    The Bees were on course for their first win over Spurs since 1948 after goals from Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney, before Spurs netted twice in the last 25 minutes.

    Kane, who scored one penalty and missed another in England’s 2-1 quarter-final loss to France, pulled one back in the 65th minute with an excellent header from Clement Lenglet’s cross.

    Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg made it 2-2 with a curling finish six minutes later – and neither side was able to find a winner, with Kane heading a chance against the crossbar.

    The hosts had taken a 15th-minute lead through Janelt’s close-range effort after goalkeeper Fraser Forster, in his first league start for Spurs, could only block the ball into his path following Mathias Jensen’s volley.

    Brentford doubled their advantage as Toney grabbed his 11th league goal of the season, reacting quickest to tap in after Christian Norgaard had headed on a corner, but it was not enough.

    Toney, 26, was appearing in his first game since being charged by the Football Association with 262 alleged betting breaches. He has until 4 January to respond to the charges.

    The result leaves Spurs fourth in the table while Brentford are ninth before the 15:00 GMT kick-offs.

    source – BBC

     

  • Fried rice with glazed ham and vegetables recipe

    Fried rice with glazed ham and vegetables recipe

    Caramelised ham slices take this fried rice to the next level.

    20m prep
    15m cook
    4 servings

    12 Ingredients

    – 150g piece leftover leg ham

    – 1/3 cup soy sauce

    – 2 tbsp plum sauce

    – 2 1/2 tbsp peanut oil

    – 2 eggs, lightly beaten

    – 1 red capsicum, chopped

    – 2 cups shredded wombok (Chinese cabbage)

    – 1/2 cup frozen peas

    – 250g cherry tomatoes, halved

    – 4 cups cooked white long-grain rice

    – Green onion, thinly sliced, to serve

    – Sliced red chilli, to serve

    4 Method / Steps

    Step 1

    Toss ham in 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon plum sauce. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan. Cook ham for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until browned and heated through. Transfer to a board. Cut into thin slices.

    Step 2

    Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add 2 teaspoons of the remaining oil. Swirl to coat. Add egg. Swirl to cover base of the wok and form a thin omelette. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until just set. Transfer to chopping board. Roll up and slice.

    Step 3

    Add the remaining oil to the wok. Swirl to coat. Add capsicum. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until just tender. Add cabbage, peas, ham, tomato, rice and 1/2 the egg. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through. Add combined remaining soy and plum sauce. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until combined.

    Step 4

    Sprinkle fried rice with green onion, chilli and remaining egg. Serve.

    source – cooking365coza

  • Baileys coffee martini recipe

    Baileys coffee martini recipe

    A creamy dessert made with sweet Baileys, rich fresh espresso and whipped cream. Serve in a classic martini glass for show stopping individual desserts at your next dinner party.

    10m prep
    4 servings

    8 Ingredients

    – 2/3 cup cooled espresso coffee

    – 1 1/2 cups chilled Baileys Irish Cream liqueur

    – 1 1/3 cups thickened cream

    – 1 cup milk

    – Thick chocolate fudge topping, to drizzle

    – Whipped cream, to serve

    – Crushed Flake bars, to serve

    – Coffee beans, to serve

    3 Method / Steps

    Step 1

    Whisk coffee, Baileys, cream and milk in a jug until frothy.

    Step 2

    Drizzle chocolate topping around the inside of 4 serving glasses to create a decorative pattern.

    Step 3

    Pour martini into glasses. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with crushed Flake and coffee beans. Serve immediately.

    source – cooking365coza

  • Choc-mint dessert wreath recipe

    Choc-mint dessert wreath recipe

    Here’s a no-cook, no-bake dessert that is perfectly festive and easy to put together. Using items from the confectionery aisle of your local supermarket, we’ve created this beautiful wreath woven together by a minty cream. Use our image as a guide and layer all the elements together for an easy Christmas dessert showpiece.

    30m prep
    18 servings

    11 Ingredients

    * 375ml (1 1/2 cups) thickened cream

    * 125ml (1/2 cup) double cream

    * 1 tsp peppermint extract

    * Green food colouring, to tint

    * 3 x 155g packet Mr Kipling Chocolate Slices

    * 118g packet Nestlé Aero Mint chocolate, cut into shards

    * 35g Nestlé Peppermint Crisp bar, broken into shards

    * 10 spearmint leaves lollies

    * 5 Lindt Lindor Mint Collection Milk & White chocolate balls

    * Chocolate sauce, to serve

    * Mini red and green M&Ms, to serve

    3 Method / Steps

    Step 1

    Use electric beaters to beat the thickened cream, double cream and peppermint in a bowl. Add food colouring to tint green. Beat until evenly coloured and firm peaks form. Spoon the mixture into a large piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm fluted nozzle.

    Step 2

    Pipe 3 peaks onto the top of each Chocolate Slice. Place each iced Chocolate Slice on its side, just touching, around the edge of a large serving plate to form a wreath.

    Step 3

    Pipe small peaks of the cream mixture on top. Top with Aero, peppermint crisp, lollies and Lindor balls. Drizzle over chocolate sauce. Decorate with M&Ms.

    source – cooking365coza

  • Chicken noodle salad recipe

    Chicken noodle salad recipe

    Left-over chicken becomes the star of the show again in this vibrant and healthy Asian-style salad.

    20m prep
    4 servings

    8 Ingredients

    * 440g hokkien noodles

    * 100g snow peas, trimmed, thickly sliced

    * 250g baby roma tomatoes, quartered

    * 80g mixed lettuce leaves

    * 3 green onions, sliced

    * 2 cups shredded cooked chicken

    * 2 cups shredded red cabbage

    * 1/4 cup honey soy salad dressing

    2 Method / Steps

    Step 1

    Place noodles and snow peas in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Using a fork, separate noodles. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Transfer to a bowl.

    Step 2

    Add tomato, lettuce leaves, onion, chicken and cabbage. Drizzle with dressing. Toss gently to combine. Serve.

    source – cooking365coza

  • Leftover tacos recipe

    Leftover tacos recipe

    Got leftover pork or turkey? Pop these speedy tacos on the menu!

    10 Ingredients

    * 1 sweet corn cob, husk removed

    * 1/4 pineapple, skin and core removed, diced

    * 1/2 red onion, finely diced

    * 1/2 cup fresh coriander, chopped

    * Old El Paso Soft Mini Tortillas 10 Pack

    * 1 1/2 cups cooked turkey, or cooked pork, shredded, warmed

    * Fresh red chilli, thinly sliced, to serve (optional)

    * Baby herbs, to serve (optional)

    * Chilli sauce, to serve (optional)

    * Lime cheeks, to serve (optional)

    3 Method / Steps

    Step 1

    Wrap the corn in a damp paper towel. Microwave on high for 3 minutes or until just tender. Remove kernels from cob. Combine the corn, pineapple, onion and coriander in a bowl. Season.

    Step 2

    Warm the tortillas following packet directions.

    Step 3

    Divide the turkey or pork among the tortillas and top with corn salsa. Sprinkle with baby herbs, chilli and chilli sauce, if using. Fold tortillas over and serve with lime, if using.

    source – cooking365coza