{"id":18390,"date":"2020-12-12T13:34:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18390"},"modified":"2020-12-14T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:36:16","slug":"pl-roundup-united-and-city-play-out-goalless-drab-derby-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18390","title":{"rendered":"PL Roundup: United And City Play Out Goalless Drab Derby Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.57072339.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.57072339.png 682w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.57072339-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>Manchester United and Manchester City cancelled each other out in a drab goalless derby draw.<\/p>\n<p>The match was desperately short on clear-cut chances, with the biggest moment of drama coming shortly after half-time when referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot following a challenge by Kyle Walker on Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n<p>But VAR showed Rashford was narrowly offside and a free-kick was given to City instead. The result means both sides remain outside the top six in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Almiron needed just 19 seconds to deliver a stunning antidote to Newcastle\u2019s coronavirus crisis as the Magpies shrugged off struggling West Brom 2-1 at St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<p>Almiron coolly slotted past Baggies keeper Sam Johnstone before former West Brom striker Dwight Gayle clambered off the bench to head an 82nd-minute winner after Darnell Furlong had hauled the visitors level.<\/p>\n<p>The win provided timely relief for Steve Bruce after a nightmare fortnight in which an outbreak of the virus closed the club\u2019s training ground and postponed last week\u2019s scheduled trip to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Anwar El Ghazi\u2019s last-gasp penalty stunned Wolves as Villa claimed a 1-0 derby win at Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>The substitute struck from the spot in stoppage time after Nelson Semedo brought down John McGinn.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Luiz had already been sent off for the visitors with five minutes to go and Joao Moutinho was also dismissed for Wolves in stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Villa had lived dangerously before their late winner as Fabio Silva hit a post for the hosts and Emiliano Martinez\u2019s brilliant save denied Leander Dendoncker a second-half opener.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-18390\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18390&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-18390\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18390&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-18390\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18390&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18390\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United and Manchester City cancelled each other out in a drab goalless derby draw. 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