Premier League Review: Inspired Saint-Maximin leaves Bournemouth looking doomed, Leicester slip up again
Ryan Benson
July 1, 2020 19:19 MYT
July 1, 2020 19:19 MYT
Allan Saint-Maximin produced an inspired performance to lead Newcastle United's 4-1 win over hapless Bournemouth, while Leicester City's hold on a Champions League spot slipped again.
Leicester's slump in form continued with a 2-1 defeat at Goodison Park, with Everton battling to a second Premier League win on the bounce.
The Toffees enjoyed a great start, as Richarlison turned home a fine pass from youngster Anthony Gordon early on and then Gylfi Sigurdsson converted a penalty following a handball by Wilfred Ndidi.
Leicester were brighter after the break once James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho were introduced, with the latter netting fortuitously, but Everton held on to the win and owed thanks to Michael Keane for clearing off the line following a Jordan Pickford error.
Defeat leaves the Foxes just three points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United.
| Love it, Richy. #EVELEI pic.twitter.com/s8Z656Lfhl — Everton (@Everton) July 1, 2020
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Elsewhere, Newcastle's performance was by no means perfect at the Vitality Stadium, but they still blew their hosts away – Saint-Maximin playing a major role.
The Frenchman picked out Dwight Gayle for a fifth-minute opener and then dazzled Bournemouth as Newcastle went 2-0 up with half-an-hour played, tricking his way past Adam Smith before picking out Sean Longstaff.
Saint-Maximin completed his hat-trick of assists when teeing up Miguel Almiron just prior to the hour, and Valentino Lazaro rounded things off towards the end after Jonjo Shelvey's pass, moving Newcastle on to 42 points and leaving the Cherries - who got a late consolation through ex-Newcastle midfielder Dan Gosling - second from bottom after a fourth successive loss
3 - Allan Saint-Maximim has become just the third Newcastle United player to assist three goals in a single @premierleague game, after Moussa Sissoko v Norwich in October 2015 and Andy Cole v West Ham in March 1994. Magic. pic.twitter.com/XYYJLtH08t — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 1, 2020
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The day's other early kick-off saw Arsenal hammer rock-bottom Norwich City 4-0.