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Premier League: Iheanacho at the double as City go third

April 23, 2016 21:42 IST

IMAGE: Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City celebrates with his team mates following scoring his side's third goal against Stoke City. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images.

Manchester City thrashed Stoke City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to leapfrog Arsenal into third place in the Premier League.

City's 19-year-old Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho scored twice, in the 64th and 74th minutes, and was brought down for the penalty in the 43rd minute from which Sergio Aguero scored has 16th goal in as many games this year.

Fernando headed City's opener from Jesus Navas's 35th-minute corner. Stoke have now conceded four goals in each of their last three games.

Iheanacho will be hoping to retain his starting slot for City's Champions League semi-final first-leg game against Real Madrid at the Etihad on Tuesday.

Hazard scores his first league goals of the season

Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard scored his first Premier League goals of the season, nearly a year after he netted his last one, as outgoing champions Chelsea overcame Bournemouth 4-1.

Spanish forward Pedro put the visitors ahead in the fifth minute, hooking in a left-footed shot after being teed up by Cesc Fabregas.

Bournemouth, who shocked Chelsea 1-0 in the reverse fixture in December, were 2-0 down after 34 minutes when Hazard latched on to a Fabregas backheel to end a drought going back 356 days.

The chants that welcomed the scoring return of last season's Player of the Year, with three games remaining, were cut short when Bournemouth hit back two minutes later through a Tommy Elphick header.

Willian made it 3-1 with a right-foot shot as Fabregas completed a hat-trick of assists and Hazard added his second from close range in stoppage-time.

Source: REUTERS
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