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49 Sport maltatoday, SUNDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2013 FOOTBALL Negredo strikes again as shaky Man City see off Hull ALVARO Negredo and Yaya Toure struck in the second half as Manchester City finally saw off a dogged Hull side 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium. A week after suffering an unexpected loss to promoted Cardiff, the hosts were again troubled by one of the Barclays Premier League's newcomers in what was an unconvincing display by Manuel Pellegrini's men. Substitute Negredo, who Hull tried to sign before their doomed last campaign in the top flight four years ago, broke the deadlock after the hour and Toure curled in a last-minute freekick. Norwich new boy Nathan Redmond gave the Canaries their first Barclays Premier League victory of the season. Crystal Palace outplayed 10-man Sunderland to pick up their first Barclays Premier League points of the season with a well-deserved 3-1 victory at Selhurst Park. Danny Gabbidon's maiden top-flight goal gave the hosts the early lead their play deserved, with half-time substitute Steven Fletcher drawing Sunderland level just after the hour. But Palace, who lost their opening two league matches against Tottenham and Stoke, remained resolute and after Sunderland skipper John O'Shea was dismissed for tripping Jason Puncheon inside the area, Dwight Gayle stepped up to score his first goal for the Eagles. The win was wrapped up in stoppage time, with substitute Stuart O'Keefe securing three points for Ian Holloway's side with a smart finish. Redmond, a £3.2million capture from Birmingham this summer, grabbed what was the only goal of his side's 1-0 win over Southampton at Carrow Road. The 19-year-old produced a superb cut-back from the left wing before firing a low shot into the bottom corner of the net past Artur Boruc in the 68th minute. The visitors had gone close in the first half when Adam Lallana hit a post, the midfielder also being denied a penalty when Bradley Johnson appeared to handle his shot. Referee Howard Webb also dismissed appeals from the Canaries when a Ricky van Wolfswinkel header struck the hand of Calum Chambers. At Upton Park, Jermaine Pennant scored his first goal for 63 matches to give Stoke a 1-0 triumph at West Ham. After Hammers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen had made a trio of fine saves in the first half, he could do nothing about Pennant's superb 25yard free-kick in the 82nd minute, just five minutes after coming on as a substitute. There was also a late winner for Newcastle as they edged past Fulham 1-0 at St James' Park, with Hatem Ben Arfa thumping home an 86th-minute left-footed strike for United's first goal of the season. One of the main stories from the game was the appearance of Yohan Cabaye in the 65th minute. The French midfielder was included in the squad for the first time this season despite his future remaining uncertain, with Newcastle having turned down a £10million offer from Arsenal in the opening week of the season. After a stunning 3-2 win over Manchester City last weekend, Cardiff managed to hold visitors Everton to a goalless draw on home soil. Under new manager Roberto Martinez, the Toffees have started the league season with three successive draws. They should arguably have taken Juve thrash 10-man Lazio ARTURO Vidal scored twice as Serie A champions Juventus cruised to an emphatic 4-1 victory over 10man Lazio at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday night. Vidal's brace had the home side 2-0 up after 26 minutes, only for Miroslav Klose to halve the deficit two minutes later. Mirko Vucinic stretched Juve's lead four minutes into the second half, though, before Hernanes was given his marching orders for a second bookable offence just after the hour mark and Carlos Tevez completed the scoring 10 minutes from time. In the earlier match, Marek Hamsik bagged a brace as Napoli overcame stubborn Chievo 4-2 to register their second win from two games. Napoli twice took the lead in the first half through Hamsik and Jose Callejon, but were pegged back by Chievo striker Alberto Paloschi on both occasions. However, they did not look back after Hamsik helped the Partenopei re-take the lead once more and Gonzalo Higuain made sure there was no way back after bagging his first goal in Serie A following his big-money summer move from Real Madrid. the win, only for referee Anthony Taylor to turn down what appeared to be a clear penalty in the first half when Leighton Baines was brought down by Gary Medel. English Premier league Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 P Chelsea 3 Manchester City 3 Liverpool 2 Tottenham H. 2 Stoke City 3 Manchester Utd. 2 West Ham United 3 Norwich City 3 Southampton 3 Cardiff City 3 Newcastle United 3 Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 3 Crystal Palace 3 Everton 3 Fulham 3 Hull City 3 West Brom. A. 2 Sunderland 3 Swansea City 2 Pts 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 Italian Serie A Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SSC Napoli Juventus Inter Roma Torino Cagliari Fiorentina Hellas Verona Lazio Parma ChievoVerona AC Milan Atalanta Catania Udinese Sampdoria Genoa Livorno Sassuolo Bologna P 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pts 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0