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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2014 39 DAVID Silva struck twice as Man- chester City made light of their ab- sence of strikers to brush troubled Crystal Palace aside 3-0 at the Eti- had Stadium. Yaya Toure also got on the scoresheet as the champions moved level on points with Chelsea at the top of the Barclays Premier League. It was in-form City's eighth suc- cessive win in all competitions - one short of equalling a club record - and they trail Chelsea only on goal difference ahead of the leaders' clash with Stoke on Monday. Third-placed Manchester United are seven points behind Chelsea and City following their 1-1 draw at 10-man Aston Villa, which ended the Red Devils' six-game winning streak. The hosts led against the run of play through Christian Benteke's fine, curling finish in the 18th minute, but a Radamel Falcao head- er drew things level in the 53rd be- fore Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor was controversially sent off following a challenge on Ashley Young. West Ham remain fourth and are just a point behind United after beating rock-bottom Leicester 2-0 at Upton Park. Andy Carroll pounced on a Paul Konchesky error to put the home side in front in the first half and the seal was put on the Foxes' 10th de- feat in a 12-game winless sequence when Stewart Downing fired in af- ter the interval. Southampton emphatically brought an end to their run of five straight losses in all competitions by seeing off Everton 3-0 at St Mary's. A Romelu Lukaku own goal and efforts from Graziano Pelle - his 11th club goal of the season - and Maya Yoshida sealed the points for the fifth-placed Saints, who are two points behind West Ham. Tottenham are up to sixth, with goals from Harry Kane - now with 13 goals for Spurs this term - and Erik Lamela either side of Ashley Barnes' reply guiding them to a 2-1 home win over Burnley. At the other end of the table, QPR moved out of the relegation zone as Charlie Austin's hat-trick saw them complete a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down to defeat West Brom 3-2 at Loftus Road. Albion raced into a two-goal lead through early efforts from Joleon Lescott and Silvestre Varela, but Austin swiftly hit back with a penal- ty before adding a leveller and then 86th-minute winner. It takes his goal tally for the season to 11, while his team have moved up from 18th to 15th, two points clear of the drop zone. Burnley have replaced QPR in the bottom three, slipping to 18th place, while Hull stay 19th after they lost 1-0 at home against Swansea. Ki Sung-yeung's early strike proved the difference as the Tigers' run without a win extended to 10 games. Burnley have replaced QPR in the bottom three, slipping to 18th place, while Hull stay 19th after they lost 1-0 at home against Swansea. Ki Sung-yeung's early strike proved the difference as the Tigers' run without a win extended to 10 games. Sport FOOTBALL David Silva nets brace as strikerless Man City beat Crystal Palace A review of Saturday's action in the Barclays Premier League, as Manchester City go level with Chelsea at the top Vacancy: Research and Innovation (R&I) Project Controller Looking for a career in Accounting? The Malta Council for Science and Technology requires the services of a full-time Research and Innovation (R&I) Project Controller. The selected candidate will monitor a number of assigned projects to ensure compliance with the nancial regulations of the funding source and the relevant grant agreements. The successful candidate would also manage the R&I Unit's nancial budget and disbursement requests. The ideal candidate should be in possession of MQF 6 qualication in Finance, Accounting, Technical and Management AND one year relevant work experience. Additionally, parts of the ACCA qualication would be an asset. Experience in the administration of EU projects and R&I projects will be considered an asset. You are kindly invited to submit your C.V. to mario.g.borg@gov.mt. Applications will be received until the 29th December 2014. ETC permit No.: 203/2014 The Malta Council For Science And Technology, Villa Bighi, Kalkara KKR 1320, Malta www.mcst.gov.mt David Silva scores his side's second goal