MONACO -- Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso posted the fastest time in the rain-disrupted second practice session at the Monaco Gra

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MONACO -- Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso posted the fastest time in the rain-disrupted second practice session at the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday. Ganso Jersey . Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton was second. Alonso, third overall in the championship, clocked 1 minute, 18.482 seconds. Hamilton was .419 seconds behind, and Sebastian Vettel .535 behind for Red Bull. Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne was fourth best for Toro Rosso. Spectators waited for nearly 40 minutes as drivers stayed in their garages until the track dried after some showers. Hamilton was fastest in the morning session ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo. There is a final practice session on Saturday morning before qualifying in the afternoon. Hamilton, who has won 26 races, has never started from the pole in Monaco despite securing 35 career poles elsewhere. "It felt really good out there today. I had a good first session and was then really pleased to get those last few laps in the dry this afternoon," Hamilton said. "Im feeling pretty set for Saturday. There is still some work to do, but we have tomorrow to look into that." The British driver is confident he can end his barren run in Monaco, where he has not won since 2008, the year he won the F1 title. "This track is one of the coolest ever," Hamilton said. "Its such a classic race, and Ive been trying to win here again since 2008, so Im hoping this is the year as we have such a great car." Hamilton has four poles this season, with Rosberg clinching the other, meaning Mercedes have swept all five races and all five poles. Hamilton has won the previous four and Rosberg took the opening GP in Australia, where Hamilton retired with engine failure. Rosberg, who secured his maiden Monaco GP win last year, trails Hamilton by three points overall. "It seems that we are looking very quick here again, although our main competitors seem to be a little closer to us than in Barcelona," the German said. "The conditions werent great this afternoon so I didnt take any risks as there was nothing to learn on the wet parts of the track." Monacos tight, sinewy circuit makes overtaking almost impossible and puts whoever gets pole into a prime position. But given that engine power is less important than at other races, Red Bull could end Mercedes winning streak if Vettel or Ricciardo can upstage Hamilton and Rosberg in qualifying. "The nature of the circuit doesnt put such a premium on straight-line performance, which has obviously been our weakness this year. Were hoping to give these guys (Mercedes) a run for their money," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said. "Its been an encouraging start to the weekend. When you consider where we were preseason, weve come a long way in a couple of months." Vettel was fifth fastest in the first practice behind Alonso. The Spaniard is 51 points behind Hamilton but four ahead of Vettel, his main rival from previous seasons, who is fourth. In the mornings run in overcast, chilly conditions, British driver Max Chilton spun off in his Marussia car, while struggling German driver Adrian Sutil stalled his Sauber. Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson slammed his Caterham into the barriers with a minute remaining in the afternoon run. Elias Brazil Jersey . Rico dove horizontally to meet Andoni Iraolas precise long cross from the right to score his second league goal of the season in the 33rd minute. Two minutes later, Aritz Aduriz netted Bilbaos second when he raced forward and pounced on a poor clearance by Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio, sending a low shot rolling past goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo. Walace Jersey .J. -- The New York Jets have promoted Tony Sparano Jr. http://www.brazilsoccerproshop.com/c-6-fernandinho-brazil-jersey.aspx .com) - A top-10 showdown is on tap in at the McKale Center on Saturday, as the 10th-ranked Arizona Wildcats play host to the eighth-ranked Utah Utes in a key Pac-12 matchup.What has Jurgen Klopp not done in his last 40 league games? And why should Spurs fear a late Chelsea goal? Martin Tyler has the answers - plus, hit the video to see his latest tricky teaser from Old Trafford.How to send your questions to Martin: Use the comments box at the bottom of this pageTweet @SkyFootball using the hashtag #TylersTeasersMartins Starting Stats from Man Utd v ArsenalOlivier Giroud became the first Arsenal player to score against a Jose Mourinho side since Gilberto Silva scored a penalty in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea in May 2007.Juan Matas opener meant Arsenal trailed for the first time away from home in the Premier League this season. They were behind for 21 minutes, to add to 52 minutes at home.Giroud helped Arsenal extend their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions and 11 in the Premier League. Their last away defeat in the Premier League was at Old Trafford on February 28. Watch highlights of Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal Mata, who had scored four goals in five games against Arsenal for Chelsea, scored his first goal in five appearances for Manchester United against Arsenal.Phil Jones made his first Premier League start at home since January 2, while Giroud hasnt started a league game this season. He still has three goals in his last three appearances as a substitute.United have now lost just one of their last 11 Premier League meetings with Arsenal and they are unbeaten in their last 10 home meetings with them in the league.Mourinho is unbeaten in all 12 Premier League games he has managed against Arsenal (W5 D7). Arsene Wenger has won just one of 16 matches against Mourinho (L8 D7 W1). The one win was the Community Shield in 2015. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Run of resultsChelsea won last 5 matches by scores of 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0. How many times did that happen in PL history? @ChelseaHeroTomaMARTIN SAYS: According to our friends at Opta, Chelsea are actually the first team to achieve this quirky feat in the Premier League era.The run started with a 3-0 win over Leicester at Stamford Bridge, with Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Victor Moses on the scoresheet. Watch highlights of Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Chelsea They then beat Manchester United 4-0, Southampton 2-0 and Everton 5-0, before Costas winner secured a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Nissan Super Sunday.They face Spurs next at Stamford Bridge. A goalless draw or a 6-0 win keeps this stat alive!Leaving it lateTottenham always seem to score last-minute goals against West Ham. Has any team scored more against another PL team? CraigMARTIN SAYS: According to Opta, Harry Kanes late penalty against West Ham was Tottenhams sixth goal scored in the 90th minute or later against West Ham in the Premier League - their most against any single Premier League team.Kane (February 2015), Eric Dier (August 2014), Gareth Bale (February 2013), Jamie OHara (December 200 and Darren Bent (May 200 have also scored in the last minute for Spurs against West Ham.For Hammers fans it may feel like an all-too-often occurrence against their London rivals, but Tottenham themselves have a tormentor with an even great appetite for late goals. Watch highlights of Tottenham 3-2 West Ham They have conceded 10 times in the final minute or later against Chelsea, the joint highest number of goals in Premier League history.Food for thought for Mauricio Pochettino as he prepares his side to face the Blues at Stamford Bridge this weekend.Youll notice I said joint highest, though. Chelsea share top spot with Arsenal, who have also scored 10 goals from the 90th minute onwards against Aston Villa.Most 90th-minute goals in the Premier League v same opponent:Arssenal v Aston Villa (10 times)Chelsea v Tottenham (10 times)Arsenal v Leicester (9 times)Chelsea v Wigan (9 times)Liverpool v Arsenal (9 times)Staying the sameWhich PL team has gone the longest period of time without naming an unchanged line-up? Andrew FMARTIN SAYS: Chelsea and West Brom were the only teams to name an unchanged side last weekend. Luiz Gustavo Brazil Jersey. In fact, Antonio Conte has named the same starting XI for the last five matches.Most managers prefer to rotate, though, none more so than Jurgen Klopp.Liverpool have gone 40 matches without naming an unchanged line-up - more than double any other Premier League team.Klopp has only picked the same Liverpool line-up once, when the XI that started his first match in charge - a 0-0 draw at Tottenham - started again against Southampton a week later on October 25. Watch highlights of Southampton 0-0 Liverpool The Reds drew that game too before Klopp made one change for the trip to Stamford Bridge, bringing in Roberto Firmino for Divock Origi. A lot of those were due to injuries and the number of games they had last season. Klopp does have some continuity.Liverpool won the match 3-1 and since then the German has not looked back, making at least one alteration to his line-up every Premier League match-day, including against Southampton on Saturday.Five other teams have changed their line-up in every match this season. West Ham and Tottenham last named an unchanged line-up last April (15 league games ago). Sunderland last named an unchanged line-up in May (13 league games ago), as did Middlesbrough (12 league games) and Manchester City (12 league games).Wait for a braceHow long was the gap between Victor Anichebes Premier League braces and is it a record? MarshieMARTIN SAYS: Before his double for Sunderland against Hull, almost 10 years had passed since Victor Anchibes last Premier League brace.When Anchibe smashed home his second at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, he ended a 3,612 day wait since his last Premier League double.That came in December 2006 against Newcastle at Goodison Park as Anchibe scored twice in a 3-0 victory for Everton. Watch highlights of Sunderland 3-0 Hull But remarkably, Anchibes is not the longest gap between Premier League doubles.The record belongs to Damien Duff, who bagged two for Blackburn against West Ham in December 1997 and then, 4,823 days later, struck twice for Fulham in 2011…against Blackburn! Thats a 14-year wait!While were here, you might like to know the longest break between two Premier League hat-tricks is 2,243 days. Jermain Defoe hit five for Tottenham against Wigan in November 2009, then scored a treble versus Swansea in January this year.Low for LeicesterLeicester are down in 14th. Is this the lowest a Premier League champion has been the season after they won the title? Jordan HMARTIN SAYS: Leicester have actually been lower than this earlier in the season. After one game they were 17th in the table, which is the joint lowest a defending champion has ever been in the Premier League.Blackburn dropped as low as 17th in the 1995/96 season and Leeds were 17th at the end of a day in the 1992/93 season - although the Premier League had 22 teams back then and for the record they were champions of the old Football League, not the Premier League. Watch highlights of Watford 2-1 Leicester Chelsea dropped to 16th last season, while Manchester United were also 16th early in the 2007/08 season (this data is based on the END of a day of fixtures).Leicester are currently two points above the relegation zone. 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