They were gunning for their 13th straight win, and there was a surprise appearance of a black cat, but there was nothing unlucky about Cronulla easily accounting for Penrith on Sunday.The Sharks became just the fifth team in history to notch 13 consecutive wins in a single season after first holding out, then attacking, a toothless Panthers 26-10 at Pepper Stadium.Even more impressive was that the NRL leaders did it without five State of Origin stars as Ben Barba produced yet another dominant, two-try performance.The Sharks also had to defend a mountain of Penrith possession inside the opening quarter of the match.The home side had 26 carries inside the Sharks 20-metre zone in the opening period, but were turned away by a resolute defence that set up a well-deserved victory.In contrast, the Sharks had a total of three plays down the other end of the field but still went ahead with a vital two-point lead at halftime despite their lack of possession.I was really pleased with the way we defended in the first half and that got us the win I believe, Sharks coach Shane Flanagan said post-game.We didnt have much possession in the first half, but if you hang in there youll get your opportunity at some stage, which we did in the second half.In front of a strong crowd of 12,682 at Pepper Stadium, Barba reminded the competition of his sizzling speed with two breakaway tries in the first half.The 2012 Dally M medallist finished the night with a double, a try assist, five tackle breaks, three line breaks and a line break assist in what was arguably his best outing of the season.He showed off his blinding acceleration on a Faamanu Brown offload in the 23rd minute before mirroring the effort on a Gerard Beale pass seven minutes later.By the time the Sharks took an 8-6 lead into halftime, theyd defended 33 plays inside their own 20-metre line compared to just three, conceding one try in the process.The home side then unravelled after the break, with Will Smith twice at fault for Sharks tries down his edge, beginning with a bad read that ended in Barba setting up Mitch Brown in the 51st minute.The utility then compounded his error with a simple dropped ball on his own line three minutes later, gifting Joseph Paulo the Sharks fourth try of the match before Luke Lewis sealed the win in the 70th.Coach Anthony Griffin tried to stay positive despite his side falling to 10th on the table.I thought in general we kept coming all night, he said.Were clearly not where we need to be, were out of form a bit. 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Chelsea 2-2 West Ham A controversial late Cesc Fabregas penalty earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw against West Ham The Hammers were heading for a place in the top four until that incident a minute from time when Michail Antonio brought down Ruben Loftus-Cheek, with replays showing the contact looked to be outside the area.And Bilic feels the challenge did not merit a penalty, and the referee has cost his side another vital three points. To concede a goal very late it is gutting anyway no matter how you concede it, but to concede it like that from a penalty, which was basically outside the box, it makes it unacceptable, Bilic told Sky Sports. Cesc Fabregas scored a controversial late penalty to deny West Ham It was outside, way outside. It is clear Antonio didnt want to trip him, he touched him but it wasnt even close to the line.It was one metre. So we can say it was hard and at full speed, and the player went down in the box, but we are not getting those penalities, we are not getting them. 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