Sunday 30 March 2008

Results for 30th Mar 2008

Chelsea
Cudicini, Belletti, Carvalho, Terry, Bridge, Ballack (Wright-Phillips 65), Essien, Obi, Joe Cole, Drogba (Alex 89), Kalou (Anelka 78).
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Shevchenko.
1-0
(HT 1-0)
Middlesbrough
Schwarzer, Young, Wheater, Pogatetz, Taylor, O'Neil (Johnson 79), Cattermole (Shawky 89), Boateng, Downing, Sanli (Alves 64), Aliadiere.
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, McMahon.
Carvalho 6


Bookings:
Belletti 90

Chelsea boss Avram Grant admits the 1-0 win over Middlesbrough was "not their best performance", but highlights the importance of the three points.

Att: 39,993

Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).




Bookings:
Cattermole 45

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate says his side need to "believe in themselves a bit more" if they are to progress following the 1-0 defeat by Chelsea.

Liverpool

1-0
(HT 1-0)
Everton
Torres 7


Bookings:
Torres 89




Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is pleased to tighten his side's grip on fourth place in the league after moving five points clear of Everton with a 1-0 win at Anfield

Bookings:
Carsley 8
Neville 18
Pienaar 49
Jagielka 71

Everton boss David Moyes looks on the bright side despite losing ground to Liverpool in the race for fourth place after a 1-0 defeat at Anfield.





Tottenham
Robinson, Hutton, Dawson, Woodgate, O'Hara, Huddlestone, Zokora (Tainio 69), Malbranque (Lennon 59), Keane (Taarabt 59), Berbatov, Bent.
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Chimbonda.
1-4
(HT 1-1)
Newcastle
Harper, Beye, Taylor, Faye, Jose Enrique, Barton, Butt, Geremi (Edgar 90), Owen (Carroll 85), Viduka (Smith 79), Martins.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Duff.
Bent 26

Butt 45
Geremi 52
Owen 65
Martins 83
Bookings:
O'Hara 56


Tottenham first-team coach Gus Poyet says the 4-1 home defeat to Newcastle was "a very bad day" for the club and he wants to apologise to the fans.

Att: 36,067

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).



Bookings:
Butt 7

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan says all his players played to "their maximum" in the 4-1 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Saturday 29 March 2008

Results for 29th March 2008

Birmingham
Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Queudrue, Murphy, Larsson, Muamba, Johnson, McSheffrey, Forssell (Parnaby 70), Zarate (O'Connor 90).
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Jerome, Nafti.
3-1
(HT 1-0)
Man City
Hart, Jihai, Onuoha, Dunne, Garrido, Vassell (Caicedo 59), Gelson, Hamann (Geovanni 72), Ireland, Elano, Mwaruwari (Mpenza 81).
Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Corluka.
Zarate 40
Zarate 54
McSheffrey (pen) 77

Elano (pen) 59

Sent off:
Queudrue 57



Birmingham boss Alex McLeish praises his side's "spirit and character" following their 3-1 win over Manchester City.

Bookings:
Caicedo 74
Geovanni 90


Man City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says his side's 3-1 defeat by Birmingham was "very, very poor" and he is "not happy".




Att: 22,962

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).




Bolton

2-3
(HT 2-0)
Arsenal
Taylor 14
Taylor 43

Gallas 62
Van Persie (pen) 68
Samuel o.g. 90
Bookings:
Davies 45
Diouf 54

Bookings:
Fabregas 45
Toure 47



Bolton boss Gary Megson:
"I don't feel unlucky. Angry isn't the right word because we are all angry with ourselves.

Sent off:
Diaby 31

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
"I am very proud of our performance. The first half we didn't play badly but everything went against us.


Derby
Carroll, Todd (Mears 89), Leacock, Moore, Lewis, Sterjovski, Ghaly, Savage, Jones, Miller (Earnshaw 36), Villa.
Subs Not Used: Price, Feilhaber, Beardsley.
2-2
(HT 1-1)
Fulham
Keller, Stalteri, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard (Murphy 81), Andreasen, Bouazza (Johnson 81), McBride, Kamara.
Subs Not Used: Warner, Bocanegra, Dempsey.
Villa 10
Villa 80

Kamara 24
Leacock o.g. 78
Bookings:
Todd 28
Jones 83

Derby boss Paul Jewell says now that their relegation has been confirmed following the 2-2 draw with Fulham, the club must focus on next season.

Att: 33,034

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).




Bookings:
Bouazza 47
Andreasen 62
Konchesky 72
Kamara 90


Fulham boss Roy Hodgson says his side should have beaten Derby and is disappointed with the late equaliser they conceded in the 2-2 draw.

Portsmouth
James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson (Lauren 63), Utaka (Hughes 71), Davis, Pedro Mendes, Kranjcar, Baros (Nugent 67), Defoe.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Mvuemba.

2-0
(HT 1-0)
Wigan
Kirkland, Melchiot (Aghahowa 87), Boyce, Hagen (King 73), Kilbane, Valencia, Skoko, Scharner, Taylor (Sibierski 67), Heskey, Bent.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Figueroa.
Defoe 32
Defoe 90


Bookings:
Defoe 33


Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp feels his team has had a wonderful season and is pleased that his side were focused enough on the Premier League to win 2-0 at home to Wigan.

Att: 18,623

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).



Bookings:
Scharner 48
Skoko 56

Wigan boss Steve Bruce feels that his team deserved at least a draw after his side failed to convert a number of goal-scoring opportunities and lost 2-0 away at Portsmouth.

Reading
Hahnemann, Rosenior, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey, Oster (Long 77), Harper, Matejovsky, Hunt, Doyle, Kitson (Cisse 76).
Subs Not Used: Federici, Convey, Duberry.
0-0
(HT 0-0)
Blackburn
Friedel, Ooijer (McCarthy 82), Nelsen, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Bentley, Reid, Dunn (Derbyshire 86), Pedersen, Santa Cruz, Roberts.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Vogel, Mokoena.
Bookings:
Hahnemann 39
Matejovsky 61
Shorey 78

Reading boss Steve Coppell is prepared to settle with a 0-0 draw with Blackburn, particularly after the controversial sending off of Marek Matejovsky twenty minutes from time.


Bookings:
Nelsen 39
Warnock 50
Roberts 52
Reid 58
Khizanishvili 90

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes feels that his team were 'flat' and lacking 'spark' after the week of international friendlies and is disappointed with their 0-0 draw away at Reading.
Sent off:
Matejovsky 72


Att: 24,374

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).




Sunderland
Gordon, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Evans, Collins, Murphy (O'Donovan 81), Whitehead, Reid, Richardson (Edwards 70), Chopra (Leadbitter 71), Jones.
Subs Not Used: Fulop, Yorke.
2-1
(HT 1-1)
West Ham
Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Spector, McCartney (Pantsil 46), Ljungberg, Parker, Mullins, Noble, Cole (Solano 65), Ashton, Pantsil (Tomkins 74).
Subs Not Used: Walker, Boa Morte.
Jones 29
Reid 90

Ljungberg 18
Bookings:
Reid 32
O'Donovan 90

Att: 45,690

Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).



Bookings:
Cole 24

Man Utd
Kuszczak, Brown, Ferdinand (Hargreaves 62), Vidic, Evra (O'Shea 62), Ronaldo, Carrick (Anderson 61), Scholes, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Foster, Park.
4-0
(HT 2-0)
Aston Villa
Carson, Reo-Coker, Mellberg, Laursen, Bouma (Osbourne 80), Agbonlahor, Petrov, Barry, Young, Harewood (Salifou 69), Carew (Maloney 41).
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Knight.
Ronaldo 17
Tevez 33
Rooney 53
Rooney 70


Bookings:
Vidic 60

Att: 75,932

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).



Bookings:
Bouma 22

Sunday 23 March 2008

Results for 23rd March 2008

Chelsea
Cudicini, Essien, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack (Belletti 70), Makelele (Anelka 70), Lampard, Joe Cole (Obi 88), Drogba, Kalou.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Alex.

2-1
(HT 0-0)
Arsenal

Almunia, Sagna (Diaby 72), Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue, Fabregas, Flamini (Bendtner 88), Hleb, Adebayor, Van Persie (Walcott 76).
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Senderos.


Drogba 73
Drogba 82

Sagna 59
Bookings:
J Cole 32
Ballack 34
Drogba 74

Att: 41,824

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).



Bookings:
Eboue 5

Man Utd
Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Anderson (Tevez 73), Giggs (Nani 73), Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Hargreaves, O'Shea.
3-0
(HT 1-0)
Liverpool
Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel (Benayoun 66), Torres (Riise 82).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Hyypia, Crouch.
Brown 34
Ronaldo 79
Nani 81



Bookings:
Ferdinand 60


Bookings:
Mascherano 11
Torres 44
Arbeloa 53

Att: 76,000

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).





Sent off:
Mascherano 44

Results for 22nd March 2008

Aston Villa
Carson, Gardner, Knight, Laursen, Bouma, Maloney (Osbourne 74), Reo-Coker (Harewood 57), Barry, Young, Agbonlahor, Carew.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Salifou, Petrov.
0-1
(HT 0-0)
Sunderland
Gordon, Bardsley, Evans, Nosworthy, Collins, Edwards (Leadbitter 67), Whitehead, Richardson, Reid, O'Donovan (Chopra 59), Murphy (Yorke 87).
Subs Not Used: Fulop, Prica.

Chopra 83


Att: 42,640

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).


Bookings:
Bardsley 34
O'Donovan 57

Blackburn
Friedel, Ooijer, Samba, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Bentley, Reid, Dunn (Mokoena 84), Pedersen, Santa Cruz (McCarthy 89), Roberts (Kerimoglu 78).
Subs Not Used: Brown, Derbyshire.
3-1
(HT 2-1)
Wigan
Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Scharner, Edman (Taylor 41), Valencia, Brown, Palacios, Kilbane, King (Bent 64), Heskey.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Aghahowa, Bramble.
Santa Cruz 12
Roberts 45
Santa Cruz 63
King (pen) 17
Bookings:
Bentley 78
Bookings:
Palacios 14
Brown 59
Melchiot 61
Sent off:
Samba 16

Att: 23,541

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral).



Sent off:
Palacios 69

Bolton
Al Habsi, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Gardner (Joey O'Brien 46), Diouf, Nolan, Campo (McCann 63), Guthrie, Taylor (Giannakopoulos 83), Davies.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Rasiak.
0-0
(HT 0-0)
Man City
Hart, Corluka, Onuoha, Dunne, Garrido, Ireland (Elano 58), Gelson, Johnson, Petrov, Vassell (Caicedo 58), Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Jihai, Castillo.
Bookings:
Nolan 34

Att: 22,633

Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).





Everton
Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Carsley, Cahill (Fernandes 10), Osman, Yakubu, Anichebe.
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Hibbert, Gravesen, Nuno Valente.
1-1
(HT 1-0)
West Ham
Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Tomkins, McCartney, Ljungberg (Solano 80), Parker (Spector 82), Mullins, Noble, Boa Morte (Sears 50), Ashton.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Cole.
Yakubu 8
Ashton 68



Middlesbrough
Schwarzer, Young (Shawky 65), Wheater, Pogatetz, Taylor, O'Neil, Cattermole, Boateng, Downing, Aliadiere (Alves 86), Sanli (Johnson 86).
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Grounds.
1-0
(HT 1-0)
Derby
Carroll, Todd, Moore, Leacock, McEveley, Sterjovski (Villa 39), Savage (Ghaly 62), Jones (Pearson 62), Lewis, Earnshaw, Miller.
Subs Not Used: Price, Robert.
Sanli 32



Bookings:
Cattermole 67
Sanli 77

Att: 25,649.

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

Bookings:
Savage 58

Newcastle
Harper, Beye (Edgar 87), Taylor, Faye, Jose Enrique, Geremi, Butt, Barton, Owen, Viduka (Smith 84), Martins (N'Zogbia 74).
Subs Not Used: Forster, Carroll.
2-0
(HT 1-0)
Fulham
Keller, Stalteri (Healy 84), Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Andreasen, Bullard, Murphy (Volz 71), Davies, McBride (Dempsey 66), Johnson.
Subs Not Used: Warner, Bocanegra.
Viduka 6
Owen 83



Att: 52,293

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).


Bookings:
Volz 89

Reading
Hahnemann, Rosenior, Bikey, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Oster (Long 77), Harper, Matejovsky (Cisse 81), Hunt, Kitson, Doyle.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Sonko, Kebe.
2-1
(HT 1-0)
Birmingham
Maik Taylor, Kelly, Ridgewell, Jaidi, Murphy, Larsson, Muamba, Nafti, McSheffrey (O'Connor 65), Forssell (Jerome 80), Zarate.
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Parnaby, Johnson.
Bikey 31
Bikey 79
Zarate 64


Att: 24,085

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).


Bookings:
Ridgewell 79

Tottenham
Robinson, Hutton, Dawson (Bent 70), Woodgate, Chimbonda, Lennon (O'Hara 70), Zokora, Huddlestone, Malbranque, Berbatov, Keane (Tainio 83).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Kaboul.
2-0
(HT 0-0)
Portsmouth
James, Johnson, Distin, Hreidarsson, Aubey, Utaka, Pedro Mendes, Davis, Hughes (Mvuemba 90), Kranjcar, Kanu (Baros 83).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Nugent, Wilson.
Bent 80
O'Hara 82



Att: 35,998

Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).


Bookings:
Utaka 57

Thursday 20 March 2008

Results for 19th March 2008

Man Utd
Kuszczak, Hargreaves, Pique, Vidic (Brown 58), O'Shea, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Anderson (Scholes 70), Nani, Saha (Rooney 70), Tevez.
Subs Not Used: Foster, Evra.

2-0
(HT 2-0)
Bolton
Al Habsi, Steinsson, Meite (Hunt 46), Andrew O'Brien, Gardner, Diouf, McCann, Guthrie (Giannakopoulos 82), Joey O'Brien, Taylor, Davies.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Campo, Rasiak.
Ronaldo 9
Ronaldo 19



Att: 75,476

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).



Bookings:
O'Brien 42
Steinsson 70

Tottenham
Robinson, Hutton, Woodgate, King (Bent 68), Chimbonda, Lennon, Jenas (Huddlestone 46), Zokora, Malbranque, Berbatov, Keane.
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Tainio, Dawson.
4-4
(HT 1-2)
Chelsea
Cudicini, Ferreira (Shevchenko 90), Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Makelele, Lampard, Joe Cole (Ballack 82), Drogba, Kalou (Alex 71).
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Wright-Phillips.
Woodgate 12
Berbatov 61
Huddlestone 75
Keane 88
Drogba 3
Essien 20
J Cole 52
J Cole 80
Bookings:
Keane 45
Huddlestone 72

Att: 36,178

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).


Bookings:
J Cole 36
A Cole 45

Tuesday 18 March 2008

Gossip and Rumours

23rd March 2008

Manchester City are preparing to table a £32m British record bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. (Sunday Mirror)

Juande Ramos has ordered Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli to find him seven new players in an attempt to secure Champions League football next season. (News of the World)

Ramos has also told chairman Daniel Levy that only five players Dimitar Berbatov, Alan Hutton, Robbie Keane, Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate are bullet-proof if anyone fancies raiding the Spurs squad in the summer. (News of the World)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will head the queue to snap up Jimmy Bullard for a bargain £3m if Fulham fail to stay in the Premier League. (Star on Sunday)

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins is on the verge of handing in a transfer request if things don't improve at the club over the summer. (News of the World)

James McFadden will almost certainly leave Birmingham if the club are relegated to the championship this season. (News of the World)

Liverpool midfielder Harry Kewell says he is desperate to save his long-term future at the club. (Sunday Express)

But Bolton and Wigan are said to monitoring the Australian should he leave Anfield in the summer. (News of the World)

Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan will snub a move to Sunderland insisting he will stay at current club Atletico Madrid. (News of the World)

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes plans to make summer move for Everton loan midfielder Thomas Gravesen. (News of the World)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is confident of beating off competition from Atletico Madrid to land Blackburn's David Bentley in a £12million swoop. (Sunday People)

Norwich hope to re-sign Derby striker Robert Earnshaw who left the club last year. (News of the World)


21st March 2008

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will pay up to £5m to sign Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham want Newcastle full-back Stephen Carr, who will be a free agent in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Marseille's former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse says he wants to return to the Premier League. (The Sun)

Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro is wanted by Spanish side Villarreal. (The Sun)

Cardiff have made a fresh bid to sign Sunderland striker Michael Chopra on loan. (Various)

Bolton will sell defender Abdoulaye Meite in the summer after he refused to play the second half of Wednesday's defeat by Manchester United. (Mirror)

Hull City and Charlton want Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell - who has been on loan at the Tigers - but will have to pay £4m for him. (Mirror)

Norwich want to re-sign Derby striker Rob Earnshaw on loan. (The Sun)

Nolberto Solano has turned down MLS side Toronto to negotiate a one-year extension to his West Ham contract. (Daily Mirror)


17th March 2008

Sheffield United striker James Beattie is being lined up for a move back to the Premier League with Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea and Tottenham have been put on red alert after Valencia striker David Villa admitted he could quit La Liga at the end of the summer. (Various)

Manchester United and Liverpool want Cameroon and Stade Rennais midfielder Stephane Mbia. (Daily Star)

Porto have turned down a £6m bid from Aston Villa for full-back Jose Bosingwa. (Daily Express)

Frank Lampard wants a £30m four-year deal to stay at Chelsea beyond the end of his current contract, which expires next year. (Daily Express)

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane could be fined £120,000 for his petulant reaction to being substituted against Manchester City on Sunday. (Daily Mirror and Sun)

Monday 17 March 2008

Result for 17th March 2008

Birmingham
Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Murphy, Larsson (Parnaby 46), Muamba, Johnson, McSheffrey, Forssell (Jerome 71), McFadden (Zarate 86).
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Nafti.
1-1
(HT 1-0)
Newcastle
Harper, Beye, Faye, Taylor, Jose Enrique, Barton, Geremi, Butt, Martins (N'Zogbia 80), Owen, Viduka.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Cacapa, Smith, Carroll.
McFadden 33

Owen 56
Bookings:
Kelly 85
Parnaby 87

Att: 25,777

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).



Bookings:
Geremi 20
Taylor 65

Sunday 16 March 2008

Results for 16th March 2008

Fulham
Keller, Stalteri, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Andreasen, Bullard (Volz 85), Murphy (Bocanegra 74), Davies, Johnson, McBride (Dempsey 88).
Subs Not Used: Ricardo Batista, Healy.

1-0
(HT 0-0)
Everton
Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott, Carsley, Osman, Arteta, Pienaar (Baines 64), Johnson (Hibbert 14), Yakubu.
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Nuno Valente, Rodwell.
McBride 67


Bookings:
Murphy 56



Att: 25,262

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).



Man City
Hart, Corluka, Onuoha, Dunne, Garrido, Ireland, Gelson, Johnson, Castillo (Vassell 71), Elano (Caicedo 75), Mwaruwari (Jihai 88).
Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Geovanni.
2-1
(HT 0-1)
Tottenham
Robinson, Hutton, Woodgate, Dawson, Chimbonda, Lennon (Huddlestone 46), Jenas, Zokora, Malbranque (O'Hara 67), Berbatov, Keane (Bent 67).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Tainio.
Ireland 59
Onuoha 72

Keane 32

Att: 40,180

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Wigan
Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Scharner, Edman, Valencia, Palacios (Taylor 90), Brown, Koumas, Heskey, King (Kilbane 58).
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Sibierski, Bramble.
1-0
(HT 1-0)
Bolton
Al Habsi, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Cahill (McCann 69), Gardner, Nolan, Campo, Cohen (Rasiak 42), Diouf (Joey O'Brien 46), Davies, Taylor.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Meite.
Heskey 34


Bookings:
Palacios 44
Taylor 90

Bookings:
Diouf 23
Gardner 79
McCann 80
Sent off:
Koumas 5

Att: 17,055

Ref: Steve Tanner (Somerset).



Saturday 15 March 2008

Resu;ts for 15th March 2008

Arsenal
Almunia, Sagna (Bendtner 61), Toure, Gallas, Clichy (Senderos 89), Eboue, Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb, Adebayor, Van Persie (Walcott 61).
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Silva.
1-1
(HT 0-1)
Middlesbrough
Schwarzer, Young, Huth, Wheater, Pogatetz, O'Neil, Shawky (Cattermole 46), Boateng, Downing, Sanli (Taylor 68), Aliadiere (Mido 78).
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Arca.
Toure 86

Aliadiere 25


Bookings:
Wheater 27
O'Neil 80

Att: 60,084

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).



Sent off:
Mido 88

Derby
Carroll, Edworthy (Todd 55), Leacock, Moore, McEveley, Sterjovski (Robert 83), Savage, Jones, Lewis, Miller, Earnshaw (Villa 77).
Subs Not Used: Price, Ghaly.
0-1
(HT 0-0)
Man Utd
Foster, O'Shea, Brown, Vidic, Evra, Park (Saha 62), Scholes (Carrick 62), Anderson (Fletcher 74), Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Heaton, Hargreaves.


Ronaldo 76
Bookings:
Moore 6
Jones 23
Savage 71
McEveley 89

Bookings:
Carrick 72

Att: 33,072

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).



Liverpool
Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Alonso, Mascherano, Kuyt (Benayoun 80), Gerrard (Hyypia 90), Babel (Riise 83), Torres.
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Crouch.
2-1
(HT 1-1)
Reading
Hahnemann, Rosenior, Bikey, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Oster (Kebe 72), Harper, Matejovsky (Cisse 74), Hunt, Doyle, Long (Kitson 63).
Subs Not Used: Federici, Sonko.
Mascherano 19
Torres 48

Matejovsky 5




Att: 43,524

Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).




Bookings:
Hunt 59
Ingimarsson 65
Matejovsky 74
Bikey 79
Cisse 87

Portsmouth
James, Johnson, Hreidarsson, Distin, Lauren, Diop, Diarra, Muntari, Kranjcar, Baros (Kanu 83), Defoe (Utaka 81).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Aubey, Pedro Mendes.
2-0
(HT 2-0)
Aston Villa
Carson, Mellberg, Laursen, Knight, Bouma (Salifou 79), Maloney (Harewood 57), Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Carew, Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Petrov, Osbourne
Defoe 11
Reo-Coker o.g. 38


Bookings:
Muntari 36
Lauren 65
Diop 85

Bookings:
Mellberg 64
Sent off:
Muntari 81

Att: 20,388

Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside)



Sent off:
Mellberg 89

Sunderland
Gordon, Bardsley, Evans, Nosworthy, Collins, Edwards (Prica 62), O'Donovan (Yorke 73), Whitehead, Leadbitter (Harte 85), Reid, Jones.
Subs Not Used: Fulop, McShane.
0-1
(HT 0-1)
Chelsea
Cudicini, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Obi, Ballack (Essien 73), Lampard, Joe Cole (Wright-Phillips 82), Kalou, Drogba.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Carvalho, Shevchenko.


Terry 10
Bookings:
Leadbitter 58
Whitehead 51

Att: 44,679.

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).



Bookings:
Obi 60

West Ham
Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Spector, McCartney, Solano (Sears 75), Parker (Noble 75), Mullins, Ljungberg (Pantsil 88), Ashton, Zamora.
Subs Not Used: Wright, Tomkins.

2-1
(HT 1-1)
Blackburn
Friedel, Emerton (Khizanishvili 46), Samba, Ooijer, Warnock, Bentley, Reid, Dunn (Derbyshire 71), Pedersen (McCarthy 90), Roberts, Santa Cruz.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Mokoena.
Ashton 39
Sears 81

Santa Cruz 19
Bookings:
Ferdinand 80

Att: 34,006

Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).


Bookings:
Bentley 22
Dunn 38
Reid 74

Wednesday 12 March 2008

Results for 12th March 2008

Aston Villa
Carson, Gardner (Mellberg 46), Knight, Laursen, Bouma, Maloney (Harewood 46), Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Agbonlahor, Carew.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Salifou, Osbourne.

1-1
(HT 0-1)
Middlesbrough
Schwarzer, Young, Huth, Wheater, Pogatetz, O'Neil, Boateng, Shawky, Downing, Sanli, Mido (Cattermole 83).
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Rochemback, Johnson, Grounds.
Barry (pen) 74

Downing 23





Att: 39,874

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).




Bookings:
Shawky 29
Schwarzer 73
Mido 73
Boateng 82
Huth 90

Chelsea
Cudicini, Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack (Drogba 67), Makelele (Essien 73), Lampard, Joe Cole (Shevchenko 74), Anelka, Kalou.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Alex.
6-1
(HT 2-0)
Derby
Carroll, Edworthy, Stubbs (Leacock 16), Moore, McEveley, Sterjovski, Ghaly (Earnshaw 52), Savage, Pearson, Lewis (Jones 58), Miller.
Subs Not Used: Price, Villa.
Lampard (pen) 28
Kalou 42
Lampard 57
J Cole 64
Lampard 66
Lampard 72

Jones 73


Att: 39,447.

Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).



Bookings:
McEveley 85

Portsmouth
James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Diop (Diarra 62), Muntari, Pedro Mendes, Kranjcar, Baros (Kanu 72), Defoe (Lauren 85).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Utaka.

4-2
(HT 2-2)
Birmingham
Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Murphy, McSheffrey, Johnson, Muamba, Larsson, Forssell (Jerome 73), Zarate (McFadden 61).
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Nafti, Parnaby.
Defoe (pen) 6
Defoe 9
Hreidarsson 49
Kanu 90

Muamba 10
Larsson 40


Att: 20,138

Ref: Steve Tanner (Somerset).



Bookings:
Zarate 14

Sunday 9 March 2008

Results for 9th March

Sunderland
Gordon, Bardsley, Evans, Nosworthy, Collins, Richardson, Leadbitter (Prica 75), Whitehead, Stokes (Chopra 46), Murphy (Reid 67), Jones.
Subs Not Used: Fulop, McShane.

0-1
(HT 0-0)
Everton
Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott, Arteta, Neville, Cahill (Rodwell 87), Pienaar (Baines 81), Johnson, Yakubu (Anichebe 87).
Subs Not Used: Turner, Gravesen.



Johnson 55
Bookings:
Whitehead 36
Bardsley 78

Att: 42,595

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).




Bookings:
Cahill 50

Tottenham
Robinson, Hutton, Dawson, Woodgate (Tainio 77), Chimbonda, Lennon, Zokora, Huddlestone, Malbranque (Gilberto 58), Berbatov, Keane (Bent 69).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Boateng.


4-0
(HT 2-0)
West Ham
Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Spector, McCartney, Ljungberg (Pantsil 71), Parker (Noble 76), Mullins, Boa Morte, Ashton (Cole 77), Zamora.
Subs Not Used: Wright, Solano.

Berbatov 8
Berbatov 11
Gilberto 85
Bent 90




Bookings:
Boa Morte 23
Ljungberg 69

Att: 36,062

Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).




Sent off:
Boa Morte 44



Wigan
Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Boyce, Edman, Valencia, Brown, Palacios, Koumas, Heskey (Sibierski 55), King (Kilbane 87).
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Taylor, Bramble.

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Arsenal
Almunia, Sagna, Senderos, Gallas, Clichy, Fabregas, Flamini, Silva (Toure 65), Hleb, Adebayor, Bendtner (Van Persie 65).
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Song Billong, Justin Hoyte.

Bookings:
King 71
Sibierski 76

Att: 19,676.

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).



Bookings:
Bendtner 25
Silva 61

Results for 8th March 2008

Blackburn
Friedel, Ooijer, Samba, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Bentley, Reid, Kerimoglu (Roberts 57), Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy (Derbyshire 56).
Subs Not Used: Brown, Mokoena, Dunn.

1-1
(HT 0-0)
Fulham
Keller, Stalteri, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey (McBride 66), Bullard, Andreasen, Murphy (Healy 84), Davies, Johnson.
Subs Not Used: Niemi, Volz, Bocanegra.

Pedersen 59

Bullard 89
Bookings:
Kerimoglu 45
Warnock 69

Att: 20,362

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).



Bookings:
Stalteri 82
Healy 90

Liverpool
Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Riise, Alonso, Lucas, Pennant (Hyypia 78), Gerrard (Kuyt 66), Benayoun, Torres (Crouch 72).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Babel.

3-0
(HT 2-0)
Newcastle
Harper, Beye, Faye, Taylor, Jose Enrique, Milner (Geremi 44), Butt, N'Zogbia, Duff (Martins 58), Owen, Smith.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Cacapa, Carroll.

Pennant 43
Torres 45
Gerrard 51


Bookings:
Riise 25

Att: 44,031.

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).





Reading
Hahnemann, Rosenior, Bikey, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Oster, Harper, Matejovsky (Cisse 79), Hunt, Doyle, Long (Kitson 82).
Subs Not Used: Federici, Sonko, Kebe.

2-0
(HT 0-0)
Man City
Hart, Garrido, Corluka, Dunne (Jihai 29), Ball, Hamann (Castillo 67), Gelson, Vassell (Caicedo 59), Elano, Johnson, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Schmeichel, Ireland.

Long 62
Kitson 88




Att: 24,062

Ref: Uriah Rennie (S Yorkshire).




Bookings:
Hamann 18
Johnson 45

Thursday 6 March 2008

Results for 5th March 2008

Liverpool
Reina, Arbeloa, Skrtel, Carragher, Riise, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Babel (Pennant 76), Kuyt (Benayoun 63), Torres (Crouch 82).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Hyypia.

4-0
(HT 1-0)
West Ham
Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Upson (Spector 63), McCartney, Solano (Ashton 69), Noble, Mullins, Ljungberg, Boa Morte, Cole (Zamora 69).
Subs Not Used: Wright, Pantsil.

Torres 8
Torres 61
Torres 81
Gerrard 83




Att: 42,954

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).




Bookings:
Cole 40
Neill 55
Noble 87

Monday 3 March 2008

Results for 2nd March 2008

Bolton
Jaaskelainen, Steinsson (Rasiak 42), Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Gardner, Joey O'Brien, Campo, Nolan (Cohen 46), Diouf, Davies, Taylor.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Meite, Giannakopoulos.

1-3
(HT 0-1)
Liverpool
Reina, Carragher, Hyypia, Skrtel, Aurelio, Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Babel, Kuyt (Arbeloa 86), Torres (Riise 77).
Subs Not Used: Martin, Benayoun, Crouch.

Cohen 79

Jaaskelainen o.g. 12
Babel 60
Aurelio 75
Bookings:
Rasiak 45
Davies 89

Att: 24,004

Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).



Bookings:
Hyypia 35
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Everton
Howard, Hibbert (Johnson 66), Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Osman, Neville, Carsley, Pienaar (Baines 90), Cahill, Yakubu (Anichebe 83).
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Vaughan.

3-1
(HT 1-1)
Portsmouth
James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Muntari, Diop (Utaka 78), Diarra, Kranjcar, Defoe, Kanu.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Lauren, Baros, Davis.

Yakubu 1
Cahill 73
Yakubu 81

Defoe 38
Bookings:
Pienaar 65

Att: 33,938

Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).



Bookings:
Distin 32

Saturday 1 March 2008

Results for 1st March 2008

Arsenal
Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Senderos (Denilson 78), Clichy, Hleb, Fabregas, Flamini (Silva 78), Diaby (Bendtner 59), Adebayor, Walcott.
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Justin Hoyte.

1-1
(HT 0-1)
Aston Villa
Carson, Gardner, Laursen, Davies (Osbourne 40), Bouma, Young, Reo-Coker (Knight 32), Barry, Maloney (Harewood 71), Carew, Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Salifou.



Goal:
Bendtner 90

Goal:
Senderos o.g. 27
Bookings:
Gallas 30



Att: 60,097

Bookings:
Barry 80
Osbourne 90

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Birmingham
Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Murphy, Larsson, Johnson, Muamba, McSheffrey (Parnaby 70), McFadden (Zarate 84), Forssell (Jerome 84).
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Nafti.

4-1
(HT 1-0)
Tottenham
Robinson, Hutton, Zokora (Gunter 73), Kaboul, Chimbonda, Malbranque (Keane 46), O'Hara, Tainio (Jenas 46), Huddlestone, Berbatov, Bent.
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Lennon.

Goals:
Forssell 7
Larsson 55
Forssell 59
Forssell 81

Goal:
Jenas 90
Bookings:
Johnson 45

Att: 26,055

Ref: Lee Probert (Wiltshire).




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Derby
Carroll, Edworthy, Moore, Stubbs, McEveley, Sterjovski (Fagan 66), Jones (Ghaly 57), Pearson, Lewis, Miller (Earnshaw 80), Villa. Subs Not Used: Price, Feilhaber.


0-0
(HT 0-0)
Sunderland
Gordon, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Evans, Higginbotham, Chopra, Whitehead, Reid (Leadbitter 66), Richardson, Jones, Murphy (Stokes 80). Subs Not Used: Fulop, McShane, Prica.
Bookings:
Miller 6
McEveley 36
Lewis 54
Moore 64
Villa 73

Att: 33,058

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).



Bookings:
Chopra 75

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Fulham
Niemi, Stalteri, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Volz (Kamara 90), Johnson (Nevland 90), Bullard, Murphy (Smertin 64), Davies, McBride.
Subs Not Used: Keller, Bocanegra.

0-3
(HT 0-2)
Man Utd
Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Brown, O'Shea, Nani (Anderson 75), Scholes, Hargreaves, Park, Tevez (Ronaldo 69), Saha (Rooney 69).
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Pique.




Att: 25,314

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).



Goals:
Hargreaves 15
Park 44
Davies o.g. 72

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Man City
Hart, Corluka, Dunne, Onuoha, Ball, Vassell, Gelson, Elano (Caicedo 49), Johnson, Ireland (Castillo 63), Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Hamann, Garrido.

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Wigan
Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Boyce, Edman, Valencia, Brown, Palacios, Koumas, Heskey, King (Sibierski 66).
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Bramble, Olembe, Bent.



Att: 38,261

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).



Bookings:
Brown 35

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Middlesbrough
Schwarzer, Young, Wheater, Pogatetz, Grounds, O'Neil, Boateng (Johnson 74), Arca (Cattermole 59), Downing, Alves (Mido 68), Sanli. Subs Not Used: Jones, Hines.
0-1
(HT 0-0)
Reading
Hahnemann, Rosenior, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey, Oster (Kitson 68), Harper, Matejovsky (Kebe 85), Hunt, Doyle (Cisse 85), Long. Subs Not Used: Federici, Sonko.


Goal:
Harper 90
Bookings:

Boateng 31
Wheater 33
Grounds 73
Downing 78

Att: 23,273

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).



Bookings:
Bikey 19
Rosenior 42
Hunt 66
Shorey 80
Long 90

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Newcastle
Harper, Beye, Taylor, Faye, Jose Enrique, Milner, Barton, Butt (Martins 67), Duff (N'Zogbia 78), Owen, Smith.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Cacapa, Carroll.

0-1
(HT 0-0)
Blackburn
Friedel, Ooijer, Samba, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Emerton (Derbyshire 61), Bentley, Reid, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy (Roberts 60).
Subs Not Used: Brown, Kerimoglu, Mokoena.



Goal:
Derbyshire 90
Bookings:
Beye 82


Att: 50,796

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).



Bookings:
Bentley 27
Pedersen 82
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West Ham
Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Upson, McCartney, Faubert (Solano 66), Noble, Mullins, Ljungberg, Boa Morte (Ashton 46), Cole (Zamora 65). Subs Not Used: Wright, Spector.
0-4
(HT 0-3)
Chelsea
Cech, Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack, Makelele (Alex 84), Lampard, Kalou (Malouda 75), Anelka, Joe Cole (Essien 69). Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Drogba.


Goals:
Lampard (pen) 17
J Cole 20
Ballack 22
A Cole 64


Bookings:
Ballack 36
Terry 45



Att: 34,969

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).



Sent off:
Lampard 36