24thNov

After a 2 week break for international games and England getting knocked out of Euro 2008 , oh well, back to what really matters, the Premier League.

Newcastle 0 - Liverpool 3

Big Sam's men just could get started today, Gerrard sunk a 30 yd shot to open the scoring at St James. Gerrard was getting booed by the crowd for his poor performance in the England game. Torres almost scored but hit the woodwork and there was a call for hand ball as Given was out of his area and the ball struck his upper arm just before half time. Second half and Kuyt wasted no time to sore no.2 in within 45th min, Babel then played a good ball through to Gerrard for a brilliant 1 -2 straight back in for Babel to make a simple but brilliant finish, then another shot just going wide shot from Babel , Viduka had a late attempt but off side. 3 goals and the Toon where in bits not 1 shot on target from Newcastle. I am really surprised at Newcastle, specially the likes of Viduka and martins who couldn't get their act together.

Newcastle: Given, Geremi, Beye, Rozehnal, Jose Enrique (Carr 78), Smith, Butt, Emre (Barton 51), N'Zogbia (Milner 59), Viduka, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Edgar.

Booked: Butt, Beye, Smith.

Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Arbeloa, Gerrard (Crouch 80), Lucas, Sissoko, Kewell (Babel 58), Torres, Kuyt (Riise 76).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Mascherano.

Booked: Sissoko.

Goals: Gerrard 28, Kuyt 46, Babel 66.

Att: 52,307

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
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Arsenal 2 - Wigan 0

Well you know where to put the save money dont you. But you would have biting your nails as Wigan really held their own looking good to hold the Gunner's to a 0-0 draw. Steve Bruce had his first game to manage today for Wigan. Adabyor almost scored with in the first few mins as Walcott help set up a very good chance but wide it went. Walcott had a shot blocked and still looking for that goal. Rosicky sent a shot high over the goal . Gallas and Heskey booked for a bit of a ding dong and both picked up a yellow, Adabayor with another shot taken high and over the bar. Walcott was stretchered off with an injury. Gallas then managed to score on the 83rd min with a header from a cross from Sagna, it was Rosicky who had all the space in the world on the right and took advantage of it and scored on the 85th min. The gunners keep a very safe lead and even more safe thanks to Bolton.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Eduardo 68), Denilson, Diarra, Rosicky, Adebayor, Walcott (Bendtner 79).
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Senderos, Song Billong.

Booked: Gallas.

Goals: Gallas 83, Rosicky 85.

Wigan: Pollitt, Boyce, Granqvist, Bramble, Kilbane, Brown, Scharner (Skoko 90), Landzaat, Olembe (Heskey 68), Koumas, Bent (Sibierski 84).
Subs Not Used: Kirkland, Hall.

Booked: Brown, Granqvist, Bent, Heskey.

Att: 60,126

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
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Birmingham 0 - Portsmouth 2

Birmingham under a care taker manager due to Steve Bruce moving to Wigan. Muntari opened the scoring after 34 mins to put Portsmouth in front. Ridgewell was taken down in the area and Birmingham appealed for the penalty but not given a very poor call from the ref. Kranjcar took a bullet free kick brilliant shot and sunk goal no.2 on the 82nd min.

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Bolton 1 - Man Utd 0

This was another fixture that you would have put you're money on the Utd to win and so wrong you would have been. Kampo took a free kick into the area and Anelka trned and shot the ball in keeper stood no chance just after 11 mins. Boltons defence where solid and thats how you have to be with Utd or you'll pay the price. Davies pick up a yellow for a late tackle then being taken aside for a talk with the ref. Hargreaves had a shot but went wide. Evra got away without a booking just before half time. Hargreaves took a free kick on target but saved and pushed away by Jaaskelainen. Utd then had another chance on goal but wasted it. A late free kick taken by hargreaves again went just over and landed on the roof of the net, just 1st time in 30 years that Bolton at home have beaten Man Utd, a really good game and a well desearved 3 point to Bolton who climb out of the relegation zone.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Meite, Andrew O'Brien, Gardner, Campo, Nolan (McCann 83), Guthrie (Wilhelmsson 74), Davies (Speed 70), Anelka, Diouf.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Michalik.

Booked: Davies, Nolan, Hunt.

Goals: Anelka 11.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown (O'Shea 88), Pique (Anderson 59), Ferdinand, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs, Saha, Tevez.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Fletcher, Eagles.

Att: 25,028

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).
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Derby 0 - Chelsea 2

The smart money on Chelsea would have won as it was a giant slaying a minnow. Derby cannot get started. Derby giving Chelsea so much space and they paid for it with a goal from kalou after 17 mins. Kalou could have made it 2 with a bad header from the defence but in a freak shot he hit it high over the bar at point blank range. Kenny Miller had a flick on goal high and over the keeper and went in but was called off side on the re play showed he was on side ( high time we bring in video ref) Wright Phillips took advantage of a rebounded shot to make it 2 on the 73rd min. Essien was sent off for hitting Kenny Miller in the face as Essien raised his arm and caught Miller in the face twice near the end of the game.

Derby: Bywater, Griffin, Davis, Moore, Leacock, McEveley, Fagan (Earnshaw 86), Oakley (Feilhaber 84), Jones, Miller, Barnes (Howard 75).
Subs Not Used: Price, Mears.

Chelsea: Cudicini, Belletti, Terry, Ben-Haim, Ashley Cole, Obi, Lampard (Pizarro 90), Sidwell (Essien 75), Wright-Phillips, Shevchenko, Kalou.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Joe Cole, Alex.

Sent Off: Essien (90).

Booked: Ashley Cole.

Goals: Kalou 17, Wright-Phillips 73.

Att: 32,789

Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).


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Everton 7 - Sunderland 1

Wow, what a game the magnificent 7. Cahill almost scored within the first few mins but it was Yakubu managed to flick the ball over the keeper as he cane out to far and score after 12 mins , Cahill scored no.2 from neville's cross on the 17th min. Leadbitter had a go with a header but went into the side netting. Pienaar scored no.3 with brilliant play on the 43rd min, York managed a goal right on 45th min from a pass from Jones. Cahill scored no.4 on the 62nd min , and Chopra missed an open goal very stupid mistake. Yakubu scred Evertons 5th goal with a little flick from a rebound from the keeper 73rd min. Johnson came on an a man with excellent pace he ran and ran and scored no.6 on the 80th min beating Gordon. Osman walked through Sunderlands defence like they wernt there at all and scored no 7 on the 85th min.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo (Jagielka 81), Lescott, Nuno Valente, Arteta, Carsley, Osman, Pienaar, Cahill (Anichebe 74), Yakubu (Johnson 74).
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Gravesen.

Goals: Yakubu 12, Cahill 17, Pienaar 43, Cahill 62, Yakubu 73, Johnson 80, Osman 85.

Sunderland: Gordon, Whitehead, McShane, Higginbotham, Harte, Edwards, Etuhu (Wallace 46), Yorke (Collins 46), Leadbitter, Chopra (Cole 67), Jones.
Subs Not Used: Ward, O'Donovan.

Booked: McShane.

Goals: Yorke 45.

Att: 38,594

Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
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Man City 2 - Reading 1

Royals still cant find that win away this season and today was no exception. Sven side is looking very strong and still today they looked strong. Petrov managed to score on the 11th min from a ball which rebounded and smashed the ball in due to very scrapy defence from Reading. Harper took advantage of a pass into the middle and slotted away a goal to take it all level just before half time on the 43rd min. Giovanni missed a chance but it was his pass to Ireland deep into injury time that made it no. 2 shot high right.

Man City: Isaksson, Corluka (Jihai 43), Richards, Dunne, Garrido, Gelson, Hamann, Ireland, Petrov, Elano (Geovanni 58), Mpenza (Samaras 46).
Subs Not Used: Hart, Ball.

Goals: Petrov 11, Ireland 90.

Reading: Hahnemann, Murty, Sonko, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Hunt, Gunnarsson, Harper, Convey, Doyle (Long 85), Kitson.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Oster, Fae, Bikey.

Booked: Hunt, Long.

Goals: Harper 43.

Att: 43,813.

Ref: Steve Tanner (Somerset).




Middlesbrough 0 - Aston Villa 3

The Riverside looking very empty for this game.
Downing had an early shot on goal from left but blocked well. Carew scored for Villa just before half time on the 45th min. But it was Boro's mistake from Cattermol who couldnt clear the ball and sent the ball back in the area for Mellberg to score on the 48th min. Agbonlahor scored the 3rd goal on the 58th min , Villa looked very strong , Boro are struggling.

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Woodgate, Wheater, Pogatetz, O'Neil, Cattermole (Rochemback 53), Boateng, Johnson, Aliadiere (Hutchinson 75), Downing.
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Sanli, Taylor.

Booked: Cattermole, Downing.

Aston Villa: Carson, Mellberg, Knight, Laursen (Davies 84), Bouma, Petrov (Gardner 79), Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Carew (Maloney 74), Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Moore.

Booked: Reo-Coker.

Goals: Carew 45, Mellberg 48, Agbonlahor 58.

Att: 23,900

Ref: Keith Stroud (Hampshire).
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