Premier League Round-Up Sun 5-10-08
Posted on October 7, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
Liverpool come from 2 goals down to beat a 10 men Man City side, Chelsea were comfortable winners over Aston Villa, Everton looking for there first win at home squandered a 2 goal lead to draw withNewcastle, Portsmouth put more misery on stoke by winning, Tottenham lose again after being beaten by Hull & Zola loses his first game in charge of West Ham by losing at home to Bolton..
Liverpool came from 2 goals down to beat a Man City side 3-2 after they were in control of the match. City opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Stephen Ireland collected the ball after some bad defending by Alvaro Arbeloa & smashed a shot high into the goal past a standard Pepe Reina. City went two up just before half time when it was a superb free kick from Javier Garrido who curled the ball into the top left hand corner from the edge of the box. But it didn’t take long for Liverpool to get back into the game in the second half Gerrard started it off when he send Arbeloa down the right who crossed it in for Fernando Torres to slot the ball home in the 55th minute. The Game changed after 68 minutes when City had Pablo Zabaleta sent off for a bad tackle on Xabi Alonso & after that it only took Liverpool 7 minutes to get back level when Gerrard sent over a corner & Torres rose above everybody to head home the equaliser. It was a unlikely hero who scored the winner in Dirk Kuyt who smashed the ball home after a Torres shot was blocked his first in 27 league starts..
Chelsea kept up the pressure with a easy 2-0 win over Aston Villa. They controlled the game from start to finish with Frank Lampard setting up Joe Cole after 23 minutes to crack the ball past Friedel. Chelsea doubled there lead just before half time when Ballack had a shot saved by Friedel only for it to fall to Anelka who had his shot saved also but he scored from his second attempt. Aston Villa did get a bit better in the second half but didn’t really threatened Chelsea at all..
Tottenham stay rooted to the bottom of the league as they lose again to new boys Hull 1-0. It was the hero of the week before Geovanni who got the goal & send Hull high up the table. It only took 9 minutes from Hull to take the lead it was a fantastic free kick from Geovanni from a full 30 yards as he curled it into the top left hand corner. After that Tottenham threw everything at them even the kitchen sink but Hull held on to make it two London clubs they have beaten this season..
Everton threw away a 2 goal lead against a Newcastle side under Joe Kinnear for it to end 2-2. Everton started well & took the lead after 18 minutes from a penalty from Mikel Arteta from the penalty spot after Leighton Baines was chopped down by Nicky Butt. With the match going in Everton’s favour they doubled there lead after 35 minutes when new boy Marouane Fellini scored from a Baines cross. But just before half time it was poor defending that let Newcastle back in it a good cross from Geremi was met by Stephen Taylor and he put a strong header past Howard. The second half started with Newcastle with confidence & it only took 2 minutes from the to equalise it was a cross from Stephen Taylor & it was more poor defending by Everton & Damian Duff was there to score. Both teams went for it after that with Baines making a last ditch tackle to keep out Duff & Given right at the death had to save from Yakubu …
Portsmouth had a good win after Europe when the beat Stoke 2-1 at Fratton Park. It took a spectacular effort from Peter Crouch to open the scoring after 25 minutes with a bicycle overhead kick from a Defoe cross. It stayed that way until just after half time when Stoke drew level It was a neat flick on from Dave Kitson right into the path of Ricardo Fuller who nodded the ball past a helpless David James. But Stoke drawing level didn’t last long as Jermain Defoe found space on the edge of the penalty box & sent a shot past Simonsen. Stoke tried to come back at Portsmouth but they held on for the win..
West ham lost their first game under Zola when they were beaten at home 3-1 by Bolton. They game was even after 30 minutes & it took a bad mistake by Robert Green as he fumbled a cross straight onto the feet of Kevin Davies who just had to poke it into the net. Things got worse for Green 5 minutes later as he parried a shot from Gretar Steinsson straight to Gary Cahill for him to slot home for his first goal for Bolton. West Ham did get back into the game in the second half when Carlton Cole nodded the ball home from 6 yards after Matthew Upson had headed the ball across the goal after 70 minutes. But it was left to sub Matthew Taylor to score the best goal after coming on as a sub as he absolutely smacked a 30 yard free kick past a diving Green who couldn’t get near it so it ended with Bolton’s first away win..
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