Premier League Round-Up Sat 1-11-08
Posted on November 3, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
Tottenham come from behind to beat undefeated Liverpool,Chelsea take over the top after thrashing Sunderland, Man United survive a scare to just beat Hull, Everton get there first home win by beating Fulham, Stoke beat Arsenal to dent their title hopes, Wigan get a away win over Portsmouth, Middlesbrough draw with West Ham & West Brom & Blackburn do the same…
Tottenham gave Liverpool their first defeat of the season as they came from behind to win 2-1 at White Hart Lane. Everything looked rosey for Liverpool as they took the lead after only 3 minutes on the clock Dirk Kyut scored the goal from the edge of the area. Liverpool were dominate after that & they created so many chances but failed to convert any of them & Tottenham hung in & defended very well. The second half wasn’t any different until the 70th minute when David Bentley swung in a cross & Jamie Carragher could only head the ball into his own net. They comeback was complete in the 90th minute when Bentley had a shot which was turned away by Reina but the ball came loose to Darren Bent who got the ball back into the box & there was Pavlyuchenko to guide the ball into the net at the near post & hand Liverpool there first defeat..
Stoke used all they tactics especially the long ball as they defeated Arsenal which could already see them out of the title picture as Stoke won 2-1. It was the long ball they gave Stoke the lead after 11 minutes as Rory Delap sent in his trademark long throw & there was Ricardo Fuller to head home in the bottom corner. Arsenal tried to get back into the match but Stoke held firm & was at it again on 73 minutes when Delap sent in another long throw this time it was flicked on & Seyi Olofinjana bundled the ball into the net. Arsenal were very frustrated by now & it showed when Van Persie was sent off for a foul on the Stoke goal keeper Sorensen but Arsenal did get one goal back in the dying seconds as Gael Clichy has a shot that was deflected twice before it went into the goal but it was all to late…
Manchester United had to survive a scare as they had to hold on to beat Hull 4-3 at Old Trafford. It looked good for United who took the lead after only 3 minutes when Ronaldo & Berbatov combined with some neat football which left Ronaldo with a finish inside Boaz Myhill’s near post. Hull got back into the game though through Daniel Cousin when he got his head to the ball & guided a Andy Dawson free kick into the net past Van Der Sar. But United responded when Vidic brought the football out of the defence found Berbatov with a good pass who played in Carrick who got the edge of the area & slotted the ball past Myhill & into the net. Ronaldo then got United’s third when he headed in a Nani corner thanks to a deflection of Paul McShane. United went further ahead in the second half from another corner this time Vidic volley home a Wayne Rooney corner but Hull weren’t finished when Bernard Mendy got into the box & lobbed Van Der Sar & into the net. Then with 82 minutes gone Hull were awarded a penalty when Mendy was hauled down by Rio Ferdinand & up stepped Geovanni to score but it was in vain as United held on just..
Chelsea looked in awesome form as they thrashed a sorry looking Sunderland 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. Sunderland held there own until the 27th minute but after that it was all down hill Alex got Chelsea going when Joe Cole’s shot went inder Marton Fulop & Alex was there to bundle home. It was Lampard who created the second when he found Alex who prodded the ball towards goal & Anelka was on hand to get the final touch on the replay he did look off side & the Sunderland boss Roy Keane saw this & protested but got send to the stands for his trouble. Anelka then made it three when he slotted home a Florent Malouda cross from a Lampard pass. The second half started with yet another Chelsea goal this time it was lampard himself who scored the goal from a lovely Joe Cole cross then it was down to Anelka to get his hat trick & Chelsea’s fifth as he turned in a cross from Malouda which saw it hit Fulop looped up & still found it’s way into the net…
Portsmouth still can’t find a win under new manager Tony Adams as they went down 2-1 to Wigan. The weather was very bad at Fratton Park but it didn’t deter from the action Wigan were first to strike from a penalty Papa Bouba Dipo was adjudged to have brought down Titus Bramble in the box & Zaki stepped up to score right down the middle. It stayed like this right up to near the end . It was the 83rd minute when Portsmouth got level a great cross found Kranjcar at the far post & he drilled the ball into the net. But with Portsmouth pushing for the winner Wigan held on & had the last say When Emile Heskey collected the ball & burst into the box & slotted the ball past David James at his near post to give Wigan the win & end their 4 game losing streak..
Everton got their first win of the season at home when they defeat Fulham 1-0 at Goodison Park. It was a scrappy first half with Everton having most of the chances but nothing concrete. The second half was much better as Everton went looking for the goal they needed but Fulham also came close as they hit the woodwork twice through Zoltan Gera who should have scored & Bobby Zomora. But it was up to substute Louis Saha who in the 87th minute found himself in the right place to head a powerful header past the Fulham Keeper to score from a Leon Osman Cross..
Blackburn had to come from behind withten men & managed to get a 2-2 draw with West Brom. Blackburn did take the lead after 13 minutes through a Benni McCarthy penalty as it was awarded when Ryan Donk was Penalised for holding Jason Robert’s shirt. But after that it got bad for Blackburn as Benni McCarthy was sent off to 2 bookable offences with the last booking looked very harsh. With Blackburn down to 10 men West Brom got back into the game & with the second half starting they were level Roman Bednar showed he had quick feet & slotted the ball past Paul Robinson from a Ishmael Miller pass. Miller then scored West Brom’s second when he did a neat turn on the edge of the penalty area & lashed a shot past Robinson who had no chance. But Blackburn got theirpoint when Keith Andrews got his first goal for Blackburn when he was allowed to control himself & smash the football past Scott Carson who had no chance of stopping it..
Middlesbrough fought for a point against west ham who ended their 4 game losing streak when it ended 1-1. It was West Ham who took the lead when a Luis Boa Morte cut back into the box was smashed home by Hayden Mullins on his second attempt. But Middlesbrough didn’t give up but couldn’t find a way through & it looked like West Ham could indeed hold on. But with the match ending & with only 7 minutes left on the clock Middlesbrough got the equaliser when Mido took a free kick & drilled it under Robert Green to give them a well deserved point..
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