Premier League Round-Up Sat 6-12-08
Posted on December 8, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
Blackburn 1 Liverpool 3
Liverpool were held by long periods by Blackburn & were getting frustruated like they were in the last 2 games but managed to overcome them in the end. There was really nothing much to talk about in the first half apart from a Morten Gamst Pedersen strike that could have given Blackburn the lead but all the action was in the second half. It took until the 69th minute for the deadlock to be broken when Xabi Alonso received the ball on the edge of the penalty area & calmly slotted the ball past Paul Robinson. Yossi Benayoun then added a second when he got into the penalty area & fired past Robinson at a angle, RoqueSanta Cruz then pulled one back witha diving header with4 minutes to go but Stephen Gerrard popped up to seal it for Liverpool with a neat finish for the third…
Bolton 0 Chelsea 2
Chelsea got there 8th victory away from home & 11 going back to last season to set a new premiership record to keep the pressure on Liverpool. It didn’t take long for them to score in fact only 9 minutes had passed when Jose Bosingwa put in a great cross for Nicolas Anelka to head home for his 13thgoal of the season. With 24 minutes on the clock Deco made it 2 as he produced a low volley into the bottom corner but the Bolton defence made so many mistakes to give him that chance. Bolton did all the pressing & should have had a penalty when John Terry hand balled but it was waved away & Chelsea hung on for the win..
Manchaster United 1 Sunderland 0
Sunderland now without a manager after Roy Keane left during the week managed to hold on & keep Man United at bay for all the 90 minutes showing they could defend. It looked good for Sunderland when Ronaldo had to go off near the end what looks like a injury but it all went wrong after then as Michael Carrick hit a strong shot which got a deflection & hit the the post but the rebound fell to Nemanja Vidic who in turn put the ball in the net to give them all 3 points & ruin all Sunderlands hard work..
Arsenal 1 Wigan 0
Arsenal had to battle hard for this win as Wigan were on a 5 game unbeaten streak it started off good for Arsenal as they took the lead after 16 minutes through a Emmanuel Adebayor neat finish after bad defending from Titus Bramble. The match continued with Arsenal creating chances but couldn’t finish them they were denied twice by the woodwork & ended up having to hang on to there one goal lead as Wigan searched for the equaliser but it wasn’t to be..
Hull City 2 Middlesbrough 1
Hull yet again came away with the win after there was late drama at the Kc Stadium. It was Hull who made the better chances in the first half but couldn’t find the net & should have gone into the break ahead. The second half was much the same until there was just 11 minutes left when Middlesbrough took the lead when Tuncay Sanli flicked home a Justin Hoyte cross.But it only took Hull 3 minutes to get level when Bernard Mandy crashed a shot against the post that flew back into Ross Turnbull & rebounded into the net. But it was a penalty that settled the match when David Wheater was adjudged to have fouled Geovanni & was sent off so it was left to Marlon King to step up & fire the penalty home to give Hull all 3 points..
Newcastle 2 Stoke 2
Newcastle have bin making some steady progress of later & there have bin times when they should have won football matches but ended up drawing & this match was no different. It started off well for Newcastle as Michael Owen slotted home from a great pass from Jonas Gutierrez in side the penalty area It was soon 2 for Newcastle as Owen again lost his marker & stabbed the ball into the back of the net from a Obafemi Martins cross. But it all went wrong in the second half as Mamby Sidibe poked home after a Ricardo Fuller cross on the hour mark & with Newcastle holding on Stoke got level well into stoppage time when Adboulaye Faye struck to earn the draw..
Fulham 1 Manchester City 1
In the early live game we saw a entertaining draw between two sides who needed the win. All the action was in the first half & it was Man City who took the lead after just 6 minutes it was a full flowing move that ended up with Pablo Zabaleta putting in a great cross for Benjani Mwaruwari to score. But Fulham came back & after 28 minutes they were level when Bobby Zomora made a clever pass which found Jimmy Bullard in space to fire a powerful shot past the keeper & into the net & it stayed that way until half time.The second half saw both teams going for it & it made a great match but neither side could get the winning goal…
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I ama Utd fan and that could be such an important goal for Man U. I thought it was going to be another 0-0 draw dropping us further behind. I really think this goal will make a big difference come the end of the season.