Premiership Football Results Round-Up
Posted on December 17, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
Saturday 13-12-2008
Liverpool 2 Hull City 2
Liverpool had to come from a 2 goal deficit to draw at home for the third time against a plucky Hull side. No one thought Hull could be 2 up at Anfield but they did just that the first was a Paul McShane header from a Marlon King cross & the second was a own goal by defender Jamie Carragher as he turned a Bernard Mendy cross into his own net. But Liverpool came back almost straight away when Stephen Gerrard produced a cool finish after a Dirk Kuyt Cross. It was Stephen Gerrard that got Liverpool back on level terms when he finished from a Yossi Benayoun set up after Dirk Kuyt had headed down into the box. Both teams went after the match in the second half but Hull managed to hold on & secure the draw
Aston Villa 4 Bolton 2
Aston Villa are now in a Champions league spot after coming from behind to defeat Bolton at Villa Park. It was Bolton who started the better when Johan Elmander gave them the lead after 17 minutes from a Kevin Davis cross but Villa were level just before half time when Agbonlahor collected a long ball from Martin Larsen & fired his shot passed Jussi Jaaskelainen they then went in front from a Kevin Davies own goal header while under pressure from Gareth Barry that just beat the Bolton Goalie. Agbonlahor then got Villa’s third in the second half as he headed home a Ashley Young fantastic cross from the left & it was Young who got the fourth after Agbonlahor returned the complement by setting him up. But Kevin Davies then scored at the right end of the pitch when he fired past Friedel but it was to late for a Bolton come back..
Middlesbrough 1 Arsenal 1
Arsenal look like title contenders one week then look venerable the next as they could only secure a point at Boro thanks to a Arsenal old boy. It was Emmanuel Adebayor who put Arsenal in front when he headed a Cesc Frabregas corner in to the net but Boro where level just before the break when Tuncay Sanli’s put in a driven cross & it was fantastically guided into the net from Jeremie Aliadiere. Both teams tired in the second half but neither could break the deadlock..
Tottenham Hotspur 0 Manchester United 0
United missed the chance to close the gap on Chelsea & Liverpool by being held by Spurs. Not much really happened apart from the Spurs fans booing Dimitar Beratov every time he had the ball but the real hero was the Spurs Goalie Heurelho Gomez he produced a terrific one handed save from Ryan Giggs when his free kick looked in near the end of the match but it gave them the draw..
Wigan 3 Blackburn 0
Paul Ince had more pressure put on his head when he saw his struggling team go down at Wigan. He was hoping for a fast start but he got when he didn’t was as they were 2 down inside the first 12 minutes because of terrible defending. Emile Heskey got Wigan on there way with a great deft header from a Luis Antonio Valencia cross. It was Valencia who got the second as a poor clearance fell to him just outside the box the Blackburn defence stood off him & he fired his shot past Robinson. Lee Cattermole got the third as once again Valencia was given time & space down the flank to put in a superb cross for Cattermole to finish & Made it a miserable afternoon for Ince..
Sunderland 4 West Brom 0
Sunderland thrashed West Brom at the Stadium Of Light under caretaker manager Ricky Sbragia who did his chance no harm at all of getting it full time. It was Kenwyne Jones who got them on there way with 2 quick fire goals the first was a header from a Andy Reid cross & his second was a bundle over the line after Djibril Cisse had his shot saved from Scott Carson. Andy Reid then made it 3 just before half time when he got to the far post totally unmarked & headed home a Steed Malbranque deep cross. With West Brom in shock they didn’t do much better in the second half but they did coincide a 4th when Roman Bednar was adjudged to have handballed in the box & Cisse stepped up to fire the penalty home..
Manchester City 0 Everton 1
ManchesterCity with all there money & so called stars were yet again undone as Everton fully desersed there win as they dominated the match. It was Joe Hart thet kept them in the match as he made a series of good saves but Everton got what they deserved right at the death. It was a Leon Osman corner that was sent in & there was make shift striker Tim Cahill to rise above everyone in the box & to head home & give Everton the win..
Stoke 0 Fulham 0
Stoke & Fulham couldn’t break the deadlock in this boring encounter. Richard Cresswell had the best chance when he played a great one-two with Recardo Fuller but he sent his shot high & wide when he had the open goal just waiting. Fulhams best chance was when they should have had a penalty just before half time when Danny Higginbotham hand ball in the penalty area but the ref Stuart Atwell just waived play on & the match ended a draw..
Sunday 14-12-2008
Portsmouth 0 Newcastle 3
Newcastle got the first away win of the season after they beat a Portsmouth side who had the best of the play but rue the missed chances they had. It was deadlock after the first half as both teams didn’t really threaten the goal much but that changed in the second half. It was Michael Owen who got Newcastle on there way when he scored after 52 minutes he collected a Jonas Guitierrez pass on the egde of the area & even though he got a heavy touch he still managed to lift the ball over the advancing David James & into the net. Obafemi Martins got the second on 77 minutes when he raced onto a through ball from Jose Enrique & he coolly slotted past James & the match was rapped up on 90 minutes by Danny Guthrie when he scored with a great curling shot into the top corner from a Shola Ameobi cut back but again James should have done better..
Chelsea 1 West Ham 1
Chelsea couldn’t capitalise on Liverpool’s draw on saturday when they were held yet again at home by a West Ham side managed by once hero of Chelsea Gianfranco Zola. With Chelsea dominating the play it was West Ham that took the surprise lead on the 33 minute mark when Craig Bellamy scored a great goal. Chelsea made a substitution at half time & brought on Dider Droga to bring some presence up front & it seemed to pay off as Nicolas Anelka scored his 100thpremier league goal withonly 6 minutes of the second half. But Chelsea couldn’t find a way through West Ham & it could have got worse as Carlton Cole had the chance to earn West Ham all three point right at the death but missed the chance to do so & they settled for a point..
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