Premiership Match Reports Wk27
Posted on March 3, 2009
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
Saturday 28th Febuary
Everton 2-0 WBA
Everton did not let the home crowd feel the absence of Arteta and produced yet another glorious display to move within 2 points of 5th placed Arsenal. Unmarked Tim Cahill guided a tough corner kick with a terrific header in the 36th minute to give Everton the lead. Attacks from West Brom broke into a submission and second half was completely dominated by the Toffees. Saha was brought on in the second half after a long gap of injury. He showed magical touch of his United days and produced a stunner left footed goal in the far left corner to make it 2-0. WBA is surely on their way to relegation.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
Arsenal yet again failed to score at home and produced a miserable display that ended in a 4th consecutive goalless draw. Van Persie’s power kicks were saved by Fulham’s inspirational defensive man, Schwarzer. Arshavin played really well to feed Persie with pin point passes but Arsenal could not gain anything. Diaby’s 71st minute header was again stopped by Schwarzer as Arsenal came agonizingly close to scoring yet another time. Arsenal lay at lowly 5th place and hopes of Champions League are simply fading away.
Chelsea 2-1 Wigan Athletic
John Terry scored after a long time in EPL to give Chelsea the much needed lead. They came close on several occasions to make matters worse for Wigan but could not steer the ball past Kirkland. Hiddink’s faint title hopes fell into dungeons when Kapo levelled the terms in the 82nd minute. Things became competitive in the injury time. A long clearance was received by Ballack who flicked it and Chelsea’s Mr.Dependable, Lampard rose to the occasion again. He got ahead of Melchiot to guide a header past Kirkland to become the night winners. Chelsea moved into 2nd place after a long time.
Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool
The home team’s survival hopes got alive whereas Liverpool’s title hopes faded as they suffered one of the worst season-defeats. An own goal by Xabi Alonso threatened another away draw since everyone expected them to score. Liverpool tried everything to get the equalizer but things got worse. Tuncay Sanli and Downing paired up in the second half to finish the domination of visitors. O’Neil’s pass found Aliadiere who passed it to Tuncay. His bottom corner shot couldn’t be saved and the match ended with unbelievable scoreline of 2-0.
Sunday 1st March
Hull City 1-2 Blackburn
Rovers snatched the away game from Tigers in the starting minutes of the first half as an inspiring display from Warnock helped Blackburn gain the three important points and move out of the relegation zone. Matt Duke made an error in the box and Warnock slashed it past the goalkeeper. A few minutes later he provided a pass to Andrews to make it 0-2. The second half saw 2 red cards, 1 each to every side. With 10 men on both sides, Ashbee pulled one back for the home crowd but it was too late for a fightback. Hull City now stands just 3 points clear of the relegation zone.
West Ham 1-0 Man City
West Ham produced yet another miser defence performance to keep Robinho and party at bay and registered 3 important points. The first half was dull with both sides making half-hearted efforts. The second half was more fascinating as Cole and Di Michele went for the goal several times. Finally in the 71st minute, Collison fired one past City’s defence. Cole came agonizingly close to stretching the lead to 2-0 but was denied by some good goalkeeping. A late free kick almost made it 1-1 when Elano’s kick struck the post.
Bolton 1-0 Newcastle
Bolton produced a wonderful display of football skills to achieve a position in the top 10 after a really long time. The first half produced no great efforts or challenges as both teams kept their nets and yellow card basket clean. Muamba was substituted in the second half for Gardner and a minute later Gardner scores through a first time effort to make it 1-0. Taylor provided the pass for this goal-seeking move. Newcastle got into a quick groove after Geremi was brought on. 3 shots on target were saved by the Bolton defence line to keep Magpies at bay.
Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke City
Aston Villa made a mockery in the last 5 minutes to give away a 2 goal lead and end up the match as a draw. Villa dominated the whole match from the word ‘go’. Petrov was in sublime touch as he shot across the Stoke’s keeper in the 46th minute of the first half and got the lead for the home team. In the 79th minute new substitute Carew made the scoreline 2-0 and it was all over. Shawcross then sprung into action to pull 1 back for visitors before Whelan shot it past Friedel at the edge of the box. A frustrating 2-2 draw for Martin O’Neil, avoiding which could have brought them really close to 2nd and 3rd spot.
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