Liverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough
Fernando Torres grabbed a hat-trick as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Middlesbrough and move fourth. The Reds went behind when Tuncay Sanli headed in from six yards before Julio Arca’s mistake let Torres around keeper Mark Schwarzer to slot in and level. Torres rifled in from 22 yards and side-footed in [...]
Wigan 2-0 Derby
Paul Jewell’s return to the JJB Stadium ended in defeat as second half goals from Paul Scharner and Antonio Valencia gave Wigan all three points. Scharner pounced on the hour mark to turn the ball in at the far post after Emile Heskey’s close range effort was parried by Derby keeper Roy Carroll. Valencia wrapped [...]
Arsenal 0-0 AC Milan
Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor missed a glorious late chance to win his side’s goalless Champions League last-16 first-leg tie against AC Milan. Adebayor’s point-blank header struck the crossbar in injury-time after the Gunners had dominated the second half. Emmanuel Eboue dragged a shot wide and Nicklas Bendtner fired high from eight yards in earlier chances for [...]
Lyon 1-1 Man Utd
Carlos Tevez struck a crucial late away goal for Manchester United after Karim Benzema looked to have given Lyon a Champions League first-leg advantage. Ryan Giggs – in his 100th Champions League game – sent Wayne Rooney clear for the best chance of a cagey first half, but Gregory Coupet saved well. United were stunned [...]
Olympiakos 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea were held by Olympiakos after an unconvincing display in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on a cold night in southern Greece. John Terry and Frank Lampard were left on the bench but the Blues were largely untroubled in a quiet first half in which Ricardo Carvalho went closest. The visitors [...]
Liverpool 2-0 Inter Milan
Liverpool left it late to take control of their Champions League tie against 10-man Inter Milan and ease the pressure on manager Rafael Benitez. Marco Materazzi harshly saw red on the half hour for two clumsy challenges on Fernando Torres, but Inter held firm. Torres forced a superb save from Julio Cesar, while Patrick Vieira [...]
Man Utd 4-0 Arsenal
Wayne Rooney delivered a virtuoso solo display as Manchester United outclassed Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round. Rooney headed United in front from close range after 16 minutes and Darren Fletcher provided another headed finish from Nani’s cross four minutes later. Michael Carrick set up Nani for a third as United turned on the [...]
Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley
Barnsley sent Liverpool crashing out of the FA Cup thanks to Brian Howard’s dramatic injury-time winner at Anfield. Ryan Babel set up Dirk Kuyt to put the Reds ahead and only some super saves by Luke Steele kept Barnsley in the game. The Tykes levelled when Stephen Foster headed home Martin Devaney’s cross and, although [...]
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