Man Utd. 4-0 Aston Villa
Manchester United stretched their lead at the Premier League summit to six points with a stunning display. Cristiano Ronaldo’s outrageous flick started the agony for Aston Villa after 17 minutes and he provided Carlos Tevez with a simple second before half-time. Wayne Rooney rounded Scott Carson for a third after 53 minutes and he slid [...]
Portsmouth 2-0 Wigan
Jermain Defoe scored twice to maintain Portsmouth’s push for fifth place and leave relegation-threatened Wigan still fighting for Premier League survival. Glen Johnson cleared Antonio Valencia’s goal-bound shot off the line before Defoe struck from an acute angle after good work by John Utaka on the flank. Wigan were awarded a penalty for Sylvain Distin’s [...]
Everton 1-1 West Ham
Everton dropped two points in their bid for a Champions League place as West Ham earned a well-deserved draw. Yakubu’s powerful finish gave Everton the lead after eight minutes and he had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside seven minutes later. But West Ham came back strongly, with Dean Ashton missing a glorious chance [...]
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal
Didier Drogba’s double kept Chelsea’s title hopes alive while damaging Arsenal’s with a win that saw them leapfrog their rivals to go second. William Gallas hit the post from five yards in the first half but Bacary Sagna put Arsenal in front with a near-post header on 59 minutes. Drogba equalised with a low drive [...]
Man Utd 3-0 Liverpool
Manchester United outclassed 10-man Liverpool to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League table. Wes Brown put United ahead from Wayne Rooney’s cross before Liverpool’s hopes were hit when Javier Mascherano was sent off for dissent before the break. Pepe Reina made some great saves but he was at fault when Cristiano [...]
Newcastle 2-0 Fulham
Goals from Mark Viduka and Michael Owen gave Newcastle their first win in 14 league games and boss Kevin Keegan’s first in 10 matches since his return. Viduka struck in the sixth minute when he collected a pass from Geremi and fired low past goalkeeper Kasey Keller. Owen should have doubled their lead with a [...]
Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth
Darren Bent came off the bench to inspire Tottenham to victory, scoring the 100th goal at White Hart Lane this season before setting up another. Portsmouth’s Sean Davis almost scored against his old club in the first half with a superb chip, while Michael Dawson hit the bar with a volley. Pascal Chimbonda and Tom [...]
Aston Villa 0-1 Sunderland
A late Michael Chopra strike gave Sunderland’s survival ambitions a lift and hit Aston Villa’s European hopes. Chopra raced on to Kieran Richardson’s pass with seven minutes left to beat Scott Carson and seal Sunderland’s first away win in the league this term. Villa were disappointing, with Marlon Harewood wasting their best chance when he [...]
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