Tottenham 1-1 Bolton
Bolton held on for a valuable point in their battle against relegation despite being totally outplayed by Tottenham. Spurs dominated the first half, but failed to create clear chances against a well-organised Bolton defence. The visitors grabbed a shock lead when substitute Stelios Giannakopoulos stabbed home a scruffy goal from close range within 20 seconds [...]
Birmingham 2-2 Liverpool
Birmingham let a two-goal lead slip against Liverpool as they were denied a crucial win in their relegation battle. Mikael Forssell lashed in a shot at the far post to put the Blues ahead, with Sebastian Larsson’s exquisite long range free-kick adding to their lead. But Peter Crouch guided in a shot to haul the [...]
Man City 2-3 Fulham
Fulham staged a remarkable comeback to keep their Premier League hopes alive in a dramatic see-saw match. City opened a 2-0 lead thanks to a brilliant curler from Stephen Ireland and Benjani’s side-foot finish. Diomansy Kamara put Fulham back into it with 20 minutes left by drilling a shot through ‘keeper Joe Hart’s legs. Danny [...]
West Ham 2-2 Newcastle
Newcastle came back from 2-0 down to earn a point at Upton Park. George McCartney’s left-wing cross was volleyed home by Mark Noble before Dean Ashton fired in West Ham’s second after being found by Bobby Zamora’s flick-on. But Obafemi Martins scored with the Magpies’ first real attack when he finished calmly after latching on [...]
Wigan 0-0 Reading
Wigan edged closer to Premier League safety but Reading are still looking nervously over their shoulders after this tense draw. The Latics made a blistering start and almost scored early on when Marcus Bent’s powerful header hit the post. Reading settled after a poor opening and Leroy Lita and Michael Duberry both went close after [...]
Sunderland 3-2 Middlesbrough
Sunderland substitute Daryl Murphy headed home a dramatic injury-time winner to sink Middlesbrough in an absorbing Wear-Tees derby. Tuncay calmly drove Boro ahead inside the fourth minute before Danny Higginbotham headed Sunderland’s equaliser just two minutes later. A minute before half-time Michael Chopra fired home before Afonso Alves’ low shot levelled again for Boro. Murphy [...]
Barcelona 0-0 Man Utd
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Manchester United held Barcelona in a cagey Champions League semi-final, first leg at the Nou Camp. Gabriel Milito needlessly threw his hands up to block a Ronaldo header in the box in only the second minute. But Ronaldo wasted the opportunity by side-footing wide from the spot. Barcelona dominated [...]
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
John Arne Riise’s injury-time own goal gave Chelsea the advantage in their Champions League semi-final. Dirk Kuyt’s close-range finish three minutes before the interval looked to have secured Liverpool a slender lead. And it took fine saves from Petr Cech to deny Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres as Liverpool threatened to put the tie out [...]
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