Man Utd 4-1 West Ham
Manchester United moved to within one win of the Premier League title with a comfortable victory against West Ham. Cristiano Ronaldo scored from 12 yards after three minutes and bundled home his 40th goal of the season from close range in the 24th minute. Carlos Tevez added a brilliant third from 25 yards before Nani [...]
Middlesbrough 2-0 Portsmouth
Chris Riggott and Tuncay headed home corners to preserve Middlesbrough’s top-flight status for another season. Riggott, recalled from a loan spell at Championship promotion chasers Stoke City, headed home Fabio Rochemback’s corner on 40 minutes to settle nerves. And three minutes into the second half, Tuncay repeated the feat, flicking home Stuart Downing’s inswinging delivery. [...]
Fulham 2-0 Birmingham
Fulham struck twice after the break to edge towards Premier League safety and leave Birmingham facing the drop. Brian McBride headed home Jimmy Bullard’s free-kick after 52 minutes to set Fulham on the way to victory. Radhi Jaidi headed wide from Birmingham’s best chance with five minutes left before Erik Nevland broke clear to add [...]
Bolton 2-0 Sunderland
Bolton virtually safeguarded their Premier League status with a battling victory at home to Sunderland. El-Hadji Diouf put them ahead just before half-time when he controlled a Kevin Nolan cross before firing home. He should have added a second when he met Matthew Taylor’s cross with a header that was denied by the post. Sunderland [...]
Blackburn 3-1 Derby
Derby will finish the season with the lowest number of points in Premier League history after Blackburn came from behind to earn a comfortable win. Kenny Miller gave Derby the lead when he controlled Roy Carroll’s long pass to finish beyond Brad Friedel. But Roque Santa Cruz levelled after Carroll failed to deal with Morten [...]
Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan
Ecuador star Antonio Valencia scored two second-half goals to seal Wigan’s Premier League place for next season with a surprise win at Aston Villa. Valencia, with just one goal in 29 previous matches for the Latics, was fortunate to see his shot deflect off Wilfried Bouma for the first goal. But the second was a [...]
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool
Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea swept into their first Champions League final at the expense of Liverpool on a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge. The Ivorian opened the scoring with a 12-yard strike, but Fernando Torres’s drive sent the game into extra-time. Frank Lampard restored the lead from the spot after Michael [...]
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