Sunderland 1-2 Portsmouth
Jermain Defoe crashed in an injury-time penalty to secure a first victory for new Portsmouth manager Tony Adams. Djibril Cisse gave Sunderland the lead after just three minutes after being set free by Andy Reid, but the striker then wasted a succession of chances. David James denied him three times, while Kieron Richardson hit the [...]
West Ham 1-3 Everton
Everton scored three goals in four astonishing minutes to break West Ham’s hearts with an incredible fightback in the final 10 minutes at Upton Park. Jack Collison put the hosts ahead with a stunning curling shot after fine work from Craig Bellamy and Scott Parker. Joleon Lescott turned things round by heading in the equaliser [...]
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool
Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a late winner as Tottenham came from behind to beat Liverpool and haul themselves off the foot off the Premier League table. Dirk Kuyt put Liverpool ahead when he smashed in a shot on three minutes. Darren Bent sliced a clearance against his own post before Steven Gerrard hit the post with [...]
West Brom 2-2 Blackburn
West Brom and Blackburn shared the spoils in an intense and entertaining battle with Keith Andrews spoiling the home party with a last-gasp equaliser. Blackburn took the lead with a Benni McCarthy penalty, but the South African was then sent off for a second booking. West Brom hit back brilliantly in the second half with [...]
Stoke 2-1 Arsenal
Ricardo Fuller and Seyi Olofinjana both scored after long throw-ins by Rory Delap as Arsenal capitulated and also had Robin van Persie sent off. Delap sent a throw to the far post and Fuller glanced in for the opener. Delap, himself, then looped in a header that Gael Clichy cleared off the line before Olofinjana [...]
Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan
Emile Heskey’s injury-time winner for Wigan left Tony Adams looking for his first point as Portsmouth boss. Heskey’s 100th Premier League goal from Lee Cattermole’s pass settled an incredible game where Pompey hit the woodwork no less than five times. Amr Zaki fired the Latics ahead from the penalty spot after Papa Bouba Diop fouled [...]
Middlesbrough 1-1 West Ham
Ross Turnbull’s late double save from Lee Bowyer and Jack Collison earned Middlesbrough a highly entertaining draw with West Ham. Hayden Mullins’s volley rattled in off the bar after 21 minutes in a first half dominated by the visitors. Boro raised their game after the break and Justin Hoyte had a diving header ruled out [...]
Man Utd 4-3 Hull
Manchester United survived a late rally by Hull to move up to third place in the Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a low strike before Daniel Cousin headed Hull level at the near post. Michael Carrick struck from 20 yards, Ronaldo headed in a corner and Nemanja Vidic volleyed home as United [...]
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