Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham
Newcastle substitute Damien Duff scored a late winner against Tottenham to lift Joe Kinnear’s side into mid-table. The Republic of Ireland international played a fabulous one-two with Mark Viduka then kept his composure to slot the ball past Heurelho Gomes. Charles N’Zogbia gave Newcastle the lead when he collected a long pass from Shay Given [...]
West Brom 2-1 Man City
Roman Bednar’s injury-time winner increased the pressure on Manchester City boss Mark Hughes, whose side remain in the Premier League drop zone. An open first half saw Bednar hit the post before Luke Moore ran on to James Morrison’s pass to put bottom side West Brom ahead after 69 minutes. City replied when Felipe Caicedo’s [...]
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa moved into third place in the Premier League after James Milner’s deflected late goal sank West Ham. An open first half saw Ashley Young hit the post for Villa after running on to a poor Scott Parker back-pass but West Ham dominated after the break. Carlton Cole headed an easy chance over and [...]
Blackburn 3-0 Stoke
Sam Allardyce’s Blackburn Rovers reign got off to the perfect start with an impressive win against Stoke City. Benni McCarthy’s penalty, awarded after Ibrahima Sonko fouled Morten Gamst Pedersen, opened the scoring in the ninth minute. Jason Roberts bundled home the second from close range and McCarthy turned in a third before half-time. Roberts was [...]
Hull 1-4 Sunderland
Sunderland moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with a thoroughly deserved victory at Hull. The Black Cats were the better team throughout and took the lead when Steed Malbranque lashed in from 25 yards. Hull levelled when Nicky Barmby struck low past Marton Fulop, but Kieran Richardson’s drive flew in off Kamil Zayatte [...]
Fulham 3-0 Middlesbrough
Fulham took their unbeaten Premier League run to seven games with an impressive win over Middlesbrough. The home side took the lead shortly before the break when Jimmy Bullard poked in from three yards after Ross Turnbull parried Bobby Zamora’s shot. Danny Murphy made it 2-0 from the spot after referee Keith Stroud ruled Tony [...]
Bolton 2-1 Portsmouth
Bolton secured victory thanks to two goals in the first three minutes but also missed a glut of chances. Matthew Taylor fired the hosts ahead when he flipped the ball up and volleyed in before Ricardo Gardner made it 2-0 with another cracking volley. Peter Crouch headed in at the far post to hand Pompey [...]
Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Antonio Valencia inspired Wigan to victory over Blackburn to pile more pressure on Rovers boss Paul Ince. Emile Heskey’s backheel, followed two minutes later by Valencia’s low drive, gave Wigan a perfect start as they dominated the first half. Substitute David Dunn gave Rovers more attacking threat, but their best chance came from Ryan Taylor’s [...]
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