Chelsea managed to get 3 points away at Upton Park to keep the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League. This game had a bit of an end of season feel, as Chelsea will be gearing up for their Champions League match against Barcelona and West Ham are definitely safe from the drop and will be hoping for a UEFA Cup spot.
Salomon Kalou was at the heart of the action yesterday, initially he conceded a penalty in the second half which Petr Cech saved and then in the 55th minute scored the winning goal. Lampard clerverly got into a decent crossing position on the left hand side which Green managed to get his finger tips to but it was not enough to divert the ball away from Kalou who took one touch then hit it into the top corner from 6 yards out.
A pretty average game really. Anelka could have made it 2-0 when Upson miss kicked to give the Frenchman the opportunity but Robert Green stood up and made himself big to deny the visitors a second goal.
Not a classic!
Chelsea scorer: Kalou 55th minute
Attendance: 34,749 (Upton Park)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
West Brom 3 Sunderland 0 Premier league match result
West Brom have proved that they are fighters this season with a fantastic attitude – they beat Sunderland in great style yesterday at the Hawthorns.
Jonas Olsson scored the home team’s first five minutes before half time before Chris Brunt scored in the 58th minute to become the Baggies top goal scorer, who is now on 7.
Substitute Juan Carlo Menseguez then rounded up a brilliant day for the Baggies, scoring a good goal in the 88th minute to compound the Black Cats misery.
Sunderland were poor and lacked confidence in front of goal. Sbragia said that they lacked fight which will have been quite alarming for him considering the fact that they are in 15th position, dangerously close to the relegation zone. The play in form Everton at home next at the Stadium of Light which really is a must win for them.
For WBA, this victory ended a miserable 11-game winless league run and puts them on 28 points, 2 behind the Magpies....too much too late? We shall see.
West Brom scorers: Olsson 40th minute, Brunt 58th minute, Menseguez 88th minute
Attendance: 26,256 (The Hawthorns)
Jonas Olsson scored the home team’s first five minutes before half time before Chris Brunt scored in the 58th minute to become the Baggies top goal scorer, who is now on 7.
Substitute Juan Carlo Menseguez then rounded up a brilliant day for the Baggies, scoring a good goal in the 88th minute to compound the Black Cats misery.
Sunderland were poor and lacked confidence in front of goal. Sbragia said that they lacked fight which will have been quite alarming for him considering the fact that they are in 15th position, dangerously close to the relegation zone. The play in form Everton at home next at the Stadium of Light which really is a must win for them.
For WBA, this victory ended a miserable 11-game winless league run and puts them on 28 points, 2 behind the Magpies....too much too late? We shall see.
West Brom scorers: Olsson 40th minute, Brunt 58th minute, Menseguez 88th minute
Attendance: 26,256 (The Hawthorns)
Man Utd 5 Tottenham H 2 Premier League report
It’s a game of two halves.You’ve got to love the old cliché from Jimmy Greaves because invariably it is pure wisdom. Spurs are renouned with their obsession for playing the passing game and giving the big teams a run for their money. Well, in the second half they battered the champions with Bent and Modric scoring from slick counter attacks with a sleepy Manchester United defence looking like they could have conceded more in the first half. Redknapp would have been praying for some of those chances to go in because he will know that when you’re up against Berbatov, Rooney and Ronaldo that anything could happen. And it did.
Man Utd racked up an unbelievable 5 goals in the second half after some hair dryer treatment from Sir Alex. Their one touch passing and relentless pressure was too much for Spurs, however the first Manchester United goal was very controversial. The red devils were awarded a penalty as ex Spurs midfielder Michael Carrick moved into the 18 yard box and Gomes met him, diving at his feet to take the ball away from him. Harry Redknapp and the players appealed to Howard Webb but the penalty stood and Christiano Ronaldo stepped up and didn’t make any mistake about converting the spot kick.
Spurs fell to pieces after this penalty decision with goals in quick succession from Rooney, Ronaldo, Rooney and then ex Spurs striker Berbatov made it 5 to add misery to unfortunate Spurs. Interestingly, it appeared earlier on in the game Manchester United supporters were booing the Bulgarian international presumably for his penalty miss in the FA Cup semi final last week against Everton.
Harry Redknapp’s view of the game was summed up on the THFC website:
"It wasn't a penalty and the referee made a terrible mistake," said Harry at Old Trafford. "The players couldn't believe it, they were all saying 'how did he give a penalty for that' but he did and it changed the game.
"I know we conceded four goals after that but the penalty pulled them back into it. They weren't going to win the game from where they were, unless something like that happened.
"In my opinion, it changed the game completely.
"I'm not making excuses for conceding bad goals but at that stage of the game there was no way they were going to get back into the game.
"At half-time I felt confident we were going to score again. Every time we got the ball to Aaron Lennon they were afraid and I felt there were more goals there for us.
"The penalty gave them a massive lift. I felt they were giving the ball away, the crowd was a little edgy and the longer the game went on the more comfortable we were.
"Again, I'm not saying that we should concede the goals we conceded after that but it changed the game for both teams - it gave them a massive lift and I felt we became very deflated over it."
Man Utd’s win puts them 3 points ahead of Liverpool now and the champions also have 1 game in hand. Not all over yet but pretty close to it.
Manchester United scorers: Ronaldo 57th minute (pen), 68th minute, Rooney 67th minute, 71st minute, Berbatov 79th minute.
Tottenham scorers: Bent 29th minute, Modric 32nd minute
Attendance 75,458 (Old Trafford)
Man Utd racked up an unbelievable 5 goals in the second half after some hair dryer treatment from Sir Alex. Their one touch passing and relentless pressure was too much for Spurs, however the first Manchester United goal was very controversial. The red devils were awarded a penalty as ex Spurs midfielder Michael Carrick moved into the 18 yard box and Gomes met him, diving at his feet to take the ball away from him. Harry Redknapp and the players appealed to Howard Webb but the penalty stood and Christiano Ronaldo stepped up and didn’t make any mistake about converting the spot kick.
Spurs fell to pieces after this penalty decision with goals in quick succession from Rooney, Ronaldo, Rooney and then ex Spurs striker Berbatov made it 5 to add misery to unfortunate Spurs. Interestingly, it appeared earlier on in the game Manchester United supporters were booing the Bulgarian international presumably for his penalty miss in the FA Cup semi final last week against Everton.
Harry Redknapp’s view of the game was summed up on the THFC website:
"It wasn't a penalty and the referee made a terrible mistake," said Harry at Old Trafford. "The players couldn't believe it, they were all saying 'how did he give a penalty for that' but he did and it changed the game.
"I know we conceded four goals after that but the penalty pulled them back into it. They weren't going to win the game from where they were, unless something like that happened.
"In my opinion, it changed the game completely.
"I'm not making excuses for conceding bad goals but at that stage of the game there was no way they were going to get back into the game.
"At half-time I felt confident we were going to score again. Every time we got the ball to Aaron Lennon they were afraid and I felt there were more goals there for us.
"The penalty gave them a massive lift. I felt they were giving the ball away, the crowd was a little edgy and the longer the game went on the more comfortable we were.
"Again, I'm not saying that we should concede the goals we conceded after that but it changed the game for both teams - it gave them a massive lift and I felt we became very deflated over it."
Man Utd’s win puts them 3 points ahead of Liverpool now and the champions also have 1 game in hand. Not all over yet but pretty close to it.
Manchester United scorers: Ronaldo 57th minute (pen), 68th minute, Rooney 67th minute, 71st minute, Berbatov 79th minute.
Tottenham scorers: Bent 29th minute, Modric 32nd minute
Attendance 75,458 (Old Trafford)
Hull 1 Liverpool 3 Premier League news 25 April
Despite the Man Utd v Spurs, evening match that was ahead of them Liverpool kept their eye on what they could influence in the Premier League title race yesterday with a 3-1 away win at the KC stadium.
Xabi Alonso scored the first goal for the Reds, smashing a 25 yard screaming volley after his free kick had been blocked and rebounded to him for a second try. Conceding just before the half time break proved to be a killer blow for the Tigers.
Then it was Dirk Kuyt who added a second in the 63rd minute with a close range header. Things then got worse for Hull when Caleb Folan got a red card for kicking Reds defender Martin Skrtel.
Phil Brown’s team kept fighting though and their efforts were rewarded with a goal from Tigers favourite Geovanni who found some space in the Liverpool box to rifle home from close range.
In the 89th minute, Arbeloa took a shot that rebounded back to him and he made no mistake the second time to take this hard fought match out of the home team’s reach.
Phil Brown will be more than aware that their form will need to pick up and convert into points in order to retain Premier League status for next season as this loss takes them to fourth from bottom with Boro and Newcastle both having a game in hand on them.
Hull scorer: Geovanni: 72nd minute
Liverpool scorers: Alonso 45th minute, Kuyt 63rd minute, 89th minute
Attendance 24,942
Xabi Alonso scored the first goal for the Reds, smashing a 25 yard screaming volley after his free kick had been blocked and rebounded to him for a second try. Conceding just before the half time break proved to be a killer blow for the Tigers.
Then it was Dirk Kuyt who added a second in the 63rd minute with a close range header. Things then got worse for Hull when Caleb Folan got a red card for kicking Reds defender Martin Skrtel.
Phil Brown’s team kept fighting though and their efforts were rewarded with a goal from Tigers favourite Geovanni who found some space in the Liverpool box to rifle home from close range.
In the 89th minute, Arbeloa took a shot that rebounded back to him and he made no mistake the second time to take this hard fought match out of the home team’s reach.
Phil Brown will be more than aware that their form will need to pick up and convert into points in order to retain Premier League status for next season as this loss takes them to fourth from bottom with Boro and Newcastle both having a game in hand on them.
Hull scorer: Geovanni: 72nd minute
Liverpool scorers: Alonso 45th minute, Kuyt 63rd minute, 89th minute
Attendance 24,942
Fulham 1 Stoke 0 Premiership result 25 April
Roy Hodgson’s Fulham beat Premier League strugglers Stoke 1-0 moving them up to seventh in the Premier League to boost their chances of a European spot next season.
It was substitute Erik Nevland who separated the two teams, finishing a counter attack from close range. Norwegian striker Nevland replaced injured Bobby Zamora and was sharp.
Stoke’s usual bombardment of spectacular Rory Delap throw ins couldn’t save them yesterday, but the visitors were without Beattie, Higginbotham and Wilkinson. The Potters did push Fulham in the second half but coach Tony Pulis wanted more from his team in terms of testing Mark Schwarzer.
"The 'keepers didn't have a lot to do but we created four good chances today and disappointing thing is we haven't made their goalkeeper make a save.
"I thought the two from Rory in the first half were very good chances, as were the two headers in the second half. Ryan's headed it down and it's bounced over the bar, and the second glanced off Ric's head when on another day it would have been buried in the back of the net."
Fulham scorer: Nevland 29th minute
Attendance: 24,997 (Craven Cottage)
It was substitute Erik Nevland who separated the two teams, finishing a counter attack from close range. Norwegian striker Nevland replaced injured Bobby Zamora and was sharp.
Stoke’s usual bombardment of spectacular Rory Delap throw ins couldn’t save them yesterday, but the visitors were without Beattie, Higginbotham and Wilkinson. The Potters did push Fulham in the second half but coach Tony Pulis wanted more from his team in terms of testing Mark Schwarzer.
"The 'keepers didn't have a lot to do but we created four good chances today and disappointing thing is we haven't made their goalkeeper make a save.
"I thought the two from Rory in the first half were very good chances, as were the two headers in the second half. Ryan's headed it down and it's bounced over the bar, and the second glanced off Ric's head when on another day it would have been buried in the back of the net."
Fulham scorer: Nevland 29th minute
Attendance: 24,997 (Craven Cottage)
Everton 1 Man City 2 25th April
In contrast to their brilliant win against Man Utd in the FA Cup last weekend, home team Everton lost 2-1 and picked up an injury wit Phil Jagielka being stretchered odd towards the end.
City scored in the 35th minute when Elano put in Brazilian trickster Robino, who skipped past Jagielka. This was a blow to the home side who then conceded again wuickly after the half time break, this time with Man City favourite Stephen Ireland fnding himself in space at the end of a siwft counter attack, Ireland coolly side footed past ‘keeper Tim Howard.
Awkwardly for the Toffees, Moyes had used all 3 subs by the time that Jagielka came off with his injury but one of those subs Dan Gosling who replaced Louis Saha smashed the ball in the net from a good pass from winger Pienaar but the game was over and done with even with 7 minutes of added time.
Man City’s victory gave them a much needed boost in the league, pushing them up into ninth, giving the Blues the belief that they can get right back into the UEFA Cup next season after last week’s exit against Hamburg.
Attendance: 37,791 (Goodison Park)
Everton 1 Man City 2 25th April
Everton scorer: Gosling 90th minute
Man City scorers: Robinho 35th minute, Ireland 54th minute
In contrast to their brilliant win against Man Utd in the FA Cup last weekend, home team Everton lost 2-1 and picked up an injury wit Phil Jagielka being stretchered odd towards the end.
City scored in the 35th minute when Elano put in Brazilian trickster Robino, who skipped past Jagielka. This was a blow to the home side who then conceded again wuickly after the half time break, this time with Man City favourite Stephen Ireland fnding himself in space at the end of a siwft counter attack, Ireland coolly side footed past ‘keeper Tim Howard.
Awkwardly for the Toffees, Moyes had used all 3 subs by the time that Jagielka came off with his injury but one of those subs Dan Gosling who replaced Louis Saha smashed the ball in the net from a good pass from winger Pienaar but the game was over and done with even with 7 minutes of added time.
Man City’s victory gave them a much needed boost in the league, pushing them up into ninth, giving the Blues the belief that they can get right back into the UEFA Cup next season after last week’s exit against Hamburg.
Attendance: 37,791 (Goodison Park)
Everton scorer: Gosling 90th minute
Man City scorers: Robinho 35th minute, Ireland 54th minute
City scored in the 35th minute when Elano put in Brazilian trickster Robino, who skipped past Jagielka. This was a blow to the home side who then conceded again wuickly after the half time break, this time with Man City favourite Stephen Ireland fnding himself in space at the end of a siwft counter attack, Ireland coolly side footed past ‘keeper Tim Howard.
Awkwardly for the Toffees, Moyes had used all 3 subs by the time that Jagielka came off with his injury but one of those subs Dan Gosling who replaced Louis Saha smashed the ball in the net from a good pass from winger Pienaar but the game was over and done with even with 7 minutes of added time.
Man City’s victory gave them a much needed boost in the league, pushing them up into ninth, giving the Blues the belief that they can get right back into the UEFA Cup next season after last week’s exit against Hamburg.
Attendance: 37,791 (Goodison Park)
Everton 1 Man City 2 25th April
Everton scorer: Gosling 90th minute
Man City scorers: Robinho 35th minute, Ireland 54th minute
In contrast to their brilliant win against Man Utd in the FA Cup last weekend, home team Everton lost 2-1 and picked up an injury wit Phil Jagielka being stretchered odd towards the end.
City scored in the 35th minute when Elano put in Brazilian trickster Robino, who skipped past Jagielka. This was a blow to the home side who then conceded again wuickly after the half time break, this time with Man City favourite Stephen Ireland fnding himself in space at the end of a siwft counter attack, Ireland coolly side footed past ‘keeper Tim Howard.
Awkwardly for the Toffees, Moyes had used all 3 subs by the time that Jagielka came off with his injury but one of those subs Dan Gosling who replaced Louis Saha smashed the ball in the net from a good pass from winger Pienaar but the game was over and done with even with 7 minutes of added time.
Man City’s victory gave them a much needed boost in the league, pushing them up into ninth, giving the Blues the belief that they can get right back into the UEFA Cup next season after last week’s exit against Hamburg.
Attendance: 37,791 (Goodison Park)
Everton scorer: Gosling 90th minute
Man City scorers: Robinho 35th minute, Ireland 54th minute
Bolton 1 Aston Villa 1 Premier League result 25th April
Martin O’Neill and his team felt disappointed at the end of 90 minutes yesterday at the Reebook Stadium but then found out that Man City had beaten Everton who are also trying to get into Europe next season Aston Villa took the lead just before half time against the Wanderers with Ashley Young and in the second half carried on playing great football. Predictably, Gary Megson’s team were tough, resilient and scored on the 60th minute with Israeli Tamir Cohen. Megson admitted:
"We did okay without playing anywhere near like champagne football. Aston Villa have taken a lead 13 times this season and they have won 11 of them and drawn two, so we've done well against a top-class side."
Although both teams wanted 3 points for different reasons, the home team will be content to have improved on their points tally as they remain in 13th, now on 38 points. Villa are now 2 points above Everton and will be looking to finish strongly after a difficult phase of results in the last 2 months.
Attendance: 21,709 (Reebok Stadium)
Bolton scorer: Cohen 60th minute
Aston Villa scorer: Young 43rd minute
"We did okay without playing anywhere near like champagne football. Aston Villa have taken a lead 13 times this season and they have won 11 of them and drawn two, so we've done well against a top-class side."
Although both teams wanted 3 points for different reasons, the home team will be content to have improved on their points tally as they remain in 13th, now on 38 points. Villa are now 2 points above Everton and will be looking to finish strongly after a difficult phase of results in the last 2 months.
Attendance: 21,709 (Reebok Stadium)
Bolton scorer: Cohen 60th minute
Aston Villa scorer: Young 43rd minute
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