Monday, August 25, 2014

Premier League Week 2

This week, the games include six on Saturday, three on Sunday, and one on Monday. We begin with...

Aston Villa hosting Newcastle United. Tim Krul and Brad Guzan man the nets. Aston Villa had the first four yellow cards in the game, all in the second half after an uneventful first half. The cards went to Charles N'Zogbia in the fiftieth minute, Philippe Senderos in the sixty-seventh minute (both for fouls), Andreas Weimann in the sixty-eighth minute for a hand ball, and Carlos Sanchez in the eighty-fifth minute for a foul. In the eighty-sixth minute, Newcastle United's Michael Williamson was shown the yellow card for a foul, and then he was sent off in stoppage time with his second yellow card. The scoring just wasn't there, so both teams escaped with a point from the 0-0 draw.

Next up, Chelsea welcomes Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and Thibaut Courtois are the keepers. This was another match in which the first action came in the second half, with a yellow card being given to Dean Hammond of Leicester City for a foul in the fifty-first minute. Chelsea started the scoring in the sixty-third minute with a Diego Costa goal from close range. Chelsea added on in the seventy-seventh minute with an Eden Hazard goal, passed from Cesc Fabregas. This provided the 2-0 result in favor of Chelsea.

Following that, Crystal Palace brings in West Ham United. Adrian and Julian Speroni are in the six-yard boxes. West Ham began with a Mauro Zarate goal in the thirty-fourth minute, following a corner kick. West Ham added on as Stewart Downing scored with an assist provided by Cheikhou Kouyate in the thirty-seventh minute. West Ham took a pair of yellow cards, going to Winston Reid in the fortieth minute and James Tonkins in stoppage time, both for fouls. Crystal Palace got one back in the forty-eighth minute on a Marouane Chamakh goal, via Mile Jedinak. West Ham countered with a Carlton Cole goal in the sixty-second minute, converted off of a set piece. Joey O'Brien of West Ham was given a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-sixth minute. Jedinak of Crystal Palace was later booked on a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-ninth minute. The final stood at 3-1, favoring West Ham.

Up next, Southampton hosts West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Fraser Forster are given the starting nods in goal. In the forty-second minute, West Brom's Chris Brunt was given a yellow card for a foul. Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne was booked in the sixty-sixth minute for his foul. West Brom had another yellow card given to Craig Gardner in the eightieth minute for a foul. This was it for the action, with the game ending in a scoreless draw.

Continuing to where Swansea City welcomes Burnley. Tom Heaton and Lukasz Fabianski are in goal. Swansea City was first to score with a Nathan Dyer goal in the twenty-third minute, assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson. Swansea City's Jonjo Shelvey was given a yellow card in the seventy-third minute for a foul. Burnley picked up a yellow card for a Michael Duff foul in the seventy-ninth minute. Swansea City's Sigurdsson also had a yellow card-worthy foul in the eighty-fifth minute. It did not impact Swansea City winning 1-0.

Wrapping up Saturday, Everton brings in Arsenal. Wojciech Szczesny and Tim Howard are guarding the nets. Everton opened in the nineteenth minute with a Seamus Coleman goal, courtesy of Gareth Barry off a cross from a set piece. Everton's Leighton Baines was given a yellow card in the twenty-ninth minute for a foul. Arsenal had the next yellow card, given to Per Mertesacker for a foul in the forty-third minute. Everton extended their lead with a forty-fifth minute goal by Steven Naismith, coming on a through ball from a fast break. Arsenal was visited by the referee three times in the second half, for Jack Wilshere's foul in the fifty-fourth minute, Calum Chambers' offense in the fifty-seventh minute, and Mathieu Flamini in the seventy-seventh minute for another foul. After having their fair share of discipline, Arsenal took control with an Aaron Ramsey goal in the eighty-third minute to cut the deficit in half, made possible by a cross from Santiago Cazorla. Olivier Giroud completed the comeback for Arsenal by tying the game in the ninetieth minute on a goal, coming off of Nacho Monreal's cross. This salvaged a point as the game would end 2-2.

On Sunday, there were three games, beginning with Hull City hosting Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Allan McGregor are the keepers. Hull City went down to ten men when James Chester was sent off on a straight red card in the fourteenth minute. Stoke City saw a yellow card given to Mame Biran Diouf in the thirty-eighth minute for a foul. The shorthanded Hull City was first to score with a forty-second minute goal by Nikica Jelavic. Phil Bardsley had the next yellow card in the forty-fourth minute for Stoke City. Hull City's Andrew Robertson was also booked on a yellow card for his offense in the fifty-first minute. Stoke City took another yellow card in the sixty-first minute for a Bojan foul. Stoke City tied the game in the eighty-third minute with a goal from close range by Ryan Shawcross. This provided the final score, which was level at 1-1.

The next game was Tottenham Hotspur welcoming the Queens Park Rangers. Robert Green and Hugo Lloris are the goalies.  Tottenham Hotspur began with a twelfth minute goal by Nacer Chadli, assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor. Tottenham Hotspur added on in the thirtieth minute on an Eric Dier goal, fueled by Erik Lamela's cross off of a corner kick. Tottenham Hotspur extended the lead in the thirty-seventh minute, as Chadli scored again with the help of Lamela on the cross. In the sixty-fourth minute, Leroy Fer of QPR was shown a yellow card for a foul, and a minute later Tottenham padded the lead again on an Adebayor goal, made possible by Danny Rose. The final stood from here as 4-0 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Finishing off on Sunday, Sunderland brings in Manchester United. David de Gea and Vito Mannone draw the starts in goal. Manchester United started in the seventeenth minute with a Juan Mata goal from in close. Sunderland tied it on a Jack Rodwell goal in the thirtieth minute, via Sebastian Larsson's cross after a corner kick. In the sixty-second minute, Ashley Young of Manchester United was given a yellow card for a dive, followed by another yellow card to Manchester United's Tom Cleverley in the sixty-seventh minute for a foul. The final was a 1-1 draw.

The last game was the featured Manchester City hosting Liverpool on Monday. Simon Mignolet and Joe Hart will protect the nets. Manchester City had the first yellow card for a twenty-ninth minute foul by Yaya Toure. Manchester City began the scoring with a Stevan Jovetic goal in the forty-first minute. In the fifty-fifth minute, Jovetic added on for Manchester City with another goal, set up by Samir Nasri. Manchester City extended the lead in the sixty-ninth minute with a goal by Sergio Aguero, courtesy of Jesus Navas with the through ball. Liverpool's Emre Can was shown the yellow card for a seventy-sixth minute foul. Liverpool got on the board, but it wasn't their own doing, as Pablo Zabaleta put the ball in his own net for an own goal. This produced a 3-1 final favoring Manchester City.

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