Sunday, August 31, 2014

Premier League Week 3 2014-2015

Another week of Premier League actions kicks off with...

Burnley hosting Manchester United. David de Gea and Tom Heaton are in goal. In the thirty-eighth minute, Manchester United was given a yellow card to Darren Fletcher. In the sixty-eighth minute, Manchester United was issued another yellow card for a Tyler Blackett foul. In the seventy-sixth minute, Dean Marney of Burnley got a yellow card for his foul. Burnley had another yellow card go to Steven Reid in the ninetieth minute. The goals never came, and the game ended in a scoreless draw.

Over to Manchester City, where they welcome Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Joe Hart are the keepers. In the twenty-second minute, Phil Bardsley of Stoke City took a yellow card for a foul. Manchester City's Fernandinho matched with a yellow card of his own in the fifty-third minute, also for a foul. Stoke City struck first in the fifty-eighth minute on a Mame Biram Diouf goal, coming from a headed pass by Erik Pieters following a fast break. Yaya Toure of Manchester City picked up a yellow card in the eighty-seventh minute. Stoke City held on for the 1-0 victory.

Next up, Newcastle United brings in Crystal Palace. Julian Speroni and Tim Krul man the nets. Crystal Palace struck very quickly in the first minute on a Dwight Gayle goal from close range. Newcastle United tied it in the thirty-seventh minute on a Daryl Janmaat goal, courtesy of Emmanuel Riviere. Crystal Palace took two yellow cards late in the first half, going to Adrian Mariappa in the forty-first minute and Marouane Chamakh in the forty-fourth minute for fouls. Crystal Palace retook the lead in the forty-eighth minute on a Jason Puncheon goal, passed from Yannick Bolasie. Newcastle United tied it again in the seventy-third minute with a goal by Rolando Aarons, a header after a corner kick. In the eighty-eighth minute Glenn Murray of Crystal Palace took a yellow card for a foul. Later that minute, Michael Williamson put Newcastle United on top with a close range goal after Aarons' shot hit the post. Five minutes into stoppage time, Crystal Palace tied it with a Wilfried Zaha goal, assisted by Scott Dann after a set piece.  Seven minutes into stoppage time, Aarons was given a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 3-3, after a wild finish.

Moving along to where the Queens Park Rangers host Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Robert Green are guarding the woodwork. In the thirty-seventh minute, Sunderland's Lee Cattermole took a yellow card for his foul. In the second minute of first half stoppage time, QPR got on the board with a Charlie Austin goal, via Leroy Fer's header pass after a corner kick. QPR took a yellow card for a Jordon Mutch foul in the fifty-seventh minute. In the second minute of second half stoppage time, Sunderland was given another yellow card for a dive by Emanuele Giaccherini. The Queens Park Rangers held on for a 1-0 victory.

Out to Wales, where Swansea City welcomes West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Lukasz Fabianski are in the six-yard boxes. Swansea City opened in the second minute with a Nathan Dyer goal, via Gylfi Sigurdsson. Swansea City added on as Wayne Routledge scored in the twenty-fourth minute from outside the box. In the twenty-seventh minute, West Brom's Graham Dorrans was given a yellow card for a foul, followed by another West Brom yellow card in the sixty-second minute for a foul by Craig Gardner. Swansea City extended the lead as Dyer scored again in the seventy-first minute, thanks to Sigurdsson's through ball. Swansea City took a yellow card for a Ki Sung-Yueng foul in the seventy-third minute. Swansea City coasted from here to a 3-0 win.

Following that, West Ham United brings in Southampton. Fraser Forster and Adrian are called on to start in goal. West Ham was first to score in the twenty-seventh minute on a Mark Noble goal from long range, set up by Mauro Zarate. Southampton tied it on a Morgan Schneiderlin goal in the forty-fifth minute, coming off of a set piece. West Ham took a pair of yellow cards in the second half, going to Aaron Cresswell in the fifty-sixth minute and Joey O'Brien in the sixty-second minute, each for fouls. Southampton pulled ahead in the sixty-eighth minute on another Schneiderlin goal, passed from James Ward-Prowse's cross after a corner kick. Southhampton took a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for a foul by Graziano Pelle, but he made up for his transgression in the eighty-third minute by extending the Southampton lead. This produced the 3-1 final score.

Wrapping up on Saturday, Everton hosts Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and Tim Howard are the goalies. Chelsea started in the first minute with a Diego Costa goal, coming off of Cesc Fabregas. Chelsea added on in the third minute as Branislav Ivanovic scored, courtesy of Ramires with the through ball. Everton got one back in the forty-fifth minute on a Kevin Mirallas goal, via Seamus Coleman's cross. Chelsea took a pair of yellow cards to lead off the second half, going to Costa in the fifty-sixth minute and Ramires in the sixty-fourth minute for fouls. Chelsea extended their lead as Coleman put the ball in his own net for an own goal in the sixty-seventh minute. Everton clawed back with a Steven Naismith goal in the sixty-ninth minute, set up by Aiden McGeady. Chelsea replied in the seventy-fourth minute as Nemanja Matic scored, and Ramires picked up another assist. Everton got it back in the seventy-sixth minute on a Samuel Eto'o goal, guided in by Leighton Baines with the cross after a set piece. Ramires continued his big day with a goal in the seventy-seventh minute to reestablish the two goal lead for Chelsea, and Matic was there with the assist. In the eighty-first minute, Fabregas was shown a yellow card for a foul. Costa iced the game in the ninetieth minute for Chelsea, making it 6-3 with his second of the game, and John Obi Mikel provided the assist on the final goal.

Starting Sunday, Aston Villa welcomes Hull City. Allan McGregor and Brad Guzan are set to start in goal. Aston Villa began with a fourteenth minute goal by Gabriel Agbonlahor, assisted by Andreas Weimann. Aston Villa added on in the thirty-sixth minute with a Weimann goal, passed from Kieran Richardson. Hull City took a yellow card for a Curtis Davies foul in the forty-second minute. Hull City got on the board in the seventy-fourth minute as Nikica Jelavic headed in a header pass from Stephen Quinn after a set piece. Hull City took three yellow cards in the last ten minutes of regulation, going Jelavic in the eighty-second minute, Ahmed Elmohamady in the eighty-fourth minute, and Quinn in the eighty-seventh minute, all for fouls. Aston Villa's goal Guzan was shown a yellow card in the ninetieth minute for wasting time. It worked, to an extent, as Aston Villa secured a 2-1 victory.

Next up, Tottenham Hotspur brings in Liverpool. Simon Mignolet and Hugo Lloris are the keepers. Liverpool struck first in the eighth minute on a Raheem Sterling goal, passed from Jordan Henderson. Liverpool took a pair of yellow cards in the first half, going to Joe Allen in the twenty-seventh minute and Javier Manquillo in the thirty-seventh minute. Liverpool added onto their lead in the forty-ninth minute as Steven Gerrard buried the penalty kick into the bottom left corner of the net. Liverpool extended the lead with an Alberto Moreno goal in the sixtieth minute after a fast break. Liverpool's players were booked twice more in the second half, as Sterling was given a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul, and Moreno also had a yellow card in the ninetieth minute. The final stood favoring Liverpool at 3-0.

The last game of the week has Leicester City hosting Arsenal. Wojciech Szczesny and Kasper Schmeichel protect the nets. In the twentieth minute, Alexis Sanchez put Arsenal up with a goal. In the twenty-second minute, Leicester City drew level with a goal by Leonardo Ulloa, on a cross by Jeffrey Schlupp. The game was fairly quiet until the eighty-fourth minute, where Leicester City's Marc Albrighton was given a yellow card for his foul, and a minute later, Dean Hammond, also of Leicester City, was booked for a foul. In the first minute of stoppage time, Leicester City was again visited by the referee for a Liam Moore foul, earning him a yellow card. Despite the late aggression, the final held at 1-1.

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion. While there is no Premier League action next week, be sure to get your hockey fix through my KHL recaps. 

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