Sunday, September 21, 2014

Premier League Week 5

Another week of Premier League action is here. We begin with six Saturday games, leading off with...

The Queens Park Rangers hosting Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Robert Green are in the six-yard boxes. Stoke City led off with an eleventh minute goal by Mame Biram Diouf, a close range header assisted by a header pass from Peter Crouch. QPR tied it in the forty-second minute with a Steven Caulker close range header off of a cross by Jordon Mutch after a corner kick. Stoke City's Erik Pieters was shown a yellow card in first half stoppage time for a hand ball. In the fifty-first minute, Crouch put Stoke City back on top with a goal, thanks to a Victor Moses cross. QPR's Armand Traore was given a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. Stoke City took a pair of bookings in rapid succession, one for Diouf 's eighty-first minute foul and one for a Ryan Shawcross foul in the eighty-fourth minute, both for yellow cards. In the eighty-fifth minute, Leroy Fer of QPR was given a yellow card. Stoke City's Steve Sidwell took a yellow card for his eighty-eighth minute foul, and later that minute, Niko Kranjcar tied it for QPR by converting on the free kick. The tie was 2-2 for the final score.

Next up, Aston Villa welcomes Arsenal. Wojciech Szczesny and Brad Guzan man the nets. Arsenal took a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul by Calum Chambers. Arsenal opened with a Mesut Ozil goal at the 32 minute mark, courtesy of Danny Welbeck's through ball. Arsenal added on as Welbeck scored in the thirty-fourth minute from close range after Ozil crossed it in. Arsenal extended the lead with an own goal by Aly Cissokho in the thirty-sixth minute. In the fifty-sixth minute, Arsenal saw Aaron Ramsey get a yellow card for a foul. The teams exchanged yellow cards later in the game, as Aston Villa's Ciaran Clark took one in the eighty-third minute for a foul, followed by an Arsenal yellow card given to Jack Wilshere in the eighty-fourth minute, also for a foul. The final stood at 3-0 in favor of Arsenal.

Moving along to Burnley bringing in Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Tom Heaton are the gloved men. The first hour of the game was quiet, and it wasn't until a Sunderland yellow card to Jack Rodwell in the sixty-second minute for a foul that anything notable happened. Sunderland took another yellow card for a seventy-eighth minute offense from John O'Shea. Burnley took a yellow card in the ninetieth minute for a foul by Dean Marney. The end result was a scoreless draw.

Continuing to Newcastle United hosting Hull City. Allan McGregor and Tim Krul received the starting nods in goal. At the 48 minute mark, Nikica Jelavic scored for Hull City, with an assist on a cross by Ahmed Elmohamady. Newcastle United took a pair of bookings on yellow cards, with Fabricio Coloccini getting one in the fifty-second minute and Moussa Sissoko getting the other in the fifty-ninth minute. Hull City added on with a sixty-eighth minute goal by Mohamed Diame, passed from Stephen Quinn. Newcastle United got on the board in the seventy-third minute as Papiss Demba Cisse scored, with the help of Cheick Tiote. Newcastle United tied it on another Cisse goal, set up by Yoan Gouffran on a headed pass in the eighty-seventh minute. Newcastle United was given another yellow card in the Sone Aluko foul in stoppage time. The score held level at 2-2 for a final score.

Out in Wales, Swansea City welcomes Southampton. Fraser Forster and Lukasz Fabianski are the keepers. In the twentieth minute, Wilfried Bony of Swansea City took a yellow card for a foul. Southampton had the next two yellow cards, going to Jose Fonte in the twenty-first minute for a foul and Maya Yoshida in the thirty-first minute. In the thirty-ninth minute, disaster struck for Swansea City, as Bony took a second yellow card for a foul and was ejected, leaving Swansea City at ten men. Southampton took another yellow card in the forty-eighth minute with a Ryan Bertrand foul bringing it out. Southampton got going in the eightieth minute with a goal by Victor Wanyama, courtesy of Graziano Pelle. Southampton took one more yellow card with a Morgan Schneiderlin foul in the eighty-ninth minute. The final stood from here at 1-0.

Closing out Saturday, West Ham United brings in Liverpool. Simon Mignolet and Adrian guard the woodwork. West Ham started in the second minute with a Winston Reid goal, set up by James Tomkins' headed pass off of a set piece. Reid transgressed to a yellow card in the fourth minute for a foul for West Ham. In the seventh minute, Diafra Sakho scored for West Ham, assisted by Mark Noble. Liverpool took a yellow card in the seventeenth minute on a foul by Mario Balotelli. Liverpool got on the board with a twenty-sixth minute goal by Raheem Sterling, an unassisted goal. In the twenty-eighth minute, Cheikhou Kouyate of West Ham took a yellow card for a foul. West Ham took another yellow card in the sixty-sixth minute on a Carl Jenkinson foul. West Ham extended their lead with an eighty-eighth minute goal by Morgan Amalfitano, thanks to a through ball by Stewart Downing. This made it a 3-1 final score.

The first game on Sunday features Leicester City hosting Manchester United. David de Gea and Kasper Schmeichel are set to start in goal. Manchester United began in the thirteenth minute on a Robin van Persie header goal, assisted by Falcao's cross. Manchester United added on in the sixteenth minute with an Angel Di Maria goal, fueled by Wayne Rooney. In the seventeenth minute, Leicester City got on the board as Leonardo Ulloa headed in a goal, coming off of a Jamie Vardy cross. In the thirty-third minute, Ritchie de Laet of Leicester City was shown a yellow card for his foul. Manchester United replied in the fifty-seventh minute on an Ander Herrera goal, guided in by Di Maria. In the sixty-second minute, Leicester City got it back on a David Nugent penalty kick goal to the top of the goal. In the sixty-fourth minute, Leicester City pulled level on an Esteban Cambiasso goal, set up by Vardy. Leicester City took the lead with a Vardy goal in the seventy-ninth minute, courtesy of de Laet's through ball on a fast break. Around the eighty-second minute, Tyler Blackett of Manchester United pulled Vardy down in the box, drawing a straight red card, and Rooney's dissent of that call earned him a yellow card at the same time. Making matters worse for Manchester United, Ulloa converted on the penalty kick to extend the Leicester City lead. This proved to lead to the 5-3 final after an epic collapse by Manchester United in the second half.

Moving along to Tottenham Hotspur welcoming West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Hugo Lloris are the goalies. Tottenham Hotspur had the first notable event in the seventy-third minute with Danny Rose taking a yellow card. In the seventy-fourth minute, James Morrison of West Brom put them on the board with a header from close range off a cross from Chris Blunt after a corner kick. West Brom took a yellow card in the eighty-third minute as Stephane Sessegnon committed a foul. Tottenham Hotspur had another booking in the ninetieth minute as Roberto Saldado picked up a yellow card for his foul. The final remained at 1-0 in favor of West Brom.

Next up, Everton brings in Crystal Palace. Julian Speroni and Tim Howard play in goal. Everton led off in the ninth minute with a Romelu Lukaku goal, via Leon Osman. Crystal Palace tied it in the thirtieth minute as Mile Jedinak converted a penalty kick to the top right of the goal. In the fifty-fourth minute, Frazier Campbell headed the ball into the net from close range to give Crystal Palace the lead, with the help of a Martin Kelly cross. In the fifty-sixth minute, Samuel Eto'o of Everton was given a yellow card for a foul. Crystal Palace extended their lead with a Yannick Bolasie goal in the sixty-ninth minute, courtesy of Jason Puncheon. Puncheon took a yellow card in the seventy-sixth minute for a foul as well. Everton's Steven Naismith was given a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. Everton got one back as Leighton Baines scored in the eighty-third minute on a penalty kick. In the eighty-ninth minute, Speroni of Crystal Palace was given a yellow card for wasting time. It didn't affect the outcome, as Crystal Palace held on for a 3-2 win.

Finally, Manchester City hosts Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and Joe Hart are the keepers. The teams went in pairs of yellow cards during the first half. The first pair belonged to Manchester City, for a twelfth minute foul by Fernandinho and a thirty-second minute foul by Pablo Zabaleta. Chelsea's yellow cards came much quicker, with a thirty-fourth minute foul by Ramires and a thirty-ninth minute offense by Nemanja Matic resulting in bookings. Manchester City had the next pair before the half ended, going to David Silva in the fortieth minute and Yaya Toure in the forty-fourth minute, both for fouls. They stopped this exchange in the second half, but discipline was still a major factor. In the sixty-sixth minute, Zabaleta of Manchester City and Diego Costa of Chelsea were both shown yellow cards. Zabaleta's yellow was his second of the game, so Manchester City was down to ten men after his ejection. Chelsea cashed in with a seventy-first minute goal by Andre Schurrle from close range, with the assist from Eden Hazard on a cross after a fast break. In the seventy-seventh minute, Branislav Ivanovic took a yellow card for Chelsea for his foul. In the eighty-fifth minute, Manchester City got an equalizer from Frank Lampard, assisted by James Milner. The draw was confirmed a few minutes later with a final of 1-1.

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