Monday, December 15, 2014

Premier League Week 16

Ten more games for the weekend, beginning with...

Burnley hosting Southampton. Fraser Forster and Tom Heaton draw the starts in goal. Southampton took a yellow card for a Jake Hesketh foul in the seventeenth minute. Southampton had another yellow card go to Sadio Mane in the thirty-ninth minute for a foul. In the seventy-third minute, Ashley Barnes scored for Burnley, with an assist from Danny Ings. In the eighty-third minute, Graziano Pelle of Southampton and George Boyd of Burnley took yellow cards for their argument. Burnley held on for a 1-0 win.

Next up, Chelsea welcomes Hull City. Allan McGregor and Petr Cech are in the six-yard boxes. Chelsea began in the seventh minute with an Eden Hazard goal, via Oscar's cross. Hull City had a pair of yellow cards go to Tom Huddlestone in the fifteenth minute and David Meyler in the twenty-sixth minute, the first for a foul and the second for a handball. Chelsea had a pair of yellow cards for Willian's thirty-first minute foul and Gary Cahill's foul in the thirty-eighth minute. In the fifty-seventh minute, Alex Bruce took a yellow card for a foul for Hull City. Chelsea had a yellow card go to Diego Costa in the fifty-eighth minute. Hull City went down to ten men when Huddlestone received a straight red card in the sixtieth minute. In the sixty-sixth minute, James Chester took a yellow card for his foul for Hull City. Chelsea extended their lead with a sixty-eighth minute Costa goal, set up by Hazard. Chelsea notched a 2-0 win.

Staying in London, Crystal Palace brings in Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Julian Speroni guard the woodwork. Crystal Palace opened with an eleventh minute goal from James McArthur, courtesy of Yannick Bolasie's cross. Stoke City tied it on a Peter Crouch goal in the thirteenth minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Crystal Palace saw a yellow card go to Marouane Chamakh for his foul. Crystal Palace took another yellow card in the ninetieth minute for a foul by Scott Dann. The final ended at a 1-1 draw.

Continuing to Leicester City hosting Manchester City. Joe Hart faces a lesser foe in Ben Hamer in goal. In the fortieth minute, Manchester City got a goal from Frank Lampard to take the early lead, with an assist by Samir Nasri. Nasri took a yellow card in the seventieth minute for Manchester City. In the seventy-eighth minute, Hart was shown the yellow card for time wasting. Manchester City cruised to a 1-0 win.

Following that, Sunderland welcomes West Ham United. Adrian and Costel Pantilimon are the goalies. Sunderland struck first in the twenty-second minute on a Jordi Gomez penalty kick goal. West Ham United tied it with a twenty-ninth minute goal by Stewart Downing, passed from Kevin Nolan. In the fortieth minute, West Ham took a yellow card for Winston Reid's transgression. In the fifty-seventh minute, Sunderland's Gomez was shown a yellow card for a foul. West Ham had another yellow card go to Downing in the eightieth minute. In the eighty-second minute, Connor Wickham was given a yellow card for his foul for Sunderland. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Next up, West Bromwich Albion brings in Aston Villa. Brad Guzan and Ben Foster are the gloved men. West Brom's Gareth McAuley took a yellow card in the eighteenth minute for his foul. Aston Villa went down to ten men when Kieran Richardson was given a straight red card for his twenty-second minute foul. Aston Villa had a yellow card go to Tom Cleverley in the forty-second minute. West Brom took a booking in the sixty-third minute on a Sebastien Pocognoli foul, earning a yellow card. Aston Villa had a yellow card in the sixty-fifth minute as Alan Hutton committed a foul. West Brom started the scoring in the seventy-second minute with a Craig Gardner goal. West Brom took two more yellow cards, going to Silvestre Varela in the seventy-eighth minute for a foul and Gardner in stoppage time for a hand ball. West Brom held on for a 1-0 win.

Finally, Arsenal hosts Newcastle United to close out Saturday. Jak Alnwick is mismatched with Wojciech Szczesny in goal. In the fifteenth minute, Arsenal led off with an Olivier Giroud goal, coming off of an Alexis Sanchez cross. In the thirty-seventh minute, Arsenal saw a yellow card go to Hector Bellerin for a foul. Arsenal added on in the fifty-fourth minute as Santiago Cazorla scored, thanks to Sanchez. Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain took a yellow card in the fifty-seventh minute. Arsenal extended their lead with a fifty-eighth minute Giroud goal, set up by Bellerin. Newcastle United took a yellow card for a Cheick Tiote foul in the fifty-ninth minute. In the sixty-third minute Newcastle United got on the board with a header goal by Ayoze Perez, coming off of a Jack Colback cross after a set piece situation. In the eighty-second minute, Newcastle United's Daryl Janmaat took a yellow card. In the eighty-eighth minute, Cazorla scored on a penalty kick to produce the 4-1 final score.

The first Sunday game had Manchester United welcoming Liverpool. Bradley Jones and David de Gea are in the six-yard boxes. Manchester United had a yellow card go to Marouane Fellaini in the fifth minute for a foul. Manchester United opened the scoring in the twelfth minute on a Wayne Rooney goal, via Antonio Valencia. Manchester United had another yellow card in the twenty-first minute on a Phil Jones foul. Liverpool's Joe Allen took a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-ninth minute. In the thirty-seventh minute, Jonny Evans of Manchester United was given a yellow card for a foul. Manchester United added on to their lead with a Juan Mata header goal in the fortieth minute, set up by Robin van Persie. Manchester United saw another yellow card booking for a Rooney foul in the forty-third minute. Manchester United extended the lead in the seventy-first minute on a van Persie goal, guided in by Mata. Liverpool took two more yellow cards, going to Mario Balotelli in the seventy-fourth minute for a foul and Steven Gerrard in the eighty-fourth minute. The final favored Manchester United 3-0.

The other game takes us to Wales for Swansea City bringing in Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Gerhard Trammel make the starts in goal. In the fourth minute, Harry Kane began for Tottenham Hotspur with a goal set up by Christian Eriksen's cross after a corner kick. Tottenham Hotspur had three straight yellow cards for a fifteenth minute handball by Kyle Walker, a thirty-fifth minute foul by Jan Vertonghen, and a Ryan Mason foul in the forty-first minute. Swansea City tied it in the forty-eighth minute on a Wilfried Bony goal, going in unassisted. In the fifty-first minute, Swansea City's Ki Sung-Yueng took a yellow card for a foul. In the eighty-second minute, Neil Taylor of Swansea City was given a yellow card for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur received a yellow card for Benjamin Stambouli's eighty-third minute handball. In the eighty-ninth minute, Eriksen put Tottenham Hotspur ahead with a goal made possible by Ben Davies. Swansea City took a yellow card for Kyle Bartley's foul in stoppage time. Tottenham Hotspur held on for a 2-1 win. 

Monday's game sees Everton host the Queens Park Rangers. Robert Green and Tim Howard are between the posts. Everton led off in the thirty-third minute with a Ross Barkley goal, set up by Romelu Lukaku. In the forty-third minute, Kevin Mirallas added on to the Everton lead with a goal on a free kick. Everton extended the lead on a fifty-third minute header goal by Steven Naismith, courtesy of Aiden McGeady with the cross. QPR got on the board in the eightieth minute on a Bobby Zamora goal. Everton's Leighton Baines took a yellow card in the eighty-sixth minute for his foul. Jordon Mutch had a yellow card in the eighty-ninth minute for a foul. The game ended with Everton winning 3-1.

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