Friday, December 26, 2014

Premier League Week 18 (Boxing Day)

Ten games on in one day? It must be Boxing Day. We begin with...

Chelsea hosting West Ham United. Adrian and Thibaut Courtois are the goalies. West Ham United's James Collins took a yellow card for his twenty-eighth minute foul. Chelsea began on a thirty-first minute goal by John Terry, passed from Diego Costa after a corner. In the thirty-third minute, Aaron Cresswell of West Ham had a yellow card for a foul. West Ham took another yellow card on a Winston Reid foul in the fifty-eighth minute. Chelsea extended their lead with a sixty-second minute Costa goal, coming off of Eden Hazard. This was good for a 2-0 win.

Next up, Burnley welcomes Liverpool. Bradley Jones and Tom Heaton draw the starts in goal. In the sixty-second minute, Raheem Sterling scored for Liverpool, with an assist from Philippe Coutinho on a through ball. In the eighty-second minute, Lucas Leiva took a yellow card for Liverpool. Liverpool claimed a 1-0 win.

Back to London, where Crystal Palace brings in Southampton. Fraser Forster and Julian Speroni protect the nets. In the seventeenth minute, Sadio Mane scored for Southampton, with the help of James Ward-Prowse. Southampton added on in the forty-eighth minute on a Ryan Bertrand goal, made possible by Mane's cross. Southampton extended the lead in the fifty-third minute on a Toby Alderweireld header goal, set up by a Ward-Prowse cross after a corner kick. Crystal Palace saw a yellow card go to Damien Delaney in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul. Crystal Palace got on the board with a Scott Dann header goal in the eighty-sixth minute, assisted by Mile Jedinak on a cross after a set piece. The final favored Southampton 3-1.

Continuing to Everton hosting Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Tim Howard are guarding the woodwork. In the twenty-eighth minute, Steven Naismith of Everton received a yellow card for his foul Jonathan Walters of Stoke City had a yellow card in the thirty-fifth minute for a foul. In the thirty-eighth minute, Stoke City opened with a Bojan penalty kick goal. In the seventy-eighth minute, Gareth Barry took a yellow card for Everton for his foul. Stoke City saw a pair of yellow cards for Geoff Cameron in the eighty-third minute and Charlie Adam for a ninetieth minute foul. Stoke City held on for a 1-0 win.

Moving along to Leicester City welcoming Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Ben Hamer are in the six-yard boxes. Tottenham Hotspur began in the first minute on a Harry Kane goal, passed from Nacer Chadli on a cross. Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card go to Kyle Walker in the thirty-fifth minute. Leicester City tied it in the forty-eighth minute with a Leonardo Ulloa goal, via Riyad Mahrez. In the seventy-first minute, Christian Eriksen gave Tottenham Hotspur the lead back with a goal on a free kick. In the eighty-second minute, Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen took a yellow card for a foul. Leicester City's Jamie Vardy received a yellow card in stoppage time for a foul. The final was 2-1 for Tottenham Hotspur.

In Manchester, United brings in Newcastle United. Jak Alnwick is mismatched with David de Gea in goal. In the twenty-third minute, Manchester United opened with a Wayne Rooney goal, via Falcao. Rooney added on for Manchester United in the thirty-sixth minute with his second goal of the game, made possible by Juan Mata's through ball. In the fifty-third minute, Robin van Persie extended the lead for Manchester United with a goal guided in by Rooney with the through ball. In the sixty-first minute, Steven Taylor of Newcastle United received a yellow card for a foul. Manchester United had a yellow card go to van Persie in the sixty-sixth minute for a foul. In the eighty-seventh minute, Papiss Demba Cisse put Newcastle United on the board with a penalty kick goal. Yoan Gouffran of Newcastle United took a yellow card for his eighty-ninth minute foul. Manchester United won 3-1.

Over to Sunderland hosting Hull City. Allan McGregor and Costel Pantilimon are the keepers. Sunderland quickly struck first with a first minute Adam Johnson goal, going in unassisted. Sunderland saw yellow cards go to Sebastian Larsson in the sixteenth minute and Santiago Vergini in the nineteenth minute, both for fouls. Hull City tied it with a Gaston Ramirez goal at the thirty-two minute mark, passed from David Meyler. In first half stoppage time, James Chester of Hull City received a yellow card for a foul. In the fifty-first minute, Chester made up for his transgression with a header goal, made possible by Ramirez with a cross after a corner, putting Hull City ahead. Sunderland's Steven Fletcher took a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul. In the seventy-third minute, Robbie Brady took a yellow card for a foul for Hull City. Sunderland took another yellow card on a Billy Jones foul in the seventy-fourth minute. Hull City iced it at 3-1 with a Nikica Jelavic goal in second half stoppage time, set up by Ahmed Elmohamady.

Out in Wales, Swansea City welcomes Aston Villa. Brad Guzan and Lukasz Fabianski are the gloved men. Swansea City was first to score in the thirteenth minute with a Gylfi Sigurdsson free kick goal. In the twenty-fourth minute, Swansea City's Jonjo Shelvey took a yellow card for a foul. Aston Villa had a yellow card in the thirty-sixth minute on a Carlos Sanchez foul. Aston Villa had yellow cards go to Ciaran Clark in the forty-ninth minute, Jores Okore in the seventy-sixth minute for a foul, and Gabriel Agbonlahor in the eighty-ninth minute during the second half. Swansea City held on to win 1-0.

Following that, West Bromwich Albion brings in Manchester City. Joe Hart and Ben Foster play goal. Manchester City got going in the eighth minute on a Fernando goal from close range. In the thirteenth minute, Yaya Toure converted the penalty kick to add on for Manchester City. Manchester City extended the lead in the thirty-fourth minute with a David Silva goal, assisted by Jesus Navas. In the eighty-fourth minute, Fernando received a yellow card for a foul for Manchester City. West Brom got on the board in the eighty-seventh minute with a Brown Ideye header goal, courtesy of James Morrison after a corner kick.

Finally, Arsenal hosts the Queens Park Rangers. Robert Green and Wojciech Szczesny man the nets. In the twenty-seventh minute, QPR took a yellow card for a Rio Ferdinand foul. In the thirty-seventh minute, Arsenal dented the scoreboard with an Alexis Sanchez header goal, via Kieran Gibbs. Arsenal went down to ten men in the fifty-third minute with an Olivier Giroud fight that drew out a straight red card. Jordon Mutch of QPR had a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-fifth minute. Arsenal added on in the sixty-fifth minute on a Tomas Rosicky goal, passed from Sanchez on a fast break. In the seventieth minute, QPR took a yellow card for a Junior Hoilett foul. QPR got on the board in the seventy-ninth minute with a Charlie Austin penalty kick conversion. In stoppage time, QPR's Niko Kranjcar took a yellow card for a foul, as did Arsenal's Francis Coquelin. Arsenal won 2-1 despite a manpower disadvantage.

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