Sunday, February 8, 2015

Premier League Week 24

Another round of games this weekend. The next two sets will all happen within a week as well, so lots of soccer/football coming your way this coming week. We begin week 24 with...

Tottenham Hotspur hosting Arsenal. David Ospina and Hugo Lloris draw the starts. In the eleventh minute, Arsenal began with a Mesut Ozil goal, via Olivier Giroud. Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane took a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul. Arsenal saw yellow cards for a Nacho Monreal foul in the forty-third minute and a Danny Welbeck foul in first half stoppage time. Arsenal took another yellow card for Laurent Koscielny's foul in the fifty-third minute. Tottenham Hotspur tied it in the fifty-sixth minute with a Kane goal, following a corner kick. Ryan Mason of Tottenham Hotspur took a yellow card for a seventy-ninth minute offense. In the eighty-fourth minute, Arsenal's Giroud was shown a yellow card for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur gained the lead on a Kane header goal in the eighty-sixth minute, set up by Nabil Bentaleb on a cross. Tottenham Hotspur took a yellow card in stoppage time for time wasting by Bentaleb. Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1.

Next up, Aston Villa welcomes Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and Brad Guzan are the keepers. Aston Villa's Tom Cleverley took a yellow card for his foul in the fifth minute. Chelsea led off in the eighth minute with an Eden Hazard goal, via Willian. In the thirty-fifth minute, Ramires of Chelsea took a yellow card for a foul. Aston Villa's Ashley Westwood received a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. Aston Villa tied it in the forty-eighth minute on a Jores Akore header goal, fueled by Carles Gil on a cross following a corner kick. Okore received a yellow card for excessive celebration. In the sixty-sixth minute, Branislav Ivanovic gave Chelsea the lead with his goal, passed from Cesar Azpilicueta on a cross. Ivanovic received a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. Chelsea took the game 2-1.

Over to Leicester City bringing in Crystal Palace. Julian Speroni and Mark Schwerzer are in the six-yard boxes. Leicester City took a yellow card for a Jeffrey Schlupp foul in the ninth minute and another in the thirty-second minute on a Danny Simpson foul. Crystal Palace opened with a fifty-fifth minute header goal by Joe Ledley, passed from Brede Hangeland on a headed pass after a corner kick. Leicester City saw a yellow card for a Leonardo Ulloa foul in the seventy-ninth minute. Crystal Palace's Martin Kelly had a yellow card in the eighty-second minute for a foul. Leicester City had a stoppage time yellow card given to Paul Konchesky. Crystal Palace won 1-0.

Continuing to Manchester City hosting Hull City. Allan McGregor and Joe Hart protect the nets. Hull City started in the thirty-fifth minute on a David Meyler goal. Hull City took yellow cards for an Ahmed Elmohamady offense in the sixtieth minute and a Michael Dawson foul in the sixty-eighth minute. Manchester City had yellow cards assessed to Samir Nasri in the seventy-eighth minute and Fernandinho for a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. Hull City's Tom Huddlestone was given a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time, directly leading to the Manchester City equalizer on a free kick by James Milner. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Back in London, the Queens Park Rangers welcome Southampton. Fraser Forster and Robert Green are between the posts. QPR saw a yellow card for a Joey Barton foul in the fourteenth minute. In the fifty-eighth minute, Clint Hill of QPR took a yellow card for his foul. Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin received a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-fifth minute. Southampton got a late goal by Sadio Mane in stoppage time, made possible by Maya Yoshida. Southampton held on for the 1-0 win.

Out in Wales, Swansea City brings in Sunderland. Costel Pantilimon and Lukasz Fabianski are the goalies with interesting names. Swansea City saw yellow cards for a fifteenth minute Jack Cork foul and a thirty-first minute Nathan Dyer foul. In the forty-second minute, Sunderland struck first with a Jermain Defoe goal, via Liam Bridcutt. Bridcutt took a yellow card in the forty-ninth minute for a foul for Sunderland. In the sixty-sixth minute, Swansea City tied it on a Ki Sung-Yueng header goal, passed from Kyle Naughton on a cross. Sebastian Larsson of Sunderland took a yellow card for a hand ball in the seventy-first minute. Swansea City saw a yellow card given to Naughton in the seventy-fifth minute. Sunderland had two more yellow cards for Jordi Gomez in the seventy-seventh minute and Steven Fletcher in the eighty-eighth minute, both for fouls. The game ended 1-1.

Finally, Everton hosts Liverpool in a classic Merseyside derby battle. Simon Mignolet and Joel Robles guard the woodwork. Everton had a yellow card for a thirty-seventh minute foul by James McCarthy. Everton took two yellow cards in the second half for a seventy-second minute Bryan Oviedo foul and a Jordan Henderson offense in the seventy-eighth minute. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

On Sunday, the first game had Burnley welcoming West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Tom Heaton are given the starting nods in goal. Burnley struck first in the eleventh minute with an Ashley Barnes header set up by Danny Ings. Burnley added on in the thirty-second minute as Ings scored, thanks to George Boyd's cross. In the fortieth minute, Chris Baird of West Brom took a yellow card for his foul. In first half stoppage time, Chris Brunt got West Brom on the board with a header goal made possible by Callum McManaman on a cross after a corner kick. West Brom took yellow cards for a forty-eighth minute Claudio Yacob foul and a Brown Ideye foul in the sixty-fourth minute. West Brom tied it on a sixty-seventh minute Ideye header goal, set up by Brunt on a cross after a corner kick. West Brom saw another yellow card given to Craig Dawson in the eighty-fifth minute. The final held at 2-2.

Next up, Newcastle United brings in Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Tim Krul are the goalies. Stoke City took three straight yellow cards, going to Victor Moses in the fifteenth minute, Stephen Ireland in the twenty-third minute, and Glenn Whelan in the thirty-third minute, all for fouls. In the thirty-fifth minute, Sammy Ameobi of Newcastle United took a yellow card for his foul. Jack Colback of Newcastle United had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Newcastle United opened the scoring on a Colback goal in the seventy-fourth minute, passed from Moussa Sissoko. In the eighty-ninth minute, Stoke City's Marc Muniesa received a yellow card for his foul. Stoke City tied it on a ninetieth minute Peter Crouch header goal, made possible by Geoff Cameron's cross. The game ended at 1-1.

Finally, West Ham United hosts Manchester United. David de Gea and Adrian occupy the six-yard boxes. Manchester United took a yellow card in the forty-third minute for a Marcos Rojo offense. West Ham United got going in the forty-ninth minute with a Cheikhou Kouyate goal after a set piece. West Ham United saw yellow cards assessed for Alexandre Song in the seventy-third minute for a foul and Adrian in the eightieth minute. Manchester United took a yellow card for a Luke Shaw foul in the eighty-third minute. Manchester United tied it in stoppage time with a Daley Blind goal after a set piece. Manchester United went down a man a minute later when Shaw took a second yellow card for a foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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