Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Premier League Week 25

Ten games in the middle of the week instead of on the weekend. We begin with four games on Tuesday, including...

Our leadoff game, Arsenal hosting Leicester City. Mark Schwarzer and David Ospina are set to start in goal. Arsenal began in the twenty-seventh minute on a Laurent Koscielny goal, courtesy of Mesut Ozil on a cross after a corner kick. Arsenal added on in the forty-first minute with a Theo Walcott goal. In the sixty-first minute, Andrej Kramaric put Leicester City on the board with his goal. In the sixty-fifth minute, Leicester City's Marcin Wasilewski took a yellow card for a foul. Tomas Rosicky of Arsenal received a yellow card for his sixty-seventh minute foul. Danny Simpson of Leicester City took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-ninth minute. Leicester City had a yellow card for Ben Hamer's offense in stoppage time, as did Arsenal's Olivier Giroud. The final favored Arsenal 2-1.

Over to Hull City welcoming Aston Villa. Brad Guzan and Allan McGregor are the goalies. Hull City opened in the twenty-second minute on a Nikica Jelavic goal, coming off of Dame N'Doye. Aston Villa's Alan Hutton received a yellow card for his forty-first minute offense. Aston Villa took another yellow card in the fifty-sixth minute for a Gabriel Agbonlahor foul. Hull City added on in the seventy-fourth minute with an N'Doye goal. Hull City's Michael Dawson received a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. Hull City held on to win 2-0.

Next up, Sunderland brings in the Queens Park Rangers. Robert Green and Costel Pantilimon are the gloved men. QPR was first to score in the seventeenth minute on a Leroy Fer header goal, made possible by a Matthew Phillips cross. In the thirty-fifth minute, Bobby Zamora of QPR took a yellow card for a foul. Sunderland had a yellow card go to Sebastian Larsson for his forty-first minute foul. QPR added on in first half stoppage time with a Zamora goal, fueled by Phillips on a cross. QPR saw yellow cards go to Rio Ferdinand in the seventieth minute and Joey Barton in the seventy-eighth minute for a foul. Sunderland took a yellow card for Ricardo Alvarez's violation in the eighty-third minute. QPR took the game 2-0.

Closing out Tuesday, Liverpool hosts Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Simon Mignolet are the keepers. Liverpool struck first in the fifteenth minute on a Lazar Markovic goal, coming off of Daniel Sturridge. In the twenty-fourth minute, Ryan Mason of Tottenham Hotspur took a yellow card for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur tied it on a twenty-sixth minute Harry Kane goal, via Erik Lamela. Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for a twenty-eighth minute foul by Christian Eriksen. Liverpool's Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho received yellow cards for fouls in the fortieth minute and first half stoppage time, respectively. Liverpool retook the lead on a Steven Gerrard penalty kick goal in the fifty-third minute. Gerrard received a yellow card in the sixtieth minute for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur tied it again as Mousa Dembele scored, thanks to Kane's cross after a set piece. Tottenham Hotspur's Dembele and Kyle Walker had yellow cards assessed for fouls in the sixty-third minute and seventy-third minute, respectively. In the eighty-third minute, Mario Balotelli gave Liverpool the lead with a goal, assisted by Adam Lallana. Tottenham Hotspur had two more yellow cards for an eighty-eighth minute Paulinho foul and a Kane offense in stoppage time. The final stood at 3-2 for Liverpool.

Leading off Wednesday, Chelsea welcomes Everton. Tim Howard and Petr Cech are the goalies that haven't made an appearance recently. Everton's Muhamed Besic took a yellow card for his foul in the fifth minute. Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta took a yellow card for a fifteenth minute foul. Everton took another yellow card for a Gareth Barry foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Seamus Coleman of Everton received a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-eighth minute. The referee was busy late, with Barry picking up a second yellow card for a foul to put Everton at ten men, while Cesc Fabregas also received a yellow card for Chelsea in the eighty-eighth minute. In the eighty-ninth minute, Everton's James McCarthy was given a yellow card in the spillover from the previous kerfuffle, as did Chelsea's Ramires. Chelsea struck late on a Willian goal later that minute, and made that stand for a 1-0 win.

Over in Manchester, United bring in Burnley. Tom Heaton and David de Gea are called on to start in goal. Manchester United started in the sixth minute on a Chris Smalling header goal, coming off of Falcao on a headed pass after a corner kick. Burnley tied it in the twelfth minute on a Danny Ings header, set up by Kieran Trippier. Michael Kightly of Burnley took a yellow card for his twenty-sixth minute foul. Manchester United took the lead on another Smalling header in first half stoppage time, passed from Angel Di Maria on a cross after a corner kick. In the fifty-third minute, Burnley's Ben Mee received a yellow card for his foul. Wayne Rooney of Manchester United had a yellow card in the fifty-ninth minute for a foul. Burnley saw a yellow card go to Scott Arfield for his foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Manchester United had another yellow card for a sixty-eighth minute foul by Falcao. Manchester United added on in the eighty-second minute with a Robin van Persie penalty kick goal. Manchester United had two more yellow cards for James Wilson in the eighty-fourth minute and Di Maria in the eighty-sixth minute for fouls. Manchester United cruised to a 3-1 victory.

Moving along to Southampton hosting West Ham United. Adrian and Fraser Forster are in the six-yard boxes. Southampton took yellow cards for a thirty-ninth minute foul by Sadio Mane and a Jose Fonte foul in the forty-second minute. West Ham United took a yellow card for a Carlton Cole foul in the fiftieth minute. West Ham United's plight got much worse in the sixty-first minute when the keeper Adrian handled the ball outside of his area, earning him a straight red card. A couple minutes later, Cole was substituted off to make room for Adrian's replacement, Jussi Jaaskelainen. The backup proved solid in maintaining the 0-0 draw to the very end.

Next up, Stoke City welcomes Manchester City. Joe Hart and Asmir Begovic are the goalies. Manchester City led off in the thirty-third minute with a Sergio Aguero goal, set up by James Milner after a fast break. Stoke City tied it in the thirty-eighth minute on a Peter Crouch goal, via Marko Arnautovic on a cross. In first half stoppage time, Manchester City's Aguero received a yellow card for a handball. Manchester City saw another yellow card assessed to Milner his fifty-second minute foul. Manchester City took the lead back on a fifty-fifth minute Milner header, coming off of Samir Nasri's cross. In the sixty-fourth minute, Arnautovic of Stoke City received a yellow card for a foul. Manchester City added on in the seventieth minute with a penalty kick goal by Aguero. In the seventy-sixth minute, Nasri scored for Manchester City, with the help of Edin Dzeko. This produced the 4-1 final.

Back in London, Crystal Palace brings in Newcastle United. Tim Krul and Julian Speroni guard the woodwork. Newcastle United began in the forty-second minute on a Papiss Demba Cisse header goal, set up by Daryl Janmaat on the cross. Crystal Palace had a yellow card go to James McArthur for his foul in the forty-ninth minute. Newcastle United had two yellow cards, given to Janmaat in the fifty-fourth minute and Jack Colback a minute later, both for fouls. Crystal Palace tied it on a Frazier Campbell goal in the seventy-first minute, passed from Yannick Bolasie on a cross. The tie lasted to make it a 1-1 final.

Finally, West Bromwich Albion hosts Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Ben Foster are the gloved men. West Brom had a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul by Callum McManaman. In the thirty-fourth minute, Neil Taylor of Swansea City took a yellow card for a foul. West Brom had another yellow card given to Brown Ideye in the forty-first minute. West Brom opened with Ideye's redeeming goal in the sixtieth minute. West Brom added on with a seventy-fourth minute goal by Saido Berahino, passed from Ideye. This was good for a 2-0 win for West Brom.

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