Monday, April 6, 2015

Premier League Week 31

Full slate this week, beginning with...

Arsenal hosting Liverpool. Simon Mignolet and David Ospina are in goal. In the thirty-seventh minute, Arsenal began with a Hector Bellerin goal, courtesy of Aaron Ramsey. Arsenal added on with a Mesut Ozil free kick goal in the fortieth minute. Arsenal extended the lead in the forty-fifth minute as Alexis Sanchez scored, thanks to Ramsey. In the forty-ninth minute, Emre Can of Liverpool took a yellow card for a foul. Bellerin of Arsenal had a yellow card for a seventieth minute foul. Liverpool got on the board with a seventy-sixth minute penalty kick goal by Jordan Henderson. In the eighty-fourth minute, Liverpool went to ten men as Can picked up another yellow card for a foul. Arsenal iced it at 4-1 in stoppage time with an Olivier Giroud goal, set up by Sanchez.

Up in Liverpool, Everton welcomes Southampton. Kelvin Davis is mismatched with Tim Howard in goal. In the sixteenth minute, Phil Jagielka scored for Everton on a close range shot, passed from Gareth Barry after a corner kick. In the twenty-first minute, Ryan Bertrand had a yellow card for Southampton. The final stood at 1-0 for Everton.

Over to Leicester City bringing in West Ham United. Adrian and Kasper Schmeichel are the gloved men. Leicester City struck first in the twelfth minute with an Esteban Cambiasso goal. In the fourteenth minute, Carl Jenkinson of West Ham United had a yellow card for a foul. West Ham United tied it in the thirty-second minute as Cheikhou Kouyate scored, thanks to Alexandre Song. West Ham United had two yellow cards in the second half, for Winston Reid in the fifty-third minute and Aaron Cresswell in the eighty-fifth minute, both for fouls. In the eighty-sixth minute, Andy King of Leicester City put them ahead on a close range goal, via Jamie Vardy. The final favored Leicester City 2-1.

Continuing to Manchester, where United hosts Aston Villa. Brad Guzan and David de Gea are between the posts. Manchester United led off in the forty-third minute with an Ander Herrera goal, passed from Daley Blind. Manchester United added on in the seventy-ninth minute with a Wayne Rooney goal, assisted by Angel Di Maria on a cross. Aston Villa got one back with a Christian Benteke goal in the eightieth minute, coming off of Joe Cole's cross after a corner kick. In the eighty-third minute, Aston Villa's Fabian Delph took a yellow card for a foul. Manchester United finished it at 3-1 in stoppage time with another Herrera goal, fueled by Juan Mata.

Out in Wales, Swansea City welcomes Hull City. Allan McGregor and Lukasz Fabianski man the nets. Swansea City started in the eighteenth minute on a Ki Sung-Yueng goal. In the thirty-seventh minute, Bafetimbi Gomis scored for Swansea City. In the forty-seventh minute, Abel Hernandez of Hull City had a yellow card for a foul. Swansea City's Ashley Williams took a yellow card in the forty-eighth minute for a foul. Hull City took a yellow card on a Dame N'Doye offense in the forty-ninth minute. Hull City got on the board in the fiftieth minute with a Paul McShane goal, via Alex Bruce's headed pass after a set piece. In the fifty-third minute, Hull City went down a man when David Meyler received a red card for his foul. Hull City saw a yellow card given to McShane in the fifty-fourth minute, and another to Bruce in the sixty-ninth minute for a foul. Swansea City added on in stoppage time with another Gomis goal, made possible by Gylfi Sigurdsson's through ball on a fast break. The final was 3-1 for Swansea City.

Back in England, West Bromwich Albion brings in the Queens Park Rangers. Robert Green faces a lesser for in Boaz Myhill in goal. QPR was first to score in the fifteenth minute with an Eduardo Vargas goal, coming off of Charlie Austin's headed pass. In the twenty-third minute, Steven Caulker of QPR had a yellow card for a foul. In the thirty-seventh minute, QPR added on with an Austin header goal, set up by Niko Kranjcar after a corner kick. In the forty-third minute, Bobby Zamora scored to extend the QPR lead, with the help of Matthew Phillips. In first half stoppage time, Stephane Sessegnon took a yellow card for West Brom for his foul. West Brom got on the board with a Victor Anichebe header goal, passed from Saido Berahino on a cross. In the seventy-fourth minute, QPR's Joey Barton took a yellow card. West Brom went down a man in the eighty-fourth minute when a red card was assessed to Youssuf Mulumbu for a fight. In the fifth minute of second half stoppage time, Karl Henry of QPR took a yellow card for a foul. QPR padded their lead with a Barton goal later that minute, via Austin. West Brom saw a yellow card given to Chris Brunt a minute later for his foul. The final favored QPR 4-1.

Closing out Saturday's seven, Chelsea hosts Stoke City. Asmir Begovic and Thibaut Courtois are the keepers. Stoke City had two yellow cards in the first half, to Glenn Whelan in the twenty-sixth minute and Ryan Shawcross in the thirty-first minute. In the thirty-ninth minute, Eden Hazard scored on a penalty kick to lead off for Chelsea. Stoke City tied it on a forty-forth minute Charlie Adam goal from midfield, set up by Jonathan Walters. In first half stoppage time, Stephen Ireland of Stoke City took a yellow card for a foul. Chelsea retook the lead in the sixty-second minute on a Loic Remy goal, courtesy of Hazard. Stoke City saw two more yellow cards, for Adam in the sixty-sixth minute and Philipp Wollscheid in the sixty-ninth minute for a foul. In second half stoppage time, Peter Crouch of Stoke City took a yellow card for a foul, as did Chelsea's Didier Drogba for wasting time. Chelsea won 2-1.

The first of two on Sunday had Burnley welcoming Tottenham Hotspur. Michel Vorm and Tom Heaton are in goal. Burnley had two yellow cards in the second half, going to Kieran Trippier for a sixty-eighth minute foul, and to Ben Mee for a seventy-eighth minute foul. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.

The other game saw Sunderland bring in Newcastle United. Tim Krul and Costel Pantilimon are the gloved men. In the thirty-ninth minute, Sunderland's Santiago Vergini took a yellow card for his foul. Newcastle United had a yellow card for a Ryan Taylor foul in the forty-first minute. Sunderland began with a first half stoppage time goal by Jermain Defoe, passed from Steven Fletcher on a headed pass after a set piece. In the sixty-first minute, Jordi Gomez of Sunderland had a yellow card for his foul. Newcastle United took a yellow card on a Jack Colback foul in the sixty-second minute. Sunderland received three more yellow cards, going to Patrick van Aanholt in the sixty-sixth minute, Connor Wickham in the seventy-seventh minute, and Sebastian Larsson in the eighty-first minute, all for fouls. The final stood at 1-0 for Sunderland. 

Finally, Monday had Crystal Palace hosting Manchester City. Joe Hart and Julian Speroni are given the starting nods. Crystal Palace was first to score with a thirty-fourth minute Glenn Murray goal at close range. Crystal Palace had a yellow card given to Damien Delaney in the fortieth minute for a foul. In the forty-eighth minute, Crystal Palace added on with a free kick goal by Jason Puncheon. Puncheon took a yellow card for a fifty-seventh minute handball. Manchester City had a yellow card for a Martin Demichelis foul in the sixty-eighth minute. Manchester City got on the board with a Yaya Toure goal. This only made it 2-1, the final.

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