Sunday, April 19, 2015

Premier League Week 33

This week is a bit of a fractured week for league play, with only seven games on. We begin with five on Saturday, beginning in...

London, as Crystal Palace hosts West Bromwich Albion. Boaz Myhill and Julian Speroni are the goalies. West Brom began in the second minute with a header goal by James Morrison, made possible by Chris Brunt on a cross after a corner kick. In the fourteenth minute, West Brom's Gareth McAuley took a yellow card for his foul. West Brom added on in the fifty-third minute with a Craig Gardner goal, coming after a corner kick. Crystal Palace took three straight yellow cards for Scott Dann in the fifty-fourth minute, Jason Puncheon in the sixty-first minute, and Yannick Bolasie in the sixty-ninth minute. The first two were for fouls, while the last was for a dive. West Brom took a yellow card on a seventy-ninth minute Gardner foul. The final stood at 2-0 for West Brom.

Up north, Everton welcomes Burnley. Tom Heaton and Tim Howard protect the nets. In the twenty-third minute, Ashley Barnes of Burnley took a yellow card. Everton struck first in the twenty-ninth minute with a Kevin Mirallas goal, assisted by Arouna Kone. In first half stoppage time, Barnes took another yellow card and Burnley went to ten men with the ejection. Mirallas of Everton had a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-first minute. Burnley took two more yellow cards for Scott Arfield's fifty-third minute foul and Jason Shackell's sixty-first minute foul. Everton cruised to a 1-0 win.

Over to Leicester City bringing in Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Kasper Schmeichel are the keepers. Swansea City took a yellow card for a third minute foul by Jordi Amat. Leicester City opened with a fifteenth minute goal by Leonardo Ulloa, via Wes Morgan. In the eighty-eighth minute, Swansea City's Jonjo Shelvey received a yellow card for his foul. Leicester City added on in the eighty-ninth minute as Andy King scored at close range after a set piece. The final stood at 2-0 for Leicester City.

Next up, Stoke City hosts Southampton. Kelvin Davis and Asmir Begovic man the nets. Southampton took a yellow card in the fifteenth minute for a Jose Fonte foul. Southampton was first to score on a twenty-second minute goal by Morgan Schneiderlin goal, passed from Fonte after a corner kick. In the thirty-eighth minute, Southampton took a yellow card for a Nathaniel Clyne foul. Stoke City tied it on a Mame Biram Diouf goal in the forty-seventh minute. In the forty-ninth minute, Toby Alderweireld took a yellow card for his hand ball for Southampton. Stoke City took the lead on an eighty-fourth minute goal by Charlie Adam, coming after a set piece. In the eighty-eighth minute Eljero Elia took a yellow card for Southampton for his foul. Stoke City took the game 2-1.

Finally, Saturday's last game sends us back to London as Chelsea brings in Manchester United. David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois guard the woodwork. Chelsea led off with a thirty-eighth minute goal by Eden Hazard at a difficult angle, set up by Oscar. Chelsea had yellow cards given to Didier Drogba for a fifty-third minute foul, Branislav Ivanovic for a fifty-seventh minute foul, and Oscar for a sixty-third minute foul. Manchester United had a yellow card given to Ander Herrera in stoppage time. Chelsea secured a 1-0 win.

The first Sunday game sees Manchester City welcome West Ham United. Adrian and Joe Hart are the goalies. Manchester City was first to score on a gift of an own goal by James Collins in the eighteenth minute. In the thirty-fifth minute, Jesus Navas of Manchester City took a yellow card for a foul. Manchester City added on in the thirty-sixth minute as Sergio Aguero scored, thanks to Navas after a fast break. Manchester City saw a yellow card given to David Silva in the fifty-eighth minute for a foul. West Ham United took yellow cards for Cheikhou Kouyate in the sixty-seventh minute and Stewart Downing in stoppage time, both for fouls. Manchester City won 2-0.

Wrapping up the light week, Newcastle United hosts Tottenham Hotspur. Michel Vorm and Tim Krul are the gloved men. Tottenham Hotspur began in the thirtieth minute with a Nacer Chadli goal, coming off of Paulinho. In the fortieth minute, Jack Colback of Newcastle United had a yellow card for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur took a yellow cards in the forty-second minute for Paulinho and in the forty-fifth minute for an Erik Lamela foul. In the forty-sixth minute, Colback scored to tie it for Newcastle United. In the fifty-third minute, Tottenham Hotspur retook the lead on an Christian Eriksen free kick goal. In the sixty-second minute, Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur received a yellow card for a foul. Newcastle United's Remy Cabella had a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul. Tottenham Hotspur's Nabil Bentaleb took a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute foul. In stoppage time, Harry Kane made it 3-1 for Tottenham Hotspur with his goal, set up by Lamela after a fast break. This was the final score.

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