Sunday, April 26, 2015

Premier League Week 34

A full ten-game week for the next two days. We begin with...

Southampton hosting Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Kelvin Davis are the keepers. Southampton started in the twenty-ninth minute on a Graziano Pelle goal. Tottenham Hotspur saw yellow cards for a thirty-first minute foul by Jan Vertonghen and a thirty-fourth minute Ben Davies foul. In the forty-third minute, Tottenham Hotspur tied it with an Erik Lamela goal, set up by a Harry Kane header pass. In the sixty-fifth minute, Pelle gave Southampton the lead on a header goal, coming off of Shane Long's cross. Southampton took a yellow card in the sixty-sixth minute for a foul by Steven Davis. Tottenham Hotspur retied it in the seventieth minute with a Nacer Chadli goal, via Eric Dier. In stoppage time, Tottenham Hotspur's Federico Fazio took a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 1-1.

Moving along, Burnley welcomes Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and Tom Heaton are the gloved men. Leicester City got going in the sixtieth minute on a close range goal by Jamie Vardy. Burnley took three straight yellow cards, going to Ben Mee in the sixty-sixth minute, Danny Ings in the seventy-third minute, and Ross Wallace in the eighty-fifth minute, all for fouls. Leicester City won 1-0, bolstering their chance of avoiding relegation.

Back in London, Crystal Palace brings in Hull City. Steve Harper and Julian Speroni make the starts in goal. At the fifty-one minute mark, Dame N'Doye dented the scoreboard for Hull City, with the help of Robbie Brady. Hull City added on in stoppage time as N'Doye scored again, thanks to Gaston Ramirez after a fast break. Hull City took the game 2-0, pulling out of the relegation zone.

Up north, Newcastle United hosts Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Tim Krul are between the posts. Newcastle United opened in the twentieth minute on an Ayoze Perez goal from close range. Newcastle United saw a yellow card given to Vurnon Anita in the thirty-ninth minute for a foul. Swansea City took a yellow card on a Jordi Amat foul in the forty-second minute. Swansea City tied it with a Nelson Oliveira goal in first half stoppage time, set up by Gylfi Sigurdsson's cross after a corner kick. Swansea City took the lead in the forty-ninth minute as Sigurdsson scored, thanks to Jefferson Montero. Swansea City added on with a Jack Cork goal at close range in the seventy-first minute. In the eighty-seventh minute, Newcastle United pulled back on a Siem de Jong goal, passed from Jack Colback on a cross. Swansea City saw a yellow card for Marvin Emnes in second half stoppage time. Swansea City won the wild game 3-2.

South to London again, as the Queens Park Rangers welcome West Ham United. Adrian and Robert Green man the nets. In the seventy-seventh minute, Charlie Austin of QPR took a yellow card for a foul. Save for an earlier failed penalty kick from Austin, the game lacked much action of any variety, and ended 0-0.

Continuing to Stoke City bringing in Sunderland. Costel Pantilimon and Asmir Begovic guard the woodwork. Sunderland began in the first minute on a Connor Wickham goal from close range. In the eighteenth minute, Sunderland took a yellow card for a foul by Lee Cattermole. In the twenty-seventh minute, Stoke City tied it as Charlie Adam scored, with the help of Marko Arnautovic. Stoke City took two yellow cards for fouls by Mame Biram Diouf in the fifty-eighth minute and Philipp Wollscheid in the sixtieth minute. In the sixty-second minute, Sunderland's John O'Shea took a yellow card for a foul, as did Billy Jones in the eightieth minute. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Next up, West Bromwich Albion hosts Liverpool. Simon Mignolet faces a lesser foe in Boaz Myhill in goal. In the sixty-first minute, West Brom's Craig Dawson took a yellow card for a foul. The uneventful game ended in a scoreless draw.

Closing out on Saturday, Manchester City welcomes Aston Villa. Brad Guzan and Joe Hart protect the nets. In the third minute, Manchester City led off with a Sergio Aguero goal. In the forty-sixth minute, David Silva of Manchester City took a yellow card for a foul. Aston Villa saw yellow cards for Ashley Westwood in the sixty-second minute and Carlos Sanchez for a sixty-fifth minute foul. In the sixty-sixth minute, Sanchez's card proved costly as Aleksandar Kolarov scored on a free kick for Manchester City. In the sixty-eighth minute, Tom Cleverley of Aston Villa put his team on the board with a goal after a set piece. Sanchez tied it for Aston Villa in the eighty-fifth minute, making up for his earlier transgression. Manchester City took the game 3-2 on an eighty-ninth minute goal by Fernandinho, set up by Kolarov cross after a corner kick.

On Sunday, Everton brought in Manchester United. David de Gea and Tim Howard are set to start in goal. Everton struck first in the fifth minute with a James McCarthy goal after a fast break. Manchester United saw a yellow card given to Marouane Fellaini in the twelfth minute for a foul. Everton added on in the thirty-fifth minute as John Stones scored a header goal, thanks to Leighton Baines on a cross after a corner kick. Manchester United had another yellow card in the sixty-fourth minute for a foul by Luke Shaw. Everton extended the lead with a seventy-fourth minute goal by Kevin Mirallas, passed from Ross Barkley on a through ball. They went on for a 3-0 win.

Finally, we end in London with Arsenal hosting Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and David Ospina protect the nets. Chelsea had a yellow card given to Cesc Fabregas in the twenty-third minute for embellishment. In the thirty-fourth minute, Arsenal's Francis Coquelin took a yellow card for a foul. Chelsea had the next two yellow cards, given to Willian in the sixty-eighth minute and and Branislav Ivanovic in the seventy-second minute, both for fouls. Arsenal took yellow cards for an Aaron Ramsey foul in the eighty-ninth minute, a Santiago Cazorla foul in stoppage time, and another foul by Nacho Monreal in stoppage time as well. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

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