Sunday, August 30, 2015

2015/16 Premier League Week 4

The league is back in action with ten games over Saturday and Sunday. We begin up north with...

Newcastle United hosting Arsenal. Petr Cech and Tim Krul are the goalies. Newcastle United saw a yellow card given to Moussa Sissoko in the third minute for a foul. In the sixteenth minute, Aleksandar Mitrovic of Newcastle United took a straight red card for his foul, putting his team at ten men for the majority of the game. Newcastle United took two more yellow cards in the first half, for fouls by Chancel Mbemba in the nineteenth minute and Florian Thauvin in the twenty-sixth minute. Newcastle United had more discipline issues in the second half, with Vurnon Anita taking a yellow card for his forty-eighth minute foul. In the forty-ninth minute, both Arsenal's Santiago Cazorla and Newcastle United's Georginio Wijnaldum received yellow cards, for a foul and an argument, respectively. In the fifty-second minute, Newcastle United's day got worse when Fabricio Coloccini put the ball in his own net to give Arsenal the lead. In stoppage time, Coloccini took a yellow card. The final favored Arsenal 1-0 in a bit of a pitiful game.

South a bit to Aston Villa welcoming Sunderland. Costel Pantilimon and Brad Guzan protect the nets. Sunderland started in the eighth minute on a Yann M'Vila goal on a free kick. In the eleventh minute, Aston Villa tied it on a penalty kick goal taken by Scott Sinclair. In the thirty-seventh minute, Ciaran Clark of Aston Villa had a yellow card for a foul. Aston Villa took the lead as Sinclair scored in the forty-first minute, with the help of Jordan Amavi. Sunderland retied it in the fifty-second minute with a Jeremain Lens goal, passed from Ola Toivonen. Aston Villa had a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for a foul by Carles Gil. In the ninetieth minute, Pantilimon of Sunderland had a yellow card. The 2-2 score held as a final.

Moving along, Bournemouth brings in Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and Artur Boruc are between the posts. Bournemouth had a yellow card given to Max Gradel for a foul in the first minute. Leicester City saw a yellow card given to Rickie de Laet for his foul in the thirteenth minute. In the twenty-fourth minute, Bournemouth led off on a goal by Callum Wilson. Leicester City took another yellow card in the thirty-sixth minute for an Andy King foul. Leicester City saw a yellow card go to Robert Huth in the forty-eighth minute for a foul. Eunan O'Kane of Bournemouth received a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fifth minute. In the eighty-sixth minute, Jamie Vardy converted a penalty kick to tie the game for Leicester City. Jeffrey Schlupp of Leicester City took a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The score remained at a 1-1 draw for the final.

Down in London, Chelsea hosts cross-town rivals Crystal Palace. Alex McCarthy and Thibaut Courtois man the nets. Crystal Palace got going in the sixty-fifth minute with a Bakary Sako goal. In the seventy-first minute, Gary Cahill took a yellow card for Chelsea for his foul. Crystal Palace saw a yellow card go to In the seventy-third minute, Yohan Cabaye of Crystal Palace received a yellow card. In the seventy-ninth minute, Falcao scored for Chelsea, with an assist from Pedro. Crystal Palace retook the lead on an eighty-first minute goal by Joel Ward, guided in by Sako. This made it 2-1, which ended up as the final for Crystal Palace.

Up north again, Liverpool welcomes West Ham United. Darren Randolph and Simon Mignolet receive the starting nods in goal. West Ham United began in the third period with a Manuel Lanzini goal, assisted by Aaron Cresswell. West Ham United added on in the twenty-ninth minute with a Mark Noble goal. Noble took a yellow card in the thirty-eighth minute for his foul. In first half stoppage time, Philippe Coutinho took a yellow card for a foul for Liverpool. Liverpool went down to ten men in the fifty-second minute as Coutinho was sent off on his second yellow card for a foul. Lucas Leiva of Liverpool had a yellow card assessed in the seventieth minute for his foul. In the seventy-eighth minute, Noble took his second yellow card for violent conduct, putting West Ham United at ten men. Lanzini of West Ham United took a yellow card in the eighty-first minute. Liverpool had a yellow card for a Danny Ings foul in the eighty-sixth minute. Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool received a yellow card in second half stoppage time for his foul. In the next minute, Diafra Sakho scored for West Ham United, making it a 3-0 final score.

Next up, Manchester City brings in Watford. Heurelho Gomes and Joe Hart protect the nets. In the fortieth minute, Vincent Kompany of Manchester City took a yellow card for a foul. Watford had a yellow card go to Nyom in the forty-third minute for a foul. In the forty-seventh minute, Raheem Sterling dented the scoreboard for Manchester City, via Bacary Sagna. Manchester City added on in the fifty-sixth minute with a goal by Fernandinho, assisted by David Silva. Watford's Sebastian Prodl took a yellow card for a sixty-third minute foul. The final remained at 2-0 for Manchester City.

Continuing along, Stoke City hosts West Bromwich Albion. Boaz Myhill and Jack Butland are in the six-yard boxes. In the twenty-fifth minute, Craig Gardner of West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for his foul. Ibrahim Afellay of Stoke City received a red card a few seconds later for violent conduct, putting them at ten men. Stoke City went down to nine men when Charlie Adam was sent off for violent conduct as well in the thirty-first minute. In first half stoppage time, West Bromwich cashed in on the two-man advantage with a goal by Salomon Rondon, passed from Rickie Lambert. Erik Pieters of Stoke City had a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. West Bromwich Albion took the last three yellow cards, given to Christian Gamboa in the sixty-ninth minute, Gareth McAuley in the eighty-fourth minute, and Lambert in second half stoppage time, all for fouls. The final stood at 1-0 for West Bromwich Albion.

The last of the eight Saturday games is Tottenham Hotspur welcoming Everton. Tim Howard and Hugo Lloris tend the nets. Everton had a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul by Gareth Barry. Tottenham Hotspur took yellow cards for Dele Alli in the fifty-sixth minute, Nabil Bentaleb for a foul in the fifty-ninth minute, Eric Dier for a sixty-first minute foul, and Nacer Chadli in stoppage time. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

On Sunday, Southampton brings in Norwich City. John Ruddy and Maarten Stekelenburg are the gloved men. Norwich City's Steven Whittaker took two yellow cards for fouls in the twenty-seventh and thirty-first minutes, earning himself an ejection and sending his team down to ten men. Southampton began in first half stoppage time on a Graziano Pelle goal, assisted by Sadio Mane. Southampton added on in the sixty-fourth minute with a Dusan Tadic goal, passed from Mane. Southampton extended the lead on another Tadic goal in the sixty-seventh minute. The final remained at 3-0 for Southampton.

Finally, in Wales, Swansea City hosts Manchester United for the last game until the middle of next month. Sergio Romero and Lukasz Fabianski are the keepers. Manchester United took the first two yellow cards, for Morgan Schneiderlin's thirty-eighth minute foul and Memphis Depay's forty-first minute foul. Wayne Routledge took a yellow card for his foul in the forty-third minute. Manchester United struck first in the forty-eighth minute on a Juan Mata goal, via Luke Shaw. Swansea City tied it on an Andre Ayew goal in the sixty-first minute, assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson. Swansea City took the lead as Bafetimbi Gomis scored in the sixty-sixth minute, passed from Ayew. Swansea City saw a yellow card given to Jonjo Shelvey for his eightieth minute dissent. The final favored Swansea City 2-1.

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