Wednesday, January 13, 2016

2015/16 Premier League Week 21

This is a midweek set of games, beginning with three on Tuesday. First up...

Aston Villa hosts Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Mark Bunn get the starts in goal. Aston Villa got going in the fifty-eighth minute on a Joleon Lescott goal, via Jordan Veretout. In the sixty-eighth minute, Veretout took a yellow card for his foul for Aston Villa. Crystal Palace saw a yellow card for a Joel Ward foul in the seventy-ninth minute. Aston Villa received a yellow card for an eightieth minute Idrissa Gueye foul. The final held at 1-0 for Aston Villa.

Next up, Bournemouth welcomes West Ham United. Adrian and Artur Boruc man the nets. Bournemouth struck first in the seventeenth minute on a Harry Arter goal, passed from Andrew Surman. Adam Smith of Bournemouth had a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. West Ham United tied it on a Dimitri Payet goal in the sixty-seventh minute, but he also got a yellow card for excessive celebration. At the seventy-four minute mark, Enner Valencia scored to put West Ham United ahead, thanks to Payet. In the eighty-fourth minute, Valencia made it a brace with another goal. West Ham United won with the 3-1 final from here.

In the north, the last Tuesday game sees Newcastle United bring in Manchester United. David de Gea and Robert Elliot are the goalies. Wayne Rooney was first to score for Manchester United on a ninth minute penalty kick goal. Manchester United saw yellow cards for Marouane Fellaini in the twenty-fifth minute and Ander Herrera in the thirtieth minute, both for fouls. Cheick Tiote of Newcastle United took a yellow card in the thirty-fifth minute. In the thirty-eighth minute, Manchester United added on with a Jesse Lingard goal, set up by Rooney. Newcastle United got on the board with a Georginio Wijnaldum goal, assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic. In the sixty-sixth minute, Chris Smalling of Manchester United had a yellow card for a foul. Newcastle United tied it with a Mitrovic penalty kick goal in the sixty-seventh minute. In the seventy-ninth minute, Rooney scored to restore a Manchester United lead. Newcastle United tied it on a Paul Demmett goal in the ninetieth minute. This produced the 3-3 final.

Leading off Wednesday's seven games, Chelsea hosts West Bromwich Albion. Boaz Myhill and Thibaut Courtois draw the starts in goal. In the twentieth minute, Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta opened the scoring, with the help of Branislav Ivanovic. West Bromwich Albion had a yellow card go to Claudio Yacob in the twenty-fifth minute. In the thirty-third minute, West Bromwich Albion tied it with a Craig Gardner goal, passed from Darren Fletcher. Chelsea saw a yellow card for a Diego Costa foul in the forty-ninth minute. In the sixty-eighth minute, West Bromwich Albion keeper Myhill took a yellow card, and two minutes later, Chelsea goalie Courtois also received a yellow card. James McClean of West Bromwich Albion also had a yellow card in the seventieth minute. In the seventy-third minute, Gareth McAuley of West Bromwich Albion gifted Chelsea a goal when he put the ball in his own net. Azpilicueta of Chelsea had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute. McClean scored in the eighty-sixth minute, tying the game for West Bromwich Albion at 2-2, which would be the final.

Up to Manchester, where City welcomes Everton. Tim Howard and Joe Hart are the keepers. In the fiftieth minute, Muhamed Besic of Everton took a yellow card for a foul. The game itself was defensively sound, ending 0-0.

Backtracking to Southampton bringing in Watford. Heurelho Gomes and Fraser Forster take the starts in goal. Southampton started in the seventeenth minute with a Shane Long goal, guided in by Matt Targett. Cedric Soares of Southampton received a yellow card for his twenty-fourth minute foul. Sebastian Prodl of Watford took a yellow card for his sixty-seventh minute foul. Southampton added on in the seventy-third minute with a Dusan Tadic goal, via Steven Davis. In the seventy-seventh minute, Troy Deeney of Watford had a yellow card for a foul. Southampton cruised to a 2-0 win.

Next up, Stoke City hosts Norwich City. Declad Rudd and Jack Butland are the lesser-known goalies. Norwich City went down to ten men in the thirty-first minute when Gary O'Neil received a straight red card for a foul. Stoke City drew first blood in the forty-ninth minute with a Jonathan Walters goal, via Marko Arnautovic. Norwich City tied it on a fifty-fifth minute Jonny Howson goal, coming off of Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe. In the sixty-seventh minute, Stoke City regained the lead on a Joselu goal, passed from Ibrahim Afellay. In the seventy-seventh minute, Alexander Tettey took a yellow card for his foul for Norwich City. Stoke City added on in the seventy-seventh minute as Norwich City's Ryan Bennett put the ball in his own net. This produced the 3-1 final favoring Stoke City.

Out in Wales, Swansea City welcomes Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Lukasz Fabianski protect the nets. In the fourth minute, Sunderland led off with a Jermain Defoe goal. Swansea City tied it in the twenty-first minute on a Gylfi Sigurdsson penalty kick goal. Swansea City went down to ten men when Kyle Naughton picked up a straight red card for his thirty-seventh minute foul. Andre Ayew of Swansea City gave them a lead with his fortieth minute goal, set up by the keeper Fabianski. Sunderland tied it on a forty-ninth minute Patrick van Aanholt goal, fueled by Adam Johnson. Sunderland took the lead back in the sixty-first minute with a Defoe goal, assisted by Johnson. Mannone of Sunderland had a yellow card in the sixty-seventh minute, as did teammate van Aanholt in the seventy-ninth minute. Sunderland extended the lead as Defoe completed his hat trick in the eighty-fifth minute, courtesy of van Aanholt. This secured Sunderland's 4-2 win.

Back in England, Liverpool brings in Arsenal. Petr Cech and Simon Mignolet tend the nets. Liverpool began in the tenth minute on a Roberto Firmino goal. Arsenal tied it on a fourteenth minute goal by Aaron Ramsey, via Joel Campbell. Liverpool regained the lead in the nineteenth minute as Firmino scored again, with the help of James Milner. Arsenal retied it on a twenty-fifth minute goal by Olivier Giroud, set up by Ramsey. Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute handball. Arsenal retook the lead in the fifty-fifth minute on a Giroud goal. Joe Allen of Liverpool leveled the score again in the ninetieth minute with his goal helped along by Christian Benteke. The score remained 3-3 to the end.

Finally, Tottenham Hotspur hosts Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and Hugo Lloris are in the six-yard boxes. Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for a foul by Eric Dier in the seventy-ninth minute. Leicester City dented the scoreboard with an eighty-third minute Robert Huth goal, set up by Christian Fuchs. This stood for a 1-0 win for Leicester City.

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