Monday, January 18, 2016

2015/16 Premier League Week 22

There's a full slate of games in league action this weekend. We begin with...

Tottenham Hotspur hosting Sunderland. Jordan Pickford is mismatched with Hugo Lloris in goal. Sunderland began in the fortieth minute with a Patrick van Aanholt goal, set up by Adam Johnson. Tottenham Hotspur tied it on a forty-second minute goal by Christian Eriksen. Sunderland saw yellow cards for Lee Cattermole in the forty-sixth minute and Johnson in the fifty-fifth minute, both four fouls. Tottenham Hotspur took the lead with a Mousa Dembele goal at the fifty-nine minute mark. Tottenham Hotspur added on with a sixty-seventh minute Eriksen goal, assisted by Eric Dier. Tottenham Hotspur extended the lead with a Harry Kane penalty kick goal in the seventy-ninth minute. The final held at 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur.

Down to Bournemouth welcoming Norwich City. Declan Rudd and Artur Boruc make the starts in goal. Bournemouth opened in the tenth minute with a Dan Gosling goal, fueled by Marc Pugh. In the forty-third minute, the Norwich City goalie Rudd had a yellow card for his foul. Bournemouth saw a yellow card for a foul by Harry Arter in the forty-eighth minute. Bournemouth added on with a fifty-fourth minute Charlie Daniels penalty kick goal. Bournemouth extended the lead on a Benik Afobe goal in the seventy-fifth minute, courtesy of Daniels. This stood for a 3-0 Bournemouth win.

In London again, Chelsea brings in Everton. Tim Howard and Thibaut Courtois tend the nets. Everton got going with a gift from Chelsea's John Terry in the form of a fiftieth minute own goal. Everton added on with a Kevin Mirallas goal in the fifty-sixth minute, via Leighton Baines. Chelsea got on the board with a sixty-fourth minute Diego Costa goal, guided in by Cesc Fabregas. Chelsea tied it with a Fabregas goal in the sixty-sixth minute, courtesy of Costa. At the exact end of regulation time, Ramiro Funes Mori pulled Everton into the lead with his goal, fueled by Gerard Deulofeu, and he also garnered a yellow card for excessive celebration. Both were in vain, as Terry redeemed himself on a goal eight minutes deep into stoppage time, passed from Oscar to level the score for Chelsea. Terry also had a yellow card for excessive salvage as he salvaged a 3-3 draw.

North to Manchester, where City hosts Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Joe Hart are in the six-yard boxes. Manchester City led off in the twenty-second minute with a Fabian Delph goal, coming off of David Silva. Manchester City added on in the forty-first minute with a Sergio Aguero goal, assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho. In the sixty-eighth minute, Aguero scored again to extend the Manchester City lead, with the help of Kevin De Bruyne. In the seventy-first minute, Marouane Chamakh of Crystal Palace had a yellow card for his dive. Manchester City padded the lead on an eighty-fourth minute Silva goal, helped along by Aguero. Yohan Cabaye of Crystal Palace took a yellow card for a ninetieth minute foul. Manchester City claimed the 4-0 win.

Staying in the north, Newcastle United welcomes West Ham United. Adrian and Robert Elliot are the goalies. Newcastle United started in the sixth minute with an Ayoze Perez goal, passed from Georginio Wijnaldum. Newcastle United added on in the fifteenth minute with a Wijnaldum goal, coming off of Daryl Janmaat. West Ham United got on the board in the forty-ninth minute with a Nikica Jelavic goal. In stoppage time, Newcastle United keeper Elliot got a yellow card for time wasting. The score held at 2-1 for Newcastle United.

Back in the south, Southampton brings in West Bromwich Albion. Boaz Myhill and Fraser Forster get the starts in goal. Southampton struck first in the fifth minute with a James Ward-Prowse goal. In the thirty-fifth minute, Ward-Prowse doubled the Southampton lead with a penalty kick goal. Southampton extended the lead as Dusan Tadic scored in the seventy-second minute, thanks to Steven Davis. This made it 3-0, the final, favoring Southampton.

Rounding out the Saturday seven, Aston Villa hosts Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and Mark Bunn are the gloved men. In the fourteenth minute, Aston Villa keeper Bunn took a yellow card for a foul. Leicester City was first to score in the twenty-eighth minute with a Shinji Okazaki goal. Aly Cissokho of Aston Villa picked up a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Aston Villa tied it on a seventy-fifth minute Rudy Gestede goal. In the seventy-sixth minute, Robert Huth of Leicester City had a yellow card. Aston Villa's Leandro Bacuna and Leicester City's Jamie Vardy each took a yellow card for their argument in the eighty-fifth minute. The score remained a 1-1 draw.

Sunday has two games, beginning with Liverpool welcoming Manchester United. David de Gea and Simon Mignolet guard the woodwork. Manchester United had yellow cards for Chris Smalling in the sixty-fifth minute and Marouane Fellaini in the seventy-fifth minute, both for fouls. Manchester United dented the scoreboard in the seventy-eighth minute on a Wayne Rooney goal. This stood for a 1-0 Manchester United win.

The other game featured Stoke City bringing in Arsenal. Petr Cech and Jack Butland are the gloved men. The game featured good goalkeeping and clean play from both sides, ending in a 0-0 draw without a single yellow card.

On Monday, Swansea City hosts Watford. Heurelho Gomes and Lukasz Fabianski are the keepers. In the twenty-second minute, Watford's Jurado took a yellow card for his foul. Swansea City drew first blood in the twenty-seventh minute with an Ashley Williams goal, set up by Ki Sung-Yueng. Watford had a yellow card given to Nyom in the thirty-third minute. Leon Britton of Swansea City took a yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul. Swansea City saw a yellow card for a stoppage time foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson. The final favored Swansea City 1-0. 

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