Sunday, February 14, 2016

2015/16 Premier League Week 26

Full weekend of games, with next weekend being an off one for league play. We begin with Saturday's seven, the first being...

Sunderland hosting Manchester United. David de Gea and Vito Mannone are in goal. Sunderland opened in the third period with a Wahbi Khazri goal. In the thirty-eighth minute, DeAndre Yedlin of Sunderland took a yellow card for a dive. Manchester United tied it with a thirty-ninth minute Anthony Martial goal. John O'Shea of Sunderland had a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Manchester United saw yellow cards go to Wayne Rooney in the forty-sixth minute, Juan Mata in the fifty-eighth minute, and Michael Carrick in the fifty-ninth minute, all for fouls. Sunderland gained the lead with an eighty-second minute own goal from Manchester United keeper de Gea. This stood for a 2-1 Sunderland win.

Next up, Bournemouth welcomes Stoke City. Jack Butland and Artur Boruc man the nets. In the ninth minute, Stoke City began with a Giannelli Imbula goal. Stoke City saw a yellow card for Mame Biram Diouf in the twenty-first minute for a foul. Marc Pugh of Bournemouth received a yellow card for a foul in the thirty-sixth minute. Stoke City added on with an Ibrahim Afellay goal in the fifty-second minute, set up by Jonathan Walters. Stoke City extended the lead with a fifty-fifth minute Joselu goal, passed from Xherdan Shaqiri. Bournemouth got on the board in the fifty-seventh minute with a Matt Ritchie goal, assisted by Charlie Daniels. Bournemouth had yellow cards for Andrew Surman in the seventy-fourth minute, Simon Francis in the eighty-fifth minute, and Harry Arter in stoppage time, all for fouls. Later in stoppage time, Imbula of Stoke City took a yellow card for his foul. Stoke City won 3-1.

In London, Crystal Palace brings in Watford. Heurelho Gomes and Wayne Hennessey are given the starting nods in goal. Watford struck first with a Troy Deeney penalty kick goal in the sixteenth minute. Crystal Palace tied it with an Emmanuel Adebayor goal in the forty-fifth minute, coming off of Connor Wickham. Mario Suarez of Watford had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-seventh minute. In the eighty-second minute, Watford took the lead with another Deeney goal. Crystal Palace went down to ten men in stoppage time as Pape Souare took a straight red card. Watford won 2-1.

Up to Everton hosting West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Joel Robles play goal. West Bromwich Albion started in the fourteenth minute with a Salomon Rondon goal, via Jonas Olsson. In the fifty-first minute, Darren Fletcher received a yellow card for West Bromwich Albion. Gareth Barry of Everton took a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-fourth minute. In the seventy-fifth minute, West Bromwich Albion keeper Foster took a yellow card for time wasting. Chris Brunt of West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for his eighty-third minute foul. West Bromwich Albion claimed a 1-0 win.

Back south a bit, Norwich City welcomes West Ham United. Adrian and John Ruddy are the goalies. West Ham United had yellow cards for James Collins in the twenty-third minute and Pedro Obiang in the thirty-second minute, both for fouls. Norwich City's Steven Naismith had a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. Norwich City got going in the fifty-fourth minute with a Robbie Brady goal. Norwich City added on with a Wes Hoolahan goal in the sixty-fifth minute. West Ham United got on the board with a Dimitri Payet goal in the seventy-fourth minute. West Ham United tied it with a Mark Noble goal at the seventy-six minute mark, set up by Payet. In stoppage time, Norwich City's Jonny Howson took a yellow card for a foul. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

Out in Wales, Swansea City brings in Southampton. Fraser Forster and Lukasz Fabianski are in the six-yard boxes. Southampton saw a yellow card given to Oriol Romeu in the thirty-second minute for his foul. Southampton had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute Jordy Clasie foul. Southampton dented the scoreboard in the sixty-ninth minute with a Shane Long goal, set up by James Ward-Prowse. In stoppage time, Ward-Prowse took a yellow card for time wasting. Southampton still won 1-0.

Saturday ends with Chelsea hosting Newcastle United. Robert Elliot and Thibaut Courtois guard the woodwork. Chelsea led off in the fifth minute with a Diego Costa goal, assisted by Willian. Chelsea added on with a ninth minute Pedro goal. In the seventeenth minute, Willian scored, thanks to Costa. Steven Taylor of Newcastle United took a yellow card for his foul in the nineteenth minute. Chelsea padded the lead with a fifty-ninth minute Pedro goal, his second of the game set up by Cesc Fabregas. In the sixty-first minute, Jonjo Shelvey of Newcastle United had a yellow card for his foul. In the eighty-third minute, Chelsea got another with a Bertrand Traore goal, passed from Cesar Azpilicueta. In the ninetieth minute, Newcastle United got on the board with an Andros Townsend goal, via Jack Colback. This only made it a 5-1 win for Chelsea.

On Sunday, the first of three games is Arsenal welcoming Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and Petr Cech are the keepers. Arsenal had yellow cards in the first half, for fouls by Francis Coquelin in the thirty-sixth minute and Laurent Koscielny in the forty-fourth minute. Leicester City was first to score in the forty-fifth minute with a Jamie Vardy penalty kick goal. Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey had a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Leicester City had discipline issues in the second half, with yellow cards for Danny Simpson's foul in the forty-ninth minute, Christian Fuchs' fifty-second minute offense, Simpson again in the fifty-fourth minute for another foul that put Leicester City at ten men, and N'Golo Kante in the fifty-seventh minute for a foul. In the seventieth minute, Theo Walcott scored for Arsenal, with the help of Olivier Giroud to tie the game. In second half stoppage time, Marcin Wasilewski of Leicester City had a yellow card for a foul. A minute later, Danny Welbeck of Arsenal scored, thanks to Mesut Ozil, giving the hosts the lead. Welbeck received a yellow card for excessive celebration, but Arsenal took the game 2-1.

Up to Aston Villa bringing in Liverpool. Simon Mignolet and Mark Bunn are between the posts. Liverpool struck first with a Daniel Sturridge goal in the sixteenth minute, coming off of Philippe Coutinho. Liverpool added on with a James Milner goal in the twenty-fifth minute. In the forty-second minute, Leandro Bacuna of Aston Villa took a yellow card. Liverpool extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Emre Can scored, thanks to Roberto Firmino. In the sixty-third minute, Divock Origi padded the lead with his goal for Liverpool, set up by Coutinho. Ashley Westwood of Aston Villa took a yellow card for his sixty-fifth minute, and later that minute, Nathaniel Clyne got another goal for Liverpool. Kolo Toure of Liverpool added a goal in the seventy-first minute, passed from Jordan Henderson. Jordan Veretout of Aston Villa received a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-seventh minute. Liverpool had a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute foul by Kevin Stewart. Liverpool won 6-0.

Finally, Manchester City hosts Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Joe Hart are the experienced goalies. Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card in first half stoppage time for an Eric Dier foul. Vincent Kompany of Manchester City took a yellow card for his forty-sixth minute foul. Tottenham Hotspur cracked the scoresheet with a Harry Kane penalty kick goal in the fifty-third minute. Kevin Wimmer of Tottenham Hotspur took a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Manchester City tied it on a seventy-fourth minute goal by Kelechi Iheanacho, passed from Gael Clichy. Tottenham Hotspur's Tom Carroll took a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute. Tottenham Hotspur took the lead back with a Christian Eriksen goal in the eighty-third minute, assisted by Erik Lamela. Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1.


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