Sunday, February 28, 2016

2015/16 Premier League Week 27

Due to interruptions from the Capital One Cup, there are only eight games for this league week, with two of them being postponed to later dates. The first of six Saturday games is...

West Ham United hosting Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Adrian get the starts in goal. West Ham United opened in the thirtieth minute with a Michail Antonio goal. West Ham United saw a yellow card go to Sam Byram in the seventy-first minute for his foul. The final favored West Ham United 1-0.

Up to Leicester City welcoming Norwich City. John Ruddy and Kasper Schmeichel are in the six-yard boxes. Norwich City had yellow cards for Steven Naismith in the forty-eighth minute and Ryan Bennett in the fifty-first minute, both for fouls. Leicester City got going in the eighty-ninth minute with a Leonardo Ulloa goal, passed from Jamie Vardy. This late tally gave them a 1-0 win.

Back south, Southampton hosts Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and Fraser Forster are given the starts. In the nineteenth minute, Steven Davis of Southampton took a yellow card for a foul. Southampton started in the forty-second minute with a Shane Long goal. Chelsea had a yellow card given to Diego Costa for a sixty-third minute foul. Southampton had yellow cards for Ryan Bertrand's sixty-fourth minute foul and Jordy Clasie's sixty-fifth minute foul. Chelsea tied it on a seventy-fifth minute Cesc Fabregas goal, coming off of Costa. Chelsea took the lead with a Branislav Ivanovic goal in the eighty-ninth minute, made possible by Willian. This stood for a 2-1 win.

Next up, Stoke City brings in Aston Villa. Mark Bunn and Jack Butland are the goalies. Aston Villa saw yellow cards given to Idrissa Gueye in the thirty-sixth minute and Alan Hutton in the forty-fifth minute, the first for a foul and the latter for a dissent. Stoke City led off in the fifty-first minute with a Marko Arnautovic penalty kick goal. Stoke City added on with a fifty-sixth minute goal by Arnautovic, helped along by Xherdan Shaqiri. Aston Villa got on the board with a Leandro Bacuna goal in the seventy-ninth minute, set up by Rudy Gestede. Jores Okore of Aston Villa had a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. Stoke City won 2-1.

Back to Watford hosting Bournemouth. Artur Boruc and Heurelho Gomes man the nets. Watford saw yellow cards for Ben Watson in the seventy-seventh minute, Valon Behrami in the eighty-second minute, and Craig Cathcart in the eighty-seventh minute, while Bournemouth's Andrew Surman took a yellow card at the eighty-four minute mark. All were for fouls, and it was the closest thing to action in a 0-0 draw.

Ending Saturday, West Bromwich Albion welcome Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Ben Foster are the gloved men. West Bromwich Albion began in the twelfth minute on a Craig Gardner goal. West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute Craig Dawson foul. West Bromwich Albion added on with a twentieth minute goal by Dawson, assisted by Gardner. In the twenty-fifth minute, Crystal Palace's Emmanuel Adebayor took a yellow card. West Bromwich Albion extended the lead as Saido Berahino scored in the thirty-first minute, thanks to Stephane Sessegnon. Crystal Palace got on the board in the forty-eighth minute goal by Connor Wickham, coming off of Damien Delaney. Yohan Cabaye of Crystal Palace received a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. West Bromwich Albion had a yellow card for a foul by James Chester in the seventy-eighth minute. Crystal Palace pulled closer with an eightieth minute goal from Wickham. This only made it 3-2, the final.

On Sunday, Manchester United hosts Arsenal. Petr Cech and David de Gea are the gloved men. Manchester United saw yellow cards for Guillermo Varela in the ninth minute and Michael Carrick in the twenty-second minute, both for fouls. Manchester United struck first in the twenty-ninth minute with a Marcus Rashford goal. In the thirty-second minute, Manchester United added on with another Rashford goal, set up by Jesse Lingard. Arsenal got on the board with a fortieth minute Danny Welbeck goal, helped along by Mesut Ozil. In the sixty-fifth minute, Manchester United countered on an Ander Herrera goal, via Rashford. In the sixty-ninth minute, Arsenal got one back on an Ozil goal. In the seventy-first minute, Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey had a yellow card, as did Manchester United's Herrera seconds later. Arsenal saw a yellow card for Mohamed Elneny's foul in the seventy-third minute. In stoppage time, Ozil had a yellow card for his foul for Arsenal, as did Adnan Januzaj for Manchester United. The final was 3-2 for Manchester United. 

Finally, Tottenham Hotspur brings in Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Hugo Lloris are in the six-yard boxes. Swansea City was first to score in the nineteenth minute with an Alberto Paloschi goal, via Jack Cork. Swansea City had yellow cards for Ashley Williams in the twenty-eighth minute and Paloschi in the forty-second minute, both for fouls. Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Swansea City received a yellow card for an Andre Ayew foul in the fifty-eighth minute. Tottenham Hotspur tied it with a seventieth minute Nacer Chadli goal, assisted by Kyle Walker. Tottenham Hotspur took the lead with a seventy-seventh minute goal by Rose. In stoppage time, Walker received a yellow card for time wasting for Tottenham Hotspur, but it worked and they won 2-1.

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