Full weekend of games. As with my other coverage, there will be a slight delay today for the final Saturday game due to travel. For the first of six Saturday games, we have...
Everton hosting Bournemouth. Artur Boruc and Tim Howard are in goal. Everton opened in the seventh minute with a Tom Cleverley goal, assisted by Ross Barkley. Bournemouth tied it with a Marc Pugh goal in the ninth minute, set up by Joshua King. Darron Gibson of Everton took a yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul. Everton regained the lead in the sixty-fourth minute on a Leighton Baines goal, via Cleverley. The final held at 2-1 for Everton.
Along to Newcastle United welcoming Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Karl Darlow protect the nets. Newcastle United had a yellow card given to Chancel Mbemba in the seventh minute for a foul. Newcastle United got going in the fifty-eighth minute on an Andros Townsend goal. Newcastle United saw a yellow card given to Jack Colback for his foul in the sixty-sixth minute. The final stood at 1-0 for Newcastle United.
Southeast to Stoke City bringing in Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Jakob Haugaard are given the starting nods in goal. Stoke City struck first in the fiftieth minute on a Marko Arnautovic goal, assisted by Peter Crouch. Stoke City's Charlie Adam had a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul. In the seventy-ninth minute, Dame N'Doye of Sunderland received a yellow card for his foul. Stoke City's Giannelli Imbula took a yellow card for a foul time wasting at the eighty-two minute mark. Sebastian Larsson of Sunderland had a yellow card for a ninetieth minute foul. In stoppage time, Jermain Defoe scored on a penalty kick for Sunderland, producing the 1-1 draw as the final.
Further south, Watford hosts Aston Villa. Mark Bunn is mismatched with Heurelho Gomes in goal. Aston Villa started in the twenty-eighth minute on a Ciaran Clark goal, passed from Ashley Westwood. Aston Villa saw yellow cards go to Leandro Bacuna in the forty-first minute and Idrissa Gueye in first half stoppage time, both for fouls. On the ensuing free kick from the latter foul, Almen Abdi scored to tie it for Watford. In the forty-eighth minute, Aston Villa regained the lead with a Jordan Ayew goal, courtesy of Rudy Gestede. Aston Villa went down to ten men when Aly Cissokho took a straight red card in the seventy-third minute. In the seventy-seventh minute, Aston Villa keeper Bunn took a yellow card for time wasting. Watford had yellow cards for Steven Berghuis in the seventy-eighth minute and Abdi in the eighty-second minute. In the ninetieth minute, Watford tied it with a Troy Deeney goal, coming off of Berghuis. In second half stoppage time, Deeney scored again to secure a 3-2 win for Watford.
Next up, West Bromwich Albion welcomes West Ham United. Adrian and Ben Foster are the gloved men. West Ham United led off in the thirty-fourth minute with a Cheikhou Kouyate goal, set up by Dimitri Payet. In first half stoppage time, West Ham United added on with a Mark Noble goal, coming off of Kouyate. West Ham United extended the lead in the seventy-ninth minute as Noble scored again, thanks to Andy Carroll. The final stood at 3-0.
Ending the day, Arsenal brings in Norwich City. John Ruddy and Petr Cech are in the six-yard boxes. Arsenal drew first blood with a fifty-ninth minute Danny Welbeck goal, via Olivier Giroud. In the eighty-fifth minute, Mesut Ozil of Arsenal took a yellow card for his time wasting. Arsenal still won 1-0.
Sunday's three games begin in Wales with Swansea City hosting Liverpool. Danny Ward and Lukasz Fabianski are called to start in goal. Swansea City began in the twentieth minute with an Andre Ayew goal, set up by Gylfi Sigurdsson. In the twenty-seventh minute, Brad Smith of Liverpool took a yellow card for a foul. Swansea City added on in the thirty-third minute with a Jack Cork goal. Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool took a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul. Swansea City's Cork received a forty-first minute yellow card for his foul. Liverpool got on the board with a Christian Benteke goal in the sixty-fifth minute, coming off of Sheyi Ojo. Swansea City shot back with Ayew's second of the game and sixty-seventh minute. In the seventy-fourth minute, Angel Rangel of Swansea City took a yellow card for a foul. Liverpool went down to ten men in the seventy-sixth minute as Smith took a second yellow card for another foul, earning his ejection. In the seventy-seventh minute, Martin Skrtel took a yellow card for a foul for Liverpool. The final held at 3-1 for Swansea City.
In England, Manchester United welcome Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel and David de Gea guard the woodwork. Manchester United was first to score in the eighth minute on an Anthony Martial goal, via Antonio Valencia. Leicester City tied it in the seventeenth minute on a Wes Morgan goal, passed from Daniel Drinkwater. Manchester United had yellow cards given to Jesse Lingard in the fifty-third minute and Michael Carrick in the fifty-seventh minute, both for fouls. Drinkwater of Leicester City had a yellow card for his fifty-eighth minute foul. In the sixty-sixth minute, Manchester United took a yellow card for a Wayne Rooney foul. Leicester City went down to ten men as Drinkwater took a second yellow card for a foul in the eighty-sixth minute. The game remained in a 1-1 draw.
Closing out the day, Southampton brings in Manchester City. Joe Hart and Fraser Forster protect the nets. In the twentieth minute, Fernandinho of Manchester City had a yellow card for a foul. Southampton cracked the scoresheet with a twenty-fifth minute Shane Long goal, set up by Dusan Tadic. Southampton added on with a Sadio Mane goal in the twenty-eighth minute, courtesy of Tadic. In the thirtieth minute, Jordy Clasie of Southampton had a yellow card for a foul. Manchester City got on the board with a Kelechi Iheanacho goal in the forty-fourth minute. Tadic of Southampton had a fifty-fourth minute yellow card for a foul. Southampton replied with a Mane goal in the fifty-seventh minute, passed from Jose Fonte. Southampton's Mane completed his hat trick in the sixty-eighth minute, extending the lead as he scored with a pass from Tadic. Manchester City pulled back on an Iheanacho goal, his second of the game, in the seventy-eighth minute, set up by Jesus Navas. The final held at 4-2 for Southampton.
Finally, Chelsea hosts Tottenham Hotspur on Monday. Hugo Lloris and Asmir Begovic are the gloved men. In the twenty-seventh minute, Kyle Walker of Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur dented the scoreboard in the thirty-fifth minute with a Harry Kane goal, via Erik Lamela. In the thirty-eighth minute, Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur took a yellow card for a foul. Tottenham Hotspur added on with a Son Heung-Min goal, set up by Christian Eriksen in the forty-fourth minute. In first half stoppage time, Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur and Willian of Chelsea received yellow cards for their argument. Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card given to Lamela for a foul in the fifty-first minute. Chelsea got on the board with a goal by Gary Cahill in the fifty-eighth minute, assisted by Willian. In the seventieth minute, Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for a foul. In the seventy-first minute, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic was booked on a yellow card for his foul. In the eighty-third minute, Chelsea tied it on an Eden Hazard goal, made possible by Diego Costa. Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur and John Obi Mikel of Chelsea had yellow cards in the eighty-seventh minute, for a foul and dissent respectively. Late in stoppage time, Tottenham Hotspur had yellow cards for Kane, Mousa Dembele, and Ryan Mason, the first and third for fouls while the second was for dissent. The game ended 2-2, and the result means Leicester City are Premier League Champions with two weeks to go.
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