Thursday, April 21, 2016

Premier League Make-up Games, April 19-21, 2016

Five games fill the midweek session as teams get caught up from missing games due to other competitions. We begin with a Tuesday game...

Newcastle United hosting Manchester City. Joe Hart and Karl Darlow man the nets. Manchester City opened in the thirteenth minute with a Sergio Aguero goal, via Aleksandar Kolarov. Newcastle United tied it on a Vurnon Anita goal in the thirty-first minute, guided in by Moussa Sissoko. At the forty-three minute mark, Anita took a yellow card for a foul for Newcastle United. Newcastle United had a yellow card given to Ayoze Perez in the fifty-sixth minute for his foul. In the sixty-seventh minute, Vincent Kompany of Manchester City took a yellow card for his foul, and teammate Eliaquim Mangala had a yellow card of his own for an eighty-ninth minute foul. In stoppage time, Sissoko of Newcastle United had a yellow card for his foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

On Wednesday, the first of three games is West Ham United welcoming Watford. Heurelho Gomes and Adrian are the keepers. West Ham United started in the eleventh minute with an Andy Carroll goal, set up by Dimitri Payet. In the twenty-second minute, Watford's Sebastian Prodl took a yellow card for his foul. West Ham United added on with a Mark Noble penalty kick goal in the forty-fifth minute. West Ham United extended the lead in the fifty-third minute as Noble made another penalty kick. In the sixty-fourth minute, Watford got on the board with a Prodl goal, coming off of Steven Berghuis. Watford had yellow cards given to Mario Suarez in the seventy-first minute and Nordin Amrabat in the seventy-sixth minute, both for fouls. In stoppage time, Watford went down to ten men when Amrabat took a second yellow card for a foul. West Ham United won 3-1.

Next up, Liverpool hosts cross-town rivals Everton. Joel Robles and Simon Mignolet tend the nets. In the eighth minute, James Milner of Liverpool took a yellow card for a foul. In the forty-second minute, Aaron Lennon of Everton received a yellow card for his foul. Liverpool struck first in the forty-third minute on a Divock Origi goal, made possible by Milner. Liverpool added on in first half stoppage time with a Mamadou Sakho goal, set up by Milner. In the fiftieth minute, Ramiro Funes Mori took a straight red card for his foul, putting Everton at ten men. Liverpool extended the lead with a Daniel Sturridge goal, assisted by Lucas Leiva in the sixty-first minute. Liverpool padded the lead on a Philippe Coutinho goal in the seventy-sixth minute, passed from Joe Allen. The final stood from here at 4-0.

Ending the day, Manchester United brings in Crystal Palace. Julian Speroni and David de Gea make the starts in goal. In the fourth minute, Manchester United led off with a gift from Damien Delaney of Crystal Palace, who had an own goal. Crystal Palace saw yellow cards given to Martin Kelly in the sixth minute and Pape Souare in the forty-third minute, both for fouls. Manchester United added on in the fifty-fifth minute with a Matteo Darmian goal. In the sixty-second minute, Darmian took a yellow card for his foul. The final stayed at 2-0 for Manchester United. 

Finally, Arsenal hosts West Bromwich Albion on Thursday. Ben Foster and Petr Cech are the keepers. Arsenal began in the sixth minute with an Alexis Sanchez goal, made possible by Aaron Ramsey. In the thirty-eighth minute, Arsenal added on with another Sanchez goal. West Bromwich Albion saw a yellow card go to Gareth McAuley in the forty-first minute for his foul. The game ended at 2-0 for Arsenal.

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