Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Premier League Make-up Games, May 10 and 11, 2016

Four games flesh out the gaps in the Premier League schedule ahead of Championship Weekend. We begin with Tuesday's...

West Ham United hosting Manchester United. David de Gea and Darren Randolph man the nets. West Ham United began in the tenth minute with a Diafra Sakho goal, assisted by Manuel Lanzini. Manchester United tied it with a fifty-first minute Anthony Martial goal, passed from Juan Mata. In the fifty-eighth minute, Martial received a yellow card for his foul. West Ham United's Andy Carroll received a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-ninth minute. In the seventieth minute, Antonio Valencia of Manchester United had a yellow card for dissent. Manchester United took the lead in the seventy-second minute on a Martial goal, via Marcus Rashford. In the seventy-fifth minute, Ander Herrera of Manchester United took a yellow card for a foul. West Ham United tied it again in the seventy-sixth minute on a Michail Antonio goal, assisted by Dimitri Payet. West Ham United gained the lead in the eighty-first minute with a Winston Reid goal, helped along by Payet. This made it 3-2, the final.

On Wednesday, the first of three games sees Norwich City welcome Watford. Heurelho Gomes and John Ruddy protect the nets. Watford led off with an eleventh minute Troy Deeney goal. Norwich City tied it on a fifteenth minute goal by Nathan Redmond, via Steven Naismith. Norwich City took the lead with a Dieumerci Mbokani goal in the eighteenth minute. Norwich City added on with a Craig Cathcart own goal in the thirty-seventh minute. Almne Abdi of Watford had a yellow card for his foul in the forty-third minute. Norwich City had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute Ryan Bennett foul. Watford pulled back with a fifty-first minute Odion Ighalo goal, assisted by Deeney. Norwich City shot back as Mbokani scored again, thanks to Redmond. Watford had yellow cards for Ben Watson in the sixty-seventh minute and Nathan Ake at the eighty-two minute mark, both for fouls. In the eighty-fourth minute, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe had a yellow card for his foul. The game ended 4-2 for Norwich City.

Next up, Sunderland brings in Everton. Joel Robles and Vito Mannone draw the starts in goal. Sunderland opened with a thirty-eighth minute free kick goal by Patrick van Aanholt. In the forty-second minute, Lamine Kone of Sunderland added on with his goal, assisted by Yann M'Vila. Sunderland extended the lead as Kone scored again in the fifty-fifth minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Lee Cattermole of Sunderland had a yellow card for his foul. Sunderland won 3-0, assuring their stay in the Premier League.

Finally, Liverpool hosts Chelsea. Asmir Begovic and Simon Mignolet guard the woodwork. Chelsea started in the thirty-second minute with an Eden Hazard goal, via Baba Rahman. Emre Can of Liverpool had a yellow card for a foul in the forty-fourth minute. Liverpool saw yellow cards for Kolo Toure in the forty-eighth minute and James Milner in the seventy-third minute, both for fouls. In the eighty-seventh minute, Chelsea' Cesar Azpilicueta had a yellow card for his foul. Liverpool tied it in stoppage time on a Christian Benteke goal. The game ended at 1-1.

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