Man U and Man City were both beaten this weekend by some lowly opposition. I would say he Manchester Clubs were united in defeat! Alex Ferguson was handed a not so cool birthday present as he celebrated his seventieth birthday. Manchester United hosted Blackburn Rovers in the early kick off on Saturday new years’ eve matches and Blackburn beat the hosts 3 – 2. No one ever predicted Blackburn would get anything from this match. What the United manager should do is stop whining about the pitch and concentrate on the real issues.
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| Ji Dong-won rounds Joe Hart to score with the last kick of the game |
Manchester City were away to Sunderland and they were beaten by a 93rd minute strike from Sunderland’s Ji Dong-won. Man City were aiming to capitalise on Manchester United's loss to Blackburn, but came up against a determined display by Martin O'Neill's side.
Chelsea played hosts to Aston Villa in the other clash. It was somehow even with Chelsea with much of the possession and Villa playing more of a counter attack game. It ended one all in the first half. Didier Drogba had converted a penalty in the 23rd minute to put the hosts ahead but Ireland equalized five minutes later. In the second half, ten minutes to time Villas counter attacking play paid off when Petrov scored in the 83rd minute to put Villa ahead and three minutes later Bent put the game beyond Chelsea with a well slotted shot into an unguarded net after great unselfish play from Ireland who was ultimately the man of the match.
Arsenal hosted Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates stadium. They were intent on getting all the three points after their disappointing draw with Wolves. Robin Van Persie had several chances to score but he missed them. No doubt the pressure on the top scorer in the EPL was very high since everyone expected him to break Alan Shearer’s record of 36 premier league goals in one calendar year. He was just two goals shot on that record. The game wasn’t much to write home about. Theo Walcott missed a clear chance after the break but Van Persie struck with a low finish from Andrey Arshavin's pass and by so doing, he passed Thierry Henry's club scoring record for a year but finished one shy of Alan Shearer's all-time mark. The game ended one – nil and pushed Arsenal from sixth position to fourth, two points ahead of Chelsea and sixth placed Liverpool.
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| Van Persie finishes the year with 50 goals in all competitions |
It was a perfect weekend for Arsenal since they moved to fourth position of the table for the first time this season and now nine points behind league leaders Manchester City. Their London rivals Spurs drew with Swansea City.
Here are the Premier League Results:
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Today’s English Premier League Fixtures (Monday, 2nd January 2012)
· Aston Villa v Swansea 15:00
· Blackburn v Stoke 15:00
· Fulham v Arsenal 17:30
· QPR v Norwich 15:00
· Wolves v Chelsea 15:00
The EPL is turning out to be very intriguing this season and the team that will win it this season ..well your guess is as good as mine.
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