First Half: Navas has an effort across goal blocked. Turner misdirects a clearance onto his own near post. Goal! 1-0, City take the lead after Dzeko scores from close range with an effort that bobbles over the line. Negredo slices a volley wide of the far post. Goal! 1-1, Cardiff level after Noone cuts inside the defence and scores with a low shot that sneaks inside the near post. Goal! 2-1, City go back in front after a fast break ends with Navas scoring with a low shot from the edge of the box into the far side.
Half Time: 2-1.
Second Half: Silva fires a close range shot wide of the far post. Noone has a long range shot parried past the post. Goal! 3-1, Yaya Toure plays a one two with Nasri before slotting a low shot into the near bottom corner. Goal! 4-1, Aguero goes past a defender twice before scoring with a close range shot into the far top corner. Noone has a long range shot parried away. Goal! 4-2, Campbell scores from close range, tapping in from a corner set piece.
Full Time: 4-2.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Yaya Toure. It was expected that Man City would win and they did so, scoring four goals. However, there were some poor defensive errors that Cardiff managed to make them pay for. Job done for City but room for improvement. The highlight for Cardiff was Noone having a great game. Their best player today and deservedly scored a goal. Have to give them credit for coming to the Etihad and scoring twice but they couldn't stop the barrage of shots coming at their goal.
Arsenal 2 v 0 Fulham Cazorla (57,62)
First Half: Ozil has an effort cleared off the line. Sidwell has a long range volley well punched away. Sagna has a low shot parried.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Gnabry has a shot from the edge of the box parried. Sagna has a low close range effort cleared off the line. Goal! 1-0, Arsenal take the lead as Cazorla plays a one two with Wilshere before slotting a shot into the far side. Goal! 2-0, Cazorla scores from the edge of the box with a low shot into the far bottom corner. Podolski has a long range driven shot parried onto the near post. Bent fires an effort just wide of the near post. Kasami has a free kick saved.
Full Time: 2-0.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Cazorla. Arsenal controlled the game but struggled to make possession pay as for a large part of the match they failed to convert their chances. However, a brilliant five minute spell saw Cazorla grab two goals and the match. Fulham did well to hang on at 0-0 for so long but a five minute lapse of concentration proved costly as they came away with nothing.
Liverpool 2 v 2 Aston Villa Weimann (25), Benteke (36), Sturridge (45), Gerrard (53pen)
First Half: Agbonlahor taps an effort just wide of the near post. Westwood has a fierce strike saved. Clark heads onto the far post following a corner. Goal! 0-1, Villa take the lead as Weimann taps in an Agbonlahor cross. Goal! 0-2, Benteke scores after heading in from close range an Agbonlahor cross. Goal! 1-2, Sturridge scores with a low chip over the keeper into the far side.
Half Time: 1-2.
Second Half: Penalty! Guzan fouls Suarez inside the box. Goal! 2-2, Liverpool equalise as Gerrard scores from the spot with a low shot into the bottom corner. Delph fires a long range curling shot just wide of the far post. Henderson has a low shot from the edge of the box parried. Suarez fires a free kick just wide of the near post.
Full Time: 2-2.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Agbonlahor. Liverpool were given a shock today, going two down in the first half. Sturridge's goal just before half time was vital to their mindsight going into half time and they did well to recover and score the equaliser. They had their chances to win the match but in the end it was a good point to get. Villa played their best match for a while after putting in a much better display. They deservedly took the lead and capitalised on it by scoring the second. If they could have gone into half time 0-0 then they may well have won the game but Liverpool always looked like getting that second half equalizer.
West Ham United 1 v 3 Newcastle United Cabaye (16,90), Remy (33), Williamson OG (45)
First Half: Taylor puts a header wide of the near post. Goal! 0-1, Newcastle take the lead as Cabaye scores with a low shot into the far bottom corner. Sissokho has a low shot parried. Goal! 0-2, Remy scores after chesting the ball down and poking past the keeper. Cabaye has a long range shot parried at the near post. Goal! 1-2, Cole chests the ball down before firing a shot that deflects off Williamson and under the keeper.
Half Time: 1-2.
Second Half: Remy has a shot parried. Cole scuffs a chance wide of the far post. Carroll volleys over the bar. Goal! 1-3, Cabaye scores with a free kick that goes in via the inside of the near post.
Full Time: 1-3.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Cabaye. West Ham certainly had their chances but were unable to take enough of them. At 2-1 down they were still in the game but in their efforts to equalize they conceded a late goal to end the match. Great win for Newcastle who played really well. Encouraging stuff for Pardew and the Toon army.
Sunderland 2 v 2 Southampton Rodriguez (4), Lovren (31), Borini (32), Johnson (71)
First Half: Goal! 0-1, Southampton take the lead as Rodriguez scores with a long range strike into the far side. A Shaw cross deflects onto the near post. Lambert volleys wide across goal. Rodriguez has a low shot saved. Goal! 0-2, Lovren scores with a volley into the far bottom corner following a corner. Goal! 1-2, Borini scores after chesting the ball down from a cross and beating Boruc at the far post. Lambert has a free kick parried away.
Half Time: 1-2.
Second Half: Rodriguez has a shot saved. Goal! 2-2, Sunderland level as Johnson scores with a fierce blast into the roof of the net. Gardner has an effort from the edge of the box parried at the far post.
Full Time: 2-2.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Borini. Sunderland showed some real spirit today after coming back from 2-0 down to take a point from the match. They got off to a slow start and paid dearly for it but it was an important point gained in the end. Southampton dominated most of the match and rightly led 2-0. However, some poor defending let Sunderland back into the game whilst they failed to take more of their many chances. A point gained for the Saints but they should really have taken all three.
Crystal Palace 1 v 0 Stoke City Puncheon (51)
First Half: Ward heads just wide of the far post. Wilson has a header well parried past the post. Pieters volleys wide of the near post.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Adam fires a low shot from the edge of the box just wide of the far post. Goal! 1-0, Palace take the lead as Puncheon scores with a low shot into the far bottom corner. Adam fires a long range blast just wide of the post. Ward has a fierce strike saved before the keeper makes a double save to deny both Puncheon and Ward. Puncheon has a low shot saved.
Full Time: 1-0.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Puncheon. Palace deserved to win whilst Puncheon turned from villain to hero today. After missing a dreadful penalty last week, Puncheon put in a strong performance and got the winning goal. Three massive points which will build their confidence. Stoke came close to scoring but it just wasn't to be today. Not ideal for Stoke but they will keep battling away.
Norwich City 1 v 0 Hull City Bennett (87)
First Half: Jelavic fires a low shot just wide of the near post. Rosenior volleys wide of the far post. Van Wolfswinkel misses with a low shot wide of the near post. Snodgrass has a long range shot parried.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Hooper volleys over from long range. Pilkington has a shot that deflects over the bar. Goal! 1-0, Norwich take the lead as Bennett heads in at the far side following a corner. Red Card! Huddlestone is sent off for a second yellow card. Bruce heads wide of the near post.
Full Time: 1-0.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Bennett. A massive win for Norwich who desperately needed that. It came with three minutes to go but it they held on during the game well and took their chance. Not Hull's best day as they had plenty of early chances which they wasted. Frustrating to lose so late into the game whilst losing Huddlestone may prove costly in games coming up.
Best Goal: Y.Toure, Cazorla, Cabaye, Rodriguez, Lovren. Winner: Yaya Toure
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