First Half: Goal! 0-1, Fulham take the lead as Sidwell scores with a volley into the near bottom corner from a Holtby pass. Van Persie volleys over the bar at the near post. Young has a close range header parried away from the near post. Richardson is played through on goal but blazes over the bar. Carrick has a volley parried away. Van Persie has an effort deflected over the bar.
Half Time: 0-1.
Second Half: Rooney has an effort denied by a great parry over the bar. Goal! 1-1, United equalise as Mata fires a shot across goal that is converted in from close range by Van Persie. Goal! 2-1, United take the lead as Carrick has a shot from the edge of the box deflected into the far side. Mata fires a low shot from the edge of the box just wide of the near post. Goal! 2-2, Fulham grab a very late equaliser as Richardson has a shot parried at the near post before Bent scores with a diving header from the rebound.
Full Time: 2-2.
Man United (7th) 41pts
Fulham (20th) 20pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Sidwell. Bent continues United's woes. United were really poor today. The style of play was extremely one dimensional and easy to defend for most of the game. Cross after cross entered the Fulham box but time after time they were cleared. They went behind within twenty minutes and it really changed the atmosphere at Old Trafford. The crowd began to get frustrated but eventually Moyes encouraged more players to get into the attacking box which paid off. Van Persie was on hand to equalise whilst Carrick scored two minutes later as it looked like United had turned the match around and taken the three points. However, they failed to see the game out and right at the death, Darren Bent scored with a diving header from out of nowhere to deny United the win. I couldn't believe what I was seeing as you just don't expect United to drop points from that situation. Moyes will be under plenty of fire after that performance and result.On the other hand, Fulham took their chances superbly and deserved to take a massive point away from home. Sidwell scored a decent goal to give them the lead and they defended brilliantly for the majority of the match. The United pressure did take its toll and they lost the lead but to equalise in the dying seconds must have been a monumental relief to the team and their fans. They still remain at the foot of the table but that result should give them a massive lift going into their next game.
Tottenham Hotspur 1 v 0 Everton Adebayor (65)
First Half: Osman curls a shot from the edge of the box wide of the far post. Osman has a long range driven shot really well parried away. Osman heads just wide of the near post following a corner. Osman has a low shot saved. Dawson heads over the bar following a corner. Mirallas runs through the Spurs defence but blazes a shot over the bar.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Adebayor heads wide of the far post following a corner. Goal! 1-0, Spurs take the lead as Walker finds Adebayor with a quick free kick who out muscles the defence before slotting a shot inside the near post. Adebayor fires a long shot over the bar. Defoe has a low parried away from the near post.
Full Time: 1-0.
Spurs (5th) 47pts
Everton (6th) 45pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Adebayor. Adebayor sinks Everton at the Lane. It was a pretty even game but a single strike in the second half from Adebayor proved pivotal. In the battle for European places, this was a pretty big game for both clubs but it was Spurs who came out on top. They didn't really get going in first half but looked much better in the second, creating a lot more chances. The victory sees them leapfrog Everton into 5th place. Everton started the game very strongly and were unfortunate not to have taken the lead. Leon Osman could have had a hat-trick in the first half an hour but scuppered all four chances. The goal put them on the back foot during the second half but they deserved to take a point from the game. With that loss, Everton fall two points behind Spurs and drop one place to 6th.
Best Goal: Sidwell, Carrick, Adebayor. Winner: Adebayor
League Top 5
1. Chelsea 56pts
2. Arsenal 55pts
3. Man City 54pts
4. Liverpool 50pts
5. Tottenham 47pts
Relegation Battle
16. Norwich 25pts
17. Sunderland 24pts
18. West Brom 23pts
19. Cardiff 21pts
20. Fulham 20pts
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