First Half: OFF! Jelavic tackles Kompany before Kompany wrestles Jelavic down, Kompany is the last man and is shown a straight red card. Goal! 0-1, Man City take the lead as Silva scores with a long range curling shot into the far side. Zabaleta strikes a volley from the edge of the box against the underside of the crossbar and the ball bounces away off the line at the near side. Livermore fires a low driven shot from long range wide of the near post.
Half Time: 0-1.
Second Half: Long has a blast from the edge of the box saved. Jelavic has an effort saved at the near side. Boyd drives a shot over the bar. Boyd has a penalty claim turned down. Fernandinho is through on goal but drags a low shot wide across goal. Dzeko has a shot saved. Goal! 0-2, Silva plays in Dzeko who calmly slots a low shot past the keeper at the near side.
Full Time: 0-2.
Hull 13th, 30pts
Man City 4th, 57>60pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Silva. City find a way to win. Hull had the advantage of an extra man for the majority of the match but failed to capitalise as they struggled to find the back of the City net. They presses City more in the second half but a lack of creativity up front cost them today. From the position they found themselves in with the early red card, Hull missed out on taking something from the game.
Man City showed some strong character to beat Hull today after losing their talisman Kompany early on. Jelavic had outmuscled Kompany which led to the City captain wrestling down the Hull striker to deny him going through on goal. It was a straight red card for me and the referee got it right as he was the last man and clearly denied a goal scoring opportunity. In the end, City coped really well without him as Silva scored a spectacular opening goal before Dzeko sealed the three points right at the end.
Aston Villa 1 v 0 Chelsea Delph (82)
First Half: Benteke swivels and fires a low volley just wide across goal from the edge of the box. Matic has a goal ruled out for handball.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Oscar fires a shot high and wide across goal. Benteke hits a low shot from the edge of the box just wide of the far post. OFF! Willian is shown a second yellow card and sent off. Goal! 1-0, Villa take the lead as Albrighton's low cross finds Delph who scores with an audacious backheel flick into the far bottom corner. Delph has a low shot that deflects off Terry and strikes the bar. OFF! Ramires is shown a straight red card for a two footed challenge. OFF! Mourinho is sent to the stands for enquiring the referee.
Full Time: 1-0.
Villa 11th>10th, 31>34pts
Chelsea 1st, 66pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Delph. Villa defeat sorry Chelsea. What a huge performance and win that was for Villa. They put in a really determined effort to contain Chelsea today and it paid off big time. Benteke proved a handful up top whilst Delph was instrumental for Villa. They were able to take more control of the game once Willian was sent off and Delph took full advantage by scoring a quite incredible goal. Chelsea lost their cool and it was pretty comfortable for Villa to hold on for the shock victory. With that win, Villa move up one place into 10th.
Chelsea were very poor today and just didn't get going. They failed to create chances in front of the Villa goal and paid a heavy price for their poor discipline. Both Willian and Ramires were sent off whilst Mourinho was sent into the stands. Willian may feel hard done by for his second yellow but Ramires can have no complaints with his horror tackle. They were close to holding on for a point but were denied by a world class goal from Delph who gave Chelsea a real setback in their title bid ambitions. Despite losing, Chelsea remain at the top of the table but City have games in hand that could see them overtake them.
Swansea City 1 v 2 West Bromich Albion Lamah (2), Sessegnon (52), Mulumbu (85)
First Half: Goal! 1-0, Swansea take the lead as Lamah cuts inside before scoring with a low shot into the far side from an acute angle. Anichebe has a low shot from the edge of the box saved. Bony has an effort from close range parried away. De Guzman puts an effort wide of the near post. Williams heads against the ground and just over the bar following a corner.
Half Time: 1-0.
Second Half: Goal! 1-1, West Brom equalise as Sessegnon scores with a low strike from long range that goes in at the near side. Swansea have a penalty appeal turned down. De Guzman runs past the Baggies defence before having a low shot saved. Goal! 1-2, West Brom take the lead as Mulumbu scores with a low placed shot from the edge of the box that goes in via the inside of the far post.
Full Time: 1-2.
Swansea 14th, 29pts
West Brom 17th>16th, 25>28pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Mulumbu. Mulumbu seals important win for West Brom. Swansea were clearly better in the first half and led going into half time. However, a very sloppy and average second half performance saw them concede twice and lose the match. Disappointing result for the Swans who will want to get past 30 points sooner rather than later.
West Brom sealed three very important points at the Liberty stadium which pushes them that little bit further away from the relegation zone. They were so much better in the second half, showing some real fighting spirit that led to them turning the game around and scoring twice. Their first win in eight games sees the Baggies move up one place into 16th.
Everton 2 v 1 Cardiff City Deulofeu (59), Cala (68), Coleman (90)
First Half: Mirallas has a curling shot parried away from the far side. Deulofeu has a penalty appeal turned down. Campbell has a low shot really well saved. Deulofeu has a low shot from the edge of the box parried past the far post. Lukaku has a curling shot from the edge of the box really well tipped over the bar.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Campbell has a low shot from an acute angle parried past the near post. Goal! 1-0, Everton take the lead as Deulofue scores with a low shot that deflects off Caulker and in at the near side. Goal! 1-1, Cardiff equalise as Cala scores with an effort from close range at the near side following a Whittingham free kick. Lukaku has a shot from the edge of the box that takes a deflection and is stopped by a great save at the far post. Zaha has a penalty appeal turned down. Barkley has a header saved from close range. Goal! 2-1, Everton take the lead again as Barry heads back to Coleman who slices in an effort at the near side.
Full Time: 2-1.
Everton 7th>6th, 48>51pts
Cardiff 18th>19th, 25pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Marshall. Coleman seals late Everton victory. Everton played some good football and managed to find a way to win right at the death as Coleman sliced in his shot which beat the despairing Cardiff defenders and keeper on the line. An important three points picked up for the Toffees who still maintain their push for a champions league spot. With that win, Everton move up one place into 6th.
What a major blow for Cardiff who looked set to have claimed a vital point. After going behind, they levelled soon after and defended tremendously to fight for a point but it was not to be. Marshall had a great game yet they still conceded twice which shows some of the woes Cardiff have been facing this season. Campbell had some decent chances but was unable to take one, proving costly to their cause. After that loss, Cardiff drop one place down into 19th and facing a gloomy task to avoid relegation.
Southampton 4 v 2 Norwich City Schneiderlin (5), Lambert (57), Rodriguez (72), Elmander (85), Snodgrass (86), Gallagher (90)
First Half: Goal! 1-0, Saints take an early lead as Schneiderlin gets played in on goal before slotting a shot into the far bottom corner. Hooper slices a shot wide of the near post.
Half Time: 1-0.
Second Half: Ward-Prowse has a driven shot from long range parried past the near post. Goal! 2-0, Lambert makes a nice turn before coolly slotting a low shot in at the near side. Do Prado has an effort block saved before Goal! 3-0, Rodriguez scores from close range into an open goal. Rodriguez strikes a curling shot from long range against the bar. Goal! 3-1, Norwich pull a goal back as Elmander gets played through on goal intercepting a Fonte backpass, before scoring with a low shot under the keeper. Goal! 3-2, Norwich score again straight after as Van Wolfswinkel has a shot from the edge of the box across goal parried to Snodgrass who slots home into the near side. Goal! 4-2, Saints restore parity as Davis breaks quickly before playing in Gallagher who has his first attempt parried before slotting in the rebound.
Full Time: 4-2.
Saints 9th>8th, 42>45pts
Norwich 15th, 29pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Lambert. Saints make life harder for themselves. Southampton eases their way to a 3-0 lead, looking very comfortable and controlling the game. However, instead of seeing the game out they had a mad two minutes, letting Norwich back into the game at 3-2. A nervy final five minutes saw the Saints restore some parity as Gallagher slotted home to seal three points. Overall, another fine display from the Saints and their England trio up front. With that win, the Saints move up one place into 8th.
It was a very poor performance from Norwich who were outplayed for 70 minutes and seemingly out of the game. Amazingly, they got themselves back to within one goal after scoring twice in as many minutes. It set up a thrilling final few minutes but they couldn't find an equaliser, ending up conceding another to end the game. Not the result Norwich were looking for as they sit loomingly above the relegation zone.
Stoke City 3 v 1 West Ham United Carroll (5), Odemwingie (45,79), Arnautovic (69)
First Half: Goal! 0-1, West Ham take the lead as Carroll heads in from a Noble free kick at the far post. Ireland has a shot stopped by a great parry at the far post. Crouch has a low dragged shot deflected wide of the near post. Goal! 1-1, Stoke equalise as Crouch heads downwards from a corner to Odemwingie who finished from close range.
Half Time: 1-1.
Second Half: Carroll has a low shot parried away. Nolan has a goal ruled out for offside. Goal! 2-1, Stoke take the lead as Arnautovic glides past the defence before scoring with a low shot into the near side. West Ham have a handball penalty appeal turned down. Goal! 3-1, Stoke consolidate their lead with another goal as a fast break leads to Ireland playing the ball into Odemwingie who fires a shot past the keeper at the near side.
Full Time: 3-1.
Stoke 12th>11th, 31>34pts
West Ham 10th>12th, 31pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Ireland. Odemwingie at the double. Stoke played some decent football today and came out comfortable winners. There were some impressive performances from Ireland and Odemwingie who ran the show for Stoke today. Hughes will be pleased along with the Stoke faithful as they move up one place into 11th with those three points.
West Ham made a good start to the game, taking the lead within the opening first five minutes. They struggled from thereafter though and went behind in the 79th minute. Allardyce will no doubt claim they should have had a penalty as it looked like one of the Stoke players handled the ball inside the box but the referee adjudged it was not deliberate or just didn't see it. Nonetheless, they let in another and the game was gone. With that defeat, the Hammers fall two places into 12th.
Fulham 1 v 0 Newcastle United Dejagah (68)
First Half: Holtby has a curling shot from the edge of the box parried over the far top corner. Cisse has an effort parried just wide of the near post.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Kasami has a shot blocked before Heintinga has a long range shot deflected over the keeper and against the underside of the bar, bouncing away off the line and Woodrow has a goal ruled out for being offside. Cisse has a shot parried away. Goal! 1-0, Fulham take the lead as Dejagah scores with a low shot from long range that goes through the keeper and into the far bottom corner. Heitinga has a penalty appeal turned down against him.
Full Time: 1-0.
Fulham 20th, 21>24pts
Newcastle 8th>9th, 43pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Dejagah. Dejagah seals huge win for Fulham. That was simply a massive result for Fulham who are in desperate trouble of going down. It was a fortunate goal but nonetheless one that keeps Fulham's hopes of survival afresh. To keep a clean sheet should give them and Magath some much needed confidence and belief that survival is still on.
Overall, that was a pretty dreadful display from Newcastle. A very disappointing result for the Toon army who look awful without Remy up front. Thankfully for Newcastle they are safe in mid-table because they would be in a horrid situation if they needed some results. With that defeat, Newcastle drop one place into 9th.
Sunderland 0 v 0 Crystal Palace
First Half: Fletcher heads over the bar. Ince has a long range volley saved. Borini puts an overhead kick across goal over the bar.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Borini has a header parried away from the far side. Altidore turns on the ball and has a shot parried behind at the near side. Borini blasts a shot against the near post before curling a shot from the edge of the box just over the far top corner. Dikacoi fires a shot wide across goal.
Full Time: 0-0.
Sunderland 19th>18th, 24>25pts
Palace 16th>17th, 27>28pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Borini. Goalless draw at the stadium of Light. It was an average performance from Sunderland who were defensively okay but lacking up front. They created more chances and came closest through Fletcher who headed against the bar but the Palace net remained untouched throughout. It will be viewed as a point gained for the black cats who move up one place into 18th but they need to start winning games to get themselves to safety.
A decent point for Palace who really needed to avoid defeat today. They contained Sunderland well but didn't threaten the Sunderland goal too much. Pulis will be satisfied as they continue their fight to avoid the drop. With that draw, Palace drop one place into 17th.
Best Goal: Silva, Delph, Sessegnon, Deulofeu, Schneiderlin, Odemwingie, Dejagah. Winner: Delph.
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