First Half: Kolarov has an effort from an acute angle parried past the near post. Kolarov scuffs a shot from the edge of the box wide of the near post. Yaya Toure has a low shot cleared off the line. Bowery volleys wide of the near post. Silva has an effort blocked. Nasri sends a long range volley wide of the near post.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Kompany has an overhead kick saved. Kolarov has a long range free kick pushed away from the near top corner. Goal! 1-0, City take the lead through Dzeko who latches onto Zabaleta's low cross to tuck in under the keeper. Goal! 2-0, Dzeko scores from Nasri's rebounded shot to tap in from close range. Weimann heads against the underside of the bar from close range which bounces away off the line. Goal! 3-0, Yaya Toure lays the ball across to Jovetic who scores with a low shot from the edge of the box into the far bottom corner. Goal! 4-0, Yaya Toure goes on an incredible run that starts within his own half, going past the villa defence and slots past the keeper at the near side.
Full Time: 4-0.
Man City 2nd>1st, 80>83pts
Villa 14>15th, 38pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Yaya Toure. City battle past Villa. City knew that victory today would mean that a point against West Ham on the final day of the season would see them lift the trophy. It took just over an hour for them to break the deadlock as Dzeko opened the scoring before doubling the lead eight minutes later. Once the first goal went in, the floodgates opened and it turned into a rout. It may have taken them a while to take the lead but Villa put up a stern defence which proved tough to break down. All the nerves in the stadium were settled once Dzeko scored that first goal and for me it's all over now. I can't see City losing at home to West Ham so it looks like City will be champions for the second time in two seasons.
Villa were worthy opponents and kept City at bay for an hour. They parked a bus or two and it worked as it frustrated City for the majority of the game. However, the endless City pressure proved too much and their defence was broken and severely breached. There really wasn't much threat from Villa going forward so in the end they were didn't really deserve much out of the game. That defeat means that Villa fall one place into 15th.
Sunderland 2 v 0 West Bromich Albion Colback (13), Borini (31)
First Half: Borini has a fierce long range strike parried over. Goal! 1-0, Sunderland take the lead through Colback who latches onto Alonso's cross before converting at the near side. Goal! 2-0, Larsson plays in Borini who volleys in at the near side. Berahino has a curling shot from the edge of the box parried away from the far side.
Half Time: 2-0.
Second Half: Berahino fires a shot wide of the near post. Sessegnon sends a low shot wide of the near post. Altidore puts a close range effort wide of the near post. Vergini drags a low shot wide across goal. Morrison has a long range strike saved.
Full Time: 2-0.
Sunderland 17>14th, 35>38pts
West Brom 16>17th, 36pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Cattermole. Sunderland march to safety. Sunderland are now safe from relegation and have produced quite a run of form to incredibly avoid the drop. They got the job done in the first half, taking a two goal lead into half time. More goals could have come in the second half but in the end Colback and Borini sealed those three points early on. Poyet has pulled off a minor miracle with Sunderland who move up three places into 14th with that win whilst Norwich are as good as relegated.
West Brom created chances for themselves but failed to take any of them. Berahino and Sessegnon came closest for the Baggies but both failed to provide a goal. It wasn't their best performance by any stretch of the imagination and they were soundly beaten in the end in what was Sunderland's night to remember. That defeat means that West Brom fall one place into 17th but they can sleep easy knowing that they are not going to be relegated unless there is a tremendous swing in goal difference on Sunday.
Manchester United 3 v 1 Hull City Wilson (31,61), Van Persie (86), Fryatt (63)
First Half: Januzaj has a penalty appeal turned down. Lawrence has a long range shot deflected over. Goal! 1-0, United take the lead as Fellaini heads down to Wilson who scores with a low volley under the keeper.
Half Time: 1-0.
Second Half: Goal! 2-0, Fellaini has an effort parried straight to Wilson who scores from the rebound. Goal! 2-1, Fryatt scores with a low strike from long range into near bottom corner. Fellaini fires a shot high and wide at the near side. Goal! 3-1, Van Persie has a shot blocked but volleys in from the rebound into the near side. Giggs has a free kick parried over the near top corner.
Full Time: 3-1.
Man United 7th, 60>63pts
Hull 15>16th, 37pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Januzaj. Dream debut for Wilson. Giggs made plenty of changes and gave debuts to both Wilson and Lawrence. They both played pretty well whilst Wilson managed to bag a brace to round off a dream start to his United career. On the whole it was a pretty decent performance whilst Van Persie found the back of the net for the first time since coming back from injury. However, Fellaini really struggled and looks to have no confidence in his game whatsoever. Overall, encouraging signs for United whilst Giggs bid farewell with his last ever game at Old Trafford in a United shirt. A true legend bows out.
Hull were largely there for the occasion as it all centred around Ryan Giggs. They went 2-0 down but came back into the game when Fryatt scored a cracker from long range to half the deficit. The game could have turned at that point but they failed to capitalise and ended up conceding a late goal. Their main problem was that they failed to contain the threat of Januzaj down the wings who proved to be a constant thorn in their side. Hull may have fancied their chances coming to Old Trafford and taking something home, especially after seeing the team sheet but it didn't work out for them and that defeat means that they drop down one place into 16th.
Best Goal: Yaya Toure, Jovetic, Borini, Van Persie, Fryatt. Winner: Yaya Toure
League Leaders:
1. Man City P37 - 83pts
2. Liverpool P37 - 81pts
3. Chelsea P37 - 79pts
4. Arsenal P37 - 76pts
5. Everton P37 - 69pts
Relegation Battle:
16. Hull P37 - 37pts
17. West Brom P37 - 36pts
18. Norwich P37 - 33pts
19. Fulham P37 - 31pts Relegated
20. Cardiff P37 - 30pts Relegated
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