footballnotsoccer
Paladin
Hardy
KC Hill
techman
Graham Fisher
Andrew Aigner-Muehler
LukeS
Craig HillEPL: Chelsea closing the gap
April 7th 2008 05:30
Sat, Apr 5:
Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
Aston Villa 4 - 0 Bolton
Blackburn 1 - 1 Tottenham
Fulham 1 - 3 Sunderland
Newcastle 3 - 0 Reading
Wigan 2 - 0 Birmingham
Man City 0 - 2 Chelsea
MSun, Apr 6:
Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Man Utd
Everton 1 - 0 Derby
SUMMARY:
The second out of three clashes within a week for Arsenal and Liverpool ended in yet another 1-1 draw with the Gunners's hopes of winning the title this season all but gone.
Just three days after their Champions League tie ended all square, both teams were back to do battle for league points with both managers making near wholesale changes to their sides in anticipation of the CL quarter-final second leg at Anfield on Tuesday.
And it was recalled England striker Peter Crouch who opened the scoring just before the break with a fine effort - chesting down a flick on from Benayoun and turning Arsenal skipper William Gallas before drilling his shot into the bottom corner.
Less than ten minutes after the break, the home side were back on level terms when Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner scored a powerful header past Pepe Reina much to the relief of the crowd at the Emirates.
Both sides had further chances to win the game but ultimately had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Chelsea are now just three points adrift behind Premier League leaders Manchester United after a convincing win over Manchester City. A Richard Dunne own goal opened the visitor's account before Salomon Kalou made sure of victory with a second half goal to record a 2-0 win.
Middlesbrough earned a valiant 2-2 draw at home against Manchester United who had to rely on a Wayne Rooney equaliser in the 74th minute to salvage a draw after Cristiano Ronaldo (yes, him again) opened the scoring for the Red Devils in the 10th minute.
Goals from Boro's Afonso Alves either side of half-time shocked Sir Alex Ferguson's men before the England striker came to rescue United.
Newcastle United made it three wins in a row after a crushing 3-0 victory over Reading. Once again the three-pronged strike force of Obafemi Martins, Michael Owen and Socceroo Mark Viduka were crucial and they all scored one-a-piece as the Toon Army can now almost be certain of Premiership safety for next season.
In other matches, wins were recorded for Aston Villa, Sunderland, Wigan and Everton
[Video Source: DailyMotion]
| 67 |
| Vote |
Add To: 
subscribe to this blog
