Chelsea moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-2 win over Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill and Diego Costa saw The Blues pick up their 14th home win of the league. Second-place Tottenham play their extra game on Wednesday …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Manchester United Blow Title Race Open; Tottenham Keep the Pressure On
Manchester United 2, Chelsea 0 Goals Marcus Rashford (7′) Ander Herrera (49′) Recap A goal and an assist from Ander Herrera propelled Manchester United to quite possibly the biggest win of the Jose Mourinho era, and in the process, have blown the doors on the title race wide open. Chelsea’s …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Crystal Palace Beat Down Arsenal, Tottenham Continue Run of Form
Crystal Palace 3, Arsenal 0 Goals Andros Townsend (17′) Yohan Cabaye (63′) Luka Milivojevic (68′ PEN) Recap For the second straight week, Crystal Palace upset a fellow London inhabitant. After a shock 2-1 over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend, Sam Allardyce’s men defended their home turf, smacking Arsenal 3-0. …
Read More »United’s undefeated run continues as Sunderland attack fails again
Manchester United came out as 3-0 winners at the Stadium of Light courtesy goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcus Rashford as Sebastian Larsson from Sunderland got sent off right before half time. The win moved United up to fifth, with Arsenal playing on Monday, while Sunderland remain last, …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Chelsea Fall at Home to Crystal Palace, Arsenal Rescue a Point against Man City
Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 2 Goals Cesc Fàbregas (5′) Wilfried Zaha (9′) Christian Benteke (11′) Starting Lineups Check out the starting lineups for @ChelseaFC and @CPFC #PLonNBC pic.twitter.com/tfqaizjOpZ — NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) April 1, 2017 Recap A slip-up from the league leaders at home has seemingly opened the title …
Read More »Battle for safety ends in stalemate
Swansea and Middlesbrough’s hunt for Premier League safety brought the two sides face-to-face at the Liberty Stadium and ended in a dull 0-0. On paper, this was the expected result of the game with 17th placed Swansea having the worst defensive record in the league and 19th placed Middlesbrough having …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Man City tie Liverpool, Arsenal Fall to West Brom
Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1 Sergio Agüero (69′) James Milner (51′ PEN) Recap This match-up of two top-four teams lived up to the hype, providing everything from great saves and passes to penalties and late-game drama. Ultimately, City was able to pull out a draw at the Etihad Stadium after …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Liverpool Survive Scare from Burnley, Hull Beat Swansea in Relegation Battle
Liverpool 2, Burnley 1 Goals Georginio Wijnaldum (45’+1′) Emre Can (61′) Ashley Barnes (7′) Recap Liverpool survived an early goal from Burnley by coming back with two goals in 16 minutes of play to take all three points at Anfield and solidify their fourth place standing. The day started off …
Read More »Liverpool Beat Arsenal, Move to Third
Liverpool emerged as comfortable 3-1 winners against Arsenal on Saturday. Goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Giorgino Wijnaldum helped the Reds to victory while the Gunners scored a consolation goal through Danny Welbeck. Lineups: Danny Welbeck picked up his first Premier League start of the season while Alexis Sanchez …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Leicester Win in First Game without Ranieri, Chelsea Stay Top
Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1 Jamie Vardy (28′, 60′) Danny Drinkwater (39′) Philippe Coutinho (68′) Recap Leicester City scored their first league goal of 2017 and earned a win in their first match since firing ex-manager Claudio Ranieri in a shocking 3-1 win at home over Liverpool. Jamie Vardy spearheaded …
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