Tuesday 6 October 2015

What a weekend!



Hello you lovely lot! Better late than never but welcome to a midweek special, we are now in an international break which is enthralling because England are playing the mighty Estonia and Lithuania.

Let's crack on with my round up of all the games from the Premier League!


Crystal Palace 2 - 0 West Brom - What a job, Alan Pardew is doing at Selhurst Park. Palace were superb on Saturday and The Baggies just couldn't handle them, especially Wilfred Zaha, Yannick Bolasie and Yohann Cabaye. I really think that if they can keep up this form then a Europa League spot isn't a million miles away, as for West Brom, they are not looking like a Tony Pulis side at all.


Aston Villa 0 - 1 Stoke City - Another defeat for Tim Sherwood's side and they are looking in real trouble and if it wasn't for a couple of other sides playing ever worse then they would be bottom. Villa are lacking goals, the ability to defend and any desire at the moment but fair play to Stoke because Villa Park isn't an easy place to go.


Bounemouth 1 - 1 Watford - This was a really entertaining game to watch but I am concerned about the Cherries now that Callum Wilson is out for the long term. Glenn Murray is a good player so the Bournemouth fans will hope he can carry on with the goals. Watford have found their feet in the Premier League and they play some lovely football at times.


Man City 6 - 1 Newcastle - The first half was all Newcastle and they could have been more than a goal up if it wasn't for some top goalkeeping but the second half was an absolute shambles from The Toon. Sergio Aguero scored 4 goals in 13 minutes which was unbelievable but also fantastic if you had him in your fantasy team. Newcastle are in huge trouble and I don't see them improving.


Norwich 1 - 2 Leicester - The Foxes bounced back after their humbling defeat last week and that boy Jamie Vardy just cannot stop scoring at the moment. This was a brilliant game to watch and if you would have said that at the start of the season, I would have laughed at you.


Sunderland 2 - 2 West Ham - The Black Cats threw away a 2 goal lead and had a man sent off, no real surprise that Dick Advocaat has decided to call it a day. Sunderland started off superb and looked like getting their first win of the season but once again their defensive frailties came back to haunt them and they sit second bottom and in massive trouble with no manager.      


Chelsea 1 - 3 Southampton -  I didn't fancy Chelsea to win this game and their performance showed why, they were dreadful all over the pitch. Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas and all of their key players from last year look all over the place at the moment. Southampton were well worth their win and should have scored more. Jose Mourinho made the best joke of the year by saying that referees are afraid to give decisions to Chelsea after Falcao's dive wasn't rewarded with a spot kick but a yellow card. Well played ref.


Everton 1 - 1 Liverpool - Brendan Rodgers's last game in charge for Liverpool, it was a gritty game and Everton had the chances to win it. Danny Ings looks good for Liverpool but it was that man Lukaku who caused all sorts of problems again.


Arsenal 3 - 0 Man United - Well that is one way to bounce back from a defeat and what a win it was. The game was pretty much over in the first 8 minutes when Alexis's lovely backheel was doubled 33 seconds later from some lovely football which ended with Ozil slotting home. The third was a belter and it was that man Alexis with a piledriver into the top corner. I haven't been convinced by United and they were awful, in fact that is an insult to awful, they were a shambles all over the pitch. Petr Cech made some important saves but it was a very easy day.

Swansea 2 - 2 Tottenham - Another entertaining game, two lovely freekicks from Eriksson and beauty of an own goal by Harry Kane which any striker would have been proud of. Swansea caused a lot of problems down the wings and if it wasn't for some world class keeping, they would have won the game.

I shall be back over the weekend to do a little round up of all the Internationals featuring all the home nations.

Until then :)

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