EPL Week 9: Man. United Can't Face The Heat, Liverpool Win At The Bridge, Adebayor Saves Arsenal
October 29th 2008 03:07
Manchester United – Everton: 1-1
When Darren Fletcher scored his third of the season at the 21st minute, it looked like the Red Devils would get an easy win. Unfortunately, their domination only lasted in the first 45 minutes. In the second half, Everton's pressure became almost unbearable for Sir Alex Ferguson's men. It didn't help that Ferdinand had a couple of brain farts that put his team and Van der Sar in serious trouble. Everton tied the game at the 62nd minute, but they could've had easily grabbed the lead if their strikers were more precise.
No one in United's camp will be happy for the draw. Although this game wasn't a must-win, the defending champions were probably anticipating a win that would've put them closer to the top three. Now, Chelsea and Liverpool are pulling away while they're stuck outside of the top four. Plus, I'm still not convinced about Berbatov. Most of his goals so far were purely reactions, not really genius stuff. It's a shame that Carlos Tevez has to rot on the bench.
Manchester United's line-up: Edwin Van der Sar; Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra; Darren Fletcher (Carlos Tevez, 77th), Park Ji-Sung (Anderson, 66th), Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo; Wayne Rooney (Nani, 70th), Dimitar Berbatov.
Chelsea – Liverpool: 0-1
An early goal by Xabi Alonso was all it took for Liverpool to end Chelsea's winning streak at Stamford Bridge. Although the Blues had most of their possession, their forwards never seemed to get in the game. Anelka and Malouda were particularly invisble, and Kalou couldn't do it all by himself. But then again, Liverpool were very solid at the back, especially Jamie Carragher who came up with a great display. Not only did Liverpool finally found a way through Chelsea's defense, but the win also puts them atop the Premiership standings, three points clear of Chelsea.
Chelsea's line-up: Petr Cech; Jose Bosingwa (Scott Sinclair, 84th), Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole; John Obi Mikel, Deco, Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou (Franco Di Santo, 57th), Florent Malouda (Juliano Belletti, 57th); Nicolas Anelka.
Liverpool's line-up: Pepe Reina; Alvaro Arbeloa, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Fabio Aurelio; Dirk Kuyt (Lucas, 87th), Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Albert Riera (Sami Hyypia, 89th), Steven Gerrard; Robbie Keane (Ryan Babel, 59th).
West Ham United – Arsenal: 0-2
A great performance by Robert Green helped The Hammers to strongly compete against Arsenal. The Gunners had all the possession but couldn't find a way through the home side's defense. It took an own-goal by defender Julien Faubert – who deflected Adebayor's harmless shot/cross into the net - at the 74th minute to finally break the deadlock. Adebayor then added the insurance goal at the 90th minute.
Arsenal's line-up: Manuel Almunia; Emmanuel Eboue, William Gallas, Mikael Silvestre, Gael Clichy; Theo Walcott (Emmanuel Adebayor, 67th), Alexandre Song, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri (Abou Diaby, 66th); Robin Van Persie (Bacary Sagna, 91st), Nicklas Bendtner.
When Darren Fletcher scored his third of the season at the 21st minute, it looked like the Red Devils would get an easy win. Unfortunately, their domination only lasted in the first 45 minutes. In the second half, Everton's pressure became almost unbearable for Sir Alex Ferguson's men. It didn't help that Ferdinand had a couple of brain farts that put his team and Van der Sar in serious trouble. Everton tied the game at the 62nd minute, but they could've had easily grabbed the lead if their strikers were more precise.
No one in United's camp will be happy for the draw. Although this game wasn't a must-win, the defending champions were probably anticipating a win that would've put them closer to the top three. Now, Chelsea and Liverpool are pulling away while they're stuck outside of the top four. Plus, I'm still not convinced about Berbatov. Most of his goals so far were purely reactions, not really genius stuff. It's a shame that Carlos Tevez has to rot on the bench.
Manchester United's line-up: Edwin Van der Sar; Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra; Darren Fletcher (Carlos Tevez, 77th), Park Ji-Sung (Anderson, 66th), Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo; Wayne Rooney (Nani, 70th), Dimitar Berbatov.
Chelsea – Liverpool: 0-1
An early goal by Xabi Alonso was all it took for Liverpool to end Chelsea's winning streak at Stamford Bridge. Although the Blues had most of their possession, their forwards never seemed to get in the game. Anelka and Malouda were particularly invisble, and Kalou couldn't do it all by himself. But then again, Liverpool were very solid at the back, especially Jamie Carragher who came up with a great display. Not only did Liverpool finally found a way through Chelsea's defense, but the win also puts them atop the Premiership standings, three points clear of Chelsea.
Chelsea's line-up: Petr Cech; Jose Bosingwa (Scott Sinclair, 84th), Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole; John Obi Mikel, Deco, Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou (Franco Di Santo, 57th), Florent Malouda (Juliano Belletti, 57th); Nicolas Anelka.
Liverpool's line-up: Pepe Reina; Alvaro Arbeloa, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Fabio Aurelio; Dirk Kuyt (Lucas, 87th), Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Albert Riera (Sami Hyypia, 89th), Steven Gerrard; Robbie Keane (Ryan Babel, 59th).
West Ham United – Arsenal: 0-2
A great performance by Robert Green helped The Hammers to strongly compete against Arsenal. The Gunners had all the possession but couldn't find a way through the home side's defense. It took an own-goal by defender Julien Faubert – who deflected Adebayor's harmless shot/cross into the net - at the 74th minute to finally break the deadlock. Adebayor then added the insurance goal at the 90th minute.
Arsenal's line-up: Manuel Almunia; Emmanuel Eboue, William Gallas, Mikael Silvestre, Gael Clichy; Theo Walcott (Emmanuel Adebayor, 67th), Alexandre Song, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri (Abou Diaby, 66th); Robin Van Persie (Bacary Sagna, 91st), Nicklas Bendtner.
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