Carew 32’ Richardson 2’
Huth 83’, 90’ Gyan 48’
Review:
Sunderland defended set-pieces poorly, there was no getting away from that, but the finger of blame for two of Stoke’s goals could just as easily be pointed at referee Lee Probert and his assistants, Stephen Child and Paul Thompson.
Kieran Richardson had fired Sunderland in front inside the first two minutes but, just after the half-hour, linesman Child – who was also guilty of a major error in Arsenal’s game against Everton in midweek – failed to spot that Carew was offside as the ball was knocked down to him and the on-loan Aston Villa man poked it home.
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Wigan 4 - 3 Blackburn
McCarthy 35’, 56' Roberts 23'
Rodallega 50’ Samba 58’
Watson 65’ (pen.) Dunn 81’ (pen.)
Review:
James McCarthy scored twice in a thrilling encounter at the DW Stadium as Wigan beat Blackburn 4-3 to end their eight-game winless run in the Barclays Premier League and climb out of the bottom three.
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Tottenham 2 - 1 Bolton
Van der Vaart 6’(pen.) Sturridge 55’
Kranjcar 90
Review:
With a last-minute Niko Kranjcar winner and Arsenal throwing away a four-goal lead, White Hart Lane was simply delirious here. A mixture of disbelief and unbridled joy met Mark Clattenburg’s full-time whistle, as Tottenham’s hunt for a fourth-place finish continued in dramatic circumstances. Tottenham seemed to be ambling towards a scrappy 1-0 victory after Van der Vaart converted from the spot following Kevin Davies’s handball, although they could have made it a lot easier. Van der Vaart netted a second from the spot after Sam Ricketts tripped Aaron Lennon but Wilson Palacios encroached in the area, Clattenburg ordered a retake and the Dutchman missed.
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Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal
Barton 68’(pen.),83’(pen.) Walcott 1’
Best 75’ Djourou 3’
Tioté 87’ van Persie 10’, 26’
Review:
Player-turned-pundit Chris Kamara has lauded the remarkable comeback staged by Newcastle United after Alan Pardew’s side snatched a 4-4 draw with Arsenal having been 4-0 down with 22 minutes remaining.
The Gunners totally dominated proceedings in the first with goals from Theo Walcott, Johan Djourou and a brace from Robin van Persie putting Arsene Wenger in a seemingly unassailable position. However, two penalties from Joey Barton, sandwiching a Leon Best strike, set up a grandstand finish before Cheik Tiote smashed home a superb equaliser on the volley.
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Manchester City 3 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Tévez 17’ (pen.), 22’, 39’ (pen.)
Review:
A wrong day for Roberto Di Matteo, a happy birthday for Carlos Tevez.The fate of the Albion boss was sealed at Eastlands through an Argentine striker who was gifted two of his three goals. Tevez received the match ball for his 27th birthday but Albion were in a kind mood. Steven Reid brought down Aleksander Kolarov to give Tevez an early spot-kick, which he converted. The ex-Manchester United man then grabbed a second when he exchanged a one-two, hurdled Jonas Olsson’s challenge and slotted a low shot past Boaz Myhill. It was the touch of genius. The touch of Jerome Thomas was less celebrated when he collected an innocuous cross on to his hand. Tevez did the rest. Albion looked out of sorts and were lucky not to be punished further, with poor finishing and Myhill restricting the home side.
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Everton 5 - 3 Blackpool
Saha 22’, 47’, 76’, 84’ Baptiste 37’
Beckford 80’ Puncheon 62'
Adam 64’
Review:
Louis Saha grabbed four goals as Everton broke Blackpool's ressistance in a remarkable game.Everton played strong in the midfield ie; Fellaini lost only 1 out of 11 duel. They even had a goal ruled out in controversial circumstances when referee Kevin Friend disallowed a Saha effort. The game was wide open and played at a dizzying pace with Blackpool happy to commit men forward when their chances arrived and the Blues, at times, playing some slick inventive football. Twice Saha fired his side in front only for Alex Baptiste and Jason Puncheon to drag the visitors level. Charlie Adam then stunned Goodison by putting the Tangerines in front for the first time in the match, only for Saha to plunder his third as momentum shifted again. Substitute Jermaine Beckford sparked pandemonium inside the old ground by volleying in Leighton Baines’ sublime pass with a razor-sharp finish. And Saha put the seal on the win with the pick of his goals, running half the length of the pitch before beating keeper Paul Rabchuka with the outside of his boot. It was an absorbing contest packed with action, fulsome in talking points and culminating in Everton climbing to 13th in the ranking.
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Aston Villa 2 - 2 Fullham
Pantsil 13’(OG) Johnson 53’
Walker 73’ Dempsey 79’
Review:
Kyle Walker capped a weekend in which he was called up to the senior England squad by scoring his first ever Premier League goal in Aston Villa’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Fulham at Villa Park.
It was a screamer of a strike on 72 minutes to put his side in the lead, taking the ball out of defence before firing low into the bottom left corner from 20 yards. Although Clint Dempsey cancelled out the goal to earn a point for Fulham six minutes later, it was Kyle’s second Villa goal in what is proving to be a successful loan spell.
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Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Manchester United
Elokobi 10’ Nani 3’
Doyle 40’
Review:
United descended on Molineux with the hauteur of invading Romans seeking to crush and collect. They ran into hostile hosts ready to fight. The result was an ambush. The early goal from Nani meant nothing. Wolves smashed the conceit out of United. The crowd blew the lid off the stands and first George Elokobi, then Kevin Doyle set the night on fire with their set-piece plunder.
Circumstances conspired against United. Rio Ferdinand fell off the fitness tightrope he constantly walks, injuring his calf in the warm-up. The pitch evoked the days when Billy Wright ran out with a laced ball under his arm. It was a dog’s dinner, which combined with a brutish wind to take the pace off the ball and negate any advantage United may have had in movement and technique.
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