Saturday 27 January 2018

Premier League Game-week 24 Results






Friday 19 January 2018

FA Cup Third Round Replays Review

Midweek saw the final spots in the FA Cup fourth round confirmed with a number of interesting replays.

Leicester City advanced with a 2-0 win over League One side Fleetwood Town. The Foxes struck an opener two minutes before the interval through Kelechi Iheanacho who created history in the 77th minute with a goal that became the first to be awarded via VAR.

Cardiff City cruised into the fourth round with a 4-1 win over Mansfield Town. The Championship side struck a 34th minute opener from Manga but were instantly pegged back by a leveller from Rose. The League Two side's hopes were ended by two goals in four minutes as Hoilett and Pilkington struck with the former rounding off the win late on.


Sheffield Wednesday advanced after claiming a 2-0 win over League Two side Carlisle United.

The Championship side opened the scoring with a 28th minute effort from Matias with Nuhiu confirming the win in the 66th minute.

West Ham United needed extra time to end the hopes of League One side Shrewsbury Town with a 1-0 win. The crucial strike came with eight minutes left of extra time from Reece Burke. 



League Two side Stevenage exited the competition after a 3-0 loss to Reading.

The Championship side claimed the win thanks to a hat-trick from Bodvarsson as he struck in the 32nd, 44th and 64th minutes.

Wednesday's action began with Swansea City defeating Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jordan Ayew put the Swans ahead on 11 minutes with Wolves levelling on 66 minutes through Jota. The winning goal came three minutes later as Wilfried Bony struck.


The only upset of the replays saw League One side Wigan Athletic stun top-flight Bournemouth with a 3-0 victory.

The Latics opened the scoring through Sam Morsy inside ten minutes before two goals in three minutes from Dan Burn and Callum Elder confirmed the upset.

Chelsea advanced into the next round after a 5-3 win on penalties over Championship side Norwich City.

The Blues opened the scoring on 55 minutes through Michy Batshuayi but the Canaries forced extra time as Jamal Lewis struck in added time. Extra time ended with the sides level on score but not in players with Pedro and Alvaro Morata dismissed for the hosts in the 116th and 120th minutes. The Blues came out on top though winning 5-3 in the resulting penalty shootout

Wednesday 17 January 2018

United Cut the Gap After Reds Defeat City

After the hectic festive period and FA Cup third round weekend, Premier League action resumed with game-week 23.

Chelsea made it two without a win as they were held 0-0 by Leicester City.

The Foxes did well to hold the Blues especially after the dismissal of Ben Chilwell on 68 minutes.

Crystal Palace moved cleat of the drop zone with a 1-0 win over high-flying Burnley.

The Eagles secured the points with a 21st minute strike from Bakary Sako.




West Ham United moved clear of the drop zone with a 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town.

The Hammers opened the scoring through Mark Noble on 25 minutes with Joe Lolley equalising in the 40th minute but the visitors were to lead at the interval after Marko Arnautovic's effort.

The points were wrapped up by a five minute brace as Manuel Lanzini struck in the 56th and 61st minutes.

Swansea City remain bottom despite claiming a point in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.

Jordan Ayew put the Swans ahead on the hour before Joselu denied them the win with a leveller eight minutes later.


Southampton were denied a rare win as they were held 2-2 by Watford.


The Saints opened up a two goal lead into half time after a brace in the 20th and 44th minutes from James Ward-Prowse before Andre Gray cut the gap on 58 minutes. The Hornets levelled late on with Abdoulaye Doucouré striking but Saints were aggrieved as replays showed the ball was touched in by hand.

West Bromwich Albion claimed just their third win of the season with a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion. The Baggies secured the points with a Jonny Evans opener inside four minutes and 55th minute effort from Craig Dawson.





Tottenham Hotspur extended their unbeaten run with a comfortable 4-0 win over Everton.

Son Heung-Min opened the scoring on 26 minutes before Harry Kane's 12 minute brace made it 3-0. Christian Eriksen completed the brace eight minutes from the end.

Bournemouth claimed a first ever win over Arsenal with a 2-1 victory.

The Gunners went ahead with Hector Bellerin's 52nd minute strike but a four minute double from the Cherries secured the win as Callum Wilson levelled on 70 minutes before Jordon Ibe secured the points on 74 minutes.



Liverpool became the first team to defeat Manchester City this season as they edged a seven goal thriller with a 4-3 victory.

The Reds went ahead with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's ninth minute opener before Leroy Sané equalised five minutes before half time.The hosts regained the lead with three goals in nine minutes with Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah all striking superb efforts for 4-1. City battled back with goals from Bernardo Silva (84) and Ilkay Gundogan (90) but were unable to avoid their first loss of the season.

Manchester United closed the gap on their city rivals with a 3-0 win over Stoke City.

Antonio Valencia gave the hosts an advantage inside ten minutes with Anthony Martial doubling the lead seven minutes before half time. The points were wrapped up by Romelu Lukaku in the 72nd minute.

Tuesday 16 January 2018

FA Cup Third Round Results