Wednesday 29 March 2017

Europa League Last 16 Results














Thursday 23 March 2017

Thursday 16 March 2017

Cup Catch-Up

Continuing the catch-up on the blogs sees a break from the PL action for a cup post with the most recent round reviewed at the foot of this post.







 The sixth round saw a trio of sides looking to stage a surprise against the high-flying teams. This began on Saturday as Middlesbrough hosted Manchester City.

Boro's hopes of securing a cupset were dented early on as David Silva put the visitors ahead inside three minutes. The hosts fell further behind as Sergio Aguero struck on 67 minutes and the two goal advantage was enough for City to advance.

Arsenal hosted National League giant-killers Lincoln City with the Imps hoping to add to a miserable week for the Gunners. However, this was not to be as Theo Walcott put the hosts ahead just before the interval with Oliver Giroud doubling the lead ahead of an own goal from Luke Waterfall for 3-0.


The rout and a place in the last four was wrapped up by two goals in three minutes as Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey registered efforts for 5-0.

A London derby saw Tottenham Hotspur hosting League One side Millwall who looked to continue their run of cupsets. Spurs went ahead just after the half-hour mark through Christian Eriksen before Son Heung-Min struck either side of half-time for 3-0.

Dele Alli and Vincent Janssen added efforts on 72 and 79 minutes before Heung-Min completed his hat-trick and a 6-0 hammering in added time.

The final game of the round was the biggest as PL leaders Chelsea hosted cup holders Manchester United on Monday night.

The visitors suffered a blow with the dismissal of Ander Herrera ten minutes before half-time and it took just six minutes of the second half for the Blues to take advantage as N'Golo Kante struck what would prove to be the winning goal in a 1-0 success. 

Premier League Results Catch-up




Due to a schedule away from blogging which seems to be getting busier, the domestic results have suffered delays which means no reviews this time around just the results. A cup catch-up will follow and normal service hopefully will resume after this weekend.












Saturday 11 March 2017

Europa League Last 32 Results Catch-up

Due to a busy few weeks, the reviews are still not possible on this blog and this is even more clear by the fact it's taken until now to catch-up the Europa League Last 32 match-ups which are below...































Wednesday 15 February 2017

Clarets Dent Chelsea Gap While Reds Defeat Spurs

Ahead of the return of European action and the next round of the FA Cup, the Premier League action reached gameweek 25.

The weekend began with Arsenal hosting struggling Hull City at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners opened the scoring through Alexis Sanchez after 34 minutes before the striker wrapped up the points with a penalty late on.

Manchester United moved into fifth with a 2-0 win over Watford at Old Trafford.

The hosts went ahead on 32 minutes with an opener from Juan Mata before Anthony Martial doubled the lead on the hour mark.







Middlesbrough remain on the fringes of the bottom three after securing a 0-0 draw at home to in-form Everton.

Crystal Palace remain in the bottom two with a two point gap to safety after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Stoke City.

The crucial strike came on 67 minutes as Joe Allen struck to seal the win.





Sunderland sit rock bottom after being hammered 4-0 by Southampton.

The Saints went ahead as Manolo Gabbiadini made it two goals in as many games on the half-hour. He added a second just before half-time for a 2-0 lead at the interval. The hosts' afternoon got worse late on as Jason Denayer hit into his own net before Shane Long completed the rout.

West Ham United stayed tenth after drawing 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion.

The Baggies continued their run of scoring early in games as Nacer Chadli struck inside six minutes, the lead lasted until just after the hour mark when Sofiane Feghouli levelled for the Hammers. Manuel Lanzini completed the comeback for the hosts and looked to have sealed the win with a strike on 86 minutes. However, the visitors were not to be denied a point as Gareth McAuley sealed a point in added time.


The late-kick off saw a battle between two title challengers at Anfield as Liverpool hosted Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds continued their run of positive results against their title rivals as they sealed a 2-0 win with both goals coming inside the first 20 minutes. Sadio Mané struck the opener on 16 minutes before doubling the lead in stunning style two minutes later.

Sunday's action began at Turf Moor as Burnley hosted league leaders Chelsea.

The Blues opened the scoring inside seven minutes through Pedro before the Clarets levelled with an excellent effort from Robbie Brady on 24 minutes and held on to secure a 1-1 draw.


Leicester City's turbulent season got worse as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Swansea City.

The Swans went ahead with a strike from Andy Mawson in the 37th minute with Martin Olsson doubling the lead just before half-time.

The final action of the weekend came on Monday night as Bournemouth hosted Manchester City.

City moved to second spot with a 2-0 win over the Cherries with Raheem Sterling striking an opener in the 20th minute ahead of an own goal from Tyrone Mings in the 69th minute.