Domestic Leagues
Premier League – Round 27
Top Four |
1. Chelsea |
2. Tottenham Hotspur |
3. Manchester City |
4. Liverpool
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Bottom Four |
17. Crystal Palace |
18. Middlesbrough |
19. Hull City |
20. Sunderland |
March 4, 2017
Manchester United 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
Marcos Rojo 23’ Joshua King 40’(pen)
Manchester United was held to a ‘1-1’ draw by a 10-man AFC Bournemouth side.
Despite not suffering a league defeat since their losing to Chelsea in October, Manchester United is still working towards the top four.
Leicester City 3-1 Hull City
Christian Fuchs 27’ Sam Clucas 14’
Riyad Mahrez 59’
Tom Huddlestone 90’(o,g)
Leicester City might have turned things around with the sacking of Claudio Ranieri.
Two straight league victories put the defending champions in a safer position in the league standings.
Hull City remains in the drop zone for another round 2016/17 Premier League season.
Stoke City 2-0 Middlesbrough
Marko Arnautovic 29’ 42’
Stoke City got back to winning ways and bounced back from their defeat at Tottenham with a home victory over Middlesbrough.
Swansea City 3-2 Burnley
Fernando Llorente 12’ 90’+2’ Andre Gray 20’ 61’
Martin Olsson 69’
Fernando Llorente scored an important late goal to restore the early goal advantage he gave Swansea City.
Watford 3-4 Southampton
Troy Deeney 4’ Dusan Tadic 28’
Stefano Okaka Chuka 79’ Nathan Redmond 45’+2’ 86’
Abdoulaye Doucoure 90’+4’ Manolo Gabbiadini 83’
Southampton was on the winning end of a 7-goal thriller against Watford. The value of Nathan Redmond’s second goal for Southampton was increased tremendously after Abdoulaye Doucoure’s late goal for Watford.
West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Crystal Palace
Wilfried Zaha 55’
Andros Townsend 84’
Relegation-threatened Crystal Palace scored two in the second half to grab and important three points from West Bromwich Albion.
Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
Roberto Firmino 9’ Danny Welbeck 57’
Sadio Mane 40’
Georgino Wijnaldum 90’+1’
Liverpool ended the contest by half-time when they took a 2-0 advantage into the break in this highly anticipated fixture.
Arsenal drops out of the top four but with a match in hand.
March 5, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Everton
Harry Kane 20’ 56’ Romelu Lukaku 81’
Dele Alli 90’+2’ Enner Valencia 90’+4’
⚽️ | Yesterday, Rom became our record @PremierLeague goalscorer. Here’s whathe had to say about it… pic.twitter.com/gyD9grXFfz
— Everton (@Everton) March 6, 2017
Everton run of undefeated league matches ended at 9.
Romelu Lukaku scored his 61st goal for Everton, making him the record holder for the most goals by an Everton player in the Premier League era.
Dele Alli’s injury time goal ended up being the winning goal for Tottenham Hotspurs after Harry Kane contributed two goals to help the cause.
Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City
Sergio Aguero 42’
Leroy Sane 59’
No shocker here.
Sunderland was left at the bottom of the league table after a third straight league defeat.
March 6, 2017
West Ham United 1-2 Chelsea
Manuel Lanzini 90’+2’ Eden Hazard 25’
Cesc Fabregas 45’+2’
Chelsea is closing in on the league title after getting another victory to keep the 10-point gap they have at the top of the league table.
Just like their first league meeting in the 2016/17 Premier League season, West Ham was on the wrong end of a ‘2-1’ score on a Monday night.