Domestic Leagues
Premier League – Round 29
Top Four |
1. Chelsea |
2. Tottenham Hotspur |
3. Manchester City |
4. Liverpool |
Bottom Four |
17. Swansea City |
18. Hull City |
19. Middlesbrough |
20. Sunderland |
Goals Scored:: 28
March 18, 2017
West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Arsenal
Craig Dawson 12’ 75’ Alexis Sanchez 15’
Hal Robson-Kanu 55’
Arsenal has won 1 of their last five league matches.
West Bromwich Albion piled the pressure on Arsenal when they delivered to them a second league defeat in a row.
In their latest 7 matches, Arsenal has lost 5 and won 2. Arsenal recent victories have come in the FA Cup against opposition that is not included in the top tier of the football pyramid.(Sutton United and Lincoln City).
The victory allowed West Bromwich Albion to move closer to the top 7 in the league standings.
Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford
Troy Deeney 68’(o.g)
A home victory for Crystal Palace was enough to get them out of the relegation zone for at least another round.
Everton 4-0 Hull City
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 9’
Enner Valencia 78’
Romelu Lukaku 90’+1’, 90’+4’
Three late goals gave Everton a comprehensive victory over relegation-zoned Hull City. Romelu Lukaku added two more goals to his record for Everton
Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea
Jonathan Walters 38’ (pen) Willian 13’
Gary Cahill 87’
Gary Cahill scored late to give Chelsea all three points against Stoke City.
Chelsea can’t be kept from a win in the Premier League. Another win to see Chelsea move confidently towards the league title.
Sunderland 0-0 Burnley
Sunderland remained at the bottom of the table after getting a point at home against Burnley.
West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City
Manuel Lanzini 20’ Riyad Mahrez 5’
Andre Ayew 63’ Robert Huth 7’
Jamie Vardy 38’
A post-Ranieri Leicester City is undefeated and recorded a fourth consecutive victory in all competition and a first win away in the 2016/17 Premier League season.
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Swansea City
Alfie Mawson (o.g)
Benik Afobe 72’
Swansea City was left sitting just above the relegation zone after suffering a consecutive league defeat away from home.
March 19, 2017
Middlesbrough 1-3 Manchester United
Rudy Gestede 77’ Marouane Fellaini 30’
Jesse Lingard 62’
Antonio Valencia 90’+3’
It was a ‘Zlatanless’ and ‘Pogbaless’ league victory for Manchester United.
A victory at Middlesbrough allowed Manchester United moved up to 5th place in the league standings after spending over 100 days in 6th place.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton
Christian Eriksen 14’ James Ward-Prowse 52’
Dele Alli 33’(pen)
Southampton made it interesting when they pulled a goal back in the second half, but Dele Alli’s penalty gave Tottenham a home victory to try and keep up with Chelsea at the top of the table.
Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
Sergio Aguero 69’ James Milner 51’(pen)
It was an even contest between Manchester City and Liverpool. Both teams had their chances to take all three points, but a point was what both sides deserved from their performances.