Premier League – Round Sixteen

December 13, 2016

AFC Bournemouth                 1-0                Leicester City

Marc Pugh 34’

After defeating a ‘Goliath’ Leicester City couldn’t defeat a ‘David’
Leicester City returned to their losing ways after a surprising home victory against Manchester City.
AFC BOURNEMOUTH did enough to protect a single first half goal and secure a home victory against defending champions Leicester City

Everton                                2-1                     Arsenal

Seamus Coleman 44’                                  Alexis Sanchez 20’

Ashley Williams 86’

Two headers two goals for Everton.

Everton came from behind to defeat Arsenal with a late goal.

Everton defeated Arsenal to end their 15-match unbeaten run in the 2016/17 Premier League.

A defeat that brought joy to Everton and the teams in the league that are looking like title contenders.

If Chelsea can take advantage of Arsenal’s slip, they would pull 6 points away from the rest of the Premier League.

December 14, 2016

Middlesbrough                                0-3                     Liverpool

                                                                                     Adam Lallana 29’ 68’

                                                                                     Divock Origi 60’

Liverpool got back to winning after going two consecutive league matches without.

With a goalkeeper change, Liverpool went on to beat Middlesbrough to secure and away victory that allows the team to climb up and tie Arsenal in points.

Sunderland                                      0-1                     Chelsea

                                                                                      Cesc Fabregas 40’

It was ten consecutive league wins for Chelsea.

With their positions on the table, the only thing that was going for Sunderland was the fact that they had the majority of the supporters in the stadium on their side.

Cesc Fabregas low strike in the first half was good enough for Chelsea to move on to another victory and extend their lead at the top of the league standings to 6 points.

West Ham United                             1-0                      Burnley

Mark Noble 45’+3’

West Ham ended six-consecutive winless league matches with a victory over newly promoted Burnley.

Crystal Palace                                    1-2                   Manchester United

James McArthur 66’                                                   Paul Pogba 45’+2’

                                                                                      Zlatan Ibrahimovic 88’

A consecutive league victory of Manchester United.

A late goal in each half was how Manchester United got a valued 3 points at Crystal Palace.  The two new boys of  Manchester United were the goalscorers in this match,

On the balance of play, it was a deserved victory for Manchester United.

West Bromwich Albion                        3-1                    Swansea City

Jose Salomon Rondon 50’ 61’ 63’                             Wayne Routledge 78’

Not a lot about this outcome was a surprise.

Salomon Rondon’s second half hattrick gave West Bromwich Albion a home victory over Swansea City.

Manchester City                             2-0                         Watford

Pablo Zabaleta 33’

David Silva 86’

In front of their home supporters, Manchester City brought an end to consecutive defeats by beating Watford.

Stoke City                                          0-0                        Southampton

Southampton maintained their one-point lead over Stoke City on the league table by finishing the match with an away draw.

Tottenham Hotspur                           3-0                        Hull City

Christian Eriksen 14’ 63’

Victor Wanyama 73’

No shocker!

Tottenham bounced back from their defeat to Manchester United with a convincing performance against Hull City.