Premier League – Round Ten

October 29, 2016

Sunderland                      1-4             Arsenal

Jermain Defoe 65’(pen)                     Alexis Sanchez 19’ 78’

                                                                Olivier Giroud 71’ 76’

Arsenal scored two goals in each half to take three vital points in their away match at Sunderland.

Since Arsenal is in form and Sunderland is yet to win a match after 10 league fixtures, a victory for Arsenal was what we expected.

Manchester United              0-0               Burnley

Manchester United’s dominance on the pitch didn’t show on the scoreboard. Burnley was able to deny a 10-man Manchester United team a deserved win.

Match finished in a goalless draw.

Middlesbrough                      2-0         AFC Bournemouth

Gaston Ramirez 39’

Stewart Downing 56’

A goal in each half against AFC Bournemouth gave newly promoted Middlesbrough their second win of the season.

Tottenham Hotspur            1-1              Leicester City

Vincent Janssen 44’(pen)                      Ahmed Musa 48’

After keeping Tottenham on the chase towards the end of the 2015/16 season,  Leicester City remains a pain to Tottenham.

Just three minutes after the restart, Ahmed Musa scored a goal for Leicester  to cancel out the lead Vincent Janssen had given the home team just before the break.

Watford                       1-0                  Hull City

Michael  Dawson 83’(o.g)

A driven cross into the penalty box forced an own goal for Watford to take the win over Hull City.

On the balance of play, it was a deserving win for Watford.

West Bromwich Albion     0-4     Manchester City

                                                           Sergio Aguero 19’ 28’

                                                           Ilkay Gundogan 79’ 90’

After three winless league matches, Manchester City came with a bang and got a ‘4-0’ victory away at West Bromwich Albion.

With a 2-nil lead at the half, there was very little doubt that City was leaving without the maximum points.

Crystal Palace                2-4               Liverpool

James McArthur 18’ 33’                    Emre Can 16’

                                                               Dejan Lovren 21’

                                                               Joel Matip 44’

                                                               Roberto Firmino 71’

Crystal Palace suffered a third consecutive league defeat in an exciting match that delivered five goals in the first half.

Liverpool continues with their form to make it a three-way tie (on points) at the top of the league table.

October 30, 2016

Everton                      2-0             West Ham United

Romelu Lukaku 50’

Ross Barkley 76’

Some offensive aggression from Yannick Bolasie paved way for Romelu Lukaku to give Everton a lead with a header into an open goal.  A lead that was doubled in the 76th minute by Ross Barkley.

Southampton              0-2           Chelsea

                                                         Eden Hazard 6’

                                                          Diego Costa 55’

An early goal in each half was how Chelsea took the maximum points away at Southampton.

The victory keeps Chelsea just a point away from the three-way tie at the top of the league standings.

October 31, 2016

Stoke City                     3- 1               Swansea City

Wilfried Bony 3’ 73’                           Wayne Routledge 8’

Alfie Mawson 55’(o.g)

A third consecutive league victory for Stoke City.

Alfie Mawson’s own goal was the winning goal for Stoke City, but Wilfried Bony scored a brace to make it a comfortable home win for Stoke City.  

Swansea City has lost 7 of their 10 league matches, and have managed just a win. The pressure is building.