In the first weekend programme of 2015, the Premier League saw a fairly low-scoring set of games with only four sides scoring more than once of the 20 sides overall.
Saturday's lunchtime kick-off saw Liverpool travel to face Sunderland and the Reds continued their unbeaten start to the year with a slim 1-0 win over the hosts who remain on the fringes of the bottom three.
Lazar Markovic's eight minute strike proved to be enough to secure all three points for the visitors.
Burnley moved out of the bottom three after a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers QPR with Scott Arfield putting the Clarets in front inside 12 minutes. Charlie Austin continued his fine scoring form with an equaliser from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute but the equality last just four minutes as Danny Ings scored what proved to be the winner for the hosts in the 37th minute.
Chelsea maintained top spot with a 2-0 win against a mid-table Newcastle side beginning life without Alan Pardew and Chelsea took full advantage of the Magpies off-field disruption with Oscar opening the scoring in the 43rd minute before Diego Costa completed the victory on the hour mark.
Everton came from behind against Manchester City to secure a point that edged them closer to the top half with Fernandinho putting City in front in the 74th minute only to have his effort cancelled out within four minutes by Steven Naismith's leveller.
Leicester remain bottom of the table but closed up on their fellow relegation rivals with a 1-0 win against Aston Villa whose barren run without scoring continued. Paul Konchesky scored the vital winner for the Foxes in the 45th minute before both sides ended the contest a man down with the dismissals of Matty James and Ciaran Clark in added time.
West Ham missed the chance to move into the top five after being held to a 1-1 draw away to Swansea with Andy Carroll giving the Hammers the lead in the 43rd minute before Mark Noble's unfortunate own goal in the 74th minute salvaged a point for the Swans.
West Brom began life under the stewardship of Tony Pulis with a 1-0 win over Hull with the vital winner coming late in the game as Saido Berahino struck in the 78th minute.
The evening kick-off saw Alan Pardew's made the perfect start as Crystal Palace manager with a 2-1 win at home to Tottenham with the Eagles having to come from behind after a 49th minute opener from Harry Kane.
Dwight Gayle levelled with a 69th minute penalty before Jason Puncheon secured the points with an 80th minute winner.
Super Sunday began with Stoke's trip to Arsenal with the Gunners coming out on top with a 3-0 win which saw an early opener from Laurent Koscielny in the sixth minute. Alexis Sanchez continued his fine scoring form with the Gunners' second in the 33rd minute before hitting his second and Arsenal's third in the 49th minute to complete the win.
The second game of the afternoon saw Southampton leapfrog opponents Manchester United into third spot with their first ever league victory at Old Trafford thanks to a 69th minute strike from Dusan Tadic.
Saturday's lunchtime kick-off saw Liverpool travel to face Sunderland and the Reds continued their unbeaten start to the year with a slim 1-0 win over the hosts who remain on the fringes of the bottom three.Lazar Markovic's eight minute strike proved to be enough to secure all three points for the visitors.
Burnley moved out of the bottom three after a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers QPR with Scott Arfield putting the Clarets in front inside 12 minutes. Charlie Austin continued his fine scoring form with an equaliser from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute but the equality last just four minutes as Danny Ings scored what proved to be the winner for the hosts in the 37th minute.Chelsea maintained top spot with a 2-0 win against a mid-table Newcastle side beginning life without Alan Pardew and Chelsea took full advantage of the Magpies off-field disruption with Oscar opening the scoring in the 43rd minute before Diego Costa completed the victory on the hour mark.
Leicester remain bottom of the table but closed up on their fellow relegation rivals with a 1-0 win against Aston Villa whose barren run without scoring continued. Paul Konchesky scored the vital winner for the Foxes in the 45th minute before both sides ended the contest a man down with the dismissals of Matty James and Ciaran Clark in added time.
West Ham missed the chance to move into the top five after being held to a 1-1 draw away to Swansea with Andy Carroll giving the Hammers the lead in the 43rd minute before Mark Noble's unfortunate own goal in the 74th minute salvaged a point for the Swans.West Brom began life under the stewardship of Tony Pulis with a 1-0 win over Hull with the vital winner coming late in the game as Saido Berahino struck in the 78th minute.
The evening kick-off saw Alan Pardew's made the perfect start as Crystal Palace manager with a 2-1 win at home to Tottenham with the Eagles having to come from behind after a 49th minute opener from Harry Kane. Dwight Gayle levelled with a 69th minute penalty before Jason Puncheon secured the points with an 80th minute winner.
Super Sunday began with Stoke's trip to Arsenal with the Gunners coming out on top with a 3-0 win which saw an early opener from Laurent Koscielny in the sixth minute. Alexis Sanchez continued his fine scoring form with the Gunners' second in the 33rd minute before hitting his second and Arsenal's third in the 49th minute to complete the win.The second game of the afternoon saw Southampton leapfrog opponents Manchester United into third spot with their first ever league victory at Old Trafford thanks to a 69th minute strike from Dusan Tadic.
No comments:
Post a Comment