Alike December, February features a midweek set of fixtures in the Premier League and the ten games certainly lived up to expectation with all but two featuring two or more goals with the Manchester duo the most potent with a combined seven goals.
Tuesday featured four games starting with bottom side Leicester's trip to face Arsenal which saw the Gunners claim a 2-1 win, Laurent Koscielny opened the scoring after 27 minutes before Theo Walcott added a second four minutes before the interval. Leicester pulled one back through newly signed Andrej Kramaric in the 61st minute but were unable to draw level as Arsenal held on for victory.
Aston Villa's troubles continued as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat away to Hull, a loss that proved to be the final game for Paul Lambert who was consequently sacked the following day. Nikica Jelavic put the Tigers in front in the 22nd before newly signed Dame N'Doye added a second 16 minute from the end to confirm the win.
After the resignation of Harry Redknapp, QPR steered by Chris Ramsey secured a 2-0 win away to Sunderland with Leroy Fer putting them ahead in the 17th minute before Bobby Zamora sealed the three points with the second goal just before the interval.
In a meeting between the league's most in-form sides, Liverpool came out on top in a five goal thriller that extends their unbeaten run in 2015. Lazar Markovic opened the scoring in the 15th minute before Spurs top scorer Harry Kane levelled nine minutes later. Steven Gerrard slotted in a 52nd minute penalty for the Reds who were pegged back again by Moussa Dembele's 61st minute equaliser. Mario Balotelli sealed the points for the hosts in the 83rd minute with his first league goal for the Reds.
Wednesday night featured six games including the top four with table toppers Chelsea hosting Everton in a game that proved to be a close one with the main action coming in the final minutes with the dismissal of Gareth Barry for the visitors in the 88th minute followed by a late winner for the hosts from Willian in the 89th minute.
Manchester United remain in third after a 3-1 win at home to Burnley with super-sub Chris Smalling opening the scoring inside six minutes before in-form Danny Ings levelled for the Clarets. However, Smalling regained he lead on the halfway mark before Robin van Persie confirmed the win with an 82nd minute penalty.
Southampton missed the chance to move into third after failing to overcome 10 man West Ham United who had 'keeper Adrian dismissed on the hour for handling outside the area but the Hammers held on for a point that sees them remain in eighth.
Manchester City ended their barren run with a 4-1 win away to Stoke which saw Sergio Aguero open his account for 2015 with a 33rd minute strike before Peter Crouch levelled for the hosts just five minutes later. James Milner regained the lead for the visitors in the 55th minute before Aguero struck his second from the penalty spot with Samir Nasri rounding off the win in the 76th minute.
Just a few weeks after leaving Newcastle for Crystal Palace, Alan Pardew faced his former employers in a meeting that saw the sides share the points in a 1-1 draw with Papiss Cisse putting the Magpies in front in the 42nd minute before Fraizer Campbell ensured a share of the points with a 71st minute equaliser.
West Brom moved clear of the danger zone with a 2-0 win over high-flying Swansea with Brown Ideye putting the Baggies ahead on the hour mark before Saido Berahino confirmed the win with the second strike in the 74th minute.
Tuesday featured four games starting with bottom side Leicester's trip to face Arsenal which saw the Gunners claim a 2-1 win, Laurent Koscielny opened the scoring after 27 minutes before Theo Walcott added a second four minutes before the interval. Leicester pulled one back through newly signed Andrej Kramaric in the 61st minute but were unable to draw level as Arsenal held on for victory.Aston Villa's troubles continued as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat away to Hull, a loss that proved to be the final game for Paul Lambert who was consequently sacked the following day. Nikica Jelavic put the Tigers in front in the 22nd before newly signed Dame N'Doye added a second 16 minute from the end to confirm the win.
After the resignation of Harry Redknapp, QPR steered by Chris Ramsey secured a 2-0 win away to Sunderland with Leroy Fer putting them ahead in the 17th minute before Bobby Zamora sealed the three points with the second goal just before the interval.In a meeting between the league's most in-form sides, Liverpool came out on top in a five goal thriller that extends their unbeaten run in 2015. Lazar Markovic opened the scoring in the 15th minute before Spurs top scorer Harry Kane levelled nine minutes later. Steven Gerrard slotted in a 52nd minute penalty for the Reds who were pegged back again by Moussa Dembele's 61st minute equaliser. Mario Balotelli sealed the points for the hosts in the 83rd minute with his first league goal for the Reds.
Manchester United remain in third after a 3-1 win at home to Burnley with super-sub Chris Smalling opening the scoring inside six minutes before in-form Danny Ings levelled for the Clarets. However, Smalling regained he lead on the halfway mark before Robin van Persie confirmed the win with an 82nd minute penalty.
Southampton missed the chance to move into third after failing to overcome 10 man West Ham United who had 'keeper Adrian dismissed on the hour for handling outside the area but the Hammers held on for a point that sees them remain in eighth.Manchester City ended their barren run with a 4-1 win away to Stoke which saw Sergio Aguero open his account for 2015 with a 33rd minute strike before Peter Crouch levelled for the hosts just five minutes later. James Milner regained the lead for the visitors in the 55th minute before Aguero struck his second from the penalty spot with Samir Nasri rounding off the win in the 76th minute.
Just a few weeks after leaving Newcastle for Crystal Palace, Alan Pardew faced his former employers in a meeting that saw the sides share the points in a 1-1 draw with Papiss Cisse putting the Magpies in front in the 42nd minute before Fraizer Campbell ensured a share of the points with a 71st minute equaliser.West Brom moved clear of the danger zone with a 2-0 win over high-flying Swansea with Brown Ideye putting the Baggies ahead on the hour mark before Saido Berahino confirmed the win with the second strike in the 74th minute.
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