Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Chelsea reach at the top

Frank Lampard scored a hat-trick and Daniel Sturridge scored two and produced another as Chelsea beat Bolton 5-1 on Sunday to leave the Trotters rooted to the bottom of the table. Sturridge opened the scoring following just two minutes when he was left unmarked to head in Juan Mata's corner. Lampard doubled the lead following 15 minutes, as Sturridge turned provider, side-footing home from the centre with the penalty area. The former Bolton striker produced it 3-0 midway through the half, receiving the ball from David Luiz down the proper prior to cutting inside and beating Adam Bogdan at his close to post. Two minutes later Lampard with Custom Soccer Jerseys had doubled his tally for the match too, slotting in from close range following Luiz's lengthy range effort had been spilled by Bogdan. Bolton pulled a goal back seconds after half time when Dedryck Boyata headed in Martin Petrov's totally free kick. Lampard sealed his hat-trick on the hour mark, guiding the ball into the corner with the net after a neat reverse pass from Didier Drogba.
Twenty-four hours earlier, the Manchester clubs continued their early-season dominance as United beat Norwich 2-0 and City won 4-0 away at Blackburn. Alex Ferguson's males didn't have it all their very own way against the Canaries though and did not break the deadlock till the 68th minute when Anderson nodded in Wayne Rooney's header from close range. Substitute Danny Welbeck sealed the win late on when he slid in to convert Ji Sung Park's low cut-back. City also endured a goal-less initial half prior to Adam Johnson gave them the lead on the hour mark with a fine curling effort after the ball had been headed cleared to him by a defender. Mario Balotelli doubled the benefit 3 minutes later with a neat flick from a teasing Samir Nasri cross. Nasri with Manchester City Jersey bagged the third himself, with a deflected effort after a lay-off from David Silva, before crossing for Stefan Savic to head in a fourth late on. Newcastle maintained their unbeaten begin having a 2-1 win more than Wolves. Demba Ba gave the Magpies the lead midway through the first half with a near post header from Yohan Cabaye's corner. Jonas Gutierrez doubled the lead just prior to the break with a fine individual effort which saw him go on a mazy run before discovering the corner of the net. Steven Fletcher scored a late consolation for Wolves, heading in Adam Hammill's cross in the far post. Liverpool stay fifth as they came out on top in a controversial Merseyside derby. Andy Carroll opened the scoring when he converted a cut-back from Jose Enrique. Luis Suarez produced it 2-0, operating onto a pass from Dirk Kuyt only to be tackled, but the ball fell kindly for the Uruguayan and he curled in a low shot. Simply because Suarez had already received a complete pass from Kuyt, it doesn't matter that he was tackled prior to scoring, Kuyt retains the assist as per the last pass to goalscorer rule. It was Tottenham who had been smiling following the other derby of the weekend, in North London, as they overcame Arsenal 2-1. Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring when he chested down Emmanuel Adebayor's clipped pass and drove in a low shot. Aaron Ramsey pulled a goal back, rifling Alex Song's low cross into the roof of the net from close range. Kyle Walker smashed within the winner from distance when Luka Modric's shot was blocked and fell kindly for the young full-back.
Modric's shot was blocked by a defender and then brushed his thigh on the way back to Walker and so the Croatian was awarded the help. Real Madrid Jerseys Aston Villa remained unbeaten with a 2-0 win more than Wigan on Saturday. Gabriel Agbonlahor brilliantly gave Villa the lead, latching onto a pass from Barry Bannan before cutting inside and crashing a shot into the leading corner of the net. Agbonlahor then turned provider following the break with a fine run and cross, which was converted by Darren Bent. Fulham picked up their initial win of the season in style on Sunday, with a 6-0 demolition of Queens Park Rangers. Andy Johnson opened the scoring after just two minutes when he slotted home from close range after Mouassa Dembele's shot had been parried. Johnson then turned provider, winning a penalty which Danny Murphy converted to make it 2-0. Johnson added his second with the match just before the break when he slotted house from close-range following a cut-back from Bobby Zamora. He completed his hat-trick on the hour mark with an outstanding run and some quick thinking from Murphy who picked him out from a free-kick and Johnson drove the ball house.Do Zamora with Brazil Soccer Jersey laid on the fifth for Clint Dempsey, the American shooting low from the edge with the box, prior to adding the sixth himself, after a pass from Dempsey. Swansea nonetheless have not conceded on house soil, keeping up their decent record on their very own patch with a 2-0 win more than Stoke. Scott Sinclair opened the scoring from the penalty spot, following Wayne Routledge had been fouled, before Joe Allen blocked a tackle which ran into the path of Danny Graham who dinked home his first objective with the season. Lastly, Sunderland came from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies were two-up inside five minutes as initial James Morrison headed in Chris Brunt's free-kick, and then Shane Lengthy latched onto a ball, which cannoned into his path off Peter Odemwingie, to double the lead.

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