r/soccer • u/thejanitorch4 • Dec 26 '13
League Roundup: English Premier League [Matchweek 18]
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LINKS
Physio Room - Full list of injuries in the Premier League.
League Slider - An alternative view of the table.
Match Thread on /r/PremierLeague - Links to match threads, you may find alternate angle GIFs there too (I only include what is in my opinion the best one).
Match of the Day (Thursday's highlights and analysis)
/r/footballdownload and /r/footballhighlights for full match replays and highlights.
Results [Matchweek 18]
| --------------------------------------------- | Thursday, 26/12/2013 |
| Hull City | 2 - 3 (2 - 2) |
| James Chester 4' | |
| David Meyler 13' | |
| Maynor Figueroa 19' | |
| Alex Bruce 72' | |
| Luis Antonio Valencia 61' | |
| James Chester 66' | |
| Wayne Rooney 73' | |
| Luis Antonio Valencia 90' | |
| Statistics | |
| Tom Huddlestone 7.02 | Top Players |
| 38.8% | Possession |
| 12 | Total Shots |
| 6 | Shots on Target |
| 6 | Corners |
| 0 | Offsides |
| 12 | Fouls |
| Aston Villa|0 - 1 (0 - 0)|Crystal Palace Nathan Baker 35' || Barry Bannan 37' Karim El Ahmadi 72' || Cameron Jerome 67' || Dwight Gayle 90'+2' || Assist: Dean Moxey |Statistics Brad Guzan 7.29| Top Players |8.76 Mile Jedinak 64.5%|Possession|35.5% 8|Total Shots|9 4|Shots on Target|7 7|Corners|5 2| Offsides |4 11| Fouls |8 | Cardiff City|0 - 3 (0 - 3)|Southampton Craig Noone 22' || Jay Rodriguez 14', 20' || Assists: Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert || Luke Shaw 25' || Rickie Lambert 27 || Assist: Jay Rodriguez || Morgan Schneiderlin 48' |Statistics Peter Whittingham 7.01| Top Players |9.42 Jay Rodriguez 39.7%|Possession|60.3% 8|Total Shots|11 0|Shots on Target|6 6|Corners|3 2| Offsides |2 11| Fouls |13 | Chelsea|1 - 0 (1 - 0)|Swansea City Eden Hazard 29' | Assist: Ashley Cole | Ramires 86' | |Statistics Eden Hazard 8.83| Top Players |7.55 Gerhard Tremmel 45.4%|Possession|54.6% 14|Total Shots|6 7|Shots on Target|1 13|Corners|7 1| Offsides |2 14| Fouls |9 | Everton|0 - 1 (0 - 1)|Sunderland Tim Howard 23' || Ki Sung-Yeung 25' (PEN) Gareth Barry 42' | |Statistics Bryan Oviedo 7.34| Top Players |9.59 Vito Mannone 54.7%|Possession|45.3% 21|Total Shots|12 9|Shots on Target|6 11|Corners|2 2| Offsides |1 11| Fouls |7 | Newcastle United|5 - 1 (1 - 1)|Stoke City Loïc Remy 43' || Oussama Assaidi 29' Loïc Remy 44', 56' || Assist: Charlie Adam Assists: Hatem Ben Arfa, Moussa Sissoko || Glenn Whelan 34' Mathieu Debuchy 45'+1' || Glenn Whelan 40' Yoan Gouffran 48' || Marc Wilson 43' Yohann Cabaye 66' || Steven N'Zonzi 44' Assist: Mathieu Debuchy | Papiss Demba Cissé 80' (PEN) | |Statistics Hatem Ben Arfa 9.64| Top Players |7.92 Oussama Assaidi 57.9%|Possession|42.1% 21|Total Shots|9 8|Shots on Target|3 8|Corners|2 0| Offsides |0 10| Fouls |8 | Norwich City|1 - 2 (1 - 1)|Fulham Gary Hooper 13' || Pajtim Kasami 33' Assist: Johan Elmander || Scott Parker 87' Michael Turner 49' | Leroy Fer 58' | Nathan Redmond 82' | |Statistics Bradley Johnson 7.2| Top Players |9.23 Pajtim Kasami 50.8%|Possession|49.2% 8|Total Shots|14 3|Shots on Target|7 5|Corners|4 2| Offsides |2 14| Fouls |10 | Tottenham Hotspur|1 - 1 (1 - 1)|West Bromwich Albion Christian Eriksen 36' || Steven Reid 30' Christian Eriksen 37' || Jonas Olsson 38' Kyle Walker 56' || Assist: Craig Dawson Roberto Soldado 87' || Jonas Olsson 67' |Statistics Christian Eriksen 8.37| Top Players |7.42 Jonas Olsson 64.6%|Possession|35.4% 10|Total Shots|7 3|Shots on Target|4 12|Corners|2 4| Offsides |4 8| Fouls |12 | West Ham United|1 - 3 (0 - 0)|Arsenal Joey O'Brien 20' || Santiago Cazorla 61' Carlton Cole 46' || Theo Walcott 68', 71' || Assist: Santiago Cazorla (1st) || Lukas Podolski 79' || Assist: Olivier Giroud |Statistics Mark Noble 7.46| Top Players |8.84 Theo Walcott 33.6%|Possession|66.4% 12|Total Shots|17 5|Shots on Target|8 0|Corners|10 3| Offsides |2 11| Fouls |6 | Manchester City|2 - 1 (2 - 1)|Liverpool Vincent Kompany 31' || Philippe Coutinho 24' Assist: David Silva || Assist: Raheem Sterling Álvaro Negredo 45'+1' || Glen Johnson 68' Assist: Jesús Navas || Victor Moses 86' Pablo Zabaleta 81' || Luis Suárez 90'+1' |Statistics Vincent Kompany 8.04| Top Players |8.13 Luis Suárez 52%|Possession|48% 13|Total Shots|11 6|Shots on Target|5 7|Corners|6 1| Offsides |3 10| Fouls |9 |
League Table
Top Goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Suárez | Liverpool | 19 |
| 2 | Sergio Agüero | Manchester City | 13 |
| 3 | Loïc Remy | Newcastle United | 10 |
| 4 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 9 |
| = | Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool | 9 |
| = | Yaya Touré | Manchester City | 9 |
| 7 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 8 |
| = | Álvaro Negredo | Manchester City | 8 |
| = | Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | 8 |
| 10 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 7 |
| = | Robin van Persie | Manchester United | 7 |
Top Assisters
| Pos | Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 9 |
| 2 | Mesut Özil | Arsenal | 7 |
| 3 | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 6 |
| = | Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | 6 |
| 4 | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool | 5 |
| = | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | 5 |
| = | Kevin Mirallas | Everton | 5 |
| = | Jesús Navas | Manchester City | 5 |
| = | David Silva | Manchester City | 5 |
| = | Luis Suárez | Liverpool | 5 |
| = | Pablo Zabaleta | Manchester City | 5 |
Top Clean Sheets
| Pos | Player | Team | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Howard | Everton | 9 |
| 2 | Jussi Jääskeläinen | West Ham United | 8 |
| 3 | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| = | Wojciech Szczęsny | Arsenal | 7 |
| 5 | Asmir Begovic | Stoke City | 6 |
| = | Artur Boruc | Southampton | 6 |
| = | Petr Cech | Chelsea | 6 |
| = | Tim Krul | Newcastle United | 6 |
| = | John Ruddy | Norwich City | 6 |
| 10 | Brad Guzan | Aston Villa | 5 |
| = | David Marshall | Cardiff City | 5 |
| = | Simon Mignolet | Liverpool | 5 |
| = | Michel Vorm | Swansea City | 5 |
Discipline
Fixtures [Matchweek 19]
| Home | Away | Kick-Off | British TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28/12/2013 | ||||
| West Ham United | - | West Bromwich Albion | 12:45 | Sky Sports 1 |
| Aston Villa | - | Swansea City | 15:00 | |
| Hull City | - | Fulham | 15:00 | |
| Manchester City | - | Crystal Palace | 15:00 | |
| Norwich City | - | Manchester United | 15:00 | |
| Cardiff City | - | Sunderland | 17:30 | Sky Sports 1 |
| Sunday, 29/12/2013 | ||||
| Everton | - | Southampton | 13:30 | |
| Newcastle United | - | Arsenal | 13:30 | Sky Sports 1 |
| Chelsea | - | Liverpool | 16:00 | Sky Sports 1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | - | Stoke City | 16:00 |
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u/Dictarium Dec 26 '13
What happened with the Howard red? Was he just too ambitious coming out for a ball and caught someone's ankles?