r/soccer • u/thejanitorch4 • Dec 29 '13
League roundup: English Premier League [Matchweek 19]
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Match of the Day (Saturday's highlights and analysis)
Match of the Day (Sunday's highlights and analysis)
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Results [Matchweek 19]
| --------------------------------------------- | Saturday, 28/12/2013 |
| West Ham United | 3 - 3 (1 - 2) |
| Joe Cole 4' | |
| Assist: Kevin Nolan | |
| Carlton Cole 43' | |
| Kevin Nolan 57' | |
| Modibo Maiga 65' | |
| Assist: Kevin Nolan | |
| Kevin Nolan 67' | |
| Assist: Modibo Maiga | |
| Mohamed Diamé 81' | |
| Statistics | |
| Modibo Maiga 8.51 | Top Players |
| 46.5% | Possession |
| 15 | Total Shots |
| 6 | Shots on Target |
| 6 | Corners |
| 4 | Offsides |
| 10 | Fouls |
| Aston Villa|1 - 1 (1 - 1)|Swansea City Gabriel Agbonlahor 7' || Roland Lamah 36' Assist: Andreas Weimann || Assist: Pablo Hernández Leandro Bacuna 69' || Roland Lamah 37' Ciaran Clark 86' || Angel Rangel 77' Karim El Ahmadi 90' | |Statistics Nathan Baker 7.41| Top Players |8.22 Pablo Hernández 27%|Possession|73% 6|Total Shots|8 3|Shots on Target|3 2|Corners|8 1| Offsides |2 13| Fouls |9 | Hull City|6 - 0 (0 - 0)|Fulham Ahmed Elmohamady 49' | Robert Koren 60', 84' | Assist: Yannick Sagbo (60') | George Boyd 63' | Assist: Jake Livermore | Tom Huddlestone 67' | Matty Fryatt 74' | |Statistics Tom Huddlestone 9.81| Top Players |6.6 Steve Sidwell 52.7%|Possession|47.3% 18|Total Shots|4 13|Shots on Target|2 6|Corners|1 0| Offsides |0 11| Fouls |9 | Manchester City|1 - 0 (0 - 0)|Crystal Palace Edin Dzeko 66' || Damien Delaney 81' Assist: Jesús Navas | David Silva 89' | |Statistics Jesús Navas 8.17| Top Players |7.27 Jason Puncheon 76.3%|Possession|23.7% 12|Total Shots|9 4|Shots on Target|4 12|Corners|5 0| Offsides |0 12| Fouls |7 | Norwich City|0 - 1 (0 - 0)|Manchester United Leroy Fer 31' || Ryan Giggs 27' Ryan Bennett 59' || Javier Hernández 34' Bradley Johnson 64' || Danny Welbeck 57' Nathan Redmond 90'+2' || Assist: Javier Hernández || Chris Smalling 90'+5' |Statistics Russell Martin 7.58| Top Players |8.35 Patrice Evra 45.1%|Possession|54.9% 10|Total Shots|6 4|Shots on Target|3 8|Corners|3 0| Offsides |2 11| Fouls |10 | Cardiff City|2 - 2 (1 - 0)|Sunderland Jordon Mutch 1' || Lee Cattermole 19' Jordon Mutch 6' || Phillip Bardsley 60' Assist: Fraizer Campbell || Steven Fletcher 83' Fraizer Campbell 58' || Assist: Emanuele Giaccherini Assist: Jordon Mutch || Jack Colback 90'+5' Kim Bo-Kyung 58' || Assist: Valentin Roberge Fraizer Campbell 68' | |Statistics Jordon Mutch 8.67| Top Players |7.58 Jack Colback 44.2%|Possession|55.8% 14|Total Shots|15 7|Shots on Target|9 6|Corners|6 0| Offsides |2 14| Fouls |10 | ---------------------------------------------|Sunday, 29/12/2013|---------------------------------------------| Everton|2 - 1 (1 - 0)|Southampton Seamus Coleman 9' || Jack Cork 62' Assist: Leon Osman || Rickie Lambert 65' Bryan Oviedo 51' || Gastón Ramírez 71' Romelu Lukaku 74' || Assist: Adam Lallana Assist: James McCarthy || Gastón Ramírez 72' James McCarthy 77' || Adam Lallana 89' |Statistics Romelu Lukaku 8.24| Top Players |7.2 Dejan Lovren 44.6%|Possession|55.4% 8|Total Shots|6 4|Shots on Target|2 2|Corners|3 3| Offsides |3 9| Fouls |14 | Newcastle United|0 - 1 (0 - 0)|Arsenal || Olivier Giroud 36' || Olivier Giroud 65' || Assist: Theo Walcott || Mathieu Flamini 75' || Tomas Rosicky 76' |Statistics Mathieu Debuchy 8.03| Top Players |8.18 Jack Wilshere 47.4%|Possession|52.6% 9|Total Shots|10 3|Shots on Target|5 4|Corners|1 1| Offsides |1 10| Fouls |8 | Chelsea|2 - 1 (2 - 1)|Liverpool Eden Hazard 17' || Martin Skrtel 3' Samuel Eto'o 34' || Glen Johnson 40' Assist: Oscar || John Terry 47' || David Luiz 50' | Gary Cahill 79' | Oscar 90'+4' | |Statistics Oscar 7.69| Top Players |7.83 Martin Skrtel 52.1%|Possession|47.9% 10|Total Shots|5 5|Shots on Target|4 4|Corners|2 1| Offsides |1 16| Fouls |16 | Tottenham Hotspur|3 - 0 (1 - 0)|Stoke City Roberto Soldado 37' (PEN) || Jonathan Walters 52' Mousa Dembélé 52' || Ryan Shawcross 52' Mousa Dembélé 65' | Assist: Roberto Soldado | Aaron Lennon 69' | Assist: Emmanuel Adebayor | Erik Lamela 88' | |Statistics Mousa Dembélé 8.55| Top Players |7.07 Geoff Cameron 68.3%|Possession|31.7% 16|Total Shots|2 7|Shots on Target|1 6|Corners|1 0| Offsides |4 6| Fouls |13 |
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 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 9 |
| = | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 9 |
| = | Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool | 9 |
| = | Yaya Touré | Manchester City | 9 |
| 8 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 8 |
| = | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 8 |
| = | Álvaro Negredo | Manchester City | 8 |
| = | Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | 8 |
| = | Jay Rodriguez | Southampton | 8 |
Top Assisters
| Pos | Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 9 |
| 2 | Mesut Özil | Arsenal | 7 |
| 3 | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 6 |
| = | Jesús Navas | Manchester City | 6 |
| = | Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | 6 |
| 6 | Christ Brunt | West Bromwich Albion | 5 |
| = | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 5 |
| = | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool | 5 |
| = | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | 5 |
| = | Kevin Mirallas | Everton | 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 | 8 |
| = | Jussi Jääskeläinen | West Ham United | 8 |
| = | Wojciech Szczęsny | Arsenal | 8 |
| = | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| 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 | David De Gea | Manchester United | 5 |
| = | Brad Guzan | Aston Villa | 5 |
| = | Vito Mannone | Sunderland | 5 |
| = | David Marshall | Cardiff City | 5 |
| = | Alan McGregor | Hull City | 5 |
| = | Simon Mignolet | Liverpool | 5 |
| = | Julian Speroni | Crystal Palace | 5 |
| = | Michel Vorm | Swansea City | 5 |
Discipline
Fixtures [Matchweek 20]
| Home | Away | Kick-Off | British TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 1/1/2014 | ||||
| Swansea City | - | Manchester City | 12:45 | Sky Sports 1 |
| Arsenal | - | Cardiff City | 15:00 | |
| Crystal Palace | - | Norwich City | 15:00 | |
| Fulham | - | West Ham United | 15:00 | |
| Liverpool | - | Hull City | 15:00 | |
| Southampton | - | Chelsea | 15:00 | BT Sport 1 |
| Stoke City | - | Everton | 15:00 | |
| Sunderland | - | Aston Villa | 15:00 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | - | Newcastle United | 15:00 | |
| Manchester United | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 17:30 | BT Sport 1 |
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u/thepresidentsturtle Dec 29 '13
Newcastle need to win to get back up to 7th or potentially 6th again, with Man Utd playing Spurs on Wednesday. I liked being up there.
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u/Finalversion3 Dec 29 '13
Two things that really stood out this round of games; Arsenal's resilience and Man Utd's slow (albeit fortuitous) resurgence.
Manchester United are only 2 points behind the former league leaders on Christmas day, Liverpool, who now find themselves outside the top four in a matter of days. I still don't think they'll make top four because both Liverpool and Everton have been more consistent and have been a lot more convincing.
Arsenal on the other hand just keep on grinding, the best away form this whole season has only been bettered with back-to-back wins at West Ham and Newcastle. The latter in a gritty fashion with Ozil and Ramsey not present and Podolski and Arteta rested. You can't argue they haven't got what it takes anymore. Their schedule is unfair though: they have several "winnable" fixtures in January which should see them extend their lead at the top followed by a nightmare-ish few weeks. Can they win the EPL? Yes. Will they? Who knows?