MANCHESTER UNITED:
United had it easy over Pompey's from years , except the 2008 FA cup semifinal. Pompey are struggling to cope up with the top division class so far this season . United on the other hand , having beaten Everton last week were obviously feeling confident.
In the 23rd min , Rooney was brought down by Portsmouth defender in the box which resulted in a penalty for the visitors. Rooney didn't fail to score from the spot .
In the 31st min, Vidic pulled the shirt of the Portsmouth striker which resulted in a spot kick for the home team and Portsmouth levelled the score 1-1.
Early in the second half , in the 48th min , Giggs controlled the aerial ball from Scholes , before producing a beautiful pass to Rooney , who buried the ball beyond the goal-keeper.
In the 53rd min , Giggs was brought down in the box , which provided an easy chance for Rooney to complete his HAT-TRICK . United mounted 2 goal lead on the home side just 8 mins after the start of second half .
Giggs shot was blocked by the Pompey goal keeper . United goal keeper was also forced to save the shot which was on target.
In the 87 min , Giggs showed his class by converting a free-kick to increase the lead over the home side. Giggs once again proved he can still produce beautiful game football on the pitch.
Final score was Portsmouth 1-4 Manchester United.....
Other Results:
West ham Finally registered a win . They defeated spirited Burnley with a score line 5-3 .
Aston Villa drew with Tottenham 1-1.
Manchester City registered its 10th draw from last 10 matches . City 1-1 Hull .
GUNNERS WERE GUNNED DOWN BY THE BLUE ARMY:
Chelsea maintained their five point lead over the champions Manchester united , with soul-crushing performance over Arsenal.
In the 41st min , England Duo , A.cole and Lampard's combined effort resulted in a goal in the form of Drogba.
Mins later A.Cole's cross found the net for the second time , but this time it came-off a non-Chelsea player. in an attempt to clear the ball Vermaelen ended-up in scoring an own goal.
In the 86th min , Drogba's free-kick gave Chelsea a 3 goal cushion over their city rivals. It was a good strike .
final score was Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea.....
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Manchester Vs Merseyside:
Even though Manchester United had a mixed results from last four matches , they crushed struggling Everton to a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford.
In the 34th min , Flecther found the top corner of the net after receiving the ball from Valencia from almost 20 yards . It was a superb half-volley and the ball just bent away from Howard.
Fellaini was caught off-side . Rooney's shot brushed the cross bar . In the 66th min , Giggs passed the ball to Carrick and he found the net with his left foot from 18 yard box .
Just 9 mins later , Valencia's shot came-off the defender an ended-up in the back of the net.
Final Score Man Utd 3-0 Everton .....
Liverpool saved 2 points against Manchester City with the help of Benayoun's equalizer . With this draw , Liverpool had registered only one win in their last 10 matches in all competition .
In the 49th min , Skrtel scored the first goal of the match with the help of Gerrard's free-kick. Later TV replay suggested that the ball actually came off Adebayor before crossing the line.
In the 69th min , Adebayor scored the equalizer with his head.
6 mins later Ireland scored the second goal for City to take the lead 1-2.
In the 77th min , Benayoun scored the equalizer and confirmed a point for the Reds.
Without Torres Liverpool couldn't stand up to the challenge like Manchester City.
Final score Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City.....
Mixed Results for Londoners:
Sunderland added Arsenal to their scalps for the season after taking points off Liverpool and Manchester United.
Bent kept up his stellar record of scoring against the big four this season with the winner against Arsenal. He scored his goal in the 70th min.
Final score Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal.....
Chelsea continued their impressive form and crushed Wolverhampton to a 4-0 defeat.
In the 5th min , Malouda scored a stunning goal from a long distance.
Later in the 12th min , Essien scored the second goal of the match to increase the lead to 2-0.
In the 22nd min , Essien scored again but this time from quite a long distance.
J.Cole scored the fourth and final goal of the match in the 56th min .
Final score Chelsea 4-0 Wolverhampton.....
Fulham lost to Birmingham 1-0 .
Westham failed to gain 3 points form their match against struggling Hull city. match ended 3-3.
Other Results:
Aston Villa were saved by Heskey's 86th min equalizer against Burnley . Match ended 1-1.
Tottenham striker Defoe scored five times as Harry Redknapp's men threatened to rack up double figures against Wigan. Final score was 9-1.
It was Spurs’ biggest win for 32 years .
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Football in Times of War
Glory days:
Tribute:
World's most famous football league - English Premier league(EPL) observed couple of minutes of silence on 7th and 8th of Nov , to pay tribute to those who had sacrificed their life in the world war .
