LIVERPOOL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Double strike by Juan Mata seals victory for United Rooney penalty miss in added time Manchester United extend lead over Liverpool to five points Half-time sub Steven Gerrard sent off 38 seconds after coming on, apologises to his team-mates and fans afterwards Steven Gerrard’s final appearance for Liverpool in a game […]
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Manchester City beat 10-man West Brom 3-0 in a game in which they had 43 goal attempts
MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 0 Manchester City’s home win against West Brom was even more of a formality than expected. Gareth McAuley’s second-minute sending off, following yet another case of mistaken identity, made a case of Mission Improbable becoming Mission Impossible for the Baggies. And City hardly had to break sweat as they cut […]
Woe continues as Oldham Athletic lose at home to Milton Keynes Dons
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, MILTON KEYNES DONS 3 Oldham Athletic’s tale of woe continued as they were neaten at home by Milton Keynes Dons, their sixth defeat in seven Sky Bet League One matches as they continued to plummet down the table. It was another deeply disappointing night as Latics were dealt another injury blow as […]
Manchester United boost top-four hopes with victory against Tottenham
MAN UNITED 3, TOTTENHAM 0 Manchester United rolled back the years with a vintage display to beat Tottenham and strengthen their hold on fourth place in the Premier League. The Reds’ first-half display, in which they scored all three of their goals, was breathtaking as Spurs could not live with their incisive attacking moves. And […]
Lee Johnson makes a winning return as Barnsley add to Oldham Athletic’s woes
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, BARNSLEY 3 Lee Johnson made a triumphant return to SportsDirect.com Park as Barnsley made it six straight wins to suddenly make themselves dark horses for promotion from Sky Bet League One. What a contrast for Latics who have seen their hopes of going up almost certainly disappear after five defeats in six […]