Published
8/19/2009 2:47:51 PM
by
Shane Barrow
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Nobody saw this coming that's for sure. New boys Burnley pulled a massive upset Wednesday knocking off defending champions Manchester United 1-0 behind a Robbie Blake winner. Man U dominated the game but Burnley put in the work and showed the heart necessary to ride the Robbie Blake volley to victory.
Man U had their chances and should have been ahead early. A couple of near misses and a Michael Owen goal ruled offside left the match scoreless and after 15 minutes. From there Burnley began to get into the match creating chances of their own and forcing Ben Foster in the United nets into a couple of brave saves. The decisive blow would come in the 19th minute as when Stephen Jordan floated a ball across the Manchester box where Robbie Blake was waiting to volley it home.
The fans were going nuts but Manchester United would not bow down and went back to the attack. Just before halftime Patrice Evra got loose in the Burnley penalty area and drew a spot kick as he was fouled. Michael Carrick stepped up only to see Brian Jensen make the save and keep the Burnley lead.
Manchester United controlled much of the ball in the 2nd half but rarely created anything more than half-chances. The Burnley upset ended Manchester United's streak of 17 straight wins against newly promoted sides and serves notice that it is going to be a wild EPL season.
Published
5/16/2012
by
William Montero
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Less than two years on the job and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish was fired Wednesday following the club's disappointing 8th finish in the Premier League.
Published
5/14/2012
by
Shane Barrow
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This weekend will be talked about for years to come. The most dramatic of all EPL finishes took place in a matter of minutes today as Manchester City scored a pair of injury time goals to snatch the EPL title from the grasp of rivals Manchester United.
Published
5/11/2012
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Shane Barrow
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The final weekend of the EPL season is upon us and there is plenty to play for across the league. The title is up for grabs. The battle for third place is fascinating and there is a relegation battle between QPR and Bolton yet to be decided.
Published
5/8/2012
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Shane Barrow
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It was evident Chelsea has their eyes squarely on the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. They failed to show up tonight at Anfield as Liverpool ran out easy 4-1 winners in their home finale.
Published
5/5/2012
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Shane Barrow
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Didier Drogba struck the final blow as he sent a shot through Martin Skrtel's legs for the winning goal in the FA Cup final at Wembley.