Published
12/12/2011 6:28:54 PM
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Shane Barrow
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Manchester City's long unbeaten run to open the EPL season has ended as Chelsea rallied for a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge. An early Balotelli goal set City off on the right foot, stunning the home crowd in the opening minutes.
The visitors controlled most of the early play before Chelsea slowly worked their way back into the match. They evened the match in the 34th minute of play when Daniel Sturridge got deep into the City box before sending a low cross in front of goal where Raul Meireles volleyed home.
The game went to halftime even and both teams took the field with everything to play for in the final 45 minutes. The game would turn on a late challenge from Gael Clichy at the hour mark. It would result in his second yellow and Manchester City would be a man down for the final thirty minutes of play.
City didn't crumble though and surprisingly were able to hold alot of the possession after the sending off. It didn't look like Chelsea were going to be able to take advantage of the situation until late on when a Lescott handball resulted in a penalty kick. Frank Lampard rifled home the spot kick and Chelsea were on their way to a valuable three points.
The loss leaves Manchester City two points clear of Manchester United atop the EPL standings. Chelsea leaps to third trailing the leaders by five points.
Published
5/16/2012
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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
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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.