Published
9/18/2011 10:40:28 PM
by
Shane Barrow
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Fulham staged a stunning second half rally to earn a 2-2 draw with powerful Manchester City at Cravens Cottage in London. The fightback ruined City's perfect record in EPL play and dropped them to 2nd place in the standings behind unbeaten Manchester United.
Man City had raced to a 2-0 halftime lead with both goals coming from
Sergio Aguero. It looked to be a comfortable day for City. That is until the 55th minute goal from Bobby Zamora got Fulham on the front foot.
Fulham's first-half lethargy had vanished and Barry was booked for chopping down Mousa Dembele, whose low drive was palmed wide by Hart after Pajtim Kasami replaced an ailing Damien Duff. Hart excelled himself again by tipping over Dempsey's bullet header from a corner before Mancini took action, withdrawing Silva for Pablo Zabaleta midway through the half.
The visitors remained a threat on the break, Richards glancing wide from a corner. But it was Fulham's pressure that told when they equalised 15 minutes from time, Danny Murphy's scuffed 20-yarder taking a huge deflection off Vincent Kompany and going beyond the stranded Hart.
Craven Cottage was rocking and Mancini was forced to make a change again when Adam Johnson and Carlos Tevez replaced Nasri and Aguero in quick succession. The fresh legs almost told in the final five minutes when Tevez was denied by a brave Brede Hangeland block. Sidwell was booked and Jol threw on Bryan Ruiz for the excellent Dembele but Toure almost had the final say when his 30-yard strike drifted wide
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
by
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.