England vs Moldova - World Cup Qualifiers LIVE Commentary:

Hello and welcome to my International LIVE Commentary, as England face Moldova in their first World Cup 2014 Qualifying Match plus other fixtures in the first World Cup Qualifying Match over Europe.

Team Line-ups:

Moldova: Namasco, Armas, Epureanu, Bulgaru, Golovatenco, Sergei Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Gatcan, Onica, Suvorov, Patras, Picusciac.

Subs: S Pascenco, Racu, Ovseanicov, Cebotaru, Bordiyan, Doros, Sidorenco, A Pascenco, Dedov, Ivanov, Alexeev, Negai.

England: Hart, Johnson, Lescott, Terry, Baines, Milner, Lampard, Cleverley, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gerrard, Defoe.
Subs: Ruddy, Walker, Bertrand, Cahill, Carrick, Jagielka, Walcott, Sturridge, Welbeck, Butland.


19:45:

0: The match has kicked off in the Zimbru Stadium in Moldova.

3: England awarded a penalty after a shot from Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley hits defender Bulgaru on his hand, despite trying to turn away from the ball. The shot was too powerful for him to see, and it looks like it is a harsh penalty to be honest.

3: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard steps up to take the penalty..... Hits the ball low and hard towards goal... GOAL!!!

Low and hard from 12 yards: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lamaprd breaks the deadlock for England in the 3rd minute.

Early lead: Lampard celebrates his penalty goal with the midfielder who won the pen Tom Cleverley.

England break the deadlock in 3 minutes.

4: FACT:
Frank Lampard has scored more penalties for England than any other player in the squad.

6: Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson has beeen booked for a late challenge on Bulgaru.

8: Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain weaves past two defenders for pace before crossing the ball into the box for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe.... he shoots... JUST PAST THE POST!

10: England passing well and looking dangerous near goal.

17: Moldova striker Patras has the ball at his feet, before turning and hitting the ball towards goal from 25 yards out...The ball flies towards goal... OVER THE BAR!! 

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart had to dive for the ball there, because he did not know whether the ball was going to dip or not at the last second.

18: Moldova's supporters are suddenly excited and the atmosphere has just increased now after that shot which was close to a goal.

23: England have been awarded a free-kick from just outside the box, in a dangerous position...

5 players in the wall, before Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard hits the ball hard and powerfully towards goal.... OVER THE BAR! 

24: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain finds Gerrard with a great through ball... he looks to find Defoe on his right, but the defender sees the attempted pass and cuts it out.

25: Moldova are starting to press England's defence now, improving their play.


A shot is deflected out for a corner as the Moldovan supporters roar to encourage their team forward.


27: LATEST:

Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie, Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko and Newcastle midifelder Yohan Cabaye have all scored for the respective countries tonight.
More news at half-time.


28: Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard finds his Liverpol team-mate Glen Johnson, who crosses the ball towards the box for Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. 
He heads the ball forward..... GOAL!!!!

Clean finish: Lampard doubles his tally for the night after a great cross from full-back Glen Johnson.

It's in: Lampard does his trademark celebration - pointing to the sky after scoring a header in the 28th minute.

England have doubled their lead, and Lampard scores again.


Top class ball through by Johnson, and the finish was accurate into the corner of the goal.


31: Chamberlain finds space to run into, before unleashing a through ball towards striker Jermain Defoe... he hits the ball towards goal and the goalkeeper tries to save it, but the ball goes underneath him.

Poor goal for Moldova to concede, but a good build-up play goal by England with Chamberlain making an assist for Defoe.


36: Moldova free-kick....
Comes of nothing though as the header goes over the ball, nothing to trouble Joe Hart.

39: Defoe has a shot towards goal, but defender blocks it before it comes off Defoe. 
Moldova goal-kick.

40: LATEST:
Luxembourg 1 Portugal 1

Mr. 'I want more money' Cristiano Ronaldo scores for Portugal to equalise in the 29th minute. 

43: Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley tries to cross the ball into the box for Everton left-back Leighton Baines, but the ball goes over the bar and looks more like a shot.

45: The referee blows the whistle to end the first half at The Zimbru Stadium. 

England lead by three goals to nil against Moldova, but to be honest, the home side have been poor and not troubled goalkeeper Joe Hart so far.

Looks like the Three Lions have got their first three points in the WC qualifying campaign. 

WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING LATEST SCORES:

Wales 0 Belgium 1 - HT

Wales and West Ham defender James Collins has been sent off in the first half. 

Manchester City captain and defender Vincent Kompany scored for Belgium from a header in the 41st minute.

Bulgaria 1 Italy 2 - HT

Germany 1 Faroe Islands 0 - HT 

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze has scored for Germany, as they lead at half-time against Faroe Islands.

Finland 0 France 1 - HT

Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby has scored for France in the 20th minute, as they lead by 1 goal to nil against Finland at half-time away from home.

Montenegro 2 Poland 1 - HT

Russia 2 Northern Ireland 0 - FT

Croatia 1 Republic of Macedonia 0 - LIVE 

Everton striker Nikica Jelavic has broken the deadlock for the home side against Macedonia in the 69th minute. 

20:45:

45: England kick-off the second half, with both sides making one change each:

England SUB:
Steven Gerrard OFF
Michael Carrick ON

Moldova SUB:
Alexandru Suvorov OFF
Alexandru Dedov ON

49: Moldova have a half chance after Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson makes a mistake, but nothing too challengng for Joe Hart.

51: England have started the second half calmly, looking as though they will hold the lead comfortably, and maybe add 1 or 2 more goals.

58: England SUB:
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain OFF
Theo Walcott ON

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been electric tonight, and has played well, making one assist. 

Danger: Arsenal and England winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been a danger for Moldova's defence tonight.

His club team-mate Theo Walcott replaces him, so there is even MORE pace injection for Moldova to worry about.

68: 
England SUB:
Jermain Defoe OFF
Danny Welbeck ON 

Defoe comes off, for Welbeck after scoring a good goal and putting in a good shift.


73: Arsenal winger Theo Walcott goes on the run with pace, before getting intercepted by a defender.

He regains the ball and runs into the box on the wing, before some build-up play, (with good passes) inside the box with Welbeck and Milner ends up with Milner unleashing a powerful shot past the goalkeeper into the back of the net.

76: Moldova SUB:
Picusciac OFF
Sidorence ON 

79: 
Chelsea defender John Terry has been limping for the last few minutes with a knock, and may recieve medical attention.

83: 
England free-kick going to be taken by Everton full-back Leighton Baines who can scores free-kicks....

He hits the ball towards goal... the ball curls and hits a Moldova player deflecting the flight of the ball, into the top corner of the goal..

England 5 Moldova 0, and Baines scores his first international goal.

89: England manager Roy Hodgson is not going to take any chances with Chelsea defender John Terry who has been limping and struggling.
He walks down into the tunnel, with Carrick filling in for him at centre-back with Lescott.

90: The fourth official has signalled for two minutes of stoppage time to be added on.

90+2: The referee has blown the final whistle in Moldova.

England have thrashed Moldova by 5 goals to nil, without really breaking sweating or getting into fourth gear. 

They have just taken their chances well, and have punished Moldova on the counter attack.

World Cup 2014 Qualifying Match RESULTS:

Wales 0 Belgium 2

Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany and Tottenham defender Jan Vertoghen both scored for the away side as Belgium beat Wales by 2 goals to nil.

Bulgaria 2 Italy 2

Croatia 1 Republic Of Macedonia 0

Group C:

Germany 3 Faroe Islands 0

Mario Gotze and a double from Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil gave Germany a 3-0 win against Faroe Islands in Group C.

Group D:

Holland 2 Turkey 0

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie and Luciano Nasringh both scored for Holland, as they beat Turkey 2-0 in Group D.

Group E:

Iceland 2 Norway 0

Slovenia 0 Switzerland 2

Group F:

Russia 2 Northern Ireland 0

Fayzulin and Shirokov both scored for new Russian boss (former England manager) Fabio Capello.

Thank you for reading my latest installment of my EPL Blog.
I shall be back soon with another EPL update, due to the International break this weekend.

Manchester United vs Everton: LIVE Commentary of the Second Half

Hello and welcome to my second half LIVE Commentary of the Manchester United vs Everton match.

But first, here is the analysis from yesterday's late afternoon match, between Manchester City and Southampton.

Manchester City 3 Southampton 2

What an epic match at The Ethiad Stadium yesterday.

EPL Champions versus EPL new boys.

Striker Sergio Aguero gave City injury worries in the 8th minute after getting a twisted knee after a late challenge from Nathaniel Clyne.

Southampton pressed in the first half after this, before and after Tevez was tripped in the penalty box after 15 minutes.
A weak penalty by midfielder David Silva was saved by Kelvin Davies.

Weak: Manchester City midfielder David Silva has his weak and low penalty saved by Kelvin Davies.

Tevez broke the deadlock after a good pass by Nasri was finished into the corner in the 40th minute.

Striker Rickie Lambert equalised for Southampton in the 59th minute with a low curling shot out of goalkeeper Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart's reach.

Equaliser: Striker Rickie Lambert makes it 1-1 against Manchester City in the 59th minute.

Midfielder Steven Davis made it 2-1 to Southampton in the 68th minute.  

Shock - but not for long: Midfielder Steven Davis celebrates his goal against Manchester City in the 68th minute.

In the 72nd minute, Manchester City substitute striker Edin Dzeko was open in free space inside the 16-yard-box before shooting from 6 yards out to equalise.

Vital equaliser: Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko made it 2-2 in the 72nd minute and gave City hope.

Relief: Edin Dzeko celebrates his goal to give City a chance of winning the match at The Ethiad.

In the 80th minute, from a Manchester City corner which was cleared away by a Southampton defender fell to Samir Nasri who hit the ball downwards towards goal before the ball fiercely hit the net.

Late winner: Midfielder Samir Nasri scores in the 80th minute for City against Southampton.

Three points instead of one: Nasri seals an important win for City after a scare against Southampton.

Nasri won the match for City, 3-2.

Southampton played very well despite losing 3-2... Scoring 2 goals and pressing City throughout the match.
They were not afraid of City, and gave them a lot of trouble - on City's OWN BACK YARD.
 



At 20:56:
HALF-TIME SCORE:

Manchester United 0 Everton 0 

An interesting first half, in which United goalkeeper David De Gea has been busy in the sticks, having to save lots of shots, especially from Baines' curling free-kick.

Clearing away to safety: Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea punches the ball away from danger.

Everton has dominated the first half with midfielder Marouane Fellani, Steven Pienaar and Nikica Jelavic both linking up well.

BREAKING NEWS: Everton have confirmed the £5million signing of Belgian midfielder Kevin Mirallas on a four-year contract deal.

Unveiled: Everton unveiled midfielder Kevin Mirallas at Goodison Park before the match tonight against United.

United's new signing Shinji Kagawa has played well so far, passing the ball well and finding his team-mates with pace and trickery.

Fine showing: Manchester United's new midfielder Shinji Kagawa has impressed so far against Everton tonight.

However headline striker Robin Van Persie is on the bench for United.

Waiting game: Robin Van Persie has to be patient before playing on his debut for new club Manchester United.

Here is a recap of the Team Line-ups:

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Neville, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jelavic.
Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Naismith, Gueye, Barkley, Coleman, Anichebe.

Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia, Carrick, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Cleverley, Scholes, Kagawa, Rooney, Welbeck.
Subs: Lindegaard, Da Silva, Anderson, Berbatov, Young, Van Persie, Wootton.

Referee: Andre Marriner 

LIVE Commentary: Manchester United vs Everton - Second Half

21:03:

45: United have kicked off the second half at Goodison Park. No changes for either side at the minute.

47: Everton midfielder Darron Gibson finds space from 25 yards out before taking an ambitious shot.... OVER THE BAR!! 

48: Cross by defender Tim Hibbert into the box, partially cleared away to Leon Osman who strikes the ball high towards goal... OFF THE WOODWARK!!!
Close by Osman, as De Gea was beaten but the crossbar comes to United's rescue.

49: A United counter attack by Danny Welbeck is well cleared away by defender Phil Jagielka who slides in cleanly to win the ball.


55: United midfielder Tom Cleverley intercepts a pass, before trying to find Rooney with a through ball.
Everton defender Distin sees through it, and clears the ball away.

56: Great play by Kagawa. Nice pass to Rooney, before doing a dummy past Baines into the box. Rooney had a long shot, but it was WELL WIDE of the goal.


57: Everton whip a corner into the box, before midfielder Marouane Fellani heads the ball downwards towards goal.... GOAL!!!

Everton have broken the deadlock at Goodison Park, with none other than Fellani who has been the star man tonight!!

Bullet: Midfielder Marouane Fellani broke the deadlock for Everton against Manchester United in the 58th minute.

Pure jubilation: Jelavic and goalscorer Fellani get mobbed by the Everton crowd after the opening goal.

Everton 1 Manchester United 0, with 30 minutes to go.

You think United will give up? I certainly do not.

62: United pressing for the equaliser here with a corner and several crosses into the box. Everton are strong in defence though.

63: Everton free-kick lifting into the box by Baines for Fellani again. He jumps higher than Vidic before heading towards goal.... SAVE! by David De Gea.

65: Everton fans are jubilant and all singing here.
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67: I knew this was going to happen all night:

Manchester United SUB:

Danny Welbeck OFF 
Robin Van Persie ON

69: United fans hoping that Van Persie can deliver a debut miracle. 1-0 to Everton, 20 minutes to be played.

70: Everton striker Nikica Jelavic has gone off for treatment after a cut underneath his eye.
Meanwhile, United continue to press with Vidic's header just wide of the goalmouth.


73: United desperate for the equaliser. Misplaced pass by Nani gives Everton a goal-kick to clear away any danger.

74: I can just imagine the look on Gary Neville's face right now in the SkySports studios... Urging United to score here. LOL

75: Poor cross by Manchester United winger Nani into the box, as there is another Everton goal-kick. 

76: Winger Ashley Young looks to be coming on for United here... Last chance saloon here.

77: Robin Van Persie tries to find Wayne Rooney with a through ball into the box, but Distin clears the ball away for a corner.

80: Everton SUB:

Leon Osman OFF
Seamus Coleman ON

Fresh legs needed for Everton, with 10 minutes remaining.
I can picture all Everton fans all over the qworld biting their fingernails now... LOL

82: Great tackle by Everton defender Tony Hibbert to deny Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra from crossing the ball into the area.
Not getting past him with ease.

84: Manchester United SUB:
Tom Cleverley OFF
Anderson ON

Fresh legs for United, as they look for the equaliser with 5 minutes plus stoppage left.

85: Everton try and make a counter attack with Coleman trying to cross from the wing, but it rebounds off him and it is a goal-kick.

86: Everton have a welcome break here, with striker Nikica Jelavic down on the floor with cramp.

88: Tense last few minutes at Goodison Park, with United passing patiently looking for a gap in the defence.
Everton counter attack with Coleman taking his time past Vidic. 
Everton free-kick after Vidic was pulling his shirt.

89: Everton SUB:
Nikica Jelavic OFF
Steven Naismith ON

90: The fourth official has signalled for four minutes of stoppage time to be added on.

90+1: Manchester United midfielder Anderson has a shot from 20 yards out which is powerful.... JUST WIDE!!!!


90+2: Everton SUB:
Maroaune Fellani OFF
John Heitinga ON

Everton trying to strengthen the defence with Heitinga coming on.

90+4: Everton fans are screaming here, as referee Andre Marriner blows the whistle to end the match at Goodison Park!

FULL-TIME SCORE: 

Everton 1 Manchester United 0

My Man of the Match:

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellani. 

He worked very hard, throughout the match, until he was substituted in the last few minutes of the match. He won Everton the match with a good header, and was the anchor in their team tonight.


Before I leave you all tonight, I will do a quick EPL transfer and news Update:

Barcelona have confirmed that Arsenal midfielder Alexandre Song has moved to them for a fee of £15million pounds, and he has signed a five-year contract deal.

Bye Bye Arsenal: Song arrived in Spain, at Barcelona on Monday morning, before addressing supporters.

Superstar's welcome: Alex Song signs autographs for his new club's supporters outside the club.

I do not understand what Wenger is trying to prove here, selling two of his best players again.... Arsenal will struggle to qualify for the CL next season now.

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has announced that he has signed a long-term contract with The Reds. 

Signed: Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has signed a new long-term contract deal with The Reds.

Vitesse Arnhem left-back Alexander Buttner has revealed that he is set to seal a 'dream' £4million move from Manchester United.
He has arrived in Manchester, and has completed his medical.


Chelsea's young midfielder Josh McEachran has joined Championship club Middlesborough on a season-long loan deal.

Tottenham are reportedly going to attempt to secure the £6million signing of Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor this week.

The only on-going issue is wage demands, because at City he is getting a lot of money per week....

Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng has almost completed a £6million move to Swansea, after admitting that he wants to move.
Although, there has been a lot of interest from other clubs in the EPL, including Arsenal and Liverpool.

Arsenal have stepping up their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin, by asking them whether they can sign him if his loan spell is succesful.

We will see: What Nuri Sahin would look like at Arsenal. Liverpool look to be out of the race to sign him.

Liverpool look out of the race to sign Sahin, due to the fact that they cannot provide CL football, yet Arsenal can.

Arsenal are close to signing him... and he should be an Arsenal player by the end of this week... 

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has challenged EPL clubs to show that they really want him after admitting that he wants to return to the English Premier League in the near future.

 

Wants to return: Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that he may leave if there is interest shown.

 

Manchester United have been offered Real Madrid midfielder Kaka on a season-long loan deal.



 




Thank you for reading my EPL Blog and I will speak to you all in my next EPL Update, on Wednesday.

The Weekend's EPL Match Predictions:

The Weekend's EPL Match Previews:

Saturday (all 15:00pm):
 

Aston Villa vs Chelsea:

My prediction: Chelsea edge out a win, with either Mata, Sturridge and Lamard/Drogba scoring. Villa will work hard, for team-mate Petrov who has been diagnosed WITH leukamia. 

Everton vs West Brom:

Everton comfortably beat a WBA side with a dodgy defence.. 

Fulham vs Norwich:

Could be interesting.... Fulham could win with in-form Dempsey and Pogrebynak scoring, especially as Norwich's top goalscorer, Grant Holt in out with a suspension.

Manchester City vs Sunderland:

City need to beat Sunderland to stay on track for the title this season. Aguero is out, but Silva and Dzeko not to mention Yaya Toure should edge out Sunderland.

QPR vs Arsenal:

7 wins in a row for Arsene Wenger and The Arsenal. 

Next up is QPR who are trying to avoid relegation this season. 

Can they do it? Yes they can. Robin Van Persie to the Rescue?!

Wigan vs Stoke:

Stoke should beat Wigan. Surely?

Wolves vs Bolton:Pray 4 Muamba. Play 4 Muamba. Win 4 Muamba.

Bolton will have Mr. in their thoughts, which should inspire them, especially as he took his picture from hospital on Twitter today. Looks good.

Against Terry Connor's men. Coca-Cola Championship calling?

Sunday:

Newcastle United vs Liverpool: LIVE at 13:30pm

6th vs 7th, could decide the fate of the postions of the two this season.

Demba Ba and international team-mate Papiss Cisse along with Hatem Ben Arfa vs Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard along with Martin Skrtel.?

Andy Carroll will be upset if he does not score on Sunday against his old club.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Swansea City: LIVE at 16:00pm

Draw. Swansea? Spurs?

I'm in the middle, but you would have thought that Spurs would see off a newly-promoted club!!!

Monday:

Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United: LIVE at 20:00pm

Another monday match in the Prem. 

3-2 was the score last time. 

United will look to stay 1st place with a thrashing this time.. Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck (pace-setter) and Ryan Giggs (engine) on-form.

De Gea the unsung hero.