Easter Sunday EPL Special LIVE:

Easter Sunday EPL Special:

Yesterday:

Controversially, Chelsea beat Wigan 2-1 at Stamford Bridge (even though both goals were offisde) to move back into 5th place above Newcastle. Tottenham leapfrogged rivals Arsenal back into 3rd place, despite a 0-0 draw with Sunderland.

In-form strikers Clint Dempsey (Fulham) and Nikica Jelavic (Everton) both scored twice for their clubs, as Fulham took three points. 

Liverpool drew with Aston Villa at home, thanks to Luis Suarez saving the day again, West Brom dominated Blackburn 3-0 at The Hawthorns and at Carrow Road there was a 4 goal thriller, and Jelavic's double was not enough for all three points as top scorer Grant Holt stole the show for Norwich.

Today:

Manchester United 2 QPR 0 FT

The match was played at Old Trafford as 1st placed Manchester United hosted 17th placed QPR.

Striker Wayne Rooney broke the deadlock in the 15th minute for the home side from the penalty spot after Ashley Young was upheld by midfielder Shaun Derry, who was given a straight red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity (even though Young and Rooney were both offside and it would not have counted, and Young went down too easily looking for the penalty) 

Is this a red card? Ashley Young goes down after a nudge by Shaun Derry and United are given a penalty.

Striker Wayne Rooney powerfully slots away his 22nd goal in the EPL this season against QPR in the 15th minute from the penalty spot.

Striker Wayne Rooney celebrates his penalty goal to break the deadlock at Old Trafford.

In the second half, midfielder Paul Scholes doubled United's lead in the 68th minute from 25 yards out with a powerful strike after Rafael's pass.

3rd since coming out of retirement: Paul Scholes hits a strike from 25 yards out to score against QPR to make it 2-0 in the 68th minute.

This was how the match finished, and now United are 8 points clear of 2nd placed rivals City, who have to face Arsenal later today.


Yesterday's Evening kick-off:


Stoke City 2 Wolves 1
This match was played at The Britannia Stadium, as 14th placed Stoke hosted an under-fire Wolves side stuck in 20th place.
Midfielder Michael Kightly broke the deadlock for Wolves in the 26th minute to make it 1-0. 

Kightly and some of the rest of the Wolves players celebrate breaking the deadlock at Stoke after 26 minutes. 

Defender Robert Huth equalised in the 37th minute to make it 1-1 and give Stoke a chance to get back into the match.

Defender Robert Huth shoots to equalise for the home side against Wolves in the 37th minute.

Striker Peter Crouch (who is desperate for an England recall), used his height to his advantage to head the ball past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey in the 61st minute.

9th of the season: Crouch and his Stoke team-mates celebrate the winning goal against Wolves in the 61st minute. 

Wolves are now 6 points away from 17th placed QPR, and have 22 points from 32 matches which is far from safety with 6 matches to play. 
Their remaining matches are against Arsenal, Sunderland, Manchester City, Everton, Swansea and Wigan.
Good luck!


Stoke move up to 11th place, and they are safe from relegation this season, with the magic 40 point barrier past.
 

Arsenal vs Manchester City: LIVE at 16:00pm 

Arsenal have the chance to go back into 3rd place with a win against 2nd placed City, while Roberto Mancini's men know that a loss could be the end of their title race hopes.

It will not be an easy match for City or Arsenal and it could be interesting and a close match at The Emirates.

Team news from 15:15pm.

Arsenal vs Manchester City: LIVE

Arsenal have been dominating so far in this first half at The Emirates.

In-form striker Robin Van Persie almost scored from a header from a corner kick, but defender Thomas Vermaelen accidentally deflected the ball off the goal-line.

Midfielder Yaya Toure has come off injured in the 15th minute for City after a knee knock and has been replaced by midfielder David Pizarro.

35 minutes played, still goalless.

Team Line-ups:

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Benayoun, Van Persie.

Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Djourou, Jenkinson, Chamakh.

Yossi Benayoun and Tomas Rosicky both start for The Gunners, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey are on the bench.

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Y Toure (off), Barry, Milner, Aguero, Nasri, Balotelli.
Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Pizarro (on), Dzeko, Kolarov, Tevez, De Jong.

David Silva misses out due to a knee problem.
Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri both start against their former team.
Sergio Aguero returns after a foot injury.
Micah Richards and Carlos Tevez are both on the bench for City.


38: Mario Balotelli has finally booked after a late challenge on Sagna with his studs up.
43: A throw by Szczesny falls straight to Walcott who runs towards the box to set up a cross before defender Vincent Kompamy tackles him and clears the ball away from danger.
45: The fourth official signals three minutes of stoppage time to be added on here at the end of the half.
45+2: City free-kick given after Gareth Barry is bodychecked by Yossi Benayoun.
45+2: Mario Balotelli is testing referee Martin Atkinson's patience, with a deliberate handball to control the ball on the edge of the box..
He should be off the pitch by now...
45+3: The referee blows the whistle for half-time here at The Emirates.
Arsenal should be ahead at the break as they dominated throughout with passing and chances galore but City will be grateful that they are not losing.
Striker Mario Balotelli should be sent off by now, with 5 dangerous tackles and he is putting his club down.
Captain Vincent Kompany has been heroic at the back for City, and without him, it could be 3 or 4-0.


45: The referee blows the whistle to start the second half here at The Emirates.
No half-time subsitutions.

48: Full-back Kieran Gibbs looks to be struggling with a knock.
Andre Santos is seen warming up by the TV cameras.
49: City midfielder Samir Nasri has fouled Mikel Arteta. Free-kick.
56: Tomas Rosicky on the run with the ball for Arsenal before getting tackled by James Milner. Free-kick, and Milner gets booked for his troubles.
57: Arsenal SUB:
Andre Santos ON
Kieran Gibbs OFF
Gibbs is struggling with a knock.... so here comes the attacking minded full-back Santos.
59: Santos has now been booked for shirt pulling with striker Mario Balotelli who is unsuprisingly upset about the foul.
62: Alex Song with a beautifully placed cross to Van Persie who is unmarked and heads the ball with pace towards goal.... HITS THE POST!! Joe Hart was beaten! but the post was not! Still 0-0, unlucky by Van Persie and Arsenal (should be 2 ahead now).
65: FACT: RVP has now hit the post 7 times this season, second most in the Prem behind Luis Suarez with 8. 
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Carlos Tevez are seen warming up for their respective teams. Can they do something about this 0-0 scoreline?!

68: Gareth Barry with the ball at his feet, Koscielny slides in to win the ball, but tackles late. Free-kick, and a yellow card for Koscielny.
He will now miss Arsenal's next two matches against Wolves and Wigan as this is his 10th yellow card of the season.
72: Through ball by Alexandre Song to Robin Van Persie who cuts inside the defenders before shooting past Hart... GOAL!!!!!, NO!
It's offside... Of all times to put the flag up this weekend, why now?!
75: How Arsenal are not winning now, I do not know for the life of me!
Theo Walcott with a shot which was saved and palmed away by Hart before hitting the post. Vermaelen slips and hits the ball across goal to Benayoun whose shot is wide.
78: Arsenal SUB:
Aaron Ramsey ON
Yossi Benayoun OFF

Manchester City SUB:
Alexsandar Kolarov ON
Samir Nasri OFF

82:
Manchester City SUB:
Sergio Aguero ON
Carlos Tevez OFF

84:
Arsenal SUB:
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ON
Theo Walcott OFF
This sub should have happened earlier.. Not necessarily Walcott the player coming off though, as he has been dangerous going forward and caused City problems.

86:
Pizarro loses the ball from 30 yards out, to midfielder Mikel Arteta who takes one touch before taking a powerful drive from the ball towards goal..... GOAL!!! Hart was beaten! 1-0! The deadlock is FINALLY BROKEN! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! What a goal it was aswell..

Bullet: Mikel Arteta unofficially seals Manchester City's title hopes over in the EPL this season with a rocket goal.

Mikel Arteta celebrates scoring for Arsenal in the 87th minute to break the deadlock against Manchester City.

Nice Easter present for me, the Gunner! :)

88: Mario Balotelli fouls Sagna late in the Arsenal half.
He is already on a yellow card..... The referee blows his whistle, and looks at Balotelli before brandishing a card.., yellow! TWO yellows = RED CARD!!!

Bye bye: Mario Balotelli recieves his 4th red card since joining City in 2011.

He's finally off. The challenge on Song was a leg breaker, and how he did not get a straight red card for that I will never know..

90: Balotelli walks off the pitch slowly as the fourth official signals four minutes of stoppage time to be added on.
90+4: City's free-kick hits the wall, before Arsenal go on the counter attack with Ramsey, Van Persie and Chamberlain on the attack. Ramsey cuts inside the box before slicing his shot WIDE!!
90+5: The referee blows the whistle for full-time.
Arsenal beat Manchester City 1-0, even though they know it could have been 4 or 5.
Mikel Arteta's strike surely ends City's title hopes.
Striker Mario Balotelli lost the plot throughout the match, and deservedly got sent off.


Man of the Match: Mikel Arteta/Alex Song.


City are now 8 points away from United who are in 1st place.
Tottenham are now back into 4th place, Arsenal move back into 3rd place with a 2 point gap.



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15:00:
Everton vs Sunderland
Newcastle vs Bolton
Tottenham vs Norwich City

17:30:
Aston Villa vs Stoke City

20:00
Chelsea vs Fulham

Today's EPL Results, plus Analysis and the LATEST News:

Today's EPL Action:

(All 15:00pm)

Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 4

This match was played at Villa Park, as 15th placed Aston Villa hosted 5th placed Chelsea in an important match for both teams. 
Midfielder Stiliyan Petrov was seen in the stands after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia yesterday lunchtime.

Retirement beckons? Aston Villa captain Petrov watches on at Villa Park as his side face Chelsea.

Striker Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring for the away side after 9 minutes to make it 1-0 to Chelsea.

10th of the season: Daniel Sturridge celebrates opening the scoring for Chelsea against Villa in the 9th minute.

Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic doubled their lead, in the 51st minute to make it 2-0.

Defender James Collins halved Chelsea's lead in the 77th minute, to give Villa hope of salvaging something at home.

James Collins' header flew past Petr Cech to give Aston Villa a chance of equalising against Chelsea at home.

Fellow defender Eric Lichaj also scored for the hosts, three minutes later in the 80th minute to equalise.

False hope: Eric Lihaj equalises for Aston Villa to make it 2-2, but it was not enough to beat Chelsea.

Ivanovic scored his second of the day in the 83rd minute, before striker Fernado Torres capped off a 4-2 win for Chelsea in the 90th minute to put the icing on the cake and take Villa out of the match.

Striker Fernando Torres scores his first goal in the EPL for six months to end his drought and give Chelsea a 4-2 win against Aston Villa.

£50million man starting to shine: Torres celebrates scoring against Villa for his 3rd goal in 3 matches.

Everton 2 West Bromwich Albion 0

This match came from Goodison Park, as a morale boosted Everton side who moved into the semi-final of the FA Cup on Tuesday, faced 14th placed West Brom who are 11 points away from the relegation zone. 

Defender Gareth McAuley broke the deadlock in the 18th minute for Everton - with an own goal after it took a deflection from Leon Osman's shot.
Striker Victor Anichebe doubled the hosts lead in the 68th minute, to end the match with a 2-0 win at home for Everton.

Everton players celebrate striker Victor Anichebe's goal to make it 2-0 in the 68th minute against West Brom.

Fulham 2 Norwich City 1

This match was played at Craven Cottage, as 13th placed Fulham faced Norwich who are in 11th place.
Midfielder Clint Dempsey gave the hosts an early 1-0 lead in the 2nd minute.
Fellow midfield man Damien Duff scored for Fulham to make it 2-0, in the 13 minute.
Andrew Wilbraham made it 2-1 after half-time, in the 77th minute but it was too late for them to win or earn a point at Craven Cottage.

Fulham move into 11th place, 4 points off 7th place, while Norwich drop down a place into 12th but stay on the same points as Fulham.

Manchester City 3 Sunderland 3

2nd placed City faced 8th placed Sunderland in an important match for the future of the EPL title this season. Rivals United face Blackburn on Monday, and they need a win to move back into 1st.

Midfielder Sebastien Larsson broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 31st minute, to give Sunderland a shock lead at The Ethiad Stadium.
Striker Mario Balotelli equalised for the home side in the 43rd minute, from the penalty spot after Dzeko was obstructed by Craig Gardner.

Striker Mario Balotelli equalises for Manchester City in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot.

Nicklas Bendtner scored just before half time (45) to make it 2-1 to Sunderland.
Larsson scored his second of the match in the 55th minute to give them a 3-1 lead.

Midfielder Larsson celebrates scoring his second goal of the match against Manchester City in the 56th minute.

Balotelli inspired a comeback for City in the 85th minute after scoring his second, with 5 minutes left to give City a chance to equalise.
Alexsandar Kolarov equalised for City in the 86th minute to complete the comeback against Sunderland.

 

The comeback is sealed: Kolarov equalises for City against Sunderland in the 86th minute to make it 3-3.

This is how the match finished in the end, with City dropping points in the race for the title although they made a sudden comeback to keep their unbeaten run at The Ethiad alive.
Sunderland are now 9th and will be upset that they blew a 3-1 lead against City and could have moved into 7th place but thankful they took a point away from home.

QPR 2 Arsenal 1

Today, Loftus Road was the stadium where 3rd placed Arsenal looked for their 8th win in a row. QPR were the team in their way, having comeback from 2-0 down to beat Liverpool 3-2 last week.
Striker Adel Taarabt gave the hosts the lead in the 22nd minute to make it 1-0.

Adel Taarabt breaks the deadlock for QPR against Arsenal at Loftus Road in the 22nd minute.

First goal in the EPL for the former Tottenham striker, against his London rivals Arsenal.

Theo Walcott equalised for The Gunners, 15 minutes later.

Winger Theo Walcott scores his 10th goal of the season for Arsenal to level at Loftus Road against QPR.

Another camera angle view, of Walcott's equaliser against QPR at Loftus Road.

Midfielder Samba Diakite scored his first goal for QPR to win the match for the home side in the 66th minute.

There was a hint of timewasting by QPR, with three players geting booked in the last minute (Barton, Ferdinand and Diakite), but Rangers took the three points. 

Wigan Athletic 2 Stoke City 0

Relegation calling for Wigan who are in 19th place against an unpredictable 12th placed Stoke.
Wigan captain and defender Antolin Alcaraz opened the scoring for the home side after half-time in the 54th minute to make it 1-0.

Defender Alcaraz towers to head the ball the past past the Stoke defence to break the deadlock at The DW.

Striker Victor Moses doubled the hosts lead in the 90th minute to seal Wigan's first win at the DW Stadium for 7 months.

Long time coming: Victor Moses scores the winner for Wigan to give them their first win at the DW in 7 months.

They are still in 19th place though as results did not go their way with QPR and Bolton both winning today.
Stoke have moved 1 place down to 13th place, 2 points away from the magic 40 point barrier which almost certainly seals next season's place in the EPL.

Wolves 2 Bolton Wanderers 3

Terry Connor looked for his first win as caretaker manager against Bolton. 2 relegation fighting teams going head-to-head, with Bolton looking to win for Fabrice Muamba who is currently in hospital.
This match was a thrilling 5 goal thriller at Molienuex.

Midfielder Michael Kightly broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute to make it 1-0 to Wolves. 

Deadlock broken: Kightly celebrates scoring against Bolton in the 51st minute

Midfielder Martin Petrov equalised, 10 minutes later from the penalty spot.

A placed penalty is the best penalty: Petrov equalises from the penalty spot for Bolton against Wolves.

Marcos Alonso made it 2-1 to the visitors, in the 80th minute to give them the lead for the first time in the match.

Jubilation: Marcos Alonso celebrates his 1st goal of the season to make it 2-1 to Bolton.

Captain Kevin Davies made it 3-1, 4 minutes later before Matthew Jarvis pulled a goal back in the 88th minute to make it 3-2.
This was not enough for Wolves to save the match, and they lost eventually.
They will be disappointed that they lost all three points at home, especially as they were in-front. 

The LATEST EPL News:

Arsene Wenger slammed UEFA after vowing to appeal a three-match European ban and a £33,000 fine after he reportedly abused a referee during their 3-0 win (4-3 loss) against AC Milan.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are all interested in  cut-price £6million Athletic Bilbao midfielder Markel Susaeta.

Jose Mourinho has distanced himself from a shock move to Manchester City.

Real Madrid are ready to launch a £10million bid for Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois, who has been on loan with Atletico Madrid.

Courtois: Been on-loan at Atletico Madrid from Chelsea, but Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho are interested.

Arsene Wenger's first priority this summer is tying Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie to new long-term deals at Arsenal.

Manchester City's title hopes have suffered a new blow following a bizarre injury to star striker Sergio Aguero.  

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers, strongly linked with taking over at Tottenham should Harry Redknapp become England boss, says he is ready for a top job.

Brendan Rodgers: Ready for the big job call-up to Tottenham?

Everton manager David Moyes has credited Nikica Jelavic with helping to transform Everton's season.

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has expressed anger and disappointment at the decision to stage Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur at 6pm on Sunday, April 15.

Defender Rio Ferdinand is considering an offer to move to  China when his contract at Manchester United finishes at the end of next season.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp suggested yesterday that key midfielder Luka Modric could be interested in a lucrative move this summer, with Roberto Mancini admitting his admiration for the Croatian.

Modric: Manchester City calling the Croatian, on a possible £10million salary a year.

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I will speak to all of you tomorrow, in my next post where the race for a European place next season intensifies, as Liverpool face Newcastle and Tottenham play Swansea.

Super Saturday EPL Special LIVE:

Saturday's EPL Special LIVE:

Liverpool 1 vs Arsenal 2:

What a first half we had at Anfield between 7th placed Liverpool and 4th placed Arsenal. Striker Luis Suarez was awarded a controversial penalty after 18 minutes after Szczesny clipped his foot. Dirk Kuyt had his penalty well saved a Laurent Kosicelny  past the post. Defender Laurent Kosicelny scored an own goal, five minutes later after clearing winger Stewart Downing's cross into his own net. Striker Robin Van Persie equalised for the away side in the 31st minute after heading full-back Bacary Sagna's cross past Pepe Reina. 

In the second half, midfielder Mikel Arteta was injured (concussion) by Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson. 

Because of this, there was 8 minutes of stoppage time to play, and captain Robin Van Persie hit the ball below Pepe Reina to give Arsenal the lead and the win eventually.

Celebration time: Robin Van Persie and Kieran Gibbs celebrate with the Arsenal fans, a late injury time winner for Arsenal against Liverpool.

Liverpool will feel disappointed, as they hit the post many times and had a penalty saved (plus the rebound which should have been a goal).

The Gunners move within 4 points behind 3rd placed Tottenham while Liverpool drop 3 points (and stay 3 points) behind 6th placed Newcastle with a match in hand (from Carling Cup Final weekend)....

15:00pm kick-offs:

Blackburn Rovers vs Aston Villa:

Team News:

Blackburn: Robinson, Orr, Dann, Hanley, Martin Olsson, Petrovic, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Formica, Hoilett, Yakubu. Subs: Bunn, Dunn, Modeste, Marcus Olsson, Goodwillie, Vukcevic, Henley.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Petrov, Herd, Albrighton, Ireland, N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor. Subs: Guzan, Heskey, Bannan, Weimann, Lichaj, Baker, Gardner.

FACT: Blackburn have gone 29 matches without a clean sheet....

Manchester City vs Bolton Wanderers:

Team News:

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Johnson, Pizarro, Nasri, Balotelli. Subs: Pantilimon, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, Aguero, Silva, Toure.


Bolton: Bogdan, Steinsson, Knight, Wheater, Ricketts, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Ream, Pratley, Miyaichi, Ngog. Subs: Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Muamba, Eagles, Petrov, Klasnic, Sordell.

FACT: Manchester City could become the EPL first team to win their first 14 home matches since Newcastle in the 1906-07 season.

Stoke City vs Norwich City:

Team News:

Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Shotton, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Walters, Crouch. Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Diao, Pennant, Upson, Jerome.


Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Ward, Whitbread, Naughton, Pilkington, Howson, Johnson, Elliot Bennett, Surman, Holt. Subs: Steer, Morison, Jackson, Hoolahan, Fox, Wilbraham, Ryan Bennett.

FACT: Norwich have only won 3 out of the last 13 matches against Stoke.

West Bromwich Albion vs Chelsea:

Team News:

WBA: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Andrews, Mulumbu, Morrison, Odemwingie, Fortune, Thomas. Subs: Fulop, Long, Brunt, Dorrans, Shorey, Tamas, Cox.


Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Romeu, Torres, Mikel, Malouda, Meireles, Hutchinson.

FACT: West Brom have lost all 11 matches against Chelsea in the last 11 meetings. Can they provide a shock today???

QPR vs Everton:

Team News:

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Traore, Derry, Barton, Wright-Phillips, Buzsaky, Taarabt, Zamora. Subs: Cerny, Gabbidon, Bothroyd, Mackie, Young, Smith, Taiwo.


Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Drenthe, Fellaini, Neville, Pienaar, Cahill, Stracqualursi. Subs: Mucha, Jagielka, Jelavic, Gueye, Barkley, Osman, Coleman.

FACT: QPR have only won 5 matches throughout this season, to Everton's 9.

Wigan Athletic vs Swansea:
Team News:

Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Boyce, Caldwell, Figueroa, Gomez, McArthur, McCarthy, Beausejour, Sammon, Di Santo. Subs: Kirkland, Crusat, Watson, Moses, Rodallega, Diame, Stam.


Swansea: Vorm, Taylor, Williams, Caulker, Rangel, Britton, Allen, Sigurdsson, Dyer, Sinclair, Graham. Subs: Tremmel, Tate, Routledge, Monk, McEachran, Moore, Gower.

15:00pm: The 6 3oclock EPL matches have all kicked off here.

15:23pm: 
Manchester City vs Bolton:
The first goal of the 3oclock matches (unsuprisingly) comes from The Ethiad Stadium.  
Defender Gretar Steinsson with the own goal to put City ahead at home.
Three points for the hosts on the cards!


15:24pm:
Blackburn vs Aston Villa:
Winger Charles N'Zogbia opens the scoring at Ewood Park for the away side after 24 minutes! Villa ahead against 18th placed Blackburn (which also means that Blackburn are without a clean sheet for 30 matches...).

Winger Charles N'Zogbia striking to put the visitors ahead at Ewood Park.

15:32pm:
QPR vs Everton:
Winger Royston Drenthe breaks the deadlock at Loftus Road with a 30-yard screamer! If Everton do not make this a permanent signing at the end of the season, I do not know what is wrong with them....

Royston Drenthe: Puts Everton ahead at Loftus Road against a strong QPR side.

15:36pm:
QPR vs Everton:
It was not long! 
Everton's lead vanished before their eyes, with new striker Bobby Zamora scores a header from a free-kick to score his second goal in a Rangers shirt! 
1-1 at Loftus Road.

Striker Bobby Zamora heads in an equaliser for QPR against Everton from a free-kick to make it 1-1 after 36 minutes.

15:45:
Wigan vs Swansea:
Striker Gylfi Sigurdsson breaks the deadlock for Swansea just before half-time. Cruel for Wigan and their supporters. Great goal.
1-0 to the away side.

Sigurdsson curls the ball over Ali Al Habsi to break the deadlock at the DW Stadium in the last minute of the first half.

15:48pm: The first halves have finished, referees have blown their whistles. Now it is time for managers to inspire players to continue to play/improve and make changes to their side.
Note: I am talking to Chelsea manger Andre Villas Boas in particular...

Andre Villas Boas: Under-fire is an understatement....

16:01pm: The second halves have started to kick-off in the EPL now.


16:10pm: 
Wigan vs Swansea:
Whatever Brendan Rodgers said during half-time worked, as Sigurdsson doubles Swansea's lead with a 30-yard power free-kick and his total for the match here at The DW.
2-0 to The Swans. Wigan have everything to do now....


16:21pm: 
Wigan vs Swansea:
No, not another goal here but winger Nathan Dyer had been given a straight red card for a late tackle on Wigan's Jordi Gomez.
Is this a lifeline or what?


16:28pm:
Manchester City vs Bolton:
City's lead is doubled here in the 69th minute at The Ethiad Stadium... by no-one other than striker Mario Balotelli! Super Mario!

Striker Mario Balotelli scores to double City's lead against Bolton after 69 minutes - to score his 14th goal of the season.

16:31pm:
Stoke vs Norwich:
The deadlock has finally been broken here at The Brittania, and the home side are the team in-front with winger Matthew Etherington scoring the goal.


16:41pm:
West Brom vs Chelsea:
A goal at The Hawthorns! And it has NOT gone to the away side, with midfielder Gareth McAuley breaking the deadlock in the 82nd minute! What a shock! What a goal for WBA! They could win the match from here!!!!

Gareth McAuley gives Chelsea more in trouble at The Hawthorns by scoring a late winner for West Brom.

16:44pm:
Blackburn Rovers vs Aston Villa:
Defender Scott ann scores a late 85th minute equaliser here at Ewood Park to save manager Steve Kean's skin (for now).
Can either side go for the winner now?


16:51pm:
The referees blow their whistles in the 3oclock EPL matches....




Full-time scores today:


12:45:
Liverpool 1 Arsenal 2


15:00:
Manchester City 2 Bolton Wanderers 0
Mario Balotelli and a Gretar Steinsson own goal moves City 5 points clear at the top of the table, in-front of rivals Manchester United who play against Tottenham at White Hart Lane tomorrow. 


Blackburn Rovers 1 Aston Villa 1
A Scott Dann late equaliser cancelled out winger Charles N'Zogbia's 24th minute strike to give Rovers a well-earned point at home. 




FACT: Blackburn have now not kept a clean sheet in 30 matches.


Stoke City 1 Norwich City 0
Matthew Etherington scored the only gola of the match for the home side at The Brittania Stadium in the 72nd minute as The Potters take a vital 3 points in fight for a top 10 finish. 


FACT: Norwich have now conceded 44 goals this season.


QPR 1 Everton 1
Royston Drenthe and Bobby Zamora both scored for either club as both teams took a point from the match at Loftus Road. 
QPR are now in 16th place, while Everton are in 11th.


West Bromwich Albion 1 Chelsea 0  
Gareth McAuley's 82nd minute strike allowed West Brom to beat Chelsea for the first time in over 10 years. 
'Your getting sacked in the morning' is being chanted to Andre Villas Boas (as if it was not all ready!)


FACT: Chelsea are now 20 points behind EPL leaders Manchester City.
FACT: West Brom have beaten Chelsea for the first time in the EPL at The Hawhtorns since 1979.


Wigan 0 Swansea 2 
On-loan midfielder Sylfi Sigurdsson scored twice for The Swans as they move within 6 points of 7th placed Liverpool. 
Wigan stay bottom of the table with only 20 points this season. 

NEWS UPDATE:
In Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas's press conference, he said that he is NOT fearing for his future at Chelsea. 


In Arsenal's press conference, Arsene Wenger has said that Arsenal need to keep in-form captain (and striker) Robin Van Persie. 

Well, wins for Arsenal, Stoke, Manchester City and Swansea, while Liverpool and Chelsea drop vital points in the race for the coveted 4th place (last Champions League spot).
Many journalists wrote West Brom off before they beat Chelsea 1-0 at The Hawthorns, meanwhile at Anfield, The Reds were supposed to dispose of Arsenal which failed to happen thanks to captain Robin Van Persie.


This amazing weekend (so far) shows you that anything is possible in the EPL this season.  



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