WEST BROM 1, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manchester City kept pace with Chelsea at the top of the table at a wintry Hawthorns as they beat West Brom 3-1 to chalk up their ninth straight victory in all competitions, equalling a club record that has stood since February 1910. Several of those games were won with […]
Oldham Athletic slump to fourth straight defeat after losing at home to Crewe Alexandra
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 It was another miserable day for Oldham Athletic as they suffered a fourth straight defeat in Sky Bet League One at home to basement club Crewe Alexandra. They were unable to capitalise on Crewe being reduced to 10 men early in the second half following George Ray’s dismissal for […]
Wayne Rooney at the double as Manchester United defeat Newcastle United
MAN UNITED 3, NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 Wayne Rooney again showed that playing in a deeper midfield role has not blunted his cutting edge. Manchester United’s captain scored twice in the emphatic victory against Newcastle United which strengthened their hold on third place in the Barclays Premier League. Rooney’s red hot scoring spree continued as his […]
Chelsea regain three-point lead at the top of the Premier League after winning at Stoke City
STOKE CITY 0, CHELSEA 2 Manchester City were interested onlookers as Chelsea regained a three-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League following their hard-earned win at Stoke City. City had drawn level with Chelsea following their home victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday, but Chelsea’s fixture at the Britannia Stadium was moved […]
Manchester United charge to seven-in-a-row checked at Aston Villa
ASTON VILLA 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Christian Benteke scores early opener for Villa Radamel Falcao levels matters for United with a second half header Gabriel Agbonlahor sent off for first time in his career Villa hold on for a point A second half goal by Radamel Falcao was not enough to extend Manchester United’s winning […]