26-12-17 PREMIERE LEAGUE
FA PREMIERE LEAGUE
SPURS 5-2 SOUTHAMPTON
KANE BREAKS NEW
RECORDS
Kane headed home his 37th league goal of 2017 on 22 minutes
to surpass Alan Shearer's landmark, which was set during his time at Blackburn
in 1995.
Kane then added two more either side of half-time to bring
his total for the year - for both club and country - to 56, two more than
Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi.
Before Kane's third, Dele Alli had made it 3-0 on 49 minutes
when he drilled in from outside the area, before setting up Son Heung-min two
minutes later, who powered a confident finish past Fraser Forster.
Southampton, without top scorer Charlie Austin, got off the
mark when Sofiane Boufal struck low under Hugo Lloris, and Dusan Tadic added a
second with a lofted effort.
MY
OPINION
England are developing a striker
that they have not had in a while and I think that Spurs will rely a lot on
Harry Kane for their goals and he will be chased by bigger clubs for big money
but Spurs still have got the quality in reserve if they have to leave
WEST HAM 3-3
ARNAUTOVIC DOUBLE
KEEPS HAMMERS ON TRACK
James Collins had put the Hammers ahead early in the first
half, before Dan Gosling levelled before the break. Ake then struck in the
second half, only for Arnautovic to put the Hammers within reach of a fifth
league win of the season.
MY
OPINION
Both of these sides are roughly
even and one has as much of a chance as the other of getting out of the hole
that they are in but West Ham should have too much quality to be in the
situation they are and need a manager that can steady the ship.
CHELSEA 2-0 BRIGHTON
MIGHTY MORATA
But Brighton were caught cold 52 seconds into the second
period when Morata ran between defenders to head home Cesar Azpilicueta's fine
cross.
But it was Alonso who sealed the win, glancing in a header
moments after he was denied twice when Mat Ryan saved from a free-kick and a
header.
MY
OPINION
Chelsea are showing that they
should be satisfied to finish in third position even though second is still a
possibility going forward. I think that with players like Moreta and Hazzard
you know that they have the potential to win any game but I think that they do
not have the ability to get on a run for second place.
HUDDERSFIELD 1-1 STOKE
SOBIHI SAVES STOKE
Tom Ince gave the Terriers a deserved lead after 10 minutes
when he side-footed in Collin Quaner's pull-back from close range.
Huddersfield dominated after the break, but Stoke equalised
when Joe Allen squared to the arriving Sobhi at the far post and he tapped home
on the hour mark.
MY
OPINION
Stoke and Huddersfield are both
higher than where they should be as they both are having very good seasons. Tom
Ince is a player that can make a huge difference for Huddersfield town going
forward but anyone that comes into Huddersfield must understand the size of the
club.
MAN UNITED 2-2 BURNLEY
LINGUARD SAVES
UNITED
Ashley Barnes fired the Clarets ahead after three minutes
when Johann Berg Gudmundsson's free-kick was not cleared, and Steven Defour
made it 2-0 with a superb 30-yard free-kick into the top corner.
Lingard came off the bench for the second half and quickly
reduced the deficit with a clever back-heel finish from an Ashley Young cross.
MY
OPINION
This was definitely a disaster
for United and they were lucky to come out of it with a draw but can they take
the lessons from this and improve on what needs improved for next time. United
can not drop more points like this as City are so far in front.
WATTFORD 2-1 LEICESTER
SMICHEAL DISASTER
The Hornets - who only had one shot on target in their 2-1
win - trailed when Riyad Mahrez headed the Foxes, now without a win in four
games themselves, into the lead from Marc Albrighton's cross.
But Molla Wague equalised on his first Premier League start,
against his former club, from close range and Richarlison then hit the post
towards the end of the first half.
The Hornets' winner was a Kasper Schmeichel own goal as the
keeper, while trying to keep Abdoulaye Doucoure's shot from a tight angle out
of his goal, inadvertently turned it past his own line.
MY
OPINION
I don’t think this result
bothers either club as it gives Watford a cushion but Leicester are not really
playing for anything at the moment so a defeat would not irritate them that
much.
WBA 0-0 EVERTON
PARDEW AND
ALLERDYCCE CAN’T BE SEPERATED
Salomon Rondon and Craig Dawson both failed to hit the
target from inside the six-yard box as the Baggies started strongly but could
not find the net.
Toffees winger Yannick Bolasie played for the first time in
over a year as he returned from a knee ligament injury, but he was unable to
inspire his disappointing side before being substituted after an hour.
MY
OPINION
This as a draw probably helps
WBA more than it does Everton and I think that the Toffees might be going that
little bit backwards and I think that they have to look at why exactly it is
that they could not score.
LIVERPOOL 5-0 SWANSEA
FIRMINHO ON FIRE
Philippe Coutinho's sublime long-range finish - curled into
the top corner after Mohamed Salah's pass - opened the scoring in the sixth
minute.
The away side responded well and dominated possession for
spells in the first half but Roberto Firmino should have doubled the lead when
he dragged wide just before the break.
Instead, the Brazil international put his side two goals up
six minutes after half-time, firing home from Coutinho's lofted free-kick.
Nineteen-year-old full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold added a
third with his first Premier League goal for the club, chasing down a loose
clearance and smashing in off the bar from inside the box.
Just two minutes later, Swansea self-destructed further as
Salah pounced on a misplaced pass before cutting back to Firmino to tap home -
then Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completed the rout by planting the ball in the net
after another poor clearance.
MY
OPINION
Liverpool have got the power to
win matches like this every match but they can blow cold as well and if they
can get a defensive structure that is right then they really have a chance of
winning the title in the next few seasons. I have no doubt about that.
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