A review of the Saturday action on Matchweek 11 in the Barclays Premier League
Chelsea 2:2 West Brom
Eden Hazard's 96th-minute
penalty enabled Chelsea to rescue a 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion and
preserve Jose Mourinho's unbeaten home record in the Barclays Premier League.
Referee Andre Marriner awarded the spot-kick in the fourth and final minute of
stoppage time for a challenge by Steven Reid on Ramires and Hazard
converted for his fourth goal of the season.
Stephane Sessegnon thought he
had won the game for the visitors with his 68th-minute strike, but the three
points were snatched away from them by the late equaliser. Sessegnon's strike
followed Shane Long's leveller as former Chelsea player and assistant manager
Steve Clarke looked set to end Mourinho's unbeaten run at home in the Barclays
Premier League, which has now been extended to 66 games.
Southampton 4:1 Hull City
Two of Southampton's England contingent helped move the club third in the Barclays Premier League with a 4-1 win over Hull City on Saturday. Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana were both on the scoresheet in the first half at St Mary's Stadium as Mauricio Pochettino's men made it four top-flight wins in a row at home. The home side went ahead early on, with Morgan Schneiderlin taking advantage of poor defending in the Hull ranks to head home Lambert's knock-down.
Lallana was instrumental in
the second, as he looked to get onto the end of a Lambert pass, only for the
onrushing Steve Harper to take him down. Lambert then emphatically converted
the penalty to maintain his 100 per cent record from the spot for Southampton
from 33 attempts.
Southampton's third came
courtesy of Lallana, after 36 minutes. The 25-year-old jinked his way into the
area before calmly slotting the ball past Harper from a tight angle. Yannick
Sagbo pulled a goal back for Hull early in the second half following an error
from Victor Wanyama. However, any hopes of a comeback had all but disappeared
by the time Steven Davis hit a low drive past Harper in the closing stages.
Liverpool 4:0 Fulham:
Luis Suarez scored twice as Liverpool beat Fulham 4-0 to move up to second in the Premier League. Liverpool were scintillating going forward and Steven Gerrard's dangerous free-kick went in off Fernando Amorebieta to put them in front, before Martin Skrtel headed home a Gerrard corner to score his first goal since he struck in a 4-0 victory against the same opposition last December.
Suarez made it three before
half-time and then helped himself to his eighth Premier League goal of the
season with another clinical finish shortly after the break as Fulham caved in.
Aston Villa 2:0 Cardiff City
Second-half goals from
Leandro Bacuna and Libor Kozak handed Aston Villa a much-needed 2-0 win over
Cardiff City at Villa Park on Saturday. Bacuna's superb 76th -minute free-kick
was Villa's first goal in five matches and Kozak’s cushioned header eight minutes later proved enough
to earn Paul Lambert’s
side their first win since the 3-2 victory over Manchester City at the end of
September.
The closest the visitors came
to scoring was in the 10th minute as Kozak almost put through his own net, but
otherwise Malky Mackay’s
side created very little in the way of goalscoring opportunities, failing to
build on their memorable 1-0 victory over Welsh rivals Swansea City last week.
Crystal Palace 0:0 Everton:
Crystal Palace avoided defeat for just the second time this season as they played out a goalless draw with Everton on Saturday. Both teams had chances to take maximum points at Selhurst Park, with Kagisho Dikgacoi and Jerome Thomas squandering opportunities for the hosts, while Phil Jagielka hit the crossbar for Everton.
Norwich City 3:1 West Ham:
In the late match, Robert Snodgrass scored a stunning free-kick as Norwich City beat West Ham United 3-1 to move out of the relegation zone. Things did not start well for Chris Hughton's side when Ravel Morrison gave West Ham a first-half lead with his third Barclays Premier League goal.
However, Jussi Jaaskelainen dropped the ball and then upended Gary Hooper to allow the former Celtic striker to score his first Barclays Premier League goal from the penalty spot. Snodgrass sealed Norwich's first win in five top-flight games with his first goal of the season after 72 minutes to ease the pressure on Hughton. Leroy Fer made sure of the points with a left-foot finish in stoppage time as Norwich secured their first victory over the London club since 1994, with West Ham now without a win in four.
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