After beating Newcastle, are Fulham now on course to right the ship?
Will Pepe Mel’s reign on the West Brom bench become a successful one?
And just how much of an effect will Chelsea’s loss have on the Premier League title?
Read the quick rundown of Saturday’s Premier League action, then feel free to give us your thoughts.
Hull 0-2 Manchester City
It looked like Hull were set to get a surprise win at the KC Stadium after Vincent Kompany was sent off ten minutes in. But David Silva scored just four minutes later, and Edin Džeko added an extra in stoppage time. The win lifted Manchester City into second – at least until Liverpool and Arsenal both play tomorrow.
Everton 2-1 Cardiff City
It looked like 19th placed Cardiff were set to sneak away from Goodison with a point. Gerard Deulofeu broke the deadlock at the hour mark, but Cala responded with the equalizer in the 68th minute. But the Bluebirds’ songs were cut short in stoppage time, when Seamus Coleman put in the winner for Everton. They’re temporarily in sixth, pending the outcome of tomorrow’s match between Liverpool and Manchester United.
Fulham 1-0 Newcastle United
Yes, you’re reading that right. Fulham beat Newcastle, thanks to a 68th minute goal from substitute Ashkan Dejagah. It helped, too, that Howard Webb ignored a clear handball from Johnny Heitinga in stoppage time, so Felix Magath should really think about sending the referee some flowers tomorrow. The win doesn’t pull the Cottagers out of the bottom three, or even off the floor, but it’s at least a start.
Southampton 4-2 Norwich City
The day’s thriller saw Southampton race to a 3-0 lead, thanks to goals from Morgan Schneiderlin, Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez. But when Robert Snodgrass followed Johan Elmander’s goal with one of his own just a minute later, it looked like the Canaries might find a point. Instead, Southampton grabbed another with the last play of the match.
Stoke City 3-1 West Ham United
You were expecting a goalless draw? No, you’ll find Tony Pulis in the match below. Instead we had Andy Carroll opening the scoring after five minutes, only to have Peter Odemwingie score a brace on either side of a goal from Marko Arnautović. Stoke are now up to 10th, with 34 points, three points above West Ham.
Sunderland 0-0 Crystal Palace
This game happened. This game did little to help either side in their dreams of safety. Sunderland are now 18th, Palace are three points ahead in 17th.
Swansea 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Pepe Mel finally has his first win, after eight games in charge at West Brom. The Swans took the lead after just two minutes thanks to a goal from Roland Lamah, but Stéphane Sessègnon put the Baggies level in the second half. Then, in the 85th minute, Youssouf Mulumbu slipped the ball through Jordi Amat’s legs, and the visitors were in front. The win puts West Brom three points above the drop, while Swansea are just four above.
Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
Villa ended Chelsea’s 14-game unbeaten run – and caused them to lose their composure in the process. Nemanja Matić had a goal ruled out in the first half after he was adjudged to have handled it, but that was nothing compared to the second. After Willian was sent off with a second yellow, Fabian Delph scored with a fantastic backheel to put Villa out in front. After Delph nearly doubled his side’s lead in stoppage time, Ramires was sent off with a straight red, and José Mourinho followed for protesting too much.
