Jan 17 2009
Sat. Jan 17th Results Round-Up
Blackburn 3-0 Newcastle my prediction 2-2
A huge win for Rovers who are, like Newcastle, trying to distance themselves from the drop zone. Benny McCarthy and Jason Roberts (2) were the scorers. Newcastle veteran, Nicky Butt, was red carded late in the game.
Bolton 0-1 Man. Utd. my prediction 2-0 Utd.
United go top with this win, but they left it very, very late. Berbatov scored with a diving header in the final minutes to break the deadlock.
Chelsea 2-1 Stoke my prediction 2-0 Chelsea
An absolute heartbreaker for Stoke who held the lead, courtesy of Delap, through to the 88th minute when Belletti tied it, then Lampard hit the winner in injury time.
Manchester City 1-0 Wigan my prediction 2-1 Wigan
A rough visit to Manchester for Wigan who managed to drop consecutive 1-0 decisions in 4 days. City took the lead through Zabaleta in the 52nd and were able to hold on despite seeing Richard Dunne red carded 2 minutes later.
Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa my prediction 1-0 Villa
A typically gritty win for Villa who, once again, had to come from behind and a man short to win. Collins gave the home side an early lead with James Milner tying it up on the hour before Ashley Young was sent off late. It looked like a tie before Gareth Barry won it from the spot in the 82nd.
West Brom 3-0 Middlesbrough my prediction 2-1 West Brom
Things are beginning to look a little bad for Boro who slipped to yet another defeat against fellow strugglers WBA. Brunt and Koren (2) got the goals with Digard seeing red for Boro.
Hull 1-3 Arsenal my prediction 3-0 Arsenal
A fairly comfortable win for the visitors who went ahead on the half hour mark through Adebayor. Daniel Cousin tied it up in the second half, but late goals from Nasri and Bendtner sealed the deal for the Gunners.
