Sunday 1 December 2013

Sunday Review: English Premier League

Both Chelsea and Manchester City capitalised on Liverpool's shock defeat by Hull City to move up the Barclays Premier League table on Sunday.  Chelsea recovered from conceding a goal inside the first minute at Stamford Bridge and  beat Southampton 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, while City cruised to a 3-0 win over Swansea City.
Southampton scored within 15 seconds when Jay Rodriguez pounced on a poor back pass from Michael Essien.Chelsea captain John Terry marked his 400th Barclays Premier League appearance with a goal. Another defender Gary Cahill also scored while Demba Ba finished the party. 
Samir Nasri's second-half brace meant that Manchester City maintained their perfect home record in the Barclays Premier League with a 3-0 win over Swansea City Alvaro Negredo broke the deadlock in just the eighth minute at Eastlands.
Earlier, Hull City beat Liverpool for the first time in their history with a 3-1 win at the KC Stadium. Jake Livermore and David Meyler scored their first goals this season for Hull City to secure this brilliant win. 
In the day's early match, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United shared the points in a pulsating 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane. Spurs went ahead through a Kyle Walker free-kick and then made it 2-1 thanks to a stunning strike from SandroWayne Rooney twice levelled for the visitors in an action-packed encounter, his second goal coming from the penalty spot on 57 minutes. 


Result:

FT Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester United 
FT Hull City 3-1 Liverpool
FT Chelsea  3-1 Southampton 
FT Manchester City 3-0 Swansea City

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