Weekend Football Review
Premier League MW 32
Crystal Palace 2 vs. 4 Man City
Mateta scored in the fourth minute to give Palace the lead. De Bruyne equalised for City in the 18th minute and Rico Lewis gave City the lead in the 47th minute. Haaland tripled the lead in the 66th minute and De Bruyne scored a fourth in the 70th minute. Édouard scored a second for Palace in the 86th minute but it was nothing more than consolation. Palace remain 14th in the table while City remain third but just a point from the top.
Wolverhampton 1 vs. 2 West Ham
Sarabia scored a penalty in the 33rd minute to give Wolves the lead but West Ham equalised thanks to a penalty scored by Paqueta in the 73rd minute. Ward-Prowse scored the winner for West Ham in the 84th minute.
Everton 1 vs. 0 Burnley
Calvert-Lewin gave Everton the lead right before half time and O’Shea was sent off Burnley in the 67th minute. Everton remain 16th in the table with 27 points, two clear of the relegation zone. Burnley sit 19th and six points from safety.
Aston Villa 3 vs. 3 Brentford
Watkins scored in the 38th minute to give Villa the lead. Rogers doubled Villa’s lead in the 46th minute. Jorgensen got one back for Brentford in the 59th minute and Mbeumo equalised in the 61st minute. Wissa gave Brentford the lead in the 68th minute but Villa came back to equalise thanks to a goal from Watkins in the 80th minute. Villa drop down to fifth on goal difference, Brentford remain 15th.
Fulham 0 vs. 1 Newcastle
Bruno scored in the 81st minute to give Newcastle the lead and that turned out to be the winner as well. Fulham remain 13th in the table while Newcastle remain eighth in the table.
Luton Town 2 vs. 1 Bournemouth
Tavernier scored in the 52nd minute to give Bournemouth the lead but Luton Town completed a crucial comeback. Clark scored in the 73rd minute to get Luton back into the game and Morris scored the winner in the 90th minute.
Brighton 0 vs. 3 Arsenal
Saka scored a penalty in the first half while Havertz and Trossard added goals in the second as Arsenal picked up three points and returned to the top of the table on goal difference. Brighton drop down to 10th.
Man United 2 vs. 2 Liverpool
Diaz scored in the 23rd minute to give Liverpool the lead. Fernandes equalised for United in the 50th minute and Mainoo put United ahead in the 67th minute thanks to a brilliant goal. United could not hold on though and Salah equalised via a penalty in the 84th minute. United remain sixth in the table while Liverpool drop down to second on goal difference.
Sheffield United 2 vs. 2 Chelsea
Thiago Silva gave Chelsea the lead in the 11th minute but in typical Chelsea fashion Bogle equalised for Sheffield in the 32nd minute. Madueke smashed Chelsea into the lead with a brilliant finish in the 66th minute but just as it looked like three points were secure McBurnie equalised for the home team in the 93rd minute. Sheffield United remain bottom while Chelsea move up into ninth. I wasn’t able to watch the game and by all accounts we didn’t play as a team but we are no longer tenth so very very small victories.
Tottenham 3 vs. 1 Nottingham Forest
Murillo scored an own goal in the 15th minute to give Tottenham the lead. Wood equalised for Forest in the 27th minute but goals from Van de Ven and Porro in the second half meant that Tottenham picked up all three points. Tottenham move into the top four on goal difference while Forest remains 17th and outside the relegation zone on goal difference.
Serie A MW 31
AC Milan 3 vs. 0 Lecce
AS Roma 1 vs. 0 Lazio
Monza 2 vs. 4 Napoli
Cagliari 2 vs. 1 Atalanta
Juventus 1 vs. 0 Fiorentina
Milan, Juventus and Bologna complete the top four behind Inter. Roma sits three points outside the top four in fifth while Atalanta, Napoli and Lazio form the chasing pack. Big win for Roma over the weekend while elsewhere its business as usual.
Bundesliga MW 28
SC Freiburg 1 vs. 4 RB Leipzig
Heidenheim 3 vs. 2 Bayern Munich
Union Berlin 0 vs. 1 Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund 0 vs. 1 Stuttgart
Leverkusen go 16 points clear at the top of the table after Heidenheim shocked everyone and beat Bayern. Stuttgart goes seven points clear in third and level on points with Bayern while Leipzig moves into fourth with a better goal difference than Dortmund. The top four race is an interesting one in Germany while Leverkusen can secure the title next weekend.
Ligue 1 MW 28
Lille 3 vs. 1 Marseille
Paris Saint Germain 1 vs. 1 Clermont
Reims 0 vs. 0 Nice
AS Monaco 1 vs. 0 Rennes
Nantes 1 vs. 3 Lyon
PSG sit 10 points clear of Brest while Monaco and Lille make up the top four. Nice sits fifth in the table while Marseille sits eighth. Lyon is 10th. Nothing major in France over the weekend even though PSG dropped points. The top four race is interesting and one to keep an eye on.
Copa Del Rey - Final
Athletic Bilbao 1 (4) vs (2) 1 Mallorca
Bilbao beat Mallorca on penalties to end their 40 year wait to win the Copa Del Rey. The San Mames stadium was packed with fans filling it out to watch the game on screens in Bilbao as the whole city celebrated.
Matchday Preview - April 8th, 2024
Serie A MW 31
Udinese vs. Inter Milan
15th placed Udinese take on league leaders Inter tonight. A win for Inter would restore their 14 point lead at the top of the table.