Goals galore on New Year’s Premiership Day
Posted on January 2, 2007 - Filed Under English Premier League, Soccer | Leave a Comment
Liverpool made a screaming start to the New Year with three second-half goals courtesy skipper Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch and Dirk Kyut against high flying Bolton Wanderers. But the script could have gone horribly wrong for Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez had the result been anything but an emphatic win. The pre-match build up was dominated by Rafa’s severe criticism of the Bolton’s tactics. But the boys made sure that their boss didn’t have to eat his own word securing a well earned and deserved win. Fellow Merseysiders meanwhile had to were a goal ahead before Manchester City found the net twice in the second half.
In the other big fixture of the evening Manchester United failed to press advantage over Champions Chelsea as a resurgent Newcastle side rallied back from to secure a point. Though the Magpies took a shock lead in the first half, United’s assured midfield play and Paul Scholes brace made it look like the league leaders could start the New Year with a win. But teenager David Edgar found the back of the net with quarter of an hour left in the second half to earn a well deserved point for Glen Roeder’s side. Meanwhile, Man U suffered another blow with striker Louis Saha limping off with what looked like a groin injury.
Elsewhere Reading gunned down six past struggling West Ham putting them further deep in to the relegation mire. Wadford battled hard to earn a point in their encounter with Fulham. Apart from dropping two points Fulham could have their keeper Antti Niemi out for long with a serious looking head injury. Spurs came from a goal behind to spoil Portsmoths New Year bashing as they earned a well deserved draw. Middlesbrough and Blackburn also won their fixtures against Sheffield United and Wigan Respectively.
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