The Premier League usually excites football fans but yesterday’s action was absolutely amazing.
A record number of goals were scored as England’s top flight went goal crazy.
In all 41 goals were scored in yesterday’s games. As I sat and watched the goals fly in I couldn’t believe what was happening.
Fightback
The game at St James Park was the most amazing of them all. Arsenal raced into an incredible 4-0 lead after just 26 minutes through a brace from Robin Van Persie and goals from Johan Djourou and Theo Walcott.
The game looked over and done with until just after half-time when Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby received a red card for reacting to a poor challenge by Joey Barton. You would have thought that the game was still over with the Gunners four goals ahead.
However Newcastle had different ideas and in the 69th minute they scored a penalty from Joey Barton that looked like a consolation goal. Striker Leon Best added a second in the 75th minute but still I couldn’t see the Magpies getting back into the game.
But with just seven minutes remaining Barton doubled his tally from the spot. It started to look like a comeback could just be possible. With just three minutes remaining Cheick Tiote fired an absolutely superb effort past Wojciech Szczesny in the Arsenal goal.
The equaliser completed an amazing turnaround and the home side nearly stole all three points in injury-time. This was the sort of game that makes you feel glad to be a football supporter. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will be furious with his side failing to win but Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will be delighted with the fight that his side showed by coming back from such a deficit.
Grit
This game wasn’t the only game that was incredible though as Everton defeated Blackpool 5-3 at Goodison Park. Typical of Everton they had to make it difficult for us fans. Louis Saha opened the scoring before defender Alex Baptiste equalised for the Tangerines.
Saha scored his brace soon after the break but that lead didn’t last long as Blackpool’s new signing Jason Puncheon equalised for the visitors in the 62nd minute. It got even better for the Seasiders just two minutes later as in-demand midfielder Charlie Adam put them into the lead.
Everton fans had that familiar sinking feeling. Luckily Saha was on-hand in the 75th minute to score Everton’s equaliser and his hat-trick. Four minutes later Everton took the lead through a well-taken effort from substitute Jermaine Beckford.
Saha’s fourth goal in the 84th minute made the victory secure. As an Everton fan it was exhausting to watch and both managers must have been tearing their hair out. I certainly was!
Excitement
Those two games were the pick of an exciting day. At the DW Stadium Wigan defeated North West rivals Blackburn 4-3. Aston Villa and Fulham drew 2-2 at Villa Park. Tottenham secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bolton at White Hart Lane with an injury-time winner from Niko Kranjcar.
Stoke beat Sunderland 3-2 at the Britannia Stadium in the early kick-off. Manchester City beat West Brom 3-0 at Eastlands thanks to a hat-trick from Carlos Tevez on his 27th birthday. The biggest shock of the day happened in the late kick-off as Wolves beat Manchester United 2-1 at Molineux. It was United’s first Premier League defeat of the season.
Entertaining
At the end of the day football is a game and it’s about entertainment. Yesterday’s action proved that the Premier League is the most entertaining league in the world and it would be difficult for anybody to argue after witnessing yesterday’s incredible action.
I can’t remember ever witnessing such an extroadinary day of results. I really hope next week is the same unfortunately I believe this week was a one-off and is unlikely to be repeated.
Was yesterday the most entertaining ever in the Premier League?
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