With many thanks to Brian Judson, without whom this feature would not be possible
Saturday 9 February 2002
Aston Villa v Chelsea 1-1
Merson gave Villa the lead in the 28th minute when Boateng put Vassell
through only for the latter's shot to rebound off Desailly. But Merson was
alert enough to stick out a leg and force the ball home. Lampard equalised
for Chelsea in the 65th minute, when Hasselbaink headed the ball down into
the path of the oncoming Lampard, who drilled a low shot behind Enckelman.
Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United 1-0
Gardner scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute. Tofting,
making his debut for Bolton, took a long throw-in. Bobic headed the ball
to Whitlow, who played the ball back to Gardner. The Jamaican
international drilled the ball into West Ham's goal from 20 yards. West
Ham dominated the early stages of the second half but Bolton rode the
storm. Bolton could have added to their lead but for poor shooting.
Derby County v Sunderland 0-1
Niall Quinn scored the only goal of the game with ten minutes left to play
when a shot from Gray was deflected to Quinn, who steered the ball into
the goal to score for the first time since Boxing Day. It was tough luck
on Derby, who played quite well with Rob Lee running the midfield for
them, after signing from Newcastle.
Fulham v Blackburn Rovers 2-0
A goal in each half by Fulham was enough to condemn Blackburn to a place
in the bottom three. Hayles gave Fulham a 31st minute lead when referee
Mark Halsey ignored the fact Berg had handled the ball and the ball ran
loose to Hayles, who gratefully thumped the ball home. Malbranque added a
second after 63 minutes when Legwinski cleared the ball to Marlet, wide on
the right wing. Marlet played the ball forward as Malbranque ran 50 yards
to meet the ball and volley it behind Freidel.
Ipswich Town v Liverpool 0-6
It was Xavier, who transferred from arch rivals Everton only last week,
who gave Liverpool the lead in the 16th minute. Xavier let fly at the
ball, which took a wicked deflection off Makin. Just before half-time,
Heskey extended Liverpool's lead when Gerrard provided the pass from which
Heskey slipped a left-footed shot under Marshall in the 43rd minute.
Hyypia added the third in the 52nd minute when he was left unmarked by the
Ipswich defenders to head home a corner. Arphexad then replaced Dudek in
the Liverpool goal. Owen scored the first of his two goals in the 62nd
minute when he picked up a pass following some interplay between Gerrard
and Riise before clipping home a fine shot. Nine minutes later, Owen
struck again when Heskey sent Owen away through a gap in the Ipswich
defence. In the dying seconds, Heskey completed the rout.
Middlesbrough v Leeds United 2-2
The Yorkshire side will undoubtedly see this result as two points dropped.
They were clearly the better side for long periods of the match. Bakke put
Leeds ahead in the 19th minute when Viduka back-heeled the ball into
Bakke's path for Bakke to slide the ball home off Crossley. Ince equalised
with a long shot that took a wicked deflection off a divot that left
Martyn stranded on the other side of the goal. But Fowler struck three
minutes later when Harte took a free-kick following a foul on Dacourt only
to see Fowler flick the ball behind Crossley. But with less than two
minutes left, Leeds conceded a corner. Carbone whipped the ball into the
goal mouth and Windass rose unchallenged to head home his first goal of
the season.
Newcastle United v Southampton 3-1
All the goals came in a highly entertaining first half. Robert gave the
Magpies the lead in the 24th minute when he took a stunning 35-yard kick
that flew into the Saints net. Shearer extended their lead five minutes
later when he powered home a header. Pahars reduced the deficit in the
39th minute when he took advantage of some indecision in the Magpies
defence. But Shearer restored their two goal lead in the 45th minute from
a penalty kick after Lundekvam was adjudged to have fouled Bellamy.
Newcastle should have scored more goals after the break but wasted their
opportunities. Pahars was just as wasteful near the end when he twice
broke through, threatening to score, only to balloon the ball over the
bar.
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City 2-1
Read the full report here
Sunday 10 February 2002
Charlton Athletic v Manchester United 0-2
Two goals by Solksjaer were all that was needed for the Champions to
dispose of Charlton. His first goal in the 33rd minute saw him receive a
peach of a pass from Beckham, some 50 yards away. The Norwegian
international galloped past Fish and hit the ball on the run behind Kiely.
His second goal came in the 74th minute when Giggs let fly a shot at Kiely
which the goalkeeper somehow saved but Solksjaer was on hand to turn the
ball into the net.
Everton v Arsenal 0-1
David Ginola made a fairly good debut for Everton but was unlucky to find
Richard Wright in fine form. Wright blocked an early Ginola shot and
woodwork saved Arsenal when a Ginola free-kick grazed an upright. Five
Arsenal players were booked during the afternoon including Parlour's fifth
booking of the season. The only goal of the game was scored by Wiltord in
the 62nd minute. Vieira slipped a pass into space and Wiltord was the
first to react when he miskicked the ball into Simonsen's goal.
Pos Pl. W. D. L. For- Ag Pts.
1 Man Utd 27 17 3 7 66- 35 54
2 Liverpool 27 15 7 5 44- 24 52
3 Newcastle 26 16 4 6 51- 33 52
4 Arsenal 26 14 9 3 51- 30 51
5 Chelsea 26 11 11 4 46- 26 44
6 Leeds 26 11 10 5 37- 29 43
7 A. Villa 26 9 11 6 32- 29 38
8 Spurs 26 10 5 11 37- 35 35
9 Fulham 25 8 11 6 25- 23 35
10 Charlton 26 8 9 9 30- 32 33
11 S'derland 26 8 7 11 21- 30 31
12 West Ham 26 8 7 11 29- 41 31
13 Ipswich 26 8 6 12 34- 40 30
14 S'hampton 26 9 3 14 31- 41 30
15 Everton 26 7 7 12 26- 33 28
16 M'brough 25 7 7 11 24- 33 28
17 Bolton 26 6 10 10 30- 42 28
18 Blackburn 26 6 7 12 32- 36 25
19 Derby 26 6 4 16 18- 43 22
20 Leicester 26 3 8 15 18- 46 17
