With many thanks to Brian Judson, without whom this feature would not be possible
Wednesday 8 May 2002
Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers 4-3
Riise was the architect of Murphy's goal in the 23rd minute. Murphy
gathered the cross with his left foot and pushed it beyond Kelly. Duff
equalised in the 28th minute when he swapped passes with Jansen before
firing the ball behind Dudek. Anelka restored Liverpool's lead in the 39th
minute when he pushed the ball home from another Riise centre. Cole
equalised for Blackburn in the 49th minute when he headed home Neill's
cross, Hyypia regained the lead for Liverpool in the 52nd minute when he
nodded the ball home. Jansen equalised for Blackburn in the 80th minute
when Gillespie centred from the right and Jansen scored from the cross.
But Heskey had the last word in the 86th minute when he set off on a
terrific run and finished with a sweet delivery.
Manchester United v Arsenal 0-1
Wiltord scored the goal that settled the destiny of the championship in
the 57th minute. The goal stemmed from a defensive mistake by Silvestre
conceding the ball to Parlour. Parlour sent Wiltord and Ljungberg
goalwards. Ljungberg bore down on Blanc before slamming the ball at the
United goal. Barthez beat it out but Wiltord quickly slotted it in the
back of the United net.
Saturday 11 May 2002
Arsenal v Everton 4-3
The Gunners held a party to celebrate their double of cup and
championship. Bergkamp took advantage of slack marking in the 4th minute
to score after Cole had centred the ball. Carsley equalised after 20
minutes when Stepanovs played a poorly timed ball across his own
goalmouth. Carsley did not miss. Radzinski put the Toffees ahead in the
31st minute when Luzhny made a hash of clearing the ball. Henry equalised
in the 33rd minute when Stubbs was robbed of the ball by Bergkamp and the
Dutchman selflessly provided a chance for Henry to score. Henry restored
the lead for the Gunners in the 72nd minute when Edu sent him away.
Jeffers added a fourth in the 83rd minute to provide some cheer for his
injury hit season. Watson reduced the arrears in the 89th minute when poor
defending allowed substitute goalkeeper Taylor to be exposed and concede
the final goal of the season.
Blackburn Rovers v Fulham 3-0
Cole opened the scoring in the 53rd minute when the Fulham goalkeeper,
Taylor, muffed a backpass and allowed Cole to score. Duff added a second
in the 66th minute when Cole turned Melville and sent Jansen through to
slip the ball to Duff, who was left with a simple chance to score. Cole
rounded off the scoring in the 81st minute when Tugay sent Cole away to
score.
Chelsea v Aston Villa 1-3
Crouch gave Aston Villa the lead in the 21st minute when persistent work
by Vassell won a corner, which was taken by Stone. From the corner, Crouch
headed home. Vassell added a second in the 63rd minute when Stone sent in
a swirling cross that Vassell volleyed beyond Cudicini. Gudjohnsen reduced
the arrears with a 70th minute penalty which was awarded after Delaney
yanked Della Bona back off the ball. Dublin scored a third goal for Villa
in the 88th minute, when he headed home a close range header.
Leeds United v Middlesbrough 1-0
Smith scored what could have been his last goal for Leeds in the 83rd
minute when Southgate allowed Keane to flick the ball over his head to
Smith to run in and lash the ball home. Leeds are under orders to reduce
their wage bill so it will be interesting to see who leaves Elland Road
during the summer.
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
Full report available here
Liverpool v Ipswich Town 5-0
Riise began the rout in the 13th minute when Owen flicked on a cross from
Xavier to Riise for the Scandinavian to hammer home. Riise added a second
in the 35th minute when Smicer was sent crashing to the ground after being
fouled but the referee allowed play to continue. The ball ran loose to
Riise, who crashed the ball in off the post. Owen added a third in the
46th minute when Bramble failed to clear a ball and Owen quickly whipped
the ball into the net. Smicer made it 4-0 in the 57th minute when he
skipped into the box, nutmegged Hreidarsson and fired the ball behind
Marshall. Anelka rounded off the rout in the 88th minute when he glided
through a non-existent defence to make a point about staying at Anfield.
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic 0-0
The outcome of the results decreed that Manchester United have to
pre-qualify for next season's Champions' League. David Beckham provided
some consolation by committing himself to another contract. The 0-0 draw
was the first at Old Trafford since September 1999 when they drew 0-0 with
Newcastle. It was also Dennis Irwin's last appearance for the Reds.
Charlton defended very well and the Reds rarely looked like scoring.
Southampton v Newcastle United 3-1
Svensson put the Saints ahead in the 17th minute when Pahars turned Solano
to provide an opportunity for Svensson to score. Beattie added a 24th
minute penalty after Given had sent Ormerod flying in the penalty area.
Shearer reduced the arrears in the 55th minute when Shearer took advantage
of a lapse of concentration by the Saints defence to score. El Khalej was
then sent off for a foul on Dyer that has shattered the boy's ambitions to
play in the World Cup. Telfer added a third for the Saints in the 90th
minute when he lobbed the ball over Given from 25 yards.
Sunderland v Derby County 1-1
Phillips scored the goal that mattered in the 17th minute. It ensured that
Sunderland survived in the Premiership. Quinn provided the pass from which
Phillips scored but he almost lost the ball to Barton, before Barton let
the ball roll out of his possession and Phillips quickly pushed in the
net. Robinson equalised for Derby in the 68th minute when a mistake by
Williams allowed the Derby player to equalise.
West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers 2-1
Lomas put West Ham ahead in the 45th minute when a shot from Defoe was
saved by Jaaskelainen but Lomas was able to turn the ball into the Bolton
goal. Djorkaeff equalised for Bolton in the 67th minute when he took a
free-kick and gained a slight deflection that foxed James in the West Ham
goal. Pearce grabbed the winner for West Ham in the 89th minute when he
headed home a corner from Carrick. It was Nigel Winterburn's last game for
the Hammers, although he hopes to find another club next season.
Pos Pl. W. D. L. For-Ag Pts.
1 Arsenal 38 26 9 3 79- 36 87 C
2 Liverpool 38 24 8 6 67- 30 80
3 Man Utd 38 24 5 9 87- 45 77
4 Newcastle 38 21 8 9 74- 52 71
5 Leeds 38 18 12 8 53- 37 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66- 38 64
7 West Ham 38 15 8 15 48- 56 53
8 A. Villa 38 12 14 12 46- 47 50
9 Spurs 38 14 8 16 49- 53 50
10 Blackburn 38 13 10 15 56- 50 48
11 S'hampton 38 12 9 17 46- 54 45
12 M'brough 38 12 9 17 35- 47 45
13 Fulham 38 10 14 14 36- 44 44
14 Charlton 38 10 14 14 38- 49 44
15 Everton 38 11 10 17 45- 57 43
16 Bolton 38 9 13 16 44- 62 40
17 S'derland 38 10 10 17 29- 51 40
18 Ipswich 38 9 9 20 41- 64 36 R
19 Derby 38 8 6 24 33- 63 30 R
20 Leicester 38 5 13 20 30- 64 26 R
