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Tuesday May 14, 2008

Manchester United Crowned Champions!

Everton Victory Secures UEFA Cup Place

Wigan Athletic 0 Manchester United 2

At the JJB Stadium, a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and one from Ryan Giggs gave United a 2-0 victory over Wigan as they retained the EPL title. Ronaldo bagged his 31st EPL goal to help the red half of Manchester lift their 17th league title which leaves them just one behind Liverpool's total of 18. United were handed an opportunity to break the deadlock after Emmerson Boyce brought down Wayne Rooney in the area and Ronaldo stepped up to take the 33rd-minute spot-kick past goalkeeper Chris Kirkland who dived the wrong way. Giggs, on as a sub to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 758 appearances for the club, added a second for United in the 80th minute.

Chelsea 1 Bolton Wanderers 1

At Stamford Bridge Chelsea drew 1-1 with Bolton. Andriy Shevchenko scored in the 62nd minute to give the Blues the lead but Kevin Davies equalized two minutes into injury team to leave them finishing two points behind Manchester United.

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 1

At the Stadium of Light, Theo Walcott scored the winning goal as Arsenal ended the season with victory over Sunderland. Walcott slotted home on 24 minutes after latching onto a through-ball from skipper Gilberto.

Tottenham Hotspur 0 Liverpool 2

At White Hart Lane, goals from Andriy Voronin and Fernando Torres secured the victory for Liverpool over Tottenham. Voronin opened the scoring midway through the second-half slipping the ball past Cerny after a Torres' flick-on. Torres then made it 2-0 with a superb goal, his 24th league goal of his debut Liverpool season.

Everton 3 Newcastle United 1

Everton secured fifth place in the EPL and a UEFA Cup spot after they posted a 3-1 win over Newcastle. Ayegbeni Yakubu opened the scoring in the 28th minute before Michael Owen leveled from the penalty spot in the 47th minute after Joseph Yobo brought down Charles N'Zogbia. But Joleon Lescott and an 82nd-minute penalty from Yakubu ensured European football will return to Goodison Park next season.

West Ham United 2 Aston Villa 2

At Upton Park, Villa ended up finishing five points behind Everton after a 2-2 draw with West Ham. Nolberto Solano gave West Ham an eighth-minute lead from a free-kick but the lead lasted only six minutes as Ashley Young equalized. Gareth Barry put Martin O'Neill's side ahead after 58 minutes but Dean Ashton equalized two minutes from time.

Middlesbrough 8 Manchester City 1

City were reduced to 10-men as they thrashed 8-1 by Boro in what could be Sven Goran-Eriksson's last game in charge. City defender Richard Dunne was sent off for a foul on Tuncay Sanli inside the penalty area in the 15th minute and Stewart Downing converted the resulting spot-kick. Downing grabbed a second in the 58th minute while a hat-trick from Afonso Alves (37, 60, 90) along with goals from Adam Johnson, Fabio Rochemback and Jeremie Aliadiere completed the scoring while Elano netted an 87th-minute consolation for City.

Portsmouth 0 Fulham 1

At Fratton Park, Fulham kept their EPL status on goal difference after they claimed a 1-0 win over Portsmouth. A header from Danny Murphy from a Jimmy Bullard free-kick in the 76th minute was enough to give them victory over Harry Redknapp's side.

Birmingham City 4 Blackburn Rovers 1

Birmingham are relegated despite a 4-1 home win over Blackburn. Brad Friedel fumbled David Murphy's 31st-minute strike from 30 yards out which gave Birmingham the lead. Morten Gamst Pedersen equalized three minutes after the break before Cameron Jerome scored twice and an injury-time header from Fabrice Muamba earned a too late for survival victory for the Blues.

Derby County 0 Reading 4

At Pride Park, Reading finished their campaign with a 4-0 win over Derby but it was not enough and they will join the Rams in the Championship next season. James Harper opened the scoring in the 15th minute before Dave Kitson, Kevin Doyle and Leroy Lita all scored for the Royals.

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