Soccer Round Up

By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 24 Jan 2013 • 15:00

After seeing rivals City beat Fulham, and by drawing 1-1 at Tottenham, Manchester United’s lead at the top of the Premiership is down to five points. Clint Dempsey hit a dramatic ‘Fergie-time’ equaliser for Spurs to cancel out Robin van Persie’s 21^st goal of the season for the Reds.
Chelsea kept in touch by beating Arsenal 2-1. Frank Lampard’s 195^th goal for the StamfordBridge club puts him seven behind Bobby Tambling’s club record of 202.
Michael Owen struck his first goal for Stoke who lost 3-1 at Swansea… Reading won at Newcastle for the first time ever… Daniel Sturridge made it three goals in his first three games for Liverpool who walloped Norwich 5-0. The last Reds’ player to achieve a three in three feat was Ray Kennedy in 1974… And QPR (who’ve got rid of Djibril Cisse) earned a point at West Ham for whom Joe Cole scored his first goal for 10 years.
Southampton sacked manager Nigel Adkins three days before Monday’s home PL game with Everton, replacing him with unknown Argentinian Mauricio Potchettino. The fans aren’t happy!
It’s ‘Cities’ 1-2-3 in the Championship with Cardiff leading Leicester and Hull by 10 points.
Barcelona (2-0 up and despite another Lionel Messi goal) lost in La Liga for the first time this season, beaten 3-2 by mid-table Real Sociedad.
Watch out for some interesting deals this week with the ‘transfer window’ closing next Tuesday.

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