Thursday, 9 May 2013

Barclays Premier League result

Last night the top 4 decider was played between Chelsea and Tottenham and here is the outcome:
Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham.

Gylfi Sigurdsson's late equaliser earned Tottenham a point at Chelsea, but Spurs missed the chance to climb into the Premier League's top four.
Goals from Oscar and Ramires, either side of Emmanuel Adebayor's finish, looked like they would seal a Champions League spot for Rafael Benitez's side.
But Sigurdsson's strike 10 minutes from the end lifted fifth-placed Spurs to within a point of Arsenal in fourth.
Chelsea remain third and are two points clear of the Gunners.

The battle for the top four

Team P W D L GD PTS
3. Chelsea
36
20
9
7
+34
69
4. Arsenal
36
19
10
7
+31
67
5. Tottenham
36
19
9
8
+18
66
  • 11 May - Aston Villa v Chelsea
  • 12 May - Stoke v Tottenham
  • 14 May - Arsenal v Wigan
  • 19 May - Chelsea v Everton, Newcastle v Arsenal and Tottenham v Sunderland
This was the game in hand that Chelsea and Tottenham had over rivals Arsenal, yet it was a good result for Arsene Wenger's team and it means Spurs' chances are now out of their own hands.
All three contenders now have two games left in their fight for the two remaining Champions League places.
For long periods of a free-flowing game, Chelsea were the superior team and looked capable of picking up the three points that would have all but guaranteed a top-four berth.
Not only did they conjure up two clever goals before the break, but they had several opportunities to put the game out of sight after the interval.
As the game wore on, though, Chelsea tired, perhaps understandably so when playing their 66th game of the season.
And in scoring one superb goal and creating another, Adebayor had an inspired game, during an evening when PFA and Football Writers' Player of the Year Gareth Bale was subdued.

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