Monday, April 6, 2009

Premier League Football News

Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa

Federico Macheda scored a dramatic last-gasp winner to put Manchester United back on top of the table.

Cristiano Ronaldo fired United in front on 14 minutes, whipping in an angled shot following an indirect free-kick for a backpass but John Carew headed the visitors level on the half hour.

Gabriel Agbonlahor nodded the visitors ahead after 58 minutes but Ronaldo drilled in his second to equalise with 10 minutes remaining.

In the third of five minutes of added time, 17-year-old substitute Macheda turned to score a magnificent winner to lift the champions above Liverpool at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Everton 4-0 Wigan Athletic

Everton cruised to their biggest win of the season to further cement sixth place in the Barclays Premier League.

Wigan Athletic were demoralised long before the end, having failed to contain Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who scored one and had a hand in three others before he was substituted 19 minutes from the end.

Jo netted twice for the Toffees and Leon Osman got the other as Wigan's own quest for European qualification took a severe hit.
The result all but killed off the Latics' hopes of pipping Everton to sixth place with the Merseysiders stretching their advantage to 10 points with seven matches remaining.

(From Website : http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1613712,00.html)