Undeserved Results Win Titles: 10/30 in Review

Clint drops a Deuce on Wigan

Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United

After 87 minutes of frustration by the Hammers' defense, Alex Song struck to secure three points for the home side at the Emirates, which was crucial because...

Blackburn 1-2 Chelsea

...the Blues won despite looking second best for large stretches of the match at Ewood Park. It's getting undeserved points (and the Blues deserved only one point at best for how well they played overall) that wins league titles. That's why Liverpool hasn't won the title in recent years: when they don't deserve a win, they sure as hell don't get it, ever. (I suppose one could say the same about Spurs?)

Everton 1-0 Stoke City

The Yak scored the winner for the Toffees, who suddenly find themselves seventh in the table, not too long after having been near the bottom.

Fulhamerica 2-0 Wigan

I realize Fulham isn't really Fulhamerica anymore, but they were today, winning through two goals from USA forward Clint Dempsey. America, FUCK YEAH!

Wolverhampton 2-1 Manchester City

City grabbed the early lead on a penalty, but Wolves fought back Nenad Milijas and David Edwards and held on for a win that dealt a big blow to Man City's title hopes*.

*not really, there are 28 matches to go...I just felt a need to mock the cliche comment that's made after any big club loses a match.

Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham

The final result was overshadowed by the controversial second United goal. To set the scene: Nani was played into the area, and probably should have seen a yellow card for his seventh dive of the day, in which he was trying to hoodwink the referee into a penalty (as his Portuguese background taught him to do). After this, Heurelho Gomes thought a free kick had been awarded, though the referee had not signalled any stoppage of play. Gomes placed the ball down, and Nani simply took it an kicked it into the net. Nani then followed that up with a ridiculous, Michael Jordan-esque tongue-wagging celebration, even though he had done nothing remotely spectacular. Nani is a douche.

Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly:

Celtic fans recovered from their derby loss last weekend by threatening the referees and their families with death. Once they were done with that bit of class, the club managed a 3-0 win at St. Johnstone. In an actual shock, that result brought them within a point of Rangers, who dropped points for the first time all season, settling for a 1-1 draw at home with Inverness CT. In a side note, USMNT man Maurice Edu scored the lone tally for Rangers, which gave them the lead for most of the match, prior to an 81st minute leveler.

Spanish Inquisition:

Valencia, hosting Real Zaragoza, could only manage a 1-1 draw. Hercules, who beat Barcelona earlier in the season, led Real Madrid 1-0 at halftime, but the lead was fleeting. Three goals after the break, two from Crissy, kept Real Madrid in first place for another week. Barcelona, in one of their biggest matches of the season, finally showed the full form they regularly displayed for the last two years, stomping ten-man Sevilla at the Camp Nou, 5-0.

Insert Cheap Italian Stereotype Here:

Roma, in their quest to climb back up from the bottom third of the table, defeated Lecce, 2-0, despite a sending off for former Italian national teamer Francesco Totti. Juventus beat AC Milan 2-1 in Milan, ensuring that Lazio remains in first place for another week and giving them a chance to extend their lead with a win tomorrow at Palermo. Juventus slid up to fourth place with the win.

Das Boot:

Bayer Leverkusen defeated Schalke 1-0, to climb up to third in the German standings. Recent Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg defeated Stuttgart at home to climb back toward the middle of the table. FC Cologne came from behind to defeat Hamburg, 3-2, to move out of last place; moving in: Borussia Monchengladbach, 3-0 losers against Kaiserslautern.