Goalfests For Some, Scoreless Draws For Others: 11/13 In Review

Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United

Villa quickly compiled a 2-0 lead with goals in the 72nd and 76th minute, and they just as quickly pissed that late lead away as Macheda and Vidic scored to provide the Red Devils with yet another away draw.

Manchester City 0-0 Birmingham City

Another scoreless home draw for Money City, which will surely disappoint the Sheikh, but given manager Roberto Mancini's Italian heritage, he probably gets a bit of priapism from a game with no goals and nearly no attacking whatsoever.

Newcastle United 0-0 Fulham

According to some accounts, this match was not quite as dour as Man City-Birmingham. I suppose that's possible in theory, but I'd rather not sit through it to find out.

Tottenham 4-2 Blackburn

Some accounts of this game implied that Spurs should've scored closer to seven. A missed penalty by Roman Pavlyuchenko is certainly a part of that, but luckily, a 4-0 lead was too large for even Tottenham's shambolic defenses to cough up.

West Ham United 0-0 Blackpool

Unlike the other scoreless draws on the day, this match puportedly was open and simply fraught with a bit of bad luck. With West Ham's desperation to escape the bottom of the table and Ian Holloway's attacking tactics, it certainly makes sense that this should have been an entertaining affair. With all that said, it was no goals and a point apiece for two relegation favorites.

Wigan 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

So much for Baggie Power. Wigan escape the bottom three with a winner from Victor Moses.

Wolverhampton 2-3 Bolton

Notlob built a 3-0 lead at Wolves (including the eventual winner from USA's Stuart Holden!) before a two-goal fightback, but there was no equalizer for Mick McCarthy's side.

Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool

Coming into this match, I had no opinion of Ricardo Fuller. I am now pleased to report that he is a first-class douche. He scored Stoke's winner because Liverpool spent about 20 full seconds trying and failing to HOOF IT OUT OF THE BOX GODDAMMIT! It's now back to the bottom half of the table for the Reds...crap.


Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly:

Rangers defeated Aberdeen 2-0 to extend their lead over Celtic to four points. At the other end of the table, Hamilton lost 3-1 at home to remain in last place.

Spanish Inquisition:

Athletic Bilbao defeated Almeria at home, 1-0, despite seeing two of their players sent off. Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna 3-0 to move up to fifth. Barcelona leads Villareal 2-1 in the 80th minute (I will shockingly predict that they'll hold on).

Insert Cheap Italian Stereotype Here:

The big match of the day was Roma at Juventus, and it ended in a 1-1 draw. Vincenzo Iaquinta scored for Juve, and Francesco Totti equalized from the penalty spot for the Romans. Both those guys have played plenty for the Italian national team. Therefore, I dislike them. That is all.

Das Boot:

Mainz lost at home to mid-table Hannover, which was great news for Borussia Dortmund, who won on Friday to extend their lead to seven points. Mainz was also passed in the standings by Bayer Leverkusen, who won 1-0 at St. Pauli. Elsewhere, Schalke fought back from 2-0 down to draw with Wolfsburg, and in a match between the bottom two teams entering the day, Borussia Monchengladbach won at FC Cologne, 4-0.