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Reading vs Arsenal – Match of the Season
We’ll never have anything like this again, not for a very long time. Reading taking a 4-0 lead after 37 minutes; Theo Walcott making it 4-4 six minutes into injury time; 5-4 for Arsenal; 5-5 through Pavel Pogrebnyak; Theo Walcott with the winner after 121 minutes; Marouane Chamakh with the final nail in the coffin two minutes later.
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Luis Suarez & Liverpool Robbed of Winning Goal vs Everton
In a Merseyside derby filled with a lot of tension and a lot of goals, Luis Suarez stood out in both his ability and his usual antics, scoring a goal, setting up another own goal and scoring a 93rd minute supposed winner, only to be wrongfully disallowed, leaving Everton and Liverpool at a 2-2 draw.
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Ronaldo vs Messi on Qualifying Night
Another failure for Portugal, another big win for Argentina Cristiano Ronaldo left frustrated once again, this time after a match when the ball refused to go in, Lionel Messi left celebrating in Chile, scoring and leading his team to a quality 2-1 win in Chile.
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Rasmus Elm Caps Off Legendary Comeback (Germany vs Sweden)
Some things can’t be explained by tactics, formations or anything logical. Germany were playing in fifth gear for 55 minutes, but somehow, out of nowhere, Sweden came back to claim a shocking 4-4 draw.
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Olivier Giroud a Hero for Once (Spain vs France)
There’s no doubt who is the better side; Spain are a much better football team than France. But being wasteful for an entire match, despite the huge quality (and quite shocking) quality advantage, allows Olivier Giroud to score an equalizer out of nowhere, stealing a point in Madrid.
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Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Rule Clasico Again (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)
If the pregame was all about the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry and importance, the match was exactly the same. Barcelona and Real Madrid featured other players who had quite an effect on the match, but the big two were the only players who scored, as the Clasico ended in a 2-2 draw, keeping the 8 point distance at the top of the La Liga table.
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Tottenham Beat Manchester United at Old Trafford For the First Time Since 1989
When you talk about statement wins, this is it. Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie came very close to scoring during 30 minutes of huge pressure on Brad Friedel’s goal, but in the end, Tottenham’s brilliant counter attacking and goals from Gareth Bale, Jan Vertonghen and Clint Dempsey were too much for Manchester United, beating the red devils at home 2-3.
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Luis Suarez Scores His First Hat Trick This Season (Norwich vs Liverpool)
The referees are still against him, but it really didn’t matter to Luis Suarez, who scored a fantastic hat trick and added an assist as Liverpool won their first Premier League match of the season in a highly entertaining encounter at Carrow Road, beating Norwich 5-2.
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Juan Mata Wins Big London Derby (Arsenal vs Chelsea)
Arsenal came in as the favorites to this match, but Chelsea, with an efficient, patient an intelligent display gave Arsene Wenger’s men their first loss of the season, as Fernando Torres found his scoring touch once again, Juan Mata scored the winner, both aided by the help of a terrible Laurent Koscielny.
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Mark Halsey Steals Show with Penalty and Red Card(Liverpool vs Manchester United)
Instead of Liverpool and Steven Gerrard celebrating on a day that was all about Hillsborough, a red card and a penalty kick that never actually should have been called by Mark Halsey gave Manchester United enough of an advantage, winning 2-1 through a beautiful Rafael goal and a Robin van Persie penalty kick.