A late Ivan Klasnic goal sealed victory in a thrilling encounter between Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa at the Reebok Stadium this afternoon. The visitors Villa originally took the lead when £24 million-rated striker Darren Bent was put through on goal by Ashley Young and the centre forward made no mistake with the finish when he poked home his third Villa goal of the season past the reach of Jussi Jaaskelainen. It was ex-Villa defender Gary Cahill who came back to haunt his side however when he headed an equaliser right on the stroke of half-time against his old club to put Bolton … [Read more...]
Denmark 1-2 England: Report And Highlights
England won a tightly-fought contest in Copenhagen after coming from behind thanks to goals in either half from Darren Bent and Ashley Young. Fabio Capello's men vindicated their last 4-1 defeat over Denmark back in 2005 with a confident display and 2-1 victory in front of their travelling fans at the Parken Stadion tonight. It wasn't all plain sailing for England however as the Danes took a shock lead inside the first 10 minutes after Liverpool defender Daniel Affer beat John Terry to a dangerous in-swinging cross and headed home to make it 1-0 to the home side. The lead didn't last long … [Read more...]
Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Highlights
Aston Villa produced a hard-earned victory in today's Premier League Midlands derby clash with a 2-1 victory over West Brom. French boss Gerard Houllier can sleep easy tonight in the knowledge of his side's assertive performance as they move to up to 13th in the Premier League table. It was Marc Albrighton who deserved the plaudits this afternoon for a convincing attacking display assisting both Stewart Downing's volley in the first half and Emile Heskey's header towards the end to wrap up the win. Paul Scharner scored a powerful header in the 90th minute for the Baggies to make it a tight … [Read more...]