El senegalés Demba Ba, autor de los tres goles ante el Stoke City (1-3), impulsó al Newcastle hacia el tercer puesto de la Liga de Inglaterra, en detrimento del Chelsea, cuarto ahora tras completarse la undécima jornada.
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Ba abrió el marcador en el minuto 12, después de aprovechar un centro del francés Gabriel Obertan. A cinco del descanso, el atacante africano cerró prácticamente el choque al firmar el segundo tras una acción de Leon Best.
No obstante, el Stoke acortó diferencias con un penalti transformado por Jonathan Walters a falta de un cuarto de hora. Pero seis minutos después, Demba Ba redondeó su triplete al marcar el tercero del Newcastle, también de penalti.
La victoria confirma la condición de equipo revelación del curso de las 'urracas', terceros en la clasificación, a un punto del segundo puesto, que ostenta el Manchester United y a seis del líder, el City.
El Newcastle ha desplazado del tercer lugar al Chelsea, que encajó el sábado una derrota en Stamford Bridge ante el Arsenal (3-5), la segunda consecutiva de las tres que ha encajado en la competición en lo que va de curso.
lunes, 31 de octubre de 2011
domingo, 30 de octubre de 2011
Tottenham 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
Giovani dos Santos de nueva cuenta no fue considerado para éste partido
Tottenham sigue en plano ascendente en la Liga Premier sin el mexicano en sus filas
Una vez más, Giovani dos Santos se quedó fuera de una convocatoria del Tottenham. El atacante mexicano no fue considerado para estar siquiera en la banca de los “Spurs”, que se impusieron 3-1 al recién ascendido a la Premier League, Queens Park Rangers.
Ya se está haciendo costumbre que el Director Técnico del Tottenham, Harry Redknapp, no considere a “Gio” en duelos de la Liga Inglesa, y sólo lo convoque para cotejos de corte internacional o de la Copa Inglesa.
Y los “Spurs”, sin el mexicano, le siguen dando razones al estratega para pensar que no lo necesitan, pues obtuvieron un nuevo triunfo en casa, el White Hart Lane Staduim.
Con doblete del lateral galés Gareth Bale, uno de los más cotizados en el mundo en su posición, y uno más del holandés Rafael van de Vaart, los “Spurs” continúan en camino ascendente en la Liga Premier.
El conjunto local se fue con una cómoda ventaja al descanso: dos goles de colchón. A partir de ahí, comenzó a manejar los tiempos del partidos, y de paso, con la desesperación de los jugadores de Queens Park Rangers.
Sin embargo, los visitantes le dieron un buen susto a los “Spurs”, ya que John Bothroyd acercó a su equipo con un certero cabezazo dentro del área chica.
Y Redknapp decidió que era preciso que su equipo dejara de ser calculador y metiera el acelerador, para que a 18 minutos del final Bale le pusiera cifras definitivas el encuentro.
Con este resultado, Tottenham sigue en la pelea en los puestos altos de la Liga premier, aún lejos de los líderes, Manchester City y Manchester United, pero sí aspirando a posiciones de la Europa League; mientras que Queens Park Rangers navega en la media tabla, lejos de la quema del descenso.
Tottenham sigue en plano ascendente en la Liga Premier sin el mexicano en sus filas
Una vez más, Giovani dos Santos se quedó fuera de una convocatoria del Tottenham. El atacante mexicano no fue considerado para estar siquiera en la banca de los “Spurs”, que se impusieron 3-1 al recién ascendido a la Premier League, Queens Park Rangers.
Ya se está haciendo costumbre que el Director Técnico del Tottenham, Harry Redknapp, no considere a “Gio” en duelos de la Liga Inglesa, y sólo lo convoque para cotejos de corte internacional o de la Copa Inglesa.
Y los “Spurs”, sin el mexicano, le siguen dando razones al estratega para pensar que no lo necesitan, pues obtuvieron un nuevo triunfo en casa, el White Hart Lane Staduim.
Con doblete del lateral galés Gareth Bale, uno de los más cotizados en el mundo en su posición, y uno más del holandés Rafael van de Vaart, los “Spurs” continúan en camino ascendente en la Liga Premier.
El conjunto local se fue con una cómoda ventaja al descanso: dos goles de colchón. A partir de ahí, comenzó a manejar los tiempos del partidos, y de paso, con la desesperación de los jugadores de Queens Park Rangers.
Sin embargo, los visitantes le dieron un buen susto a los “Spurs”, ya que John Bothroyd acercó a su equipo con un certero cabezazo dentro del área chica.
Y Redknapp decidió que era preciso que su equipo dejara de ser calculador y metiera el acelerador, para que a 18 minutos del final Bale le pusiera cifras definitivas el encuentro.
Con este resultado, Tottenham sigue en la pelea en los puestos altos de la Liga premier, aún lejos de los líderes, Manchester City y Manchester United, pero sí aspirando a posiciones de la Europa League; mientras que Queens Park Rangers navega en la media tabla, lejos de la quema del descenso.
sábado, 29 de octubre de 2011
Man City 3 - 1 Wolves
El Manchester City del argentino Sergio Kun Agüero y el español David Silva consolidó el sábado su liderato de la liga inglesa, con cinco puntos de ventaja sobre el United, al superar por 3-1 al Wolverhampton con goles del bosnio Edin Dzeko, el serbio Aleksandar Kolarov y Adam Johnson.
Tras arrollar en la última jornada al Manchester United por un contundente 1-6, los Citizens supieron este sábado mantener la concentración para superar en casa a un rival accesible a priori, y se preparan para viajar el miércoles a Villarreal.
El entrenador italiano Roberto Mancini quiso asegurar un buen resultado ante los Wolves alineando a todas sus estrellas sobre el césped del Etihad Stadium, y no reservó a ningún jugador para el próximo choque de UEFA Champions League.
Los Citizens disputarán en el Madrigal el cuarto partido de la fase de grupos de la máxima competición europea después de haber superado en Manchester al equipo de Juan Carlos Garrido por 2-1, con un gol del Kun Agüero en el último minuto.
A los jugadores del City les faltó puntería para rematar a la red las diversas ocasiones que fabricaron en una primera media hora de juego en la que el balón circuló con lentitud.
El ataque de los locales arreció a falta de diez minutos para el descanso y el guardameta galés Wayne Hennessey se vio obligado a esforzarse en dos paradas de mérito.
Al final del primer tiempo, ambos equipos se repartían la posesión del balón, aunque eran los locales los que más peligro habían creado ante unos Wolves que todavía no habían disparado a puerta.
En el segundo tiempo, sin cambios en ambos equipos, los Citizens no tardaron en aprovechar un desliz del guardameta visitante para adelantarse en el marcador.
Agüero presionó al borde del área a Hennessey, que envió un mal saque de portería a los pies de Dzeko que, a placer, empujó el balón al fondo de la red.
Poco después, en el 65, el defensa serbio Aleksandar Kolarov marcó su primer gol de la temporada y sentenció el encuentro frente a los Wolves al aprovechar un rechace de Hennessey.
El guardameta bloqueó un potente disparo de Silva desde el borde del área, pero dejó el balón a los pies de Kolarov, que hizo subir el 2-0 al marcador.
A falta de un cuarto de hora para el final, los locales se quedaron con diez hombres sobre el césped por la expulsión del belga Kompany, que cometió un penal.
El irlandés Stephen Hunt convirtió la pena máxima y aportó algo de incertidumbre al final de un encuentro que el City no dejó escapar y que completó el marcador con un disparo seco, desde la zona de tres cuartos, que convirtió el mediocentro inglés Adam Johnson.
Tras arrollar en la última jornada al Manchester United por un contundente 1-6, los Citizens supieron este sábado mantener la concentración para superar en casa a un rival accesible a priori, y se preparan para viajar el miércoles a Villarreal.
El entrenador italiano Roberto Mancini quiso asegurar un buen resultado ante los Wolves alineando a todas sus estrellas sobre el césped del Etihad Stadium, y no reservó a ningún jugador para el próximo choque de UEFA Champions League.
Los Citizens disputarán en el Madrigal el cuarto partido de la fase de grupos de la máxima competición europea después de haber superado en Manchester al equipo de Juan Carlos Garrido por 2-1, con un gol del Kun Agüero en el último minuto.
A los jugadores del City les faltó puntería para rematar a la red las diversas ocasiones que fabricaron en una primera media hora de juego en la que el balón circuló con lentitud.
El ataque de los locales arreció a falta de diez minutos para el descanso y el guardameta galés Wayne Hennessey se vio obligado a esforzarse en dos paradas de mérito.
Al final del primer tiempo, ambos equipos se repartían la posesión del balón, aunque eran los locales los que más peligro habían creado ante unos Wolves que todavía no habían disparado a puerta.
En el segundo tiempo, sin cambios en ambos equipos, los Citizens no tardaron en aprovechar un desliz del guardameta visitante para adelantarse en el marcador.
Agüero presionó al borde del área a Hennessey, que envió un mal saque de portería a los pies de Dzeko que, a placer, empujó el balón al fondo de la red.
Poco después, en el 65, el defensa serbio Aleksandar Kolarov marcó su primer gol de la temporada y sentenció el encuentro frente a los Wolves al aprovechar un rechace de Hennessey.
El guardameta bloqueó un potente disparo de Silva desde el borde del área, pero dejó el balón a los pies de Kolarov, que hizo subir el 2-0 al marcador.
A falta de un cuarto de hora para el final, los locales se quedaron con diez hombres sobre el césped por la expulsión del belga Kompany, que cometió un penal.
El irlandés Stephen Hunt convirtió la pena máxima y aportó algo de incertidumbre al final de un encuentro que el City no dejó escapar y que completó el marcador con un disparo seco, desde la zona de tres cuartos, que convirtió el mediocentro inglés Adam Johnson.
Norwich City 3 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
Poor old Steve Kean. Blackburn Rovers produced a vibrant attacking performance at Carrow Road, but still found themselves pegged back from a 3-1 lead in the final eight minutes to share the points with a dogged Norwich City. Despite seeing his team climb off the bottom thanks to their point it was a bitter pill for Kean: Norwich's late goals came from a deflection and a debatable penalty.
"To have the game in the palm of your hand and have it taken away from you it's a really tough blow. It feels like a defeat," Kean said. If Blackburn have a sense of injustice it will focus on the penalty awarded in stoppage time for handball by Steven Nzonzi. The Frenchman seemed to lose sight of a high ball, which ended up rolling down his arm.
"I've looked at it from six or seven angles and we feel Steven was fouled and what he's doing is appealing for a free-kick," Kean said. "Then the ball hit his arm. There was obviously no intent."
A foul it may have been, but in truth if Blackburn have anyone to blame it is themselves for failing to close out a match that was theirs for the taking.
This had looked like a meeting of teams at opposite poles of the mood-spectrum: feel-good Norwich versus feel-bad Blackburn. Happily it was the sunny disposition of the hosts that prevailed as the first half settled into a breezy, helter-skelter exchange of attacks. Norwich had the better possession: David Fox's spectacular 25-yard roundhouse volley from Steve Morison's lay-off brought a diving save from Paul Robinson and Elliott Bennett fired into the side netting. But Blackburn looked dangerous and with a minute of first-half injury time played the opening goal arrived in spectacular fashion. Junior Hoilett twisted inside from the left wing and hit a sublime right foot shot beyond John Ruddy's dive and into the far top corner.
Eight minutes into the second half, Morison bettered Hoilett's effort at the same end: controlling Chris Samba's defensive header on the edge of the area, the Welshman cushioned the ball before hitting a wonderful dipping shot above and beyond Robinson's grasp.
Blackburn steadily took control from that point, with Rubén Rochina, Hoilett and Nzonzi a cut above in midfield. On 62 minutes they were back in front. Rochina's superbly weighted pass set Yakubu Ayegbeni lumbering in on goal and the striker's low shot swerved away to beat Ruddy by his near post. A minute later it was 3-1, Morten Gamst Pedersen's low free-kick headed in by the unmarked Samba.
It was a lead Blackburn never looked like keeping. On 82 minutes, Bradley Johnson's deflected shot looped over Robinson and under the bar. And on 90 minutes the game's key moment arrived. Referee Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty from 25 yards away and Grant Holt smashed the kick into the corner.
Paul Lambert claimed not to have seen the incident and instead focused on Holt's cool execution. "Nerves always pay a huge part when you see the whites of the goalkeeper's eyes. It takes a huge player to step up and score a goal like that. His goal at Liverpool was brilliant but that one in its own way was even better."
"To have the game in the palm of your hand and have it taken away from you it's a really tough blow. It feels like a defeat," Kean said. If Blackburn have a sense of injustice it will focus on the penalty awarded in stoppage time for handball by Steven Nzonzi. The Frenchman seemed to lose sight of a high ball, which ended up rolling down his arm.
"I've looked at it from six or seven angles and we feel Steven was fouled and what he's doing is appealing for a free-kick," Kean said. "Then the ball hit his arm. There was obviously no intent."
A foul it may have been, but in truth if Blackburn have anyone to blame it is themselves for failing to close out a match that was theirs for the taking.
This had looked like a meeting of teams at opposite poles of the mood-spectrum: feel-good Norwich versus feel-bad Blackburn. Happily it was the sunny disposition of the hosts that prevailed as the first half settled into a breezy, helter-skelter exchange of attacks. Norwich had the better possession: David Fox's spectacular 25-yard roundhouse volley from Steve Morison's lay-off brought a diving save from Paul Robinson and Elliott Bennett fired into the side netting. But Blackburn looked dangerous and with a minute of first-half injury time played the opening goal arrived in spectacular fashion. Junior Hoilett twisted inside from the left wing and hit a sublime right foot shot beyond John Ruddy's dive and into the far top corner.
Eight minutes into the second half, Morison bettered Hoilett's effort at the same end: controlling Chris Samba's defensive header on the edge of the area, the Welshman cushioned the ball before hitting a wonderful dipping shot above and beyond Robinson's grasp.
Blackburn steadily took control from that point, with Rubén Rochina, Hoilett and Nzonzi a cut above in midfield. On 62 minutes they were back in front. Rochina's superbly weighted pass set Yakubu Ayegbeni lumbering in on goal and the striker's low shot swerved away to beat Ruddy by his near post. A minute later it was 3-1, Morten Gamst Pedersen's low free-kick headed in by the unmarked Samba.
It was a lead Blackburn never looked like keeping. On 82 minutes, Bradley Johnson's deflected shot looped over Robinson and under the bar. And on 90 minutes the game's key moment arrived. Referee Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty from 25 yards away and Grant Holt smashed the kick into the corner.
Paul Lambert claimed not to have seen the incident and instead focused on Holt's cool execution. "Nerves always pay a huge part when you see the whites of the goalkeeper's eyes. It takes a huge player to step up and score a goal like that. His goal at Liverpool was brilliant but that one in its own way was even better."
Sunderland 2 - 2 Aston Villa
Gérard Houllier salió con todo para lograr, en campo del Sunderland, una victoria importantísima para el Villa, que venía de perder en casa frente al West Brom. Consciente de la trascendencia del encuentro, el técnico villano, alineó al tridente Bent-Agbonlahor-Heskey. La inclusión del veterano delantero ex Liverpool por el suspendido Bannan fue el único cambio que realizó el entrenador francés respecto al último partido. Pudo jugar Herd pese a la expulsión del otro día. El conjunto local no realizó ningún retoque sobre el once que ganó la semana pasada en el Rebook Stadium del Bolton.
Fue un partido realmente intenso que no tuvo en ningún momento un claro dominador. Justo empate para dos conjuntos que ofrecieron un buen espectáculo. El primero en golpear fue el conjunto local tras un disparo de falta del mediocampista sueco Sebastian Larsson que logró detener el guardameta Given. En el 16’ respondió el Villa a través del ya veterano Heskey. Richardson desvaneció el peligro.
Llegó el primer tanto en el minuto 20. El búlgaro Stylian Petrov adelantó al Aston Villa con un zurdazo impresionante desde más allá de 25 metros que se coló en la meta de Mignolet. Gran tanto después de una buena combinación entre Hutton, Vaughan y el autor del gol. Poco les duró la alegría a los visitantes porque antes del minuto 40, Wickham, hizo la igualada. La asistencia de Sessegnon fue magistralmente materializada por un delantero, Wickham, que con este gol se convierte en el jugador más joven en marcar en la presente Premier League. Este tanto justifica la confianza del entrenador en el jugador y los nueve millones de euros que pagaron los blackcats al Ipsich Town por el delantero, en verano. Así se llegó al descanso.
El segundo tiempo comenzó accidentado. En el minuto 52 el portero local Mignolet, tras un choque con Petrov, tuvo que ser substituido por su compañero Westwood, que debutaba oficialmente con el equipo. Tras el incidente, se reavivó el encuentro. Fue entonces cuando el Sunderland apretó el acelerador. Bendtner y Larsson pusieron en apuros a Shay Given en un par de ocasiones. Además los black cats reclamaron un penalti por una caída del delantero danés en el área rival. Así se llegó a los últimos minutos del encuentro. Final dramático. En el 85’ se adelantó de nuevo el Villa con gol de cabeza de Richard Dunne. Pero cuatro minutos después el ex PSG Sessegnon anotó, también de cabeza, el 2-2 final.
Con este empate el conjunto de Steve Bruce se sitúa con 10 unidades en la decimocuarta posición de la tabla, aún cerca de los puestos de descenso. Por su parte, el Aston Villa, suma 12 puntos, pero se aleja cada vez más de las plazas europeas. Los dos últimos encuentros han pasado factura a un conjunto que tiene plantilla para pelear arriba.
Ficha técnica:
Sunderland: Mignolet (Westwood, min. 52); Turner, Brown, Richardson; O'Shea (Bardsley, min. 35), Larsson, Colback, Vaughan (Meyler, min. 81), Sessegnon; Wickham, Bendtner.
Aston Villa: Given; Hutton, Warnock, Dunne, Collins; N'Zogbia (Albrighton, min. 87), Petrov, Herd; Bent, Agbonlahor, Heskey.
GOLES: 0-1, min. 20, Petrov. 1-1, min. 38, Wickham; 1-2, min. 85, Dunne; 2-2, min. 89, Sessegnon.
ÁRBITRO: Chris Foy. Amonestó a Bardsley del Sunderland, y a Warnock, Dunne y Agbonlahor del Aston Villa.
INCIDENCIAS: 37.062 espectadores en el Stadium of Light.
Fue un partido realmente intenso que no tuvo en ningún momento un claro dominador. Justo empate para dos conjuntos que ofrecieron un buen espectáculo. El primero en golpear fue el conjunto local tras un disparo de falta del mediocampista sueco Sebastian Larsson que logró detener el guardameta Given. En el 16’ respondió el Villa a través del ya veterano Heskey. Richardson desvaneció el peligro.
Llegó el primer tanto en el minuto 20. El búlgaro Stylian Petrov adelantó al Aston Villa con un zurdazo impresionante desde más allá de 25 metros que se coló en la meta de Mignolet. Gran tanto después de una buena combinación entre Hutton, Vaughan y el autor del gol. Poco les duró la alegría a los visitantes porque antes del minuto 40, Wickham, hizo la igualada. La asistencia de Sessegnon fue magistralmente materializada por un delantero, Wickham, que con este gol se convierte en el jugador más joven en marcar en la presente Premier League. Este tanto justifica la confianza del entrenador en el jugador y los nueve millones de euros que pagaron los blackcats al Ipsich Town por el delantero, en verano. Así se llegó al descanso.
El segundo tiempo comenzó accidentado. En el minuto 52 el portero local Mignolet, tras un choque con Petrov, tuvo que ser substituido por su compañero Westwood, que debutaba oficialmente con el equipo. Tras el incidente, se reavivó el encuentro. Fue entonces cuando el Sunderland apretó el acelerador. Bendtner y Larsson pusieron en apuros a Shay Given en un par de ocasiones. Además los black cats reclamaron un penalti por una caída del delantero danés en el área rival. Así se llegó a los últimos minutos del encuentro. Final dramático. En el 85’ se adelantó de nuevo el Villa con gol de cabeza de Richard Dunne. Pero cuatro minutos después el ex PSG Sessegnon anotó, también de cabeza, el 2-2 final.
Con este empate el conjunto de Steve Bruce se sitúa con 10 unidades en la decimocuarta posición de la tabla, aún cerca de los puestos de descenso. Por su parte, el Aston Villa, suma 12 puntos, pero se aleja cada vez más de las plazas europeas. Los dos últimos encuentros han pasado factura a un conjunto que tiene plantilla para pelear arriba.
Ficha técnica:
Sunderland: Mignolet (Westwood, min. 52); Turner, Brown, Richardson; O'Shea (Bardsley, min. 35), Larsson, Colback, Vaughan (Meyler, min. 81), Sessegnon; Wickham, Bendtner.
Aston Villa: Given; Hutton, Warnock, Dunne, Collins; N'Zogbia (Albrighton, min. 87), Petrov, Herd; Bent, Agbonlahor, Heskey.
GOLES: 0-1, min. 20, Petrov. 1-1, min. 38, Wickham; 1-2, min. 85, Dunne; 2-2, min. 89, Sessegnon.
ÁRBITRO: Chris Foy. Amonestó a Bardsley del Sunderland, y a Warnock, Dunne y Agbonlahor del Aston Villa.
INCIDENCIAS: 37.062 espectadores en el Stadium of Light.
Swansea City 3 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Swansea City maintained their unbeaten Premier League home record as three second-half goals saw off a Bolton side that had been reduced to 10 men early in the second half.
The game turned decisively in the hosts' favour four minutes after half-time when the visitors had Ricardo Gardner sent off when he collected a second booking for cynically hauling back Nathan Dyer, and Joe Allen gave Swansea the lead from the resulting free-kick. Allen was afforded far too much room by Gary Cahill and Gretar Steinsson to shoot low into Jussi Jaaskelainen's bottom right‑hand corner.
Bolton's manager, Owen Coyle, complained afterwards about the lack of consistency shown by the referee Mark Clattenburg. Bolton had felt aggrieved by Clattenburg's dismissal of David Wheater in last month's loss at Arsenal, and Coyle claimed here that the two bookings Gardner had received were "soft" and that Swansea players had escaped sanction for similar fouls.
"It felt like two soft yellow cards, but that's the nature of the game now," Coyle said. "But having said that, [Neil] Taylor in the first half clearly pulled Mark Davies back and it went unpunished."
Bolton had defended obdurately during the opening half, and came close to taking a first-half lead through David Ngog. His smart turn and volley forced Michel Vorm to acrobatically tip the ball over the bar.
Soon after the restart Danny Graham had come within inches of finding the opener as he shot wide from a Scott Sinclair pass before the game was turned on its head with the red card and Allen's free-kick.
Dyer almost added a second after 50 minutes as he jinked his way into the area to force Jaaskelainen to block with his legs, before Sinclair did increase the lead as he converted his third spot-kick of the season after Darren Pratley, formerly of Swansea, had fouled his former team‑mate Angel Rangel in the area.
Bolton were given some hope in the 73rd minute when Swansea conceded at home for the first time this term, as Danny Graham diverted the ball into his own net in trying to clear an inswinging cross from Chris Eagles.
Coyle threw skipper Cahill up front for the final minutes but he had little impact and Graham, Swansea's record signing, redeemed himself by producing his fourth goal in four games in added time. He was given the freedom of the Bolton half to race clear and beat Jaaskelainen.
Ahead of upcoming fixtures against Liverpool and Manchester United, Swansea moved into the top half of the table. Brendan Rodgers was understandably delighted, the Swansea manager saying: "That was a terrific performance against an established side, but the most impressive thing today was how we managed the pressure. We spoke in the week that in every game you will have moments, no matter how comfortable you are, where you have to manage the game.
"Last week we failed to do it and drew 2-2, but this week when Danny scored the own goal to put them to 2-1 you then saw the difference in the team."
The game turned decisively in the hosts' favour four minutes after half-time when the visitors had Ricardo Gardner sent off when he collected a second booking for cynically hauling back Nathan Dyer, and Joe Allen gave Swansea the lead from the resulting free-kick. Allen was afforded far too much room by Gary Cahill and Gretar Steinsson to shoot low into Jussi Jaaskelainen's bottom right‑hand corner.
Bolton's manager, Owen Coyle, complained afterwards about the lack of consistency shown by the referee Mark Clattenburg. Bolton had felt aggrieved by Clattenburg's dismissal of David Wheater in last month's loss at Arsenal, and Coyle claimed here that the two bookings Gardner had received were "soft" and that Swansea players had escaped sanction for similar fouls.
"It felt like two soft yellow cards, but that's the nature of the game now," Coyle said. "But having said that, [Neil] Taylor in the first half clearly pulled Mark Davies back and it went unpunished."
Bolton had defended obdurately during the opening half, and came close to taking a first-half lead through David Ngog. His smart turn and volley forced Michel Vorm to acrobatically tip the ball over the bar.
Soon after the restart Danny Graham had come within inches of finding the opener as he shot wide from a Scott Sinclair pass before the game was turned on its head with the red card and Allen's free-kick.
Dyer almost added a second after 50 minutes as he jinked his way into the area to force Jaaskelainen to block with his legs, before Sinclair did increase the lead as he converted his third spot-kick of the season after Darren Pratley, formerly of Swansea, had fouled his former team‑mate Angel Rangel in the area.
Bolton were given some hope in the 73rd minute when Swansea conceded at home for the first time this term, as Danny Graham diverted the ball into his own net in trying to clear an inswinging cross from Chris Eagles.
Coyle threw skipper Cahill up front for the final minutes but he had little impact and Graham, Swansea's record signing, redeemed himself by producing his fourth goal in four games in added time. He was given the freedom of the Bolton half to race clear and beat Jaaskelainen.
Ahead of upcoming fixtures against Liverpool and Manchester United, Swansea moved into the top half of the table. Brendan Rodgers was understandably delighted, the Swansea manager saying: "That was a terrific performance against an established side, but the most impressive thing today was how we managed the pressure. We spoke in the week that in every game you will have moments, no matter how comfortable you are, where you have to manage the game.
"Last week we failed to do it and drew 2-2, but this week when Danny scored the own goal to put them to 2-1 you then saw the difference in the team."
Wigan Athletic 0 - 2 Fulham
Wigan Athletic suffered their eighth successive defeat to slump to the bottom of the Premier League table as goals from Clint Dempsey and Moussa Dembélé earned Fulham a valuable win.
The home side had the better of the game but their finishing let them down with Gary Caldwell heading over in the first half and Victor Moses and Maynor Figueroa both hitting the woodwork in the second. Fulham were more clinical, Dempsey finishing off a break in the 41st minute to put them ahead, before Dembélé clinched a first away victory of the season four minutes from time.
As at Newcastle last week, Wigan were punished for not taking their chances, but Roberto Martínez saw plenty of positives in his side's showing. "I was delighted with the performance but it was a day when the result was very, very important because of the run of negative results that we've had," said the Wigan manger. "From a tactical and technical point of view, it will be difficult to explain the result, but I think it's quite clear emotionally and at the moment we're in, we don't have any momentum and we're getting heavily punished."
Wigan's misfortunes began early in the game when they were forced into an early change, bringing on James McArthur after Mohamed Diamé came off worst in a challenge with Steve Sidwell. Diamé will have a scan on his ankle on Sunday.
Wigan slowly began to exert some pressure of their own and, approaching the half-hour mark, they really should have gone ahead. Ben Watson volley was expertly tipped over the bar by Mark Schwarzer.
From the resulting corner, the Wigan captain Caldwell was left unmarked eight yards out but could only head over.
After an uninspiring beginning, the game had opened up, and Johnson might have done better than shoot weakly at Ali Al Habsi when he found himself in space on the right of the area.
There was a heart-in-mouth moment for Schwarzer when he fumbled Moses' low cross-shot but, with Rodallega waiting, the ball bounced just past the post.
Instead it was Dempsey who opened the scoring for Fulham. Danny Murphy found Bobby Zamora on the left and his low cross was perfect for Dempsey, whose shot bounced into the net despite the best efforts of Ali Al-Habsi.
Still Wigan could have been level at half-time as Moses got a foot to Watson's shot but, with Schwarzer struggling, the ball flew just the wrong side of the post.
Wigan began the second half brightly but still the clear-cut chance would not come and, at the other end, Figueroa had to be alert to deny Johnson after Zamora broke away down the left.
The Latics' luck was certainly out in the 54th minute, whenwith Moses hitting a stunning volley from 25 yards out that had Schwarzer well beaten but bounced off the angle of post and bar. Rodallega was first to the rebound but was flagged offside.
Fulham were struggling to get out of their own half but they remained a threat on the break, however and, in the 62nd minute, Zamora got on the end of a long ball and smashed a volley off the top of the bar.
beforeThe visitors appeared to have ridden out the storm, but Schwarzer needed the help of his woodwork again in the 84th minute, when Figueroa drove forward and struck a swerving shot that Schwarzer thought was going well wide but in fact bounced off the post.
Wigan's fate was sealed two minutes later as the defence backed off and allowed Dembélé the freedom to run to the edge of the area and shoot wide of Ali Al-Habsi.
Martin Jol, the Fulham manager, saw parallels in Wigan's defeat with his own side's loss to Everton last Sunday. "It was the same situation we had last week," the Fulham manager said. "They could have scored, then on the break we scored our goal. In the 89th minute we could have scored a winner twice, then Everton scored. That was an awful feeling and Wigan probably have the same feeling today."
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The home side had the better of the game but their finishing let them down with Gary Caldwell heading over in the first half and Victor Moses and Maynor Figueroa both hitting the woodwork in the second. Fulham were more clinical, Dempsey finishing off a break in the 41st minute to put them ahead, before Dembélé clinched a first away victory of the season four minutes from time.
As at Newcastle last week, Wigan were punished for not taking their chances, but Roberto Martínez saw plenty of positives in his side's showing. "I was delighted with the performance but it was a day when the result was very, very important because of the run of negative results that we've had," said the Wigan manger. "From a tactical and technical point of view, it will be difficult to explain the result, but I think it's quite clear emotionally and at the moment we're in, we don't have any momentum and we're getting heavily punished."
Wigan's misfortunes began early in the game when they were forced into an early change, bringing on James McArthur after Mohamed Diamé came off worst in a challenge with Steve Sidwell. Diamé will have a scan on his ankle on Sunday.
Wigan slowly began to exert some pressure of their own and, approaching the half-hour mark, they really should have gone ahead. Ben Watson volley was expertly tipped over the bar by Mark Schwarzer.
From the resulting corner, the Wigan captain Caldwell was left unmarked eight yards out but could only head over.
After an uninspiring beginning, the game had opened up, and Johnson might have done better than shoot weakly at Ali Al Habsi when he found himself in space on the right of the area.
There was a heart-in-mouth moment for Schwarzer when he fumbled Moses' low cross-shot but, with Rodallega waiting, the ball bounced just past the post.
Instead it was Dempsey who opened the scoring for Fulham. Danny Murphy found Bobby Zamora on the left and his low cross was perfect for Dempsey, whose shot bounced into the net despite the best efforts of Ali Al-Habsi.
Still Wigan could have been level at half-time as Moses got a foot to Watson's shot but, with Schwarzer struggling, the ball flew just the wrong side of the post.
Wigan began the second half brightly but still the clear-cut chance would not come and, at the other end, Figueroa had to be alert to deny Johnson after Zamora broke away down the left.
The Latics' luck was certainly out in the 54th minute, whenwith Moses hitting a stunning volley from 25 yards out that had Schwarzer well beaten but bounced off the angle of post and bar. Rodallega was first to the rebound but was flagged offside.
Fulham were struggling to get out of their own half but they remained a threat on the break, however and, in the 62nd minute, Zamora got on the end of a long ball and smashed a volley off the top of the bar.
beforeThe visitors appeared to have ridden out the storm, but Schwarzer needed the help of his woodwork again in the 84th minute, when Figueroa drove forward and struck a swerving shot that Schwarzer thought was going well wide but in fact bounced off the post.
Wigan's fate was sealed two minutes later as the defence backed off and allowed Dembélé the freedom to run to the edge of the area and shoot wide of Ali Al-Habsi.
Martin Jol, the Fulham manager, saw parallels in Wigan's defeat with his own side's loss to Everton last Sunday. "It was the same situation we had last week," the Fulham manager said. "They could have scored, then on the break we scored our goal. In the 89th minute we could have scored a winner twice, then Everton scored. That was an awful feeling and Wigan probably have the same feeling today."
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Football
Premier League 2011-12 · Wigan Athletic · Fulham · Premier League
Sport
More match reports
See also
30 Oct 2010
Fulham ease past woeful Wigan Athletic thanks to Clint Dempsey double
8 Nov 2009
Fulham indebted to Mark Schwarzer as Wigan fluff their lines
23 Dec 2007
Dempsey leveller ends Fulham drought
24 Jan 2011
Andy Johnson shines again as a revitalised Fulham dazzle a dull Stoke
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