The Americans may think the tedious Super Bowl, which takes place tonight, is the greatest sporting show on Earth, but they have probably never followed Premier League football. More specifically, they probably didn't follow it yesterday.
Yesterday saw an incredible 41 goals scored in English football's top flight in eight matches (an average of just over 5 goals per game), the most ever scored in one day in the Premier League since it started in season 1992/93, and what incredible entertainment it gave us.
One match especially demonstrated why the English Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world. Arsenal must have thought they had victory in the bag after going 4-0 up against Newcastle United after just 26 minutes. However, they weren't expecting a miraculous fightback by the Magpies in the second half which saw the match somehow finish 4-4. Newcastle would actually have won the match 5-4 if they hadn't wrongly had a goal disallowed for offiside!
Frenchman Louis Saha scored his first-ever Premier League hat-trick as Everton beat Blackpool 5-3 in an incredible thriller. He then scored another goal as Everton came back from 3-2 down. The Wigan Athletic VS Blackburn Rovers match had seven goals - Wigan won 4-3.
In more "normal" matches, meanwhile, Stoke City beat Sunderland 3-2, Aston Villa and Fulham drew 2-2 and Tottenham Hotspur beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1. And there may have been only three goals in the Wolves VS Manchester United match but it was still very dramatic in the sense that Wolves, who were then bottom of the table, suprisingly defeated top of the table Manchester United 2-1 to give the Red Devils their first defeat of the season in the Premier League, and so ending Manchester United's hopes of going through the entire Premier League season unbeaten as Arsenal's "Incredibles" did in season 2003/04. Mighty United had been unbeaten for 29 games in the Premier League.
In fact, it was the second time this season that the record for most Premier League goals scored in one day has been broken. The previous record was the 36 which were scored on 27th November.
RECORD PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS SCORED
6th February 2011
By Steve Morgan
Newcastle United's Tiote (left) celebrates his dramatic equaliser against Arsenal yesterday. In an extraordinary game, Newcastle United were 4-0 down at half-time but escaped with a 4-4 draw. It happened on the day that a record-breaking 41 goals were scored in the Premier League
THE Premier League went goal-crazy yesterday with a record 41 scored on a Saturday.
Newcastle stunned title-chasers Arsenal by amazingly coming back from 4-0 down to grab a 4-4 draw through Cheik Tiote’s late leveller.
Furious Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said Joey Barton – who scored two penalties – should have seen red for his involvement in Abou Diaby’s dismissal.
Louis Saha – who had never scored a top-flight hat-trick – blitzed Ian Holloway’s Blackpool with four as Everton came back from 3-2 down to win 5-3 at Goodison.
Seamus Coleman (left) congratulates four-goal striker Louis Saha as Everton beat Blackpool 5-3 in a thrilling encounter
Argentine hitman Carlos Tevez celebrated his 27th birthday with a first-half hat-trick as Manchester City trounced West Brom 3-0.
Struggling Wigan walloped Blackburn 4-3. Mick McCarthy’s rock-bottom Wolves went 1-0 down to table-toppers Manchester United but scored two to end the Red Devils’ 29-game unbeaten league run.
All of yesterday's results in a record-breaking day
Aston Villa 2-2 Fulham
Everton 5-3 Blackpool
Man City 3-0 West Brom
Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal
Stoke 3-2 Sunderland
Tottenham 2-1 Bolton
Wigan 4-3 Blackburn
Wolverhampton 2-1 Man Utd
Record Premier league goals scored - Silobreaker Sports
Yesterday saw an incredible 41 goals scored in English football's top flight in eight matches (an average of just over 5 goals per game), the most ever scored in one day in the Premier League since it started in season 1992/93, and what incredible entertainment it gave us.
One match especially demonstrated why the English Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world. Arsenal must have thought they had victory in the bag after going 4-0 up against Newcastle United after just 26 minutes. However, they weren't expecting a miraculous fightback by the Magpies in the second half which saw the match somehow finish 4-4. Newcastle would actually have won the match 5-4 if they hadn't wrongly had a goal disallowed for offiside!
Frenchman Louis Saha scored his first-ever Premier League hat-trick as Everton beat Blackpool 5-3 in an incredible thriller. He then scored another goal as Everton came back from 3-2 down. The Wigan Athletic VS Blackburn Rovers match had seven goals - Wigan won 4-3.
In more "normal" matches, meanwhile, Stoke City beat Sunderland 3-2, Aston Villa and Fulham drew 2-2 and Tottenham Hotspur beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1. And there may have been only three goals in the Wolves VS Manchester United match but it was still very dramatic in the sense that Wolves, who were then bottom of the table, suprisingly defeated top of the table Manchester United 2-1 to give the Red Devils their first defeat of the season in the Premier League, and so ending Manchester United's hopes of going through the entire Premier League season unbeaten as Arsenal's "Incredibles" did in season 2003/04. Mighty United had been unbeaten for 29 games in the Premier League.
In fact, it was the second time this season that the record for most Premier League goals scored in one day has been broken. The previous record was the 36 which were scored on 27th November.
RECORD PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS SCORED
6th February 2011
By Steve Morgan
Newcastle United's Tiote (left) celebrates his dramatic equaliser against Arsenal yesterday. In an extraordinary game, Newcastle United were 4-0 down at half-time but escaped with a 4-4 draw. It happened on the day that a record-breaking 41 goals were scored in the Premier League
THE Premier League went goal-crazy yesterday with a record 41 scored on a Saturday.
Newcastle stunned title-chasers Arsenal by amazingly coming back from 4-0 down to grab a 4-4 draw through Cheik Tiote’s late leveller.
Furious Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said Joey Barton – who scored two penalties – should have seen red for his involvement in Abou Diaby’s dismissal.
Louis Saha – who had never scored a top-flight hat-trick – blitzed Ian Holloway’s Blackpool with four as Everton came back from 3-2 down to win 5-3 at Goodison.
Seamus Coleman (left) congratulates four-goal striker Louis Saha as Everton beat Blackpool 5-3 in a thrilling encounter
Argentine hitman Carlos Tevez celebrated his 27th birthday with a first-half hat-trick as Manchester City trounced West Brom 3-0.
Struggling Wigan walloped Blackburn 4-3. Mick McCarthy’s rock-bottom Wolves went 1-0 down to table-toppers Manchester United but scored two to end the Red Devils’ 29-game unbeaten league run.
All of yesterday's results in a record-breaking day
Aston Villa 2-2 Fulham
Everton 5-3 Blackpool
Man City 3-0 West Brom
Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal
Stoke 3-2 Sunderland
Tottenham 2-1 Bolton
Wigan 4-3 Blackburn
Wolverhampton 2-1 Man Utd
Record Premier league goals scored - Silobreaker Sports
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