Pedro Botelho- Salamanca 6 Sevilla Atletico 0
Pedro put in an impressive performance at left-back as Salamanca smashed Sevilla’s ‘B’ side for six.
Salva grabbed two goals inside 15 minutes to put the Union ahead and then Quique Martin notched a brace with a goal either side of the half-time interval. Centre-back Sergio Rodriguez, on loan from Deportivo, went on to make it 5-0 with Miku sealing the win with the sixth 13 minutes from time.
The victory is sure to boost confidence throughout the whole side as Salamanca continue their push towards promotion.
Nacer Barazite- Plymouth 0 Derby 3
Nacer started on the right-wing once more as Derby enjoyed a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Plymouth.
Gary Teale put the Rams ahead just before the break and then a Rob Hulse brace in the second period sealed the win. Nacer was a constant threat with his deep crosses before being replaced by Mile Sterjovski 15 minutes from time.
Kerrea Gilbert- Leicester 0 Oldham 0
Kerrea put in another solid performance at right-back as League One leaders Leicester were held to a dissapointing goalless draw by Oldham at the Walkers Stadium.
The flashpoint of the match game just four minutes into the second half when Oldham ‘keeper Greg Fleming brought Matty Fryatt down in the area. A penalty was awarded and Fleming was sent off.
Without a substitute goalie on the bench, veteran striker Dean Windass volunteered to go in goal. His first task was to stop the in-form Fryatt from converting from five yards. Fryatt missed and Windass wnt on to keep an impressive clean-sheet.
Gilbert was replaced by Max-Alain Gradel with 17 minutes left on the clock.
Rene Steer- Gillingham 0 Bradford 2
Rene finally made his Gillingham debut after coming on as a 78th minute substitute in the 2-0 defeat to Bradford.
By then the game was already over. Omar Daley and Michael Boulding were on target for the Bantams but Steer will be happy just to have got on the pitch after replacing Dennis Oli.
Philippe Senderos- AC Milan 1 Reggina 1
Philippe was an un-used substitute as Milan came from behind to draw 1-1 with Reggina at the San Siro.
Davide De Gennaro put the visitors in the lead before the break but a Kaka penalty three minutes from time earned Milan a much-needed point in their Serie A title push.
Jay Simpson- West Brom 2 Newcastle 3
A hamstring injury picked up in the FA Cup defeat to Burnley in mid-week meant that Jay had a spectator’s role as West Brom were edged out by Newcastle in a pulsating clash at the Hawthorns.
The game began at a frenetic pace with three goals in the first nine minutes. The visitors were determined to give ill manager Joe Kinnear something to smile about with a victory and they took the lead less than two minutes in after Damien Duff capitalised on a mistake by Leon Barnett to slot home. The Baggies were soon back in in through Jay’s replacement Marc-Antoine Fortune, but Newcastle’s new addition Peter Lovenkrands then made it 2-1. Centre-back Steven Taylor extended Newcastle’s lead before the break but Fortune’s second of the afternoon made it a nervy final 17 minutes for the Magpies. Nonetheless, West Brom’s poor form continues and they remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League.
Armand Traore- Portsmouth 2 Liverpool 3
Armand missed out through injury as Portsmouth twice took the lead against Liverpool in this evening kick-off only to end up losing 3-2.
After a goalless first-half, David Nugent prodded Pompey in to the lead after slotting home Crouch’s ball in. Liverpool then equalised through Fabio Aurelio but Hermann Hreidarsson’s header from Nadir Belhadj’s free-kick restored the hosts’ advantage. But substitute Fernando Torres struck in injury time to snatch all three points at the death and heap yet more pressure on Arsenal legend Tony Adams.
Vincent van den Berg- FC Zwolle 1 VVV Venlo 2
Vincent didn’t feature as Zwolle suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to VVV Venlo.
Kantelburg put the visitors ahead on 29 minutes with El Gaaouri doubling Venlo’s advantage in the second-period. Substitute Bonaficio pulled one back for the hosts seven minutes from time but it had no bearing on the final result.
OFF:
Rui Fonte- Barnsley v Crystal Palace
Gavin Hoyte- Watford v Southampton
Paul Rodgers- Yeovil v Northampton
Henri Lansbury- Scunthorpe v Cheltenham
Abu Ogogo- Barnet v Rotherham
Did pedro get any assist? and do you watch all the matches?
no he didn’t get any assists today and I watch most of the matches. Sometimes I ask other fans their opinion on how the loanees played as well.
Is it true that Arsenal has the most number of loaness than other EPL teams? I read it before at a website. Sorry I’ve forgotten the url.
I am pretty sure we have the most loanees. They can be classified into three categories:
Players that are only there so they can find another team:
Steer, Rodgers, Ogogo, Gilbert and Van der Berg
Players that are there to gain experience:
Fonte, Hoyte, Lansbury, Simpson, Botelho (work-permit as well), Traore and Barazite
And then Senderos falls into his own category as no one really knows what the deal is with him. He is at least not there to gain experience as he hardly ever plays. He might be there on similar terms as Reyes with the loan being made permanent in the summer if Milan are interested. Hopefully we can give him to them as a part of a deal for Flamini.
where do you watch pedros matches? Internet?