It is remarkable how one moment can make or break a football game. For bottom of the table Derby County, that moment came five minutes into the second half, with West Ham leading 1-0. Gary Teale’s cross into the box from the right was retrieved by Eddie Lewis, who crossed was intercepted by Kenny Miller’s head. Given Miller’s position, the ball should have gone into the back of the net. It however, did not, and at the other end West Ham scored another four in the next 20 minutes to win the game 5-0. Biggest home defeat of the season for Derby, although the margin was one in comparison to their 0-6 loss to Liverpool. For Alan Curbishley, it was as close to perfect as he could imagine. The win was West Ham’s biggest since 2000, which ironically came against Curbishley managed Charlton Athletic.
Match reviews
Weekend Premiership results- 17-18 March
Here are the results from the Premiership. Arsenal and Liverpool faltered, but Chelsea and United won their respective games. Chelsea 3-0 Sheffield United ( Andriy Shevchenko, Salomon Kalou, Michael Ballack) Chelsea win a vital Premiership game ahead of their cup replay against Spurs. Blackburn 1-2 West Ham ( Cherno Samba/ Carlos Tevez, Bobby Zamora) Some … Read more
Plymouth Argyle vs Watford FA Cup review
Plymouth were the only non Premiership side left in the FA Cup- and Ian Holloway’s boys were attempting to equal their best ever showing in the Cup- a semifinal place in 1984. Watford blocked their route to the final that year, and this time, it was Watford who again stood between them and a spot … Read more