Football and more..: EPL-GAMEWEEK 18: REVIEW

THIS WAS THE GAMEWEEK OF THE AWAY SIDES AS THERE WAS ONLY ONE HOME VICTORY IN ALL THE FIXTURES. HERE IS A LOOK BACK AT ALL THE RESULTS..

THE BOXING DAY FIXTURE LIST KICKED OFF WITH THE WEST LONDON DERBY BETWEEN CHELSEA AND FULHAM WHICH ENDED IN A 1-1 DRAW, PUSHING CHELSEA FURTHER BACK IN THE RACE FOR THE TITLE AND MANAGER ANDRE VILLAS BOAS ADMITTED THAT THEIR TITLE CHALLENGE IS ALL BUT DONE.

IN A GAME WHICH DID NOT LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS, CHELSEA WERE MADE TO PAY FOR THEIR LACK OF DESIRE AND KILLER INSTINCT.

DEMBELE tormented the chelsea defense!

IN A LACK LUSTER FIRST HALF, THERE WERE HARDLY ANY CHANCES FOR EITHER TEAMS, JUAN MATA PUT THE BLUES ONE NIL UP IN THE SECOND HALF BUT THEY WERE PEGGED BACK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY VIA A CLINT DEMPSEY GOAL.

stockdale had an excellent game!

CHELSEA TRIED THEIR BEST TO GET THE WINNING GOAL, BUT WERE UNABLE TO GET PAST FULHAM KEEPER DAVID STOCKDALE.

MAN OF THE MATCH: DAVID STOCKDALE

OVER IN MANCHESTER, UNITED PRODUCED ANOTHER 5 STAR PERFORMANCE AS THEY THRASHED WIGAN 5-0 IN A ONE SIDED MATCH. DIMITAR BERBATOV WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW, GETTING A HAT-TRICK. JI SUNG PARK AND ANTONIO VALENCIA WERE THE OTHER SCORERS.

DIMI-STAR!!

WOLVES HAD THEIR FOWARD CONNOR SAMMON SENT OFF, FOR WHAT WAS DEEMED TO BE AN ELBOW INTO THE FACE OF JOHNNY EVANS AND FROM THEN ON IT WAS ALL UNITED. THE WIN TAKE UNITED TO 45 POINTS LEVEL WITH MANCHESTER CITY.

MAN OF THE MATCH: DIMITAR BERBATOV

LIVERPOOL PLAYED OUT A 1-1 DRAW WITH BOTTOM PLACED BLACKBURN AT ANFIELD.

The draw eases some of the pressure on STEVE KEAN!

BLACKBURN WENT UP 1-0 RIGHT ON THE STROKE OF HALF-TIME THANKS TO AN OWN GOAL FROM CHARLIE ADAM. A MAXI RODRIGUEZ HEADER LEVELED MATTERS IN THE SECOND HALF, BUT LIVERPOOL WERE NOT ABLE TO GET PAST BLACKBURN'S RESERVE KEEPER MARK BUNN, WHO MADE SOME STUNNING SAVES TO DENY LIVERPOOL ALL 3 POINTS AND LEAVE THEM 6TH IN THE TABLE.

star of the match!

MAN OF THE MATCH: MARK BUNN

THE PREMIER LEAGUE LEADERS WERE HELD TO A 1-1 DRAW BY A RESILIENT WEST BROM SIDE AT THE HAWTHORNS.

IN AN EVENLY CONTESTED ENCOUNTER, BOTH SIDES FAILED TO CAPITALIZE ON THEIR CHANCES.

THOMAS was excellent in midfiled!

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT MANCHESTER CITY FAILED TO SCORE THIS SEASON, THE DRAW SEES THEM LEVEL ON POINTS WITH THEIR BITTER RIVALS UNITED.

MAN OF THE MATCH: JEROME THOMAS

ARSENAL FAILED TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SLIP UPS BY CHELSEA AND LIVERPOOL, AS THEY WERE HELD TO A 1-1 DRAW BY WOLVES AT THE EMIRATES.

GERVINHO tormented the wolves defence!!

GERVINHO OPENED THE SCORING FOR THE GUNNERS, BUT ONCE AHEAD THEY DIDNT LOOK TO FINISH WOLVES OFF AND WERE MADE TO PAY AS STEVEN FLETCHER EQUALISED IN THE 38TH MINUTE.

THE SECOND HALF WAS ALL ARSENAL, THEY POURED MEN FORWARD BUT THEY JUST COULDN'T GET PAST WOLVES KEEPER WAYNE HENNESSEY WHO HAD AN EXCELLENT GAME.

MAN OF THE MATCH : WAYNE HENNESSEY

IN THE FINAL GAME, SPURS CRUISED TO A 2-0 VICTORY OVER NORWICH CITY AT CARROW ROAD. THE WIN SEES THEM MOVE WITHIN 7 POINTS OF THE LEADERS WITH A GAME IN HAND.

THE FIRST HALF WAS AN EVENLY CONTESTED AFFAIR WITH BOTH SIDES CREATING CHANCES.