On the first day of 2015, there were nine matches of the 20th round in the English Premier League.
Stoke City hosted Manchester United in front of their fans. Louis van Gaal's players did not show superiority over the hosts and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Stoke City team took the lead first, scoring in the 2nd minute of the match. Ryan Shawcross scored after a precise pass from Peter Crouch.
However, Stoke City did not enjoy their lead for long and in the 26th minute the score became level when Radamel Falcao scored his third goal in the Premier League.
Neither team created significant chances in the remaining time and the match ended in a draw. Manchester United remains in third place with 37 points, while Stoke moves up to 11th place.
In other matches, Manchester City faced Sunderland at home. After a fierce battle, Manuel Pellegrini's team won 3-2 against Sunderland.
All goals were scored in the second half, with the 'Citizens' taking the lead in the 67th minute after goals from Yaya Toure and Steven Jovetic. However, the visitors did not give up and managed to equalize the score in three minutes. Nevertheless, Frank Lampard's goal secured the victory.
At Anfield stadium, Liverpool fans cheered in the first half, but were shocked in the second. Brendan Rodgers' team took the lead with two penalty goals from Steven Gerrard in the first half, but Leicester City fought back in the next 45 minutes and leveled the score.
After the win, Man City remains in second place, while Liverpool drops to ninth after the draw.
Results:
Stoke City 1 - 1 Manchester United
2' [1 - 0] R.Shawcross
26' [1 - 1] R.Falcao
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Hull City 2 - 0 Everton
33' [1 - 0] A.Elmohamady
43' [2 - 0] L.Rosenior
86' A.Alcaraz (Everton) sent off
Liverpool 2 - 2 Leicester City
17' [1 - 0] S.Gerrard (11m. penalty)
40' [2 - 0] S.Gerrard (11m. penalty)
58’ [2 - 1] D.Nugent
60’ [2 - 2] J.Schlupp
Manchester City 3 - 2 Sunderland
57’ [1 - 0] Y.Toure
67’ [2 - 0] S.Jovetic
68’ [2 - 1] J.Rodwell
71’ [2 - 2] A.Johnson (11m. penalty)
73’ [3 - 2] F.Lampard
Newcastle 3 - 3 Burnley
15’ [1 - 0] S.Taylor
19’ [1 - 1] P.Dummett (own goal)
26’ [2 - 1] J.Colback
66’ [2 - 2] D.Ings
78’ [3 - 2] M.Sissoko
86’ [3 - 3] G.Boyd
QPR 1 - 1 Swansea
20’ [1 - 0] L.Fer
90’ [1 - 1] W.Bony
86’ W.Routledge (Swansea) sent off
West Ham 1 - 1 West Brom
10’ [1 - 0] D.Sakho
42’ [1 - 1] S.Berahimo
League Table:
