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Steven Bloor

Premier League: the weekend's matches – in pictures

saturday roundup: Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham - Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham Will Fulham feature in the Championship section of this badge seller's stock next season? Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Tottenham Hotspur's Paulinho challenges Fulham's Sidwell
Goalscorers Steve Sidwell (left) and Paulinho vie for the ball Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
saturday roundup: Hugo Lloris saves
Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris tips a Hugo Rodallega's header over the bar to keep Spurs infront after Harry Kane notched early in the second half Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Younes Kaboul celebrates
Younes Kaboul celebrates scoring Tottenham's third after knocking in Cristian Eriksen's cross. Final score: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Fulham Photograph: Adam Davy/PA
saturday roundup: Tributes to Dylan Tombides
West Ham United v Crystal Palace A fan ties a West Ham scarf as tributes are left for West Ham striker, Dylan Tombides, who died this week following a three-year battle with testicular cancer. West Ham have retired their No38 shirt in his honour. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Minute's applause for Dylan Tombides
Players, fans and officials observe a minute's applause for Tombides Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Julian Speroni denies a leaping Andy Carroll
Palace keeper Julian Speroni denies a leaping Andy Carroll. He manages to keep his goal intact during the first half. Half time score: West Ham United 0-0 Crystal Palace Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images
saturday round-up: Crystal Palace fans celebrate
After West Ham's Pablo Armero tripped Cameron Jerome in the box, Mile Jedinak tucked the resulting spot kick away to give the visitors the lead just before the hour mark Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images
saturday round-up: Sam Allardyce
Looks like Big Sam is plotting how to get the Hammers back into the game. Alas, he cant. Final score: West Ham United 0-1 Crystal Palace Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Aston Villa scarves
Aston Villa v Southampton A one stop shop for Villa knitwear Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Gordon Cowans and Shay Given
Villa's new coaches Gordon Cowans, 2nd right, and Shay Given, right, join fellow coach Scott Marshall and boss Paul Lambert in the dugout. Looks like a fun place to be Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Dejan Lovren outmuscles Gabriel Agbonlahor
Dejan Lovren outmuscles Gabriel Agbonlahor and comes away with the ball Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Southampton fans
Fans look on during the first half but there's not been much of note to see during a lacklustre forty five minutes. Half-time score: Aston Villa 0-0 Southampton Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
saturday round-up: Villa Park corporate hospitality boxes
The "action" is reflected in the windows of the Villa Park corporate hospitality boxes. Final score: Aston Villa 0-0 Southampton Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Cardiff City scarf
Cardiff City v Stoke City More knitwear, this time in original Cardiff City colours and adorned by many natty badges Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Stoke's Stephen Ireland
Stoke's Stephen Ireland tries to thread a ball through Photograph: Ian Smith/Action Images
saturday roundup: Stoke penalty
The Cardiff players can't believe it when referee Howard Webb awards Stoke a penalty on the stroke of half-time after Peter Odemwingie tumbled daintily from a Kim challenge. Marco Arnautovic despatched the spot kick with aplomb. Half-time score: Cardiff City 0-1 Stoke City Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
saturday round-up: Frazier Campbell celebrates
Early in the second half Cardiff's Frazier Campbell goes down in the box and Howard Webb points to the spot for a second time. Peter Whittingham slams the ball home to put the home side back in the game Photograph: Dan Rowley/Colorsport/Corbis
saturday round-up: Cardiff City's Cala scores a goal but it is disallowed
The Cardiff faithful think Juan Cala, number 27, has put their noses in front when he slots the ball home from a tight angle, but it's disallowed. Final score: Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters
saturday roundup: St James Park
Newcastle United v Swansea City Being so close to St James Park you'd have expected more of these cows to be of the black and white variety Photograph: Dave Thompson/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Shola Ameobi
Newcastle's Shola Ameobi shows a clean pair of heels to Jordi Amat Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
saturday round-up: Chris Foy injured
Pablo Hernandez of Swansea City asks for help for referee Chris Foy after the official was hit in the face by the ball. Foy's nose injury caused him to be replaced by assistant referee Anthony Taylor Photograph: Dave Thompson/Getty Images
saturday roundup: Shola Ameobi
On his 400th club appearance, Shola Ameobi plays a neat one-two with Luuk de Jong, holds off two defenders and cuts the ball back beyond Vorm into the far corner. Half-time score: Newcastle United 1-0 Swansea City Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
saturday round-up: Swansea City's Wilfried Bony scores
Swansea City's Wilfried Bony rises highest to power home an equaliser. Cue the Pardew Out cat-calls Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters
saturday round-up: Bony and Krul
Tim Krul came out on top during this one on one with Wilfried Bony ... Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
saturday round-up: Wilfried Bony and Marvin Emnes
But the Swansea striker notched when it mattered - from the penalty spot two minutes into injury time. Unlike Bony and Marvin Emnes the Toon Army aren't going to be a happy bunch .Final score: Newcastle United 1-2 Swansea City Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
footy: Norwich City v Liverpool - Premier League
Norwich v Liverpool: In the early kick-off on Sunday, Raheem Sterling gave Liverpool a blistering start with a goal in the fourth minute. His 25-yard strike was followed swiftly by a goal from Luis Suarez Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
footy: Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suare
Suarez found the far corner following Sterling's low cross to net his 12th goal in five games against the Canaries Photograph: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images
footy-: Norwich City v Liverpool FC
Despite a valiant effort from Norwich, who scored twice in this match, a deflected second half effort from Sterling, which looped over the helpless keeper John Ruddy, proved decisive. Final score: 2-3 Photograph: KIERAN GALVIN/EPA
footy: Hull City v Arsenal - Barclays Premier League
Hull City v Arsenal: Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey scored his side's first goal as the two FA Cup finalists met in a dress rehearsal Photograph: Craig Brough/Action Images
footy: Hull City's English defender Liam Roseni
The players had to carry billboards off the pitch at one stage after huge gusts of wind blew them onto the pitch Photograph: LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP/Getty Images
footy-: Hull City v Arsenal - Barclays Premier League
Lukas Podolski netted twice – once to complete a sweeping move when Ramsey had chested the ball down for him on the edge of the box – to make Arsenal comfortable winners. Final score: 0-3 Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images
footy-: Everton v Manchester United - Barclays Premier League
Everton v Manchester United: Manchester United manager David Moyes was given a rough ride by his former fans as he returned to Goodison. One even turned up dressed as the grim reaper (though he was ultimately told to leave) Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
footy: Everton v Manchester United - Barclays Premier League
Everton's Leighton Baines scored the opening goal from the spot after Phil Jones had blatantly handled the ball in the box Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
footy: Everton's Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas
And when Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas lashed home a second goal just before the break, it ensured Everton's bid to finish fourth remained on track. Final score: 2-0 Photograph: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
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