Hughton pleased with outstanding Norwich Norwich City boss Chris Hughton praised his side's ability to stifle Manchester City after their 3-2 win on Sunday.
Anthony Pilkington and Grant Holt put Hughton's men ahead twice but they were pegged back by a Jack Rodwell double.
However, Jonny Howson's fine solo effort after 65 minutes ensured Norwich took all three points at the Etihad Stadium.
Despite the tight nature of the game, Hughton felt his side were deserving of the win.
"I thought we were always a threat," he said.
"You know you have to defend very well against the q
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Category: News Views: 617 Added: SkyDate: 20.05.2013 - 01:52
West Ham 4:2 Reading A hat-trick from captain Kevin Nolan inspired West Ham to a 4-2 victory over Reading to secure a top-half finish on Sunday.
Nolan opened the scoring in the first half and Ricardo Vaz Te doubled the hosts' advantage before the interval.
Reading mounted a spirited second-half turnaround with two goals in as many minutes from Garath McCleary and Adam Le Fondre.
But Nolan wrapped up all three points for West Ham by scoring two further goals late on to complete his hat-trick.
George McCartney was the only absentee for Sam Allardyce's men, while Jimmy Kebe and Jason Roberts were sidelined for Nigel Adkins’ Rea
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Category: News Views: 642 Added: SkyDate: 19.05.2013 - 22:20
Swansea 0:3 Fulham Fulham ended a run of seven league matches without a win thanks to a resounding 3-0 victory over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
Martin Jol’s side had dropped close to the bottom three having lost six games during that period but they ended the campaign with a flourish in Wales on Sunday.
Swansea dominated throughout, playing some excellent football, but failed to take their chances as Alex Kacaniklic, Dimitar Berbatov and Urby Emanuelson grabbed the goals.
Both managers made three changes to their respective teams as Michel Vorm returned in goal for Swansea, and Emmanuel Frimpong was handed just his second league start of the season for the visitors.
Category: News Views: 713 Added: SkyDate: 19.05.2013 - 22:18
Chelsea 2:1 Everton Chelsea finished third in the Premier League after a narrow home win over Everton on Sunday brought their marathon season to an end.
In the 69th match of a campaign that has seen them compete for seven different trophies, a late Fernando Torres strike proved to be enough for them to seal a spot in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League next season.
Juan Mata's early strike was cancelled out by Steven Naismith, but 14 minutes from time Torres - who entered the match without a league goal in 2013 - scored a late winner at Stamford Bridge.
Both managers - Chelsea's Rafael Benitez and Everton's David Moyes - were taking charge of their teams for the last time, with the
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Category: News Views: 675 Added: SkyDate: 19.05.2013 - 22:17
Tottenham 1:0 Sunderland Gareth Bale struck late on to hand Tottenham victory over Sunderland, but it was not enough to secure them UEFA Champions League football.
The Welsh international was denied a
penalty in the first half and booked for simulation, however he had the last
laugh with a superb 90th-minute strike.
It was not good enough to guarantee the White Hart Lane club a place in Europe's premier club competition, though, as Arsenal beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park.
Category: News Views: 653 Added: SkyDate: 19.05.2013 - 22:15
West Brom 5:5 Manchester United Alex Ferguson’s tenure in charge of Manchester United ended with a thrilling 5-5 draw with West Brom at the Hawthorns on Sunday.
United held leads of 3-0 and 5-2 but Romelu Lukaku struck three times to ensure that the Scot bowed out of the game in absolutely incredible fashion.
Ferguson handed Anders Lindegaard a rare start, while want-away striker Wayne Rooney missed the game as he awaits the birth of his second child.
Meanwhile, Steve Clarke made four changes to his side beaten 4-0 by Norwich last time out, with Graham Dorrans and Chris Brunt returning.
Ferguson was given a guard of honour from both si
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Category: News Views: 756 Added: SkyDate: 19.05.2013 - 22:12
Manchester City 2:3 Norwich Norwich sprung a last-day surprise as they defeated Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Jack Rodwell had twice equalised for Brian Kidd's side after goals from Anthony Pilkington and Grant Holt, but Jonny Howson's wonderful individual effort sealed a well-earned win for the visitors.
City, who were guaranteed a second-place finish regardless of the result, made five changes and brought in Pablo Zabaleta, Alexandar Kolarov, Rodwell, Samir Nasri and Edin Dzeko to the starting line-up, David Silva missed out with Sergio Aguero only fit enough for a place alongside the Spaniard on the bench.
Norwich made just one change, Steven Whittaker replacing Fans' Playe
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Category: News Views: 723 Added: SkyDate: 19.05.2013 - 22:10
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