Saturday, January 8, 2011

Banana skin

Everton avoided a possible banana skin at Glanford Park by knocking five past Scunthorpe.
Louis Saha and strike partner Jermaine Beckford netted for the Toffees before Michael Collins pulled one back just after the interval.
But Seamus Coleman, Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines were then on target to see the Premier League side romp home.
Ten-man Aston Villa shrugged off their poor league form with a morale-boosting 3-1 win at Sheffield United.
Kyle Walker and Marc Albrighton put Villa in control before Jamie Ward netted for the Blades from the penalty spot.
Villa then had Ashley Young sent off for a second bookable offence but substitute Stiliyan Petrov scored at the death to seal the win for the Premier League side.
Hornets sting
Watford came from behind to see off League One Hartlepool at Vicarage Road.
Antony Sweeney put the visitors ahead on the stroke of half time but the Championship Hornets hit back in the second period thanks to a brace from Marvin Sordell and goals from Piero Mingoia and substitute Danny Graham.
There were also no surprises at the Liberty Stadium as Championship high-fliers Swansea comfortably saw off the challenge of Colchester thanks to first half goals from Garry Monk, Darren Pratley, Cedric van der Gun and Scott Sinclair.
But there was an upset at Plaimoor as League Two's Torquay beat League One's Carlisle courtesy of Eunan O'Kane's sixth minute winner.

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