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Aston Villa 1-4 Stoke City Peter Osaze’s impeccable form in front of the goal continued on Sunday, grabbing the equalizer for Stoke in the 22nd minute after goal down to an early goal from Christian Benteke. Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal John Obi Mikel was thrown into the game as a 72nd minute substitute for David Luiz in Chelsea’s humiliation of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. The game was marred by poor officiating by Andre Marriner who mistakenly sent off the wrong player in a build up to Chelsea’s third goal. Cardiff 3-6 Liverpool Victor Moses was an used substitute in a 9-goal thriller in South Wales. Luis Suarez grabbed a hattrick as Liverpool marched on in fight for its first League title in over two decades. Hull City 2-0 West Brom Sonie Aluko was replaced in the 61st minute by Robert Koren for FA Cup semifinalist, Hull City. The Nigerian international was pleasing on the eye. However, Victor Anichebe was replaced by West Brom Pep Mel in the 72nd minute for Saido Berahino, after an unconvincing showing from the bullish striker. Newcastle United 1-0 Crystal Palace Shola Ameobi was a 76th minute substitute for French International, Yoann Gouaffran as his team chased a late winner. Senegalese striker, Pappis Cisse grabbed a dramatic late goal to give Newcastle the maximum points. Norwich 2-0 Sunderland Joseph Yobo played all 90 minutes in the relegation battle against League Cup finalist, Sunderland. The win sees Norwich march towards safety, just eight points away from the desired 40 points.

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This article was first published on 24th March 2014

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Arinze Ude is a PhD Student at the University of the West of England Bristol, UK, where he's exploring on the mechanisms of donor cell leukaemia. He shares his deep thoughts on his blog and the Naked Convos. He is keen to promote personal development of the Nigerian youth via thought-provoking articles.