Lineker, Wright & more: Twitter reacts as Tottenham & Newcastle lose
Gary Lineker and Ian Wright both tweet their thoughts after Tottenham slip up against Fulham and Newcastle lose at Wigan
Dimitar Berbatov returned to haunt Tottenham as the Bulgarian striker’s goal gave Fulham a surprise victory at White Hart Lane to dent Spurs’ Champions League qualification hopes.
Meanwhile, battling 10-man Norwich secured a 1-1 draw at Sunderland, Wigan netted a late winner to down Newcastle 2-1 and Chelsea were 2-0 winners over West Ham at Stamford Bridge.
Here is the best of the Twitter reaction from the professionals after a busy day of Premier League football.
Ex-Black Cats defender Michael Gray (@mickygray33) gives us his post-match thoughts after 10-man Norwich hold Sunderland to a draw: “Danny rose was well inside the box and should have been a pen..!!! Very lucky to get a point today..Can’t believe I’m saying that #SAFC”
Stoke City striker Michael Owen (@themichaelowen) tweets his take on the relegation scrap: “Relegation from The Prem starting to hot up. Sunderland and Norwich will probably be happy with a point. Huge game for Wigan today.”
Former Tottenham striker Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) says the London derby at White Hart Lane is a tough one to call: “Can’t decide who’ll come out on top today between AVB and Martin Jol. World’s deepest voice competition!”
Celebrity Arsenal fan Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) can’t hide his delight as Berbatov gives Fulham the lead at Tottenham: “It’s happening all over again.. #ChokingCockerels #Berbatov”
Lineker (@GaryLineker) is heartbroken as his former side fall behind: “Oh Berbatov! How could you?”
Arsenal legend Ian Wright (@IanWright0) is understandably grateful to a certain Bulgarian striker: “Love Berbatov.”
And QPR’s Jay Bothroyd (@jaybothroyd) reckons the top-four race is back on after Spurs suffered back-to-back league defeats: “Tottenham lost, maybe Arsenal can catch them after all!”
Sascha Riether (@saschariether), who set up Berbatov’s winner, is thrilled with Fulham’s win: “Great win today for us!!!!especially for our fans.thank you for your support!!:-)”
Gary Neville (@GNev2) keeps it simple after seeing Callum McManaman’s tackle on Massadio Haidara: “Red!!”
Hull City midfielder David Meyler (@DavidMeyler) chimes in: “Naughty tackle that!”
And Norwich City’s Anthony Pilkington (@Pilkington_11) cannot believe McManaman has escaped punishment: “Wow that’s an horrific tackle!! Has to be a straight red!! #Disgrace that should get a ban”
Ex-Derby captain Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) blasts what he feels is inconsistent officiating: “This weekend the standard of refereeing has been terrible @FA, blatant decisions wrong, inconsistent!”
Newcastle’s Ryan Taylor (@TaylorR1984) is not impressed either: “In them few minutes after the tackle why can’t the ref or the 4th official look at a video for 5 seconds and help the ref out #SortItOut”
Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson (@Phil_Thompson4) agrees: “My goodness what a day, do some officials not watch the same game that the fans and the TV audience see? Too many errors.”
And his Newcastle team-mate Yohan Cabaye (@YCabayeofficiel) is excited to see the Magpies draw level at Wigan: “Yesssssssss !!!!! Come on lads..”
But Wigan Athletic’s Mike Pollitt (@MikePollitt12) is thrilled to see Arouna Kone net the late winner at the DW Stadium: “Get in you beauty!!”
On-loan Newcastle man Samuel Ameobi (@Sammy_Ameobi) is not happy: “Shambles.”
Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour (@RealRomfordPele) adds his thoughts: “Wigan winning makes the Bottom 3 very Tight. Handball for there winner though.”
And Owen (@themichaelowen) reckons the Latics could now have the momentum needed to stay up: “Wow! Could that goal keep Wigan up? Long way to go but they have a track record of great escapes.”
