The 10 Greatest Premier League Matches Ever

According to the survey conducted by the famous UK based Talksport magazine, where they asked the Football fans which match stands out as their favourite in Premier League history, the list of the 10 greatest matches ever played in Premier League comes out. The list is decided on the significance of the matches and the quality of the football played.

These are the top 10 Premier League matches voted by the UK fans. Which one is the greatest ?? Will it be Newcastle’s dramatic 4-4 comeback against Arsenal, Liverpool‘s 4-1 win at Old Trafford or Man United’s 8-2 win against the Gunners? Here we go :

10. Newcastle United 5-1 Sunderland

October 31, 2010

Kevin Nolan’s hat-trick inspired a Derby day rout in Newcastle. A match which was described as nightmare by the Sunderland manager Steve Bruce.

9. Tottenham Hotspur 3-5 Man United

September 21, 2001

3-0 down at half time. Man United blew Spurs away in second period.

8. Chelsea 4-4 Aston Villa

December 26,2007

Gareth Barry’s Penalty rescued a point for villa against Chelsea who had two players sent-off.

7. Newcastle United 5-0 Man United

October 22, 1996

Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer were both on target as the magpies embarrassed Man United at St. James’ Park

6. Leeds 3-4 Newcastle United

December 22, 2001

Another classic, Newcastle stayed on top of the league thanks to Nobby Solano’s late winner.

5. Man United 1-4 Liverpool

March 14, 2009

Fernando Torres inspired Liverpool to come from a goal behind and silence the mighty Old Trafford.

4. Arsenal 4-4 Liverpool

April 21,2009

Andrey Arshavin scored four to dent Liverpool’s hope of winning the title

3. Man United 8-2 Arsenal

August 28, 2011

Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick humiliated Arsenal at Old Trafford.

2. Newcastle United 4-4 Arsenal

February 11,2011

Trailing 4-0 at the break. Cheik Tiote scored a stunning Newcastle equalizer with three minutes remaining to finish off the greatest comeback in the Premier League history.

1. Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle United

April 3,1996

Stan Collymore grabbed a last gasp winner in this all time classic to shatter Newcastle’s dream of winning the title. This game went on to become the greatest match ever to be played on UK soil.

So these are the greatest Premier League matches of all time according to UK fans. Comments are welcome.