5). Jordi Gomez - Wigan 3-3 Blackburn - The Spaniard Jordi Gomez who used to apply his trade at The Liberty Stadium in Wales is the first to appear on our list this week and as I'm sure many would agree, it was clearly a blessing for Wigan fans to have a goal - they'd take tap-ins in these circumstances - they ended with 2 more than half-decent goals. Excusing Albert Crusat, Gomez edges it here. Following good running down the right-side from Dutch full-back Ronnie Stam - in which his cross was well cleared by the Blackburn back line - the ball was picked up second time around by Gomez outside of the Blackburn penalty area over to the right. The Spaniards lack of goals or attacking instinct has been well glorified in his time at The DW Stadium yet he showed what was in his locker here, with one first touch followed by the sweetest connection on the half volley - hit so well that former England keeper Paul Robinson didn't even blink let alone dive. Such a clean left-footed strike is always easy on the eye, there is no difference with this one.
4). Robin Van Persie - Norwich 1-2 Arsenal - Van Persie is now stranger to our list, perhaps unsurprisingly considering his absolutely outrageous goal-tally this calender year - he has appeared in this weekly feature a good few times already. Perhaps this one won't stick in the memory of Gunners or football fans as long as some of his other beauties but it still deserves a mention as the flying Dutchmen proves his left peg is not what he is all about and finesse is just as easy for his to come across even with his "weaker" foot. After excellent closing down and pressure from the Arsenal midfield, powerhouse central man Alex Song was enable to burst through the centre of Norwich's half towards John Ruddy's goal. He then kept his head well and made the correct split decision by laying an inch perfect through ball into the path of his skipper, down the right side of the penalty area. Perhaps a little opportunity to be a bit critical of Van Persie here, his trusted left foot for once lets him down a wee bit as the weak touch takes the ball across his body - fortunately for him and Gunners fans, the hit man was able to dink a beautifully deft right-footed flicked finish over Ruddy into the net, a fabulously poised finish. Great goal.
3). Luke Young - Stoke 2-3 Queens Park Rangers - The player, with all respect to the former England full-back, who arguably appears most out of his depth on a goal of the week list such as this. The quality of his goals is never an issue - he has scored some belters in his time at The Riverside and Villa Park - but it's the quantity that shines out, he doesn't get many but again here he finished an incredible, flowing team move from QPR that was fitting to in the end be the match winner in a marvelous Saturday afternoon fixture. It was a fine move down Young's right hand side, begun by the full-back himself - it also consisted of great interplay between Shaun Wright-Phillips and the returning Jamie Mackie sandwiched with a rather clever dummy from Luke Young. SWP slid a fabulous ball through Stoke legs into the path of Mackie nearing the by-line, who in the end was able to cut a ball back to around the penalty spot and who was there? Luke Young ready to smash a high, right-footed finish beyond Asmir Begovic. A great example of a goal involving one side of the pitch - fine play by QPR's right-sided men.
2). Glen Johnson - Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool - The only game of Sunday was no small matter - Liverpool v Chelsea has became huge in recent time and indeed in 7 years it was there 27th meeting - it didn't disappoint. Looking at the vast amount of talent on show, one would never of figured the "he's scored against his old club" headlines, would be set by Liverpool and England full-back Glen Johnson; our second right-back of the list this week. It was not only the individual persistence and skill that makes this goal memorable but also the context - timing, scale of the fixture and position both clubs were in - a win was an absolute must and after such an entertaining 70 minutes, it appeared the game would rather dribble out into a 1-1 draw. With 3 minutes remaining on the clock though - after neat interplay involving Luis Suarez and Jose Enrique down the left - midfield anchor-man Charlie Adam was given the freedom of Stamford Bridge's halfway line - his well advertised exquisite left-foot was able to ping out a fabulous 50 yard ball to the burrowing Glen Johnson who was rampaging forward whilst been offered far too much room by fellow England defender Ashley Cole. Jonno then flicked an elegant nut-meg on Cole - before bursting into the penalty area and whilst shrugging off the late intentions of back-tracking Florent Malouda - he passed a fine left footed finish beyond Petr Cech inside his right-hand post - passed John Terry as well who had backtracked onto the line in a last ditch attempt to clear it. A great individual effort of such importance, full of skill - added with that extra shock factor.
1). Emmanuel Adebayor - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa - The Togolese striker lit up a rather cold and miserable Monday night at White Hart Lane with a technically brilliant over-head kick that beat both Stephen Warnock on the line and Shay Given and to give Spurs the lead on the night. On what appeared a freezing night - one that gave the opinion most players would rather be tucked away inside their well dressed mansions - Tottenham cemented their claims for a top four finish, with a well drilled victory against a side that have started as no chumps this year in Aston Villa, whilst not playing particularly magnificently or perhaps in a 90 minutes where a top 4 side perhaps not ready would of bottled and only reached a draw - Adebayor's quality shone through and his fine solo show earnt Spurs the 3 points. The goal in question though was fantastic, Ducthman Van der Vaart's corner was seemingly well cleared near post by Villa forward Emile Heskey, before Gareth Bale unorthodoxly managed to shuffle the ball using his right foot back onto the Villa 6 yard line, where Adebayor remained admittedly terribly unmarked yet it still remained an almost impossible task with his back to goal to finish from that position. Without having controlled the ball his first touch was to arch his back down before sweeping his right foot over his head at an angle to drill the ball home into the area uncovered by Given. It would've been a decent finish facing the goal but all things considered - it was vastly impressive and one that has one him our top spot this week.
http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-First-goal-Adebayor-overhead-Tottenham-Hotspur-Vs-Aston-Villa-Premier-League-White-Hart-Lane-2011/tabid/317/articleID/233540/Default.aspx
The above link is this week's winner - Spur's forward Emmanuel Adebayor's epic overhead kick.
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