The top 10 greatest Premier League matches of all time
Sergio Aguero wins the league in dramatic styleSince its 1992 inception, the Premier League has grown into a global phenomenon and is widely accepted as the most exciting domestic league in world football.Naturally, there have been dozens of fascinating matches over the past two decades or so and weve been blessed with hundreds of memorable moments. But which games provided the most thrilling drama?Here are my top ten picks for the top greatest Premier League matches of all time:
#10 Portsmouth 7-4 Reading: September 29th 2007
What better way to start our list than with the Premier League’s highest scoring game ever.
An early season clash between Portsmouth and Reading hardly stands out as a potential thriller but, after an incredible 90 minutes of end-to-end action, the two sides had surpassed the
It took just seven minutes for Benjani Mwaruwari to fire Pompey into the lead, before doubling their advantage after 37. A routine home win seemed inevitable but was suddenly under threat as Stephen Hunt halved the deficit in the dying embers of an entertaining first-half.
The action was ramped up a gear after the interval, though, as Reading temporarily restored parity as Dave Kitson capitalised on a David James howler, before Herman Hreidersson’s header restored the home side’s advantage. Benjani then completed his first ever Premier League hat-trick before Niko Kranjcar made it 5-2 with just 15 minutes to play.
A frantic final quarter of an hour would see both sides find the target twice more, culminating with a Sol Campbell own goal to produce a phenomenal 7-4 full-time scoreline.