On this return home, Ramsey played the full 90 minutes, was man of the match and capped the performance with two excellent goals. The class of his play has been in evidence all season.
The first goal was an outstanding header. Olivier Giroud dropped off the front to begin the move and eventually the ball found its way to Mesut Ozil. He looked up and clipped a perfect pass in to the path of Ramsey’s run and the Welshman responded with a beautifully-placed header into the top corner. The timing of run, pass and header were all perfect.
Ramsey opted not to celebrate. This gesture has become so ubiquitous that it often seems to lack sincerity. However, on his return to a club who gave him his grounding in football, Ramsey’s actions were heartfelt and won him the applause of the Cardiff fans. After Mathieu Flamini had converted another excellent Ozil pass to wrap the game up, Ramsey put the gloss on the score with a third goal. It was a classic counter-attack: Ramsey burst up the field, exchanging passes with substitute Theo Walcott before thrashing into the roof of the net.
The Cardiff fans broke into spontaneous applause, chanting “One Aaron Ramsey” at the man who still holds the record for being their youngest ever player.
See other results below....
Newcastle 2 - 1 West Brom
ston Villa 0 - 0 Sunderland
Everton 4 - 0 Stoke
Norwich 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
West Ham 3 - 0 Fulham
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