Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham
A resolute Tottenham earned their first point of the season as they held a frustrated Chelsea to a draw. Michael Essien hit the bar for Chelsea before they went ahead from a disputed corner after Darren Bent’s sliced clearance went in off Juliano Belletti. But Bent atoned when he slotted in the equaliser after inadvertently [...]
Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie scored a brace as his side found some of their irresistible form to beat Newcastle. Van Persie powered in a spot-kick after Charles N’Zogbia handled an Emmanuel Adebayor cross as Arsenal overwhelmed a depleted Newcastle. Michael Owen shot wide for the Magpies but Emmanuel Eboue’s clever backheel left Van Persie [...]
Everton 0-3 Portsmouth
Jermain Defoe struck twice as Portsmouth secured their first win of the season at Everton. Defoe scored on the turn after 12 minutes, then set up Glen Johnson for a second five minutes before half-time. Everton dominated for long periods, but David James was in superb form, saving brilliantly from Mikel Arteta. He saved Yakubu’s [...]
Hull 0-5 Wigan
An Amr Zaki brace ensured Wigan picked up their first points of the season as they cruised to victory away at Hull. The 25-year-old Egyptian stroked home Antonio Valencia’s cross for the third and fired in a thunderous drive that cannoned off the bar and over the line. Wigan went in front as Kevin Kilbane’s [...]
West Ham 4-1 Blackburn
Blackburn missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as manager Paul Ince suffered a first defeat as Rovers boss at his former club West Ham. Calum Davenport headed West Ham ahead before Mark Noble’s scuffed shot went in off Christopher Samba for a second. Jason Roberts poked in for Rovers, who were [...]
Wigan 0-1 Chelsea
A disappointing Chelsea held off a determined Wigan to grind out a win courtesy of Deco’s 25-yard free-kick. The midfielder scored after just three minutes when he found the top corner after Lee Cattermole had handled. But Wigan hit back and Blues keeper Petr Cech had to pull off smart saves to keep out shots [...]
Man City 3-0 West Ham
Manchester City eased to their first Premier League victory of the season against 10-man West Ham. City hit the woodwork twice through Tal Ben-Haim’s deflected shot and Martin Petrov’s free-kick before West Ham had Mark Noble sent off for two bookings. The visitors were under the cosh but held out until Daniel Sturridge rifled into [...]
Tottenham 1-2 Sunderland
Djibril Cisse scored on his Sunderland debut to condemn Tottenham to their second straight Premier League defeat. Spurs, who dropped Dimitar Berbatov, were lucky not to trail at half-time after Steed Malbranque hit the post. Gareth Bale powered a header over for the hosts soon after the re-start but they fell behind when Kieran Richardson [...]
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