Stoke City 3-2 Aston Villa
Mamady Sidibe claimed an injury-time winner to give Stoke a dramatic win over Aston Villa.
Sidibe was credited with the touch on Rory Delap’s long throw to deny Villa, who twice battled back to level.
Delap was fouled by Martin Laursen to allow Liam Lawrence to fire Stoke ahead from the penalty spot, with John [...]
Newcastle 1-0 Bolton
Michael Owen came off the bench to earn Newcastle a win over a Bolton side who paid the price for a missed penalty.
The visitors had a chance to take the lead when Steven Taylor handled a cross but Kevin Nolan saw his spot-kick saved by Magpies keeper Shay Given.
Owen punished the miss when [...]
Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough
Steven Gerrard smashed in a 90th-minute drive as Liverpool came from behind to beat Middlesbrough at Anfield.
Striker Mido came off the bench to put the visitors ahead with a low, 30-yard drive on 70 minutes and it seemed his side were heading for victory.
But Jamie Carragher’s drive from the edge of the box [...]
Fulham 1-0 Arsenal
Brede Hangeland’s first-half goal gave Fulham their first win of the season against a disappointing Arsenal.
The giant defender stabbed in Jimmy Bullard’s cross from close range after 21 minutes.
Emmanuel Adebayor headed Bacary Sagna’s cross against the post shortly afterwards, but Arsenal rarely turned possession into clear chances.
Bobby Zamora almost added a second [...]
Blackburn 1-1 Hull
Hull’s bright start to life in the top flight continued as they earned a battling point at Blackburn.
The Tigers were almost faultless in defence, faltering only once when Jason Roberts sprung the offside trap and flicked the ball home on 39 minutes.
But Hull drew level almost immediately when Richard Garcia looped a header [...]
Aston Villa 4-2 Man City
Gabriel Agbonlahor hit a stunning seven-minute hat-trick as Aston Villa’s late show tore Manchester City apart.
Villa had taken the lead when John Carew nodded home Ashley Young’s cross.
Elano levelled from the spot after Michael Johnson was fouled but Villa were quickly back in front when Carew’s knockdown was fired in by Agbonlahor.
Agbonlahor [...]
Man Utd 1-1 Newcastle
Manchester United made an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they were held at Old Trafford by an impressive Newcastle.
The hosts were denied a penalty when James Milner appeared to handball, but Newcastle took a first-half lead when Obafemi Martins powered home a header.
Manchester United levelled only two [...]
Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s reign as Chelsea boss started in style with an impressive win against Portsmouth.
Joe Cole slid home Michael Ballack’s pass after 12 minutes and Nicolas Anelka headed in Deco’s cross from close range in the 26th minute.
Frank Lampard added the third from the spot on the stroke of half-time after Sylvain [...]
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