West Ham 2-1 Wigan
England boss Fabio Capello saw Dean Ashton score twice to help West Ham make a winning start to the season. Ashton collected Julien Faubert’s early cross and turned past Paul Scharner before firing into the roof of the net. The striker then scored from close range after Wigan failed to clear Faubert’s left-wing corner. Eygpt [...]
Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool
Spanish striker Fernando Torres struck a brilliant late winner as Liverpool made hard work of beating Sunderland. Torres collected a Xabi Alonso pass, turned into space and rifled home a sensational drive into Craig Gordon’s bottom right-hand corner from 25 yards. Sunderland did not deserve to lose and Daryl Murphy headed their best chance straight [...]
Middlesbrough 2-1 Tottenham
Mido returned to haunt his former club as Middlesbrough eased to a comfortable victory over Spurs at the Riverside. Spurs dominated possession but it was Boro that created the chances and David Wheater was unfortunate to have a header ruled out for a foul. His luck changed, though, in the second half when he bundled [...]
Hull City 2-1 Fulham
Hull City marked their first appearance in English football’s top-flight by coming from behind to beat Fulham. Substitute Caleb Folan side-footed home the winner after fellow sub Craig Fagan caught Fulham defender Paul Konchesky in possession in his own penalty area. Brazilian striker Geovanni had brought the Tigers level before half-time with an exquisite curling [...]
Everton 2-3 Blackburn
Andre Ooijer’s injury-time strike ensured Paul Ince’s Blackburn reign started with a victory at Everton. David Dunn’s spectacular strike put Blackburn ahead after 22 minutes, but Mikel Arteta’s free-kick beat Paul Robinson on the stroke of half-time. Yakubu headed in Arteta’s cross after 64 minutes before Roque Santa Cruz slid in from close range two [...]
Bolton 3-1 Stoke
Bolton new boy Johan Elmander scored on his debut as Stoke were brushed aside on their Premier League debut. The Potters’ physical approach posed problems early on but Bolton took control and went ahead when Gretar Steinsson’s attempted cross flew in. Gary Cahill’s free-kick saw Kevin Davies’s flicked header make it 2-0 and Elmander sealed [...]
Arsenal 1-0 West Brom
Arsenal kicked off the new Premier League season with a win over West Brom as Samir Nasri scored on his debut. Nasri struck from six yards after four minutes following Denilson’s cutback. Nicklas Bendtner headed wide and Emmanuel Adebayor missed with a low shot across goal as the Gunners failed to score a decisive second. [...]
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