Barclays Premier League Results/Scores
August 15th 2009 20:59
Everton 1-6 Arsenal
Arsenal produced a stunning opening-day performance to underline manager Arsene Wenger's belief his young stars can win the title.
The Gunners exposed Everton's frailties in defence and the hosts' lack of depth.
The last time Everton lost 6-1 at home was back in 1958, and Arsenal did the damage that time as well.
Their passing, movement and finishing left Everton in shreds, and the north Londoners were three up at the break through Denilson, debut defender Thomas Vermaelen and his centre-back colleague William Gallas. After the interval Cesc Fabregas struck with two fine goals.
Moyes had to sit and watch as his usually reliable rearguard, admittedly missing the excellent Phil Jagielka, fell apart before his eyes.
Arsenal were sharp from the start and their passing game was quickly on song. And when Phil Neville misplaced a ball in midfield, the Gunners flowed forward before Nicklas Bendtner drove a shot over the bar.
Then Bendtner headed down for Robin van Persie to see his shot on the turn deflected wide by Lescott.
Everton were having to work tremendously hard in midfield to contain the tempo of Arsenal's game and the Toffees barely created a chance in the opening half.
The goal Arsenal had been threatening arrived after 26 minutes. Bendtner surged in from the left before flicking a pass to Cesc Fabregas, who instantly turned the ball into Denilson's path.
debut goal
The pace of the move left Everton floundering, and the fine strike from the Brazilian from just outside the area dipped and curled into the top corner.
Everton's response was predictably furious and they had Arsenal hemmed into their box for a spell.
Only a goal-line clearance from Denilson following Marouane Fellaini's header from a Leighton Baines corner stopped an equaliser.
Arsenal, though, were cutting through Everton with movement and accurate passing, and after 37 minutes they were two ahead.
Van Persie's free-kick from the right found Vermaelen beyond the far post, and the defender headed back into the bottom corner for a fine debut goal.
Everton's marking for that was dreadful, with Fellaini and Joseph Yobo seemingly at fault. But four minutes later when Gallas headed home another free-kick, this time from Fabregas, the defending was even worse.
The Frenchman had a free run into the six-yard box to guide his header home completely unmarked. Goalkeeper Tim Howard appealed for cover as colleagues stood motionless.
Everton were shell-shocked, and it got worse three minutes after the interval.
Everton were caught by a pitch-length move from Arsenal that ended with Fabregas cruising into the box to send his shot past Howard.
come back
Denilson had started the surge deep on the left and found Van Persie before a neat pass left the Arsenal skipper to do the rest.
Moyes then made a triple substitution. Saha replaced Leon Osman, Dan Gosling came on for Tony Hibbert while Jack Rodwell took over from Jo.
The reshuffle included Neville reverting to full-back from midfield, where he had struggled. Rodwell, Fellaini and Pienaar both had chances as Everton struggled to get some pride back.
Arsenal sent on Emmanuel Eboue for Bendtner after 63 minutes, the game long won.
But Fabregas was not finished. After 69 minutes he collected a throw from Manuel Almunia and ran from inside his own half without facing a tackle to drive home the fifth.
Their jobs done, Arsenal took off Fabregas and Van Persie, sending on Aaron Ramsey and Eduardo.
With the ground emptying fast, and the Gunners' fans in full song, Everton just wanted this embarrassment to end as quickly as possible.
But Eduardo still had time to score the sixth, netting from close in after Andrey Arshavin's shot had come back off a post with two minutes to go.
Everton finally got onto the score-sheet in injury time when Saha netted after Pienaar's shot had been blocked.
Portsmouth 0-1 Fulham
Fulham started their Barclays Premier League season with a win, beating Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
Bobby Zamora opened the scoring on 13 minutes after a Clint Dempsey shot from 25 yards struck him on the back before spinning past goalkeeper David James and creeping in. The home side had several chances with which to score the equaliser, but did not manage to test Mark Schwarzer in the Fulham goal.
Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Manchester City
Manchester City got off to a flying start with victory away to Blackburn Rovers. Emmanuel Adebayor belted home Shaun Wright-Phillips' lay-off to give Mark Hughes' men the perfect start after just three minutes.
Then, with stoppage time approaching, Wright-Phillips again supplied the final ball, although Stephen Ireland still had plenty to do before he beat Paul Robinson at his near post.
Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic ran out convincing winners over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Hugo Rodallega's stunning strike and a second-half effort by Jason Koumas secured the points for the visitors, who extended their unbeaten run in this fixture to five league matches.
The margin of victory could have been even greater with Rodallega seeing an effort cleared off the line and Charles N'Zogbia hitting the post.
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Sunderland
Darren Bent did his talking on the pitch with a superb debut goal to hand Sunderland victory over Bolton Wanderers.
The £10m signing from Tottenham Hotspur dispatched Steed Malbranque's cross with a brilliant far-post header in the fifth minute to give new Black Cats manager Steve Bruce a winning start to his reign.
Having been granted his wish to move to Wearside, the England international looked well and truly at home in the red and white of Sunderland.
Dovetailing effectively with Kenwyne Jones throughout, Bent's pace was a constant threat to the Bolton backline and he was unlucky not to add to his tally.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 West Ham
Newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers went down to goals from Mark Noble and Matthew Upson at Molineux.
Noble clipped a shot over Wayne Hennessey after being set up by Carlton Cole on 22 minutes.
The home side were again guilty of ball-watching in the 69th minute when West Ham went 2-0 ahead.
Matthew Upson was allowed a free header at the back post and headed beyond Hennessey following a corner from Noble.
Stoke City 2-0 Burnley
Burnley were given a tough introduction to life in the Barclays Premier League as they went down at Stoke City.
Stephen Jordan scored an own goal and Ryan Shawcross also struck as Burnley's first top-flight fixture for 33 years ended in disappointment.
Shawcross headed the Potters ahead after 18 minutes at the Britannia Stadium before Jordan turned a Rory Delap throw into his own net.
Stoke could have had a third before the interval but Ricardo Fuller had a header cleared off the line.
Chelsea 2-1 Hull City
Didier Drogba's double got new Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti off to a winning start against Hull City.
But they had to come from behind after Stephen Hunt put the Tigers ahead in the 27th minute at Stamford Bridge to cap his debut after signing from Reading on Thursday.
But 10 minutes later Chelsea levelled when Drogba's superb dipping free-kick beat the despairing dive of Boaz Myhill.
Two minutes into stoppage-time, Drogba netted the winner with a exquisite chip from a tight angle to the left of goal.
What a great start of the season it was. We hope such classy football continues the whole season and I hope Man-City will surprise us by dislodging the Usual top four from the top.
Keep it here for live updates and fixtures and more new only on the Barclays Premier League but also La Liga, Seria A and more!!!
Sunday 16th August 2009
Manchester United v Birmingham City
13:30 Old Trafford
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
16:00 White Hart Lane
Have a soccerful weekend
Arsenal produced a stunning opening-day performance to underline manager Arsene Wenger's belief his young stars can win the title.
The Gunners exposed Everton's frailties in defence and the hosts' lack of depth.
The last time Everton lost 6-1 at home was back in 1958, and Arsenal did the damage that time as well.
Their passing, movement and finishing left Everton in shreds, and the north Londoners were three up at the break through Denilson, debut defender Thomas Vermaelen and his centre-back colleague William Gallas. After the interval Cesc Fabregas struck with two fine goals.
Moyes had to sit and watch as his usually reliable rearguard, admittedly missing the excellent Phil Jagielka, fell apart before his eyes.
Arsenal were sharp from the start and their passing game was quickly on song. And when Phil Neville misplaced a ball in midfield, the Gunners flowed forward before Nicklas Bendtner drove a shot over the bar.
Then Bendtner headed down for Robin van Persie to see his shot on the turn deflected wide by Lescott.
Everton were having to work tremendously hard in midfield to contain the tempo of Arsenal's game and the Toffees barely created a chance in the opening half.
The goal Arsenal had been threatening arrived after 26 minutes. Bendtner surged in from the left before flicking a pass to Cesc Fabregas, who instantly turned the ball into Denilson's path.
debut goal
The pace of the move left Everton floundering, and the fine strike from the Brazilian from just outside the area dipped and curled into the top corner.
Everton's response was predictably furious and they had Arsenal hemmed into their box for a spell.
Only a goal-line clearance from Denilson following Marouane Fellaini's header from a Leighton Baines corner stopped an equaliser.
Arsenal, though, were cutting through Everton with movement and accurate passing, and after 37 minutes they were two ahead.
Van Persie's free-kick from the right found Vermaelen beyond the far post, and the defender headed back into the bottom corner for a fine debut goal.
Everton's marking for that was dreadful, with Fellaini and Joseph Yobo seemingly at fault. But four minutes later when Gallas headed home another free-kick, this time from Fabregas, the defending was even worse.
The Frenchman had a free run into the six-yard box to guide his header home completely unmarked. Goalkeeper Tim Howard appealed for cover as colleagues stood motionless.
Everton were shell-shocked, and it got worse three minutes after the interval.
Everton were caught by a pitch-length move from Arsenal that ended with Fabregas cruising into the box to send his shot past Howard.
come back
Denilson had started the surge deep on the left and found Van Persie before a neat pass left the Arsenal skipper to do the rest.
Moyes then made a triple substitution. Saha replaced Leon Osman, Dan Gosling came on for Tony Hibbert while Jack Rodwell took over from Jo.
The reshuffle included Neville reverting to full-back from midfield, where he had struggled. Rodwell, Fellaini and Pienaar both had chances as Everton struggled to get some pride back.
Arsenal sent on Emmanuel Eboue for Bendtner after 63 minutes, the game long won.
But Fabregas was not finished. After 69 minutes he collected a throw from Manuel Almunia and ran from inside his own half without facing a tackle to drive home the fifth.
Their jobs done, Arsenal took off Fabregas and Van Persie, sending on Aaron Ramsey and Eduardo.
With the ground emptying fast, and the Gunners' fans in full song, Everton just wanted this embarrassment to end as quickly as possible.
But Eduardo still had time to score the sixth, netting from close in after Andrey Arshavin's shot had come back off a post with two minutes to go.
Everton finally got onto the score-sheet in injury time when Saha netted after Pienaar's shot had been blocked.
Portsmouth 0-1 Fulham
Fulham started their Barclays Premier League season with a win, beating Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
Bobby Zamora opened the scoring on 13 minutes after a Clint Dempsey shot from 25 yards struck him on the back before spinning past goalkeeper David James and creeping in. The home side had several chances with which to score the equaliser, but did not manage to test Mark Schwarzer in the Fulham goal.
Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Manchester City
Manchester City got off to a flying start with victory away to Blackburn Rovers. Emmanuel Adebayor belted home Shaun Wright-Phillips' lay-off to give Mark Hughes' men the perfect start after just three minutes.
Then, with stoppage time approaching, Wright-Phillips again supplied the final ball, although Stephen Ireland still had plenty to do before he beat Paul Robinson at his near post.
Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic ran out convincing winners over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Hugo Rodallega's stunning strike and a second-half effort by Jason Koumas secured the points for the visitors, who extended their unbeaten run in this fixture to five league matches.
The margin of victory could have been even greater with Rodallega seeing an effort cleared off the line and Charles N'Zogbia hitting the post.
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Sunderland
Darren Bent did his talking on the pitch with a superb debut goal to hand Sunderland victory over Bolton Wanderers.
The £10m signing from Tottenham Hotspur dispatched Steed Malbranque's cross with a brilliant far-post header in the fifth minute to give new Black Cats manager Steve Bruce a winning start to his reign.
Having been granted his wish to move to Wearside, the England international looked well and truly at home in the red and white of Sunderland.
Dovetailing effectively with Kenwyne Jones throughout, Bent's pace was a constant threat to the Bolton backline and he was unlucky not to add to his tally.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 West Ham
Newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers went down to goals from Mark Noble and Matthew Upson at Molineux.
Noble clipped a shot over Wayne Hennessey after being set up by Carlton Cole on 22 minutes.
The home side were again guilty of ball-watching in the 69th minute when West Ham went 2-0 ahead.
Matthew Upson was allowed a free header at the back post and headed beyond Hennessey following a corner from Noble.
Stoke City 2-0 Burnley
Burnley were given a tough introduction to life in the Barclays Premier League as they went down at Stoke City.
Stephen Jordan scored an own goal and Ryan Shawcross also struck as Burnley's first top-flight fixture for 33 years ended in disappointment.
Shawcross headed the Potters ahead after 18 minutes at the Britannia Stadium before Jordan turned a Rory Delap throw into his own net.
Stoke could have had a third before the interval but Ricardo Fuller had a header cleared off the line.
Chelsea 2-1 Hull City
Didier Drogba's double got new Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti off to a winning start against Hull City.
But they had to come from behind after Stephen Hunt put the Tigers ahead in the 27th minute at Stamford Bridge to cap his debut after signing from Reading on Thursday.
But 10 minutes later Chelsea levelled when Drogba's superb dipping free-kick beat the despairing dive of Boaz Myhill.
Two minutes into stoppage-time, Drogba netted the winner with a exquisite chip from a tight angle to the left of goal.
What a great start of the season it was. We hope such classy football continues the whole season and I hope Man-City will surprise us by dislodging the Usual top four from the top.
Keep it here for live updates and fixtures and more new only on the Barclays Premier League but also La Liga, Seria A and more!!!
Sunday 16th August 2009
Manchester United v Birmingham City
13:30 Old Trafford
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
16:00 White Hart Lane
Have a soccerful weekend
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