‘Premier League’ Archives
Wigan 0-2 Man City
Carlos Tevez guided Manchester City to a comfortable win against Wigan (download - 3mb) at a rain-drenched DW Stadium. The Argentine striker baggedthe opener when he clipped the ball over Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi after Tevez had collected Joe Hart's long punt. Tevez then took advantage of poor defending with a cross from the right for Yaya [...]
Man Utd 3-2 Liverpool
Dimitar Berbatov's road to redemption continued as his brilliant hat-trick gave Manchester United a fully deserved win against Liverpool at Old Trafford (download - 12mb). The Bulgarian scored either side of the interval - the second with a stunning overhead kick - to put Sir Alex Ferguson's side in complete control against a subdued Liverpool. [...]
Chelsea 4-0 Blackpool
Chelsea brushed aside Blackpool to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points (download - 17mb). Salomon Kalou tapped home from a corner in the second minute before Florent Malouda struck from short range. Didier Drogba's deflected strike made it 3-0 before Malouda scored his second with a low shot just before the break.
MSK Zilina 1-4 Chelsea
Lion-heart Nicolas Anelka scored twice as Chelsea brushed aside the Slovakian champions (download). Arsenal & Chelsea have both scored three goals from just four shots on target each in the first half of their matches against Braga & Zilina.
Arsenal 6-0 Sporting Braga
Young Cesc Fábregas and Carlos Vela each scored a brace as Arsenal hammered Braga (download). Arsenal have recorded the best winning margin for an opening Group Stage match in Champions League history.
Werder Bremen 2-2 Tottenham
Spurs let a two-goal lead slip (download) as they made their first ever appearance in the competition proper. Spurs became the first English side to surrender a two-goal lead abroad in the Champions League.
Manchester Utd 0-0 Rangers
In the opening game of Group C in the Champions League, this was a result to treasure for the visitors (download). Despite being pinned back, Rangers did not manage a single shot during the first half, they contained the Old Trafford side with little difficulty to record a marvellous result that defied all expectation. Antonio Valencia is likely [...]
Stoke City 2-1 Aston Villa
Big Robert Huth completed a second-half comeback (download) for Stoke with an injury-time goal on an emotional night for grieving Tony Pulis. Aston Villa have now conceded more goals in their last 6 Premier League away games (17) than in the previous 16 put together (16).
Birmingham 0-0 Liverpool
Liverpool had keeper Pepe Reina's heroics to thank for salvaging them a point against Birmingham (download). Reina pulled off superb reaction saves to keep out firm headers from Cameron Jerome and Craig Gardner as the Reds struggled to cope with the home side.
Arsenal 4-1 Bolton
Arsenal celebrated their 1000th goal of Arsene Wenger's managerial reign with a confident win against 10-man Bolton (download). Kevin Davies has been booked against Arsenal more often than against any other Premier League opponent, a whalloping nine times.
