Premier League Round-Up Sat 30-08-08
Posted on August 31, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
This week of premiership matches saw a first win for Portsmouth & Wigan with Arsenal being back to themselves after there loss last week thus ending Newcastle’s unbeaten record. Middlesborugh & west Ham had good wins also & Bolton & West Brom battled out a entertaining draw.
Arsenal came back with a bang this weekend with a fantastic 3-0 over Newcastle. Robin Van Persie was in fine form & showed what he could do. The first of his two goals came from the penalty spot after a unfortunate Charles N’Zogia handled inside the box . His second was a typical Arsenal flowing move which ended with Van Persie putting in to the net. The second half was much the same as the first half as Arsenal dominated & looked like a team who could challenge all the way this season & when Denilson struck a third in the 60th minute it was all over for Newcastle.
Portsmouth got there season on track with there first win of the season with a 3-0 win over a poor Everton side who looked very light in midfield & need more players. Jermain Defoe got there first goal after 12 minutes as he collected a Peter Crouch flick on from a long throw held of the defender Lescott done a turn & fired it into the net past Howard. Everton did have a couple of chances but David James was in fine form making one brilliant save from Arteta. But just before the break Portsmouth got there second Defoe layed the football of to Glen Johnson who showed a cool head & slotted it past Howard. Everton had a chance to get back into the game at the start of the second half when they were awarded a penalty but Yakubu saw it fantastically saved by James. But it was all over in the 69th minute when Defoe chip Howard & it hit the underside of the bar & in even though Crouch headed in the rebound it looked to have crossed the line from Defoe.
Hull’s unbeaten record went when they were shown what life was like in the premiership when they were thrashed 5-0 at home by Wigan. It only took Wigan 5 minutes to get on the score sheet when Kevin Kilbane’s corner was sliced into his own net by Sam Ricketts another 8 minutes later & they were two down as a counter attacking move saw it finished by Antonio Valencia. With no more scoring in the first half the second had even more. Wigan’s new signing Zaki added a third on 63 minutes hammering home a shot from the edge of the area then moments later Emile Heskey added a fourth & his 100 career goal as he sized onto a Wayne Brown mistake & slotting home. Zaki added the fifth wait a tremendous shot that smacked of the crossbar & into the net.
West Ham had a good day at the office giving Paul Ince his first defeat as a premiership manager & easing the pressure on Alan Crubishley by winning 4-1. West Ham were one up after only 12 minutes when Callum Davenport headed home from a corner, 8 minutes later it was two nil & Christopher Samba put the football into his own net after trying to clear a Dean Ashton shot. Back came Blackburn with a Jason Roberts goal which he scored very coolly past Robert Green but he got the best of it when he then made a superb save from Jason Robert’s penalty at the start of the second half. Blackburn pushed for the equlizer but couldn’t find a way through & it was up to sub Craig Bellamy to ease West Ham’s nerves with a third goal for them in the 90th minute. Carlton Cole then added a fourth right at the end of injury time to give the score a more convincing look.
Middlesbrough got back winning again with a 2-1 victory over 10 men Stoke. Stoke were holding there own quite well untill the 36th mnute when the ref had no choice but to send off Arndy Faye after his two footed kirate like challange on Mohamed Shawky. Stoke still trying to sort themselves out let Middlesbrough take advantage & just 60 seconds later scored from it, they got a free kick which Afonso Alves curled into the net all from 25 yards.They could have gone further ahead in the second half when Alves was fouled in the penalty box by Seyi Olofinjana. Up stepped Steward Downing but his penalty was awful & he hit the crossbar & out. Stoke rallied & equalized in the 71st minute when Justin Hoyte scored an own goal after being under pressure from Dave Kitson but Middlesbrough got the win when Didier Digard shot somehow fell into the path of Tuncay Sanli & he made no mistake & stabbed the ball into the net..
Bolton & West Brom fought out a entertaining draw after both being put out in the Carling cup in midweek 0-0. The closest any team got in the first half was a James Morrioson 20 yard effort which Jussi Jaaskelainen made a camera shot save. They came closest in the second half also when Do-Heon saw his shot cannon off the crossbar but Bolton thought they had gone ahead near the end but Kevin Davis goal was ruled off side & when you saw the tv reply the assistant ref was correct. Kevin Davis then had anouther goal ruled off side at the death which was also a correct decision.This leave only West Brom & Tottenham the only teams not to win so far something Tottenham could put right on Sunday against Chelsea.
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