Premier League Round-Up Sun 31-08-08
Posted on September 1, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 08/09
Three more games today as the first live game saw Tottenham come back to earn a draw with Chelsea. Man City with new signing Shawn Wright Phillips beat a Sunderland side that with all there signings look like struggling again. Also Liverpool who don’t really look that good so far this season getting a draw against big spending Aston Villa.
Chelsea’s 100% record went when they could only draw with Tottenham 1-1 in the first London derby. Chelsea dominated the first half with some good play & movement Lampard had the first chance when he chipped goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes it looked like going in but the big goalkeeper managed to get back & finger tip it over the bar. Anelka also had a good chance but wasted it but after 27 minuted they took the lead a Deco corner came in & missed everyone but it hit Belletti & went into the bottom corner. Tottenham got back into the game on the stroke of half time when a lucky bonce of the football off Lampard put Bent free & he finished coolly past Peter Cech. The second half was about both teams keeping each other apart & neither really tested each others keeper’s but even with the frantic finish the game ended a draw…
Man City look like a team on the up with everything happening & with new boy Shaun Wright-Phillips coming back & scoring didn’t give Sunderland much of a chance as they went down 3-0. The game started with the ref being more busy then the players with him booking players left right & centre & hardly any goal scoring chances. But just before the break Man City took a chance to go into the lead Stephen Ireland was there to meet a Michael Johnson Cut back to guide it past Craig Gordon. The second half wasn’t much better as even more tackles went in with the Sunderland players looking frustrated. But they were even more mad when good work by new striker Jo found Shaun wright-Phillips unmarked at the far post & he tapped in to mark his return with a goal. He was at it again 9 minutes later when he ran onto a clearence from Michael Ball & hit the ball on the bounce & fired it past Gordon into the net leaving Sunderland in the bottom 3 & fans wondering were they will be this season..
Liverpool lost there 100% record for the start of the season when they could only have a bore draw against Aston Villa 0-0. Liverpool had to start the game with out there captain Steven Gerrard also had to suffer another injury when Torres looked to do his hand string during the first half. Liverpool could have gone top of the premiership but it was Aston Villa who had the best chance of the first half but John Carew could only send his shot straight at Jose Reina after Ashley Young set him up. The two teams did step it up in the second half but but creating chances wasn’t on any one’s agenda as both keepers didn’t really have much to do. But with 20 minutes left Robbie Keane could have scored his first goal as he found himself through on goal but he completely made a mess of things & wasted the chance. The game after that died out as a draw..
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