Tottenham 0 v Man City 0
The millions of monopoly money that Man City threw at players over the summer has had no effect on their mediocrity as they struggled to 'achieve' a draw against Tottenham. Tottenham on the other hand were entertaining and should have been ahead on a number of occasions but for the inclusion of Joe Hart ahead of Shay Given in the sky blues goal. Hart was in inspired form as he made three finger tip saves that Buffon, Casillas and Schmeichel would have been proud of.
Blackpool 4 v Wigan 0
Blackpool marked their return to the top flight (for the first time in 39 years) with a shellacking of a woeful Wigan. Until Chelsea flogged West Brom, Blackpool were top of the league and the Tangerine supporters were all too happy to shout about it. Reality will undoubtedly hit next weekend when they face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Till then, the Tangerines will revel in their early season form.
Chelsea 6 v West Brom 0
Chelsea restored their pride after loosing the community shield last weekend with a flogging of old-blue boy Roberto Di Matteo's West Brom. At best West Brom looked like the Eric the Eel of football without the sentimental support. At worst, West Brom were no better than 11 ancient chinese terracotta soldiers. Drogba hit 3, Malouda 2 and Lampard 1 past the hapless Carson. West Brom on the other hand could not hit a barn door.
Aston Villa 3 v West Ham 0
It was surprising that Aston Villa not only won their opening day fixture, but more so that they won in such emphatic fashion. Surprising because of the weeks they had had prior to kick off, that is, after Martin O'Neil walked out five days earlier and with the James Milner to Man City transfer still on the boil. Who knows what will happen when Milner finally moves to the sky blues. As an aside, former US coach Bob Bradley and Argentinean legend Maradona have been names mentioned as taking over from O'Neil.
Wolves 2 v Stoke 1
Two of the least popular teams in the league fought out an entertaining opening day match which resulted in Wolves registering their first opening day victory since 1999. Stoke's record summer signing, Kenwyne Jones ($17 Million), was lively in the initial stages until a serious injury forced him off and placed his immediate playing future is in doubt.
Sunderland 2 v Birmingham 2
Birmingham staged a remarkable comeback from two goals down to gain a valuable point from the match. They were assisted by Sunderland's Lee Cattermole being sent off but that said they left their run late scoring the two goals in the last 13 minutes.
Bolton 0 v Fulham 0
Nil - Nil. Enough said really. The only interesting fact from this game was Mark Schwarzer's absence from the team sheet, adding further weight to the rumours that he wants to move to Arsenal for Champions league football.
Blackburn 1 v Everton 0
A howler from keeper Tim Howard gifted victory to Blackburn. Howard appeared to catch the ball with ease and then all of a sudden it was like a bar of soap in jail. Everton failed to create any real chances and the game was settled because of Howard's butter fingers.
Liverpool 1 v Arsenal 1
The butter fingers were clearly infectious for Merseyside keepers. Liverpool, in spite of Joe Cole's harsh red card, appeared to be headed for victory on the back of David Ngog's opener (his fourth in 3 games) until Reina fumbled Marouane Chamakh's header into his own net in the 90th minute.
Man U 3 v Newcastle 0
Man U crashed Newcastle's welcome back to the premier league party by slotting 3 big ones past the swiss cheese Newcastle defence. Grumpy Bulgarian Berbatov opening the scoring. Shortly afterwards, Fletcher took advantage of the led footed and seemingly lost Rooney to scuff the ball into the back of the net. Even Man U evergreen/geriatric Ryan Giggs got on the score sheet with a delightful volley that flew past Harper's outstretched hand.
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