The Barclays premiership started with some exciting events over the weekend. The opening match of the season was played at the famous Anfield Road. Liverpool defeated Stoke City by a lone goal. Daniel Sturridge scored the first goal of the season.
Simon Mignolet produced a heroic performance by saving a late penalty that was awarded to the visitors.
Arsenal opened their season with an embarrasing 3-1 home defeat against Aston Villa. The match was played at the Emirates stadium. Oliver Giroud gave the Londoners the lead before Christian Benteke bagged a brace for the Villans.
Swansea City were white-washed at the Liberty stadium. The reigning League cup champions succumbed to a 4-1 mauling by Manchester United.
Chelsea fans welcomed Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 win over Hull City. Frank Lampard and Oscar scored the goals for the Blues.
On Monday,Manchester City crushed Newcastle United by 4-0 at the Etihad stadium. Manuel Pellegrini was indeed a happy man as he started his premier league career in a great way.
On Wednesday, Chelsea moved to the summit of the league. The London club defeated a hard fighting Aston Villa by 2-1 in London. Antonio Luna scored an own goal before Christian Benteke equalised with a fantastic finish within the penalty area.
However, Branislav Ivanovic scored the winning goal for Chelsea with a thumping header. Aston Villa were denied a genuine penalty late in the game,while the referee also refused to dismiss Ivanovic for a foul.
Simon Mignolet produced a heroic performance by saving a late penalty that was awarded to the visitors.
Arsenal opened their season with an embarrasing 3-1 home defeat against Aston Villa. The match was played at the Emirates stadium. Oliver Giroud gave the Londoners the lead before Christian Benteke bagged a brace for the Villans.
Swansea City were white-washed at the Liberty stadium. The reigning League cup champions succumbed to a 4-1 mauling by Manchester United.
Chelsea fans welcomed Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 win over Hull City. Frank Lampard and Oscar scored the goals for the Blues.
On Monday,Manchester City crushed Newcastle United by 4-0 at the Etihad stadium. Manuel Pellegrini was indeed a happy man as he started his premier league career in a great way.On Wednesday, Chelsea moved to the summit of the league. The London club defeated a hard fighting Aston Villa by 2-1 in London. Antonio Luna scored an own goal before Christian Benteke equalised with a fantastic finish within the penalty area.
However, Branislav Ivanovic scored the winning goal for Chelsea with a thumping header. Aston Villa were denied a genuine penalty late in the game,while the referee also refused to dismiss Ivanovic for a foul.
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