Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
With Champions League duty in just a few days time Manchester United fielded a slightly weakened team against Wigan however that didn't stop the Red Devils from claiming all 3 points with their most impressive performance of the season.
Within minutes of the kick off it appeared as if it was going to be a hard day for Wigan. Just minutes into the game Ali Al Habsi was judged to have brought Danny Wellbeck in the penalty area, however Javier Hernandez failed to bag the resulting penalty. This was the key moment of the first half as neither team managed to really create anything else of note in the first 45 minutes.
In the second half United turned up the pace and started playing like title challengers that they are expected to be. Just minutes into the second half they had taken the lead as Paul Scholes, who was making his 700th appearance for the club, broke the deadlock from close range. This goal seemed to quickly change the tempo of the game and just 10 minutes later Hernandez would tap in from close range after Alexander Buttner's shot appeared to be going wide.
It wouldn't take long for United to get their third of the day with Buttner this time getting his name on the score sheet completing an excellent debut for Dutch left back who was playing in place of the injured Patrice Evra. By now the result was clear and it was just a question as to whether or not United wanted to inflict further pain on Wigan, it appeared they did.
With less than 10 minutes left United youngster Nick Powell said hello to the Premier League with United's fourth of the day and clearly the best of the goals. Like Buttner, Powell was making his debut for the club and further shows just what class Ferguson brought in over the summer, aside from the big name signings of Robin Van Persie and Shinji Kagawa.
For United the first half was really under-par, a second missed penalty in as many games and a real lack of a spark showed that they weren't at their best, the second half however showed just how good United could be as they were rampant. The fans and manager will have had to have been pleased by the debut of Buttner who took his chance for the injured Evra and really made a solid case of becoming a starter with excellent work at both ends of the pitch. With a game against Galatasaray on Wednesday, Ferguson will be looking for a repeat of this second half performance.
Roberto Martinez's team have taken 4 points from 4 games and whilst that's not great they certainly won't be too unhappy at their form so far. They look like they are missing a bit of class in the actual team though Ali Al Habsi was excellent and will take a big boost from saving yet another penalty (something he appears to be earning a reputation for) and Arouna Kone does look really promising for Wigan. They weren't expected to get anything here but for the first 45 minutes they more than held their own so they shouldn't be too disappointed with a loss, though the scoreline was really harsh in the end.
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Sunday, 16 September 2012
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Premier League Week 4-As it Happens (Saturday)
Yellow Card!Sebastian Larsson picks up Sunderland's first yellow card after fouling Raheem Sterling.
Goal!
Luis Suarez manages to get a goal to add to his yellow card and Liverpool look like the most likely team to take home 3 points now.
Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
Suarez (71)
Yellow Card
Martin Skrtel picks up Liverpool's second yellow card of the game.
...and we are back off for the second half at the Stadium of Light
Half time
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Yellow Card!
The ever controversial Luis Suarez looks for a penalty and gets booked.
Goal!
Steven Fletcher grabs his 3rd goal for Sunderland in just his second game. What a signing this man may end up being!
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
We are currently 25 minutes into the Sunderland v Liverpool game and it's still 0-0. Liverpool have looked the better team so far though.
Full Time
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Goal!
Fulham finish off West Brom as Steve Sidwell nets the 3rd goal of the game.
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Sidwell (89)
Goal!
Theo Walcott surely finishes the scoring at the Emirates as Arsenal go 6-1 up.
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Walcott (88)
Goal!
Christian Benteke secures Aston Villa's first win of the season as he double's his teams lead over Swansea
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Benteke (88)
Goal!
Nick Powell has just said hello to the Premier League with an amazing strike to extend Manchester Uniteds lead to 4-0. An excellent second half performance by Manchster United.
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Powell (82)
Yellow Card!
Eric Lichaj becomes the third Aston Villa player into the referees book
Goal!
Arsenal aren't done yet as Gervinho grabs his second and Arsenal's 5th!
Arsenal 5-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Goal!
Alexander Buttner manages to cap off an excellent performance by bagging his first Manchester United goal. This is a man with a point to prove today. Brilliant.
Manchester United 3-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Goal!
Javier Hernandez makes a mends for his penalty miss earlier as he doubles the lead for Manchester United pouncing on a mis hit shot by Alexander Buttner.
Manchester United 2-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Yellow Card!
Javi Garcia gets to add a yellow card to his goal.
Yellow Card!
The game at Old Trafford is coming alive and after a series of crunching tackles James McArthur gets shown a yellow.
Goal!
Paul Scholes put's Manchester United in to the lead against Wigan
Manchester United 1-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Yellow Card
Emerson Boyce becomes Wigan's first booking
We are now underway for the second half in all of the 3PM kick offs.
Half Times
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Manchester United 0-0 Wigan
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov doubles his Fulham account by netting a penalty.
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Yellow CardAlexander Büttner picks up the first yellow card at Old Trafford.
Goal!
Southampton put the ball in the net for the 3rd time today, this time in the right end as Danny Fox gets a goal back.
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Yellow Card!
Michu picks up Swansea's first yellow card.
RED CARD
Peter Odemwingie picks up the first sending off of the weekend as West Brom's day gets harder.
Goal!
Arsenal have sealed the points here thanks to a Nathan Clyne own goal. Game over! The only question now is just how many will Arsenal get?
Arsenal 4-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Yellow Card!
Goal scorer Matthew Lowton picks up Villa's second booking of the afternoon.
Goal!
Javier Garcia picks up his first Manchester City goal as City draw equal with Stoke.
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Garcia (35)
Goal!
Gervinho puts Arsenal 3-0 up and this is pretty much game over at the Emirates.
Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov opens his Fulham account as he puts his new team 1-0 up against West Brom.
Fulham 1-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32)
Goal!
Arsenal double their lead thanks to Lukasz Podolski who puts the Gunners 2-0 up.
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Yellow Card!
Ryan Bertrand joins Ramires in the referees book in the Chelsea/QPR game.
Yellow Card!
Ciaran Clark picks up the first booking at Villa Park.
Yellow Card!
Ramires collects a yellow card in the first booking as Chelsea play QPR in a match that has already see Anton Ferdinand refuse to shake John Terry's hand.
Goal!
Matthew Lowton has put Aston Villa 1-0 up against the high flying Swansea.
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Goal!
Peter Crouch has just put Stoke in the lead against Manchester City! The City defense has once again been shown up
Stoke 1-0 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Goal!
We have our first goal in the 3PM kick offs as Jos Hooiveld puts the ball in his own net to put Arsenal 1-0 up.
Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Penalty...Saved!
Manchester United get a controversial penalty against Wigan but Javier Hernandez's is poor and Ali Al Habsi makes an excellent save. The second missed penalty by Manchester United in as many games.
We now have kick off in all of our 3 o'clock kick offs
Full Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
Norwich Corner
The Norwich corner is poor and easily cleared. Norwich however use the ball well afterwards and attempt to steal 3 points but sadly it comes to nothing.
Norwich Chance
Harry Kane plays in Robert Snodgrass but the shot is turned behind for a corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich counter well but the shot, by Harry Kane is very, very poor, again.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham have a free kick out wide as we enter the 90th minute. The kick, taken by Mark Noble is poor.
West Ham Corner
Wow! A good cross by West Ham (at last!), results in a corner but it's headed behind by James Collins.
West Ham Substitution
Yossi Benayoun comes on to replace Ricardo Vaz Te with around 4 minutes left. Hopefully Benayoun can add something to this match which has become really dull.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich get their first half chance in almost 25 minutes as Harry Kane gets the ball outside of the area. His shot goes wide, but it did inject a little bit of excitement into a match which as become awfully tedious.
Eurgh this is starting to become a very tedious match. West Ham manage to break down the sides every so often but Ricardo Vaz Te has failed to deliver a good ball in a very, very long time. Starting to look like it'll either be goal less.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get another corner though it's swiftly cleared.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get a corner which it turned around for another corner.
Norwich Substitution
Grant Holt is replaced by Harry Kane. We've had very little of not to report on in the last few minutes, West Ham are doing everything but getting the final pass right, which Norwich look like they are taking a breather. Really gone down hill in the second half.
Norwich Substitution
Steve Morrison comes on to replace Simeon Jackson
Norwich Free Kick
Mark Noble fouls Robert Snodgrass in a wide position and the freekick provides some issues for West Ham who eventually get sorted.
West Ham Substitution
Carlton Cole and Matt Taylor are replaced by Modibo Maïga and Matt Jarvis
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich have a half chance which is hit very tamely and leaves an easy save for Jussi Jaaskelainen
Norwich Corner
A 3rd successive corner for Norwich leads to nothing.
Norwich Corner
Simeon Jackson strikes a belter which is forced behind resulting in another Norwich corner. This one flies across and flick's Winston Reid's head for another corner.
Norwich Corner
The first corner of the second half goes to Norwich and Robert Snodgrass' deep ball is cleared easily.
We are back in to the action at Carrow road with the second half now under way.
Half Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
A competitive opening half which despite being goalless has been thoroughly watchable through out. Whilst both teams have created some decent chances neither team look like they have the quality up front to finish anything off. The major talking point however will not be that the match is goalless, but that Norwich could have had a penalty late on, however neither team really deserves to be behind at the break.
Penalty...oh no just a free kick
Awful tackle by James Collins which produces the first booking of the match and gives away a clear free kick, but was the foul inside the area? Chris Foy deems it to have taken place just outside. The free kick taken by Bradley Johnson is dreadful and hit right into the wall. Controversial moment though.
Norwich Corner
Norwich's second successive corner is cleared with ease.
Norwich Corner
Winston Reid puts it behind to give Norwich a corner and it's headed behind for another corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Grant Holt gets a half chance inside the West Ham penalty area but the shot is sliced wide.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham get a free kick well outside the Norwich area. Mark Noble's cross goes over everyones head.
Penalty Area Pinball Wizard!
Norwich come close 3 or 4 times in quick succession as the West Ham penalty area becomes a pinball table for a continuous 25 seconds with the ball bouncing backwards and forwards.
Norwich Corner
Joey O'Brien makes an awful mistake that opens up the West Ham defense for Robert Snodgrass, who sees his cross cut out by James Collins.
West Ham Corner
West Ham are starting to look more threatening as they force a second successive corner though again it's cleared without too many problems.
West Ham Corner
West Ham force their second corner but it's really wasted.
Norwich Corner
Norwich get their first corner of the game which it taken low by the home side, but the move has been scouted well by the Hammers defense.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close for the second time in just minutes as they force the John Ruddy into action to claw the ball away.
Free kick Norwich
Norwich have a promising free kick just out side the D. Robert Snodgrass sadly wastes it by smacking it into the wall. The resulting breakdown results in a penalty appeal for Norwich which is turned down by Chris Foy.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close twice after Ricardo Vaz Te lays in a clever ball which sees the resulting shot blocked before the follow up goes wide. Best chance so far for the visitors.
Norwich Half Chance
A shot by Andrew Surman goes just wide of the West Ham goal. It's as close as we've been to an opening goal in the first 6 minutes.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get their first corner of the game inside 2 minutes, though the header goes behind for a goal kick. As we all know West Ham are hugely dangerous from set pieces so Norwich will not be wanting to give too many of those away.
And we're off at the Carrow Ground!
So after no Premier League football in almost 2 weeks we are finally back in action as Norwich host West Ham in the early kick off of the weekend! Hopefully we'll see some goals here, though I'm doubting it personally...
Goal!
Luis Suarez manages to get a goal to add to his yellow card and Liverpool look like the most likely team to take home 3 points now.
Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
Suarez (71)
Yellow Card
Martin Skrtel picks up Liverpool's second yellow card of the game.
...and we are back off for the second half at the Stadium of Light
Half time
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Yellow Card!
The ever controversial Luis Suarez looks for a penalty and gets booked.
Goal!
Steven Fletcher grabs his 3rd goal for Sunderland in just his second game. What a signing this man may end up being!
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
We are currently 25 minutes into the Sunderland v Liverpool game and it's still 0-0. Liverpool have looked the better team so far though.
Full Time
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Goal!
Fulham finish off West Brom as Steve Sidwell nets the 3rd goal of the game.
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Sidwell (89)
Goal!
Theo Walcott surely finishes the scoring at the Emirates as Arsenal go 6-1 up.
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Walcott (88)
Goal!
Christian Benteke secures Aston Villa's first win of the season as he double's his teams lead over Swansea
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Benteke (88)
Goal!
Nick Powell has just said hello to the Premier League with an amazing strike to extend Manchester Uniteds lead to 4-0. An excellent second half performance by Manchster United.
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Powell (82)
Yellow Card!
Eric Lichaj becomes the third Aston Villa player into the referees book
Goal!
Arsenal aren't done yet as Gervinho grabs his second and Arsenal's 5th!
Arsenal 5-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Goal!
Alexander Buttner manages to cap off an excellent performance by bagging his first Manchester United goal. This is a man with a point to prove today. Brilliant.
Manchester United 3-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Goal!
Javier Hernandez makes a mends for his penalty miss earlier as he doubles the lead for Manchester United pouncing on a mis hit shot by Alexander Buttner.
Manchester United 2-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Yellow Card!
Javi Garcia gets to add a yellow card to his goal.
Yellow Card!
The game at Old Trafford is coming alive and after a series of crunching tackles James McArthur gets shown a yellow.
Goal!
Paul Scholes put's Manchester United in to the lead against Wigan
Manchester United 1-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Yellow Card
Emerson Boyce becomes Wigan's first booking
We are now underway for the second half in all of the 3PM kick offs.
Half Times
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Manchester United 0-0 Wigan
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov doubles his Fulham account by netting a penalty.
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Yellow CardAlexander Büttner picks up the first yellow card at Old Trafford.
Goal!
Southampton put the ball in the net for the 3rd time today, this time in the right end as Danny Fox gets a goal back.
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Yellow Card!
Michu picks up Swansea's first yellow card.
RED CARD
Peter Odemwingie picks up the first sending off of the weekend as West Brom's day gets harder.
Goal!
Arsenal have sealed the points here thanks to a Nathan Clyne own goal. Game over! The only question now is just how many will Arsenal get?
Arsenal 4-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Yellow Card!
Goal scorer Matthew Lowton picks up Villa's second booking of the afternoon.
Goal!
Javier Garcia picks up his first Manchester City goal as City draw equal with Stoke.
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Garcia (35)
Goal!
Gervinho puts Arsenal 3-0 up and this is pretty much game over at the Emirates.
Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov opens his Fulham account as he puts his new team 1-0 up against West Brom.
Fulham 1-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32)
Goal!
Arsenal double their lead thanks to Lukasz Podolski who puts the Gunners 2-0 up.
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Yellow Card!
Ryan Bertrand joins Ramires in the referees book in the Chelsea/QPR game.
Yellow Card!
Ciaran Clark picks up the first booking at Villa Park.
Yellow Card!
Ramires collects a yellow card in the first booking as Chelsea play QPR in a match that has already see Anton Ferdinand refuse to shake John Terry's hand.
Goal!
Matthew Lowton has put Aston Villa 1-0 up against the high flying Swansea.
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Goal!
Peter Crouch has just put Stoke in the lead against Manchester City! The City defense has once again been shown up
Stoke 1-0 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Goal!
We have our first goal in the 3PM kick offs as Jos Hooiveld puts the ball in his own net to put Arsenal 1-0 up.
Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Penalty...Saved!
Manchester United get a controversial penalty against Wigan but Javier Hernandez's is poor and Ali Al Habsi makes an excellent save. The second missed penalty by Manchester United in as many games.
We now have kick off in all of our 3 o'clock kick offs
Full Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
Norwich Corner
The Norwich corner is poor and easily cleared. Norwich however use the ball well afterwards and attempt to steal 3 points but sadly it comes to nothing.
Norwich Chance
Harry Kane plays in Robert Snodgrass but the shot is turned behind for a corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich counter well but the shot, by Harry Kane is very, very poor, again.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham have a free kick out wide as we enter the 90th minute. The kick, taken by Mark Noble is poor.
West Ham Corner
Wow! A good cross by West Ham (at last!), results in a corner but it's headed behind by James Collins.
West Ham Substitution
Yossi Benayoun comes on to replace Ricardo Vaz Te with around 4 minutes left. Hopefully Benayoun can add something to this match which has become really dull.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich get their first half chance in almost 25 minutes as Harry Kane gets the ball outside of the area. His shot goes wide, but it did inject a little bit of excitement into a match which as become awfully tedious.
Eurgh this is starting to become a very tedious match. West Ham manage to break down the sides every so often but Ricardo Vaz Te has failed to deliver a good ball in a very, very long time. Starting to look like it'll either be goal less.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get another corner though it's swiftly cleared.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get a corner which it turned around for another corner.
Norwich Substitution
Grant Holt is replaced by Harry Kane. We've had very little of not to report on in the last few minutes, West Ham are doing everything but getting the final pass right, which Norwich look like they are taking a breather. Really gone down hill in the second half.
Norwich Substitution
Steve Morrison comes on to replace Simeon Jackson
Norwich Free Kick
Mark Noble fouls Robert Snodgrass in a wide position and the freekick provides some issues for West Ham who eventually get sorted.
West Ham Substitution
Carlton Cole and Matt Taylor are replaced by Modibo Maïga and Matt Jarvis
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich have a half chance which is hit very tamely and leaves an easy save for Jussi Jaaskelainen
Norwich Corner
A 3rd successive corner for Norwich leads to nothing.
Norwich Corner
Simeon Jackson strikes a belter which is forced behind resulting in another Norwich corner. This one flies across and flick's Winston Reid's head for another corner.
Norwich Corner
The first corner of the second half goes to Norwich and Robert Snodgrass' deep ball is cleared easily.
We are back in to the action at Carrow road with the second half now under way.
Half Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
A competitive opening half which despite being goalless has been thoroughly watchable through out. Whilst both teams have created some decent chances neither team look like they have the quality up front to finish anything off. The major talking point however will not be that the match is goalless, but that Norwich could have had a penalty late on, however neither team really deserves to be behind at the break.
Penalty...oh no just a free kick
Awful tackle by James Collins which produces the first booking of the match and gives away a clear free kick, but was the foul inside the area? Chris Foy deems it to have taken place just outside. The free kick taken by Bradley Johnson is dreadful and hit right into the wall. Controversial moment though.
Norwich Corner
Norwich's second successive corner is cleared with ease.
Norwich Corner
Winston Reid puts it behind to give Norwich a corner and it's headed behind for another corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Grant Holt gets a half chance inside the West Ham penalty area but the shot is sliced wide.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham get a free kick well outside the Norwich area. Mark Noble's cross goes over everyones head.
Penalty Area Pinball Wizard!
Norwich come close 3 or 4 times in quick succession as the West Ham penalty area becomes a pinball table for a continuous 25 seconds with the ball bouncing backwards and forwards.
Norwich Corner
Joey O'Brien makes an awful mistake that opens up the West Ham defense for Robert Snodgrass, who sees his cross cut out by James Collins.
West Ham Corner
West Ham are starting to look more threatening as they force a second successive corner though again it's cleared without too many problems.
West Ham Corner
West Ham force their second corner but it's really wasted.
Norwich Corner
Norwich get their first corner of the game which it taken low by the home side, but the move has been scouted well by the Hammers defense.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close for the second time in just minutes as they force the John Ruddy into action to claw the ball away.
Free kick Norwich
Norwich have a promising free kick just out side the D. Robert Snodgrass sadly wastes it by smacking it into the wall. The resulting breakdown results in a penalty appeal for Norwich which is turned down by Chris Foy.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close twice after Ricardo Vaz Te lays in a clever ball which sees the resulting shot blocked before the follow up goes wide. Best chance so far for the visitors.
Norwich Half Chance
A shot by Andrew Surman goes just wide of the West Ham goal. It's as close as we've been to an opening goal in the first 6 minutes.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get their first corner of the game inside 2 minutes, though the header goes behind for a goal kick. As we all know West Ham are hugely dangerous from set pieces so Norwich will not be wanting to give too many of those away.
And we're off at the Carrow Ground!
So after no Premier League football in almost 2 weeks we are finally back in action as Norwich host West Ham in the early kick off of the weekend! Hopefully we'll see some goals here, though I'm doubting it personally...
Friday, 14 September 2012
Week 4-Predictions (Saturday)
Norwich v West Ham (12:45)
For the third time this season West Ham will take part in the Early kick off as they travel to face Norwich. Whilst Norwich have struggled so far this season they appear to have shown signs that they are improving and with the likes of Robert Snodgrass they look like a team who could surprise folk. West Ham may have looked sensational against Fulham but they needed Andy Carroll and sadly for fans of the Hammers they are missing the England hitman here.
Prediction 1-1
Arsenal v Southampton
Arsenal's victory over Liverpool last time out will hopefully have kicked started Arsene Wenger's men who, if they click, will be a phenomenal team and a real title challenger. Southampton have shown a lot of promise so far though unfortunately sit at the bottom of the table with out anything to show for their efforts. I can't imagine anything but a clear Arsenal win here.
Prediction 3-0
Aston Villa v Swansea
The start of Paul Lambert's reign at Villa has been pretty awful so far with them taking just one point from their first 3 games. This a stark contract to Michael Laudrup who's reign in charge of Swansea has been nothing short of awesome with 7 points from 3 games and an amazing 10 goals, thanks in part to the excellent Michu who has been in fine form. I have to go with the form book here.
Prediction 0-2
Fulham v West Brom
Martin Jol's men will be looking to bounce back from their humiliating loss to West Ham last time out, though will face a very tough West Brom who have yet to be beaten in their 3 Premier League games so far. This is a match that many will over-look though I wouldn't be shocked if it actually turned out to be the best match of the day as both teams attempt to build on their start.
Prediction 2-2
Manchester United v Wigan
Alex Ferguson's men have struggled so far this season and looked less than their best however in their last 2 games they've managed to bag all 3 points thanks in part to their attack bailing out some awful defending. Wigan have been poor at the back so far so It's perhaps fair to expect a bit of a slaughtering here with Robin Van Persie and Shinji Kagawa both likely to test Ali Al Habsi repeatedly through out the match.
Prediction 4-0
QPR v Chelsea
QPR have been a team that have perhaps become the Premier League's whipping boys conceding 9 goals already this season, I expect them to again be hammered here as a rampant Chelsea look for their 5th successive win. Don't be shocked if Chelsea seriously fill their boots in this game and look for 4 or 5 before the final whistle.
Prediction 0-5
Stoke v Manchester CityStoke have made the Britannia Stadium a fortress in recent years and have proven to be very difficult to beat at home and whilst Manchester City are certainly expected to win, there is a lot more to this match up than some may suspect, most notably the fact that Manchester City will be playing Real Madrid in just a few days. Don't be surprised if Stoke manage to claim a point here.
Prediction 0-0
Sunderland v Liverpool (17:30)An emotional week for Liverpool fans come to an end as they travel to the North East and look for their first win of the Premier League season against the unbeaten Sunderland. This is the late kick off and expect an emotional crowd though hopefully we'll also have a great game. Liverpool have been looking like an improving team in recent matches but will now need to get some positive results. (A full preview of this match can be read here).
Prediction 1-0
All kicks offs are 15:00 unless otherwise stated.
For the third time this season West Ham will take part in the Early kick off as they travel to face Norwich. Whilst Norwich have struggled so far this season they appear to have shown signs that they are improving and with the likes of Robert Snodgrass they look like a team who could surprise folk. West Ham may have looked sensational against Fulham but they needed Andy Carroll and sadly for fans of the Hammers they are missing the England hitman here.
Prediction 1-1
Arsenal v Southampton
Arsenal's victory over Liverpool last time out will hopefully have kicked started Arsene Wenger's men who, if they click, will be a phenomenal team and a real title challenger. Southampton have shown a lot of promise so far though unfortunately sit at the bottom of the table with out anything to show for their efforts. I can't imagine anything but a clear Arsenal win here.
Prediction 3-0
Aston Villa v Swansea
The start of Paul Lambert's reign at Villa has been pretty awful so far with them taking just one point from their first 3 games. This a stark contract to Michael Laudrup who's reign in charge of Swansea has been nothing short of awesome with 7 points from 3 games and an amazing 10 goals, thanks in part to the excellent Michu who has been in fine form. I have to go with the form book here.
Prediction 0-2
Fulham v West Brom
Martin Jol's men will be looking to bounce back from their humiliating loss to West Ham last time out, though will face a very tough West Brom who have yet to be beaten in their 3 Premier League games so far. This is a match that many will over-look though I wouldn't be shocked if it actually turned out to be the best match of the day as both teams attempt to build on their start.
Prediction 2-2
Manchester United v Wigan
Alex Ferguson's men have struggled so far this season and looked less than their best however in their last 2 games they've managed to bag all 3 points thanks in part to their attack bailing out some awful defending. Wigan have been poor at the back so far so It's perhaps fair to expect a bit of a slaughtering here with Robin Van Persie and Shinji Kagawa both likely to test Ali Al Habsi repeatedly through out the match.
Prediction 4-0
QPR v Chelsea
QPR have been a team that have perhaps become the Premier League's whipping boys conceding 9 goals already this season, I expect them to again be hammered here as a rampant Chelsea look for their 5th successive win. Don't be shocked if Chelsea seriously fill their boots in this game and look for 4 or 5 before the final whistle.
Prediction 0-5
Stoke v Manchester CityStoke have made the Britannia Stadium a fortress in recent years and have proven to be very difficult to beat at home and whilst Manchester City are certainly expected to win, there is a lot more to this match up than some may suspect, most notably the fact that Manchester City will be playing Real Madrid in just a few days. Don't be surprised if Stoke manage to claim a point here.
Prediction 0-0
Sunderland v Liverpool (17:30)An emotional week for Liverpool fans come to an end as they travel to the North East and look for their first win of the Premier League season against the unbeaten Sunderland. This is the late kick off and expect an emotional crowd though hopefully we'll also have a great game. Liverpool have been looking like an improving team in recent matches but will now need to get some positive results. (A full preview of this match can be read here).
Prediction 1-0
All kicks offs are 15:00 unless otherwise stated.
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