EPL Match Reports:Gameweek 3


ARSENAL 3 v NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

Finally Arsenal had an impressive game in this season. They played like the Champions this game. With Fabregas In the team they look Entirely Different team. Today they were looking entirely Different. Van Persie scored twice in their emphatic win against Newcastle. Newcastle were not even close of scoring the goal. The game was totally dominated by Arsenal

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BOLTON WANDERERS 0 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0

Good goalkeeping by Scott Carson kept West Brom in the game and they could have won it late on when Kim Do-heon hit the bar and Ishmael Miller failed to take advantage of the rebound.

Bolton had two late goals ruled out for offside.

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EVERTON 0 PORTSMOUTH 3

Portsmouth claimed their first league win in seven attempts as Everton were booed off by their own fans.

Jermain Defoe turned sharply after a Peter Crouch knock-down to fire Pompey ahead after 11 minutes.

Brilliant goalkeeping by David James and soft finishing prevented Everton equalising and they were punished when Glen Johnson doubled the lead before the break.

James saved a Yakubu Aiyegbeni penalty early in the second half before Defoe added his second goal with a late chip.

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HULL CITY 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 5

Hull's encouraging start to their first season of top-flight football came to an abrupt end when they were given a lesson in finishing.

The visitors went ahead with an early Sam Ricketts own goal and doubled the lead after a breakaway effort by Antonio Valencia. Two second-half goals by Amr Zaki and one from Emile Heskey completed the rout.

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MIDDLESBROUGH 2 STOKE CITY 1

Stoke had Amdy Faye sent off for a bad tackle after 36 minutes and from the resulting free kick Afonso Alves lashed Boro into the lead.

The hosts remained on top but missed several chances, including a penalty when Stewart Downing hit the bar, and looked to have blown it when a Justin Hoyte own goal levelled.

Tuncay Sanli then sprang the offside trap for a late winner.

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WEST HAM UNITED 4 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1

West Ham went in front with a Calum Davenport header after 13 minutes before Christopher Samba's own goal made it 2-0.

Blackburn pulled one back immediately through Jason Roberts but missed their chance to level when the same player saw his penalty saved by Robert Green at the start of the second half.

Stoppage-time goals by Craig Bellamy and Carlton Cole added the gloss on West Ham's triumph.

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