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Summary of Saturday's Premier League Fixtures
Saturday, October 21, 2006
21 Oct 2006
Wigan Athletic 4 Man City 0
That was unexpected. Wigan finally won their first match in seven games. Emile Heskey, making his 350th Premiership appearance, scored only 67 seconds into the match, and Wigan never looked back. As well as Wigan played, it was a shambolic display by Manchester City. Even their own supporters turn on them who chanted "You're not fit to wear the shirt".
Wigan boss Paul Jewell hopes that this emphatic win will kick start their season, "There are a lot of new players here who are settling in and we will get better as the season goes on."
Wigan:
Chris Kirkland, Leighton Baines, Emmerson Boyce, Arjan De Zeeuw, Fitz Hall (Andrew Webster), Kevin Kilbane, Paul Scharner, Josip Skoko (Denny Landzaat), Luis Antonio Valencia (Gary Teale), Henri Camara, Emile Heskey
Goals: Emile Heskey 2, Richard Dunne 4 og, Henri Camara 65, Luis Antonio Valencia 67.
Man City
Nicky Weaver, Richard Dunne, Matthew Mills (Darius Vassell), Micah Richards, Joey Barton, Dietmar Hamann (Paul Dickov), Michael Johnson, Stephen Jordan, Trevor Sinclair, Bernardo Corradi, Georgios Samaras
Charlton Athletic 0 Watford 0
A bottom of the league clash with both teams failing to convert their chances. Ben Foster, the Watford keep on loan from Man Utd once again bailed his team out. The result might be fair and probably unsatisfactory to either team, both managers should be encouraged by the chances their teams created.
Charlton manager Iain Dowie, who was booed by his own fans at the beginning of the match, said, "We looked comfortable for most of it, outside the last 10 minutes when we went a bit gung-ho. I can't fault the spirit - there were some big performances out there."
Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd knows the importance of taking their opportunities, "I'd have preferred three points because we have had great chances to win the game. We have to start taking them - if you're getting into those areas, then you would expect the ball to go in the back of the net."
Charlton Athletic:
Scott Carson, Souleymane Diawara, Talal El Karkouri, Hermann Hreidarsson, Luke Young, Amady Faye, Matt Holland, Andy Reid, Darren Bent, D, Dennis Rommedahl, Jerome Thomas (Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink)
Watford:
Ben Foster, Jay DeMerit, Lloyd Doyley, Danny Shittu, Jordan Stewart, Damien Francis, Gavin Mahon, Hameur Bouazza (Chris Powell), Darius Henderson, Tommy Smith, Ashley Young
Everton 2 Sheffield Utd 0
No surprise here. Things are looking grim for Sheffield United. I just don't see how they can avoid relegation.
Everton:
Tim Howard, Joleon Lescott, Phil Neville (Victor Anichebe), David Weir, Joseph Ikpo Yobo, Mikel Amatriain Arteta, Tim Cahill (Leon Osman), Lee Carsley, Simon Davies, James Beattie (James McFadden), Andrew Johnson
Goals: Mikel Amatriain Arteta 13, James Beattie pen. 33.
Sheffield Utd:
Paddy Kenny, Chris Armstrong, Leigh Bromby, Claude Davis, Mikele Leigertwood, Keith Gillespie (Steven Kabba), Phil Jagielka, Alan Quinn (Chris Morgan), Michael Tonge, Rob Hulse, Colin Kazim-Richards (Danny Webber)
Aston Villa 1 Fulham 1
Aston Villa remain unbeaten but Martin O'Neill would not be happy about the two points dropped, yet again, at home. Gareth Barry put in a fine performance in front of the watching England manager, Steve McClaren, and could possibly force himself back into the England squad.
Aston Villa:
Thomas Sorensen, Gareth Barry, Aaron Hughes, Martin Laursen, Olof Mellberg, Liam Ridgewell, Steven Davis (Isaiah Osbourne), Stilian Petrov, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Juan Pablo Angel (Chris Sutton), Milan Baros (Didier Agathe)
Goal: Gareth Barry pen. 26
Fulham:
Antti Niemi, Carlos Bocanegra, Zat Knight, Ian Pearce, Franck Queudrue, Liam Rosenior, Moritz Volz, Michael Brown, Claus Jensen, C, Brian McBride (Collins John), Tomasz Radzinski
Goal: Moritz Volz 45.
Chelsea 2 Portsmouth 0
Andriy Shevchenko finally scored, and so did Michael Ballack. Chelsea totally dominated the match. Portsmouth have lost three out of their last four games. Fortunately for them, their next opponents Reading are not likely to be as dominant as the superstars of Chelsea.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp said of Shevchenko, "For 32 million pounds; he's entitled to be decent, isn't he.'
Chelsea:
Henrique Hilario, Ricardo Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Renato Paulo Ferreira, John Terry, Michael Ballack (Khalid Boulahrouz), Michael Essien, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Arjen Robben (Joe Cole), Andriy Shevchenko (Claude Makelele)
Goals: Andriy Shevchenko 55, Michael Ballack 57.
Portsmouth:
David James, Sol Campbell, Noe Pamarot, Linvoy Primus, Matthew Taylor, Niko Kranjcar, Henriques Manuel Fernandes (Andrew Cole), Gary O'Neil, Miguel Pedro Mendes (David Thompson), Nwankwo Kanu (Sean Davis), Benjani Mwaruwari
Goal: Benjani Mwaruwari 69.
9:39 PM
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