Could Derby possibly be the worst team ever to disgrace the Premiership??:laugh3:

 

Nah, there has been worst teams. Leeds for example.

Nah, there has been worst teams. Leeds for example.

 

portsmouth:rolleyes:

 

Arsenal leads 3-1

We're rubbish away from home :P

ARSENAL AWAY.

 

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

 

We need trophies.

Look on the positive side.. you could have got Man Utd away :P

We're rubbish away from home :P

 

We havent lost a match home for a while

Could Derby possibly be the worst team ever to disgrace the Premiership??:laugh3:

 

come on they are still accommodating:)

come on they are still accommodating:)

 

How welcoming and friendly they are has nothing to do with their play, which sucks.;)

 

In fact, their defence couldn't have been any more accommodating against Liverpool!!

Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea FULL TIME! :o

 

Drogba.. get up (again) :dozey:

Poor old Chelsea :lol:

Poor old Chelsea :lol:

 

They've only got themselves to blame for spending so little money on players over the summer!!:laugh3:

Doh what a match

One of the best managers at the moment?

 

Everton 0-1 Man Utd

 

Top of the table for half an hour :dance:

Everton 0-1 Man Utd

 

Everton's Phil Neville tackles Manchester United's Carlos Tevez

 

Nemanja Vidic's late header gave Manchester United victory in a tight encounter with Everton.

 

The home side and United were closely matched until Vidic arrived at the near post to power home Nani's corner after 83 minutes to seal a crucial win.

 

Paul Scholes had earlier wasted United's best opportunity, volleying over from 10 yards.

 

But he rescued United just after half-time when he scrambled Andrew Johnson's header off the line.

 

United again struggled to mount any serious attacking threat but Vidic's goal gave them their third successive 1-0 win to put them, albeit temporarily, top of the Premier League.

 

Manchester United kept Wayne Rooney, fit after a broken foot, on the bench but Cristiano Ronaldo was able to return after suspension.

 

Everton were without former Old Trafford keeper Tim Howard, who dislocated a finger playing for the United States against Brazil, so summer signing from FC Cologne, Stefan Wessels, was handed his debut.

 

But the German and opposite number Edwin van der Sar were barely troubled in a first 45 minutes in which chances were at a premium.

 

Carlos Tevez played three clever passes in the opening stages but Everton held firm, with Joleon Lescott an imposing figure.

 

Everton left-back Leighton Baines was crudely hauled down by Michael Carrick after racing into the area but even though the home fans screamed for a penalty, the offence was clearly outside the box.

 

Vidic wasted United's best chance on the half-hour when he turned wide at the near post after Everton's defence failed to deal with Ryan Giggs' corner.

 

United suffered a blow five minutes before half-time when Mikel Silvestre collapsed with no-one near him and he was carried off with what appeared to be a bad knee injury, to be replaced by Nani.

 

Scholes was walking a tight line after being booked by referee Alan Wiley for throwing the ball away and he was fortunate not to be sent off for a late challenge on Mikel Arteta just before the interval.

 

Everton started the second period well and Scholes was forced to hack Johnson's header off the line when he flicked on Arteta's corner.

 

Scholes wasted the best opportunity of the match after 53 minutes when he volleyed over from only 10 yards from Tevez's flick, with Everton's defence nowhere.

 

Ronaldo was booked for diving as the atmosphere hotted up, tumbling under a challenge from Leon Osman on the edge of the area.

 

Everton made a double change, sending on Victor Anichebe and Steven Pienaar for Osman and the tiring Yakubu.

 

But it was United who made the breakthrough with seven minutes left, Vidic powering home Nani's corner at the near post.

 

Everton sent on Scotland's midweek hero James McFadden in the closing minutes and he instantly brought a fine save from Van der Sar, with Joseph Yobo unable to turn in the rebound.

 

 

 

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson:

"We are delighted with the win because people will see a very improved Everton this season. Teams will find it very hard coming here.

"But we stood up to Yakubu and Andrew Johnson, who will be handful for anyone, and our defenders showed great determination.

 

"Nemanja Vidic is a marvellous defender but he can get a goal as well. It's a bit of a concern that we are not scoring as many goals as we want, but until we get everyone back we will play like this.

 

"We are determined, we have a good team ethic, we have got a good shape and we had good passing. We will work away and this is a very good result."

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6984880.stm

Portsmouth 0-0 Liverpool

 

Kanu saw his penalty saved by Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina

 

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina saved a penalty as the Premier League leaders were held to a draw at Portsmouth.

 

Reina dived low to his right to save Kanu's penalty, after Alvaro Arbeloa had tugged the Nigerian's shirt.

 

Portsmouth were impressive and John Utaka should have at least hit the target from 14 yards, while Sulley Muntari went close.

 

Andriy Voronin grazed the Pompey crossbar, while David James saved from Yossi Benayoun and Peter Crouch.

 

Reds boss Rafa Benitez cut a frustrated figure on the touchline but Pompey, who have now played all of the so-called 'top four' in their opening six Premier League games of the season, were good value for their point.

 

 

And having left Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and Steven Gerrard on the bench - no doubt mindful of the midweek Champions League tie with Porto - Benitez clearly took a gamble that did not pay off as his team failed to score for the first time this season.

 

Liverpool might have started without several of their star players but there was no doubting the skill and appetite with which they went initially went about their work.

 

Benayoun, making his first Premier League start since his transfer to Anfield, and Crouch both enjoyed early strikes at goal.

 

Andriy Voronin, particularly lively operating along the front line, found himself in space with the opportunity to play a completely unmarked Jermaine Pennant through on goal but the Ukraine international got too much purchase on his pass.

 

Pompey, despite the return of Sol Campbell and the considerable presence of Papa Bouba Diop making his debut in midfield, struggled in the opening stages to find any kind of rhythm.

 

However, Harry Redknapp's increasingly durable side eventually started to threaten, with two long balls causing chaos in the Liverpool area while a shot from Benjani took a slight deflection and required a decent save from Reina.

 

And Pompey should have taken the lead after winning a penalty.

 

Arbeloa certainly had hold of the back of Kanu's shirt, though the infringement was completely needless and it took an excellent save from his compatriot Reina to atone of his error of judgement.

 

Pompey started to take control in midfield, with a Sean Davis strike forcing Reina into action again, and by the break Liverpool's forward duo of Crouch and Voronin had become starved of service and increasingly ineffective.

 

Pompey striker Utaka wasted another brilliant opportunity to take the lead after the break, drilling his shot wide after the ball dropped to him 14 yards from goal.

 

Liverpool threatened next, Voronin looping a shot against the top of the crossbar from 18 yards after a slick move involving Pennant, Sissoko and Babel.

 

But it was a fragmented performance by the team who started the day top of the league, especially given that their last performance had seen them demolish Derby 6-0 at Anfield.

 

Benitez had clearly seen enough and first introduced Torres, then Gerrard and eventually Crouch.

 

Torres and Gerrard almost combined to open the scoring but the Spaniard drilled his shot way over the crossbar after the England midfielder had ended a driving run forward by playing a superbly-weighted pass.

 

Pompey, however, continued to threatened, with Diop heading wide and Muntari failing to make the most of a neat lay-off from Kanu, the Ghanaian's shot missing the target after taking a slight deflection.

 

Voronin was inches away from converting a low cross late on but Portsmouth were not to be denied their first clean sheet in the Premier League this season.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6984881.stm

Arsenal is leading only 1-0,although Adebayor had some great chances and hadnt score as usual

2-1 to Arse-nal now

 

1510: England hero Emile Heskey limps off after less than 10 minutes of Wigan's game against Fulham. Maybe Wayne Rooney will get his England place back.

Doh,Wayne is too much injuried and there are better players which could MClaren possibly pick instead of Rooney

3-1 to Arsenal :)

 

Good point earned against the Scousers :)

 

Another lucky win for United.

Getting reports that Jose has left Chelski. Nothing on the web sites. Anyone heard about this?

Up on the beeb now

 

 

Manager Mourinho leaves Chelsea

 

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has sensationally left Stamford Bridge, according to BBC Radio 5live football correspondent Jonathan Legard. There has been no official confirmation so far from the Premiership club.

More to follow.

Manager Mourinho leaves Chelsea

 

Mourinho's position was the subject of continual scrutiny last season

 

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has sensationally left Stamford Bridge, according to BBC Radio 5live football correspondent Jonathan Legard.

The news comes just 24 hours after the disappointing Champions League draw against Rosenborg.

Legard understands that Mourinho has texted senior players, including skipper John Terry, with the news of his departure from Stamford Bridge.

There has been no official word so far from the Premiership club.

Report: BBC football correspondent Jonathan Legard

 

 

Mourinho joined Chelsea in the summer of 2004 and led them to the Premiership title in his first two seasons in charge. Last season they finished runners-up to Manchester United but won both the FA Cup and Carling Cup, a trophy they had also collected in 2005. However the Champions League eluded the club and this season's campaign started with Tuesday's shock 1-1 result against the Norwegians.

Shame really.

COME TO NEWCASTLE, JOSE!

^It had been coming for some considerable time.

The only surprise is that he's exited before Jol!!:laugh3: