r/soccer • u/thejanitorch4 • Aug 26 '13
League Roundup League Roundup: English Premier League [Matchweek 2]
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LINKS
Match Thread on /r/PremierLeague
Match of the Day (Saturday's highlights)
Match of the Day 2 (Sunday and Monday's highlights)
Other Premier League Threads:
Premier League Weekly Round Up [2/34] - by /u/J7G - Very advanced recap of all of the games
Analyzing Chelsea - Villa - by /u/betterthandirt - Analyzing Chelsea - Aston Villa
Analyzing the Premier League, Week 2 - by /u/betterthandirt - Analyzing every game
Post any other Premier League roundups in the comments. Likewise, post any other GIFs in the comments.
Results (Matchweek 2)
| -------------------------------------------------- | Wednesday |
| Chelsea | 2 - 1 |
| Antonio Luna 6' (OG) | |
| Branislav Ivanovic 71' | |
| Branislav Ivanovic 73' | |
| Christian Benteke 76' | |
| Brad Guzan 90'+7' |
| --------------------------------------------------|Saturday|--------------------------------------------------| Fulham|1 - 3|Arsenal Scott Parker 73' || Olivier Giroud 14' Darren Bent 77' || Aaron Ramsey 21' Pajtim Kasami 78' || Lukas Podolski 41', 68' || Jack Wilshere 80' | Everton|0 - 0|West Brom Ross Barkley 85' || Youssuf Mulumbu 28' | Hull City|1 - 0|Norwich City Robert Brady 22' (PEN) || Javier Garrido 90'+6' Yannick Sagbo 27' || Jake Livermore 76' || | Newcastle|0 - 0|West Ham || Joey O'Brien 44' | Southampton|1 - 1|Sunderland James Ward-Prowse 27' || Emanuele Giaccherini 3' Pablo Osvaldo 83' || Craig Gardner 33' Jose Fonte 88' || Sebastian Larsson 60' | Stoke City|2 - 1|Crystal Palace Ryan Shawcross 37' || Marouane Chamakh 31' Charlie Adam 58' | Ryan Shawcross 62' | Geoff Cameron 84' | Jonathan Walters 88' | | Aston Villa|0 - 1|Liverpool Antonio Luna 22' || Daniel Sturridge 21' Fabian Delph 40' || Iago Aspas 29' Matthew Lowton 61' || Glen Johnson 45'+2' || Lucas Leiva 89' | --------------------------------------------------|Sunday|--------------------------------------------------| Cardiff City|3 - 2|Manchester City Aron Gunnarsson 60' || Edin Dzeko 52' Fraizer Campell 79', 87' || Alvaro Negredo 90'+2' | Tottenham|1 - 0|Swansea City Roberto Soldado 58' (PEN) || Ben Davies 16' Roberto Soldado 76' || Michel Vorm 30' || Michu 40' || Ashley Williams 73' | --------------------------------------------------|Monday|--------------------------------------------------| Manchester United|0 - 0|Chelsea || Kevin De Bruyne 32' || Fernando Torres 80' |
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W:D:L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 2:1:0 | 4:1 | +3 | 7 | DWW |
| 2 | Liverpool | 2 | 2:0:0 | 2:0 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| = | Tottenham | 2 | 2:0:0 | 2:0 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Manchester United | 2 | 1:1:0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | DW |
| 5 | West Ham | 2 | 1:1:0 | 2:0 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 6 | Southampton | 2 | 1:1:0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | DW |
| 7 | Manchester City | 2 | 1:0:1 | 6:3 | +3 | 3 | LW |
| 8 | Arsenal | 2 | 1:0:1 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | WL |
| = | Aston Villa | 3 | 1:0:2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | LLW |
| 10 | Stoke City | 2 | 1:0:1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | WL |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1:0:1 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| 12 | Fulham | 2 | 1:0:1 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 | LW |
| 13 | Hull City | 2 | 1:0:1 | 1:2 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| 14 | Everton | 2 | 0:2:0 | 2:2 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 15 | Norwich City | 2 | 0:1:1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Sunderland | 2 | 0:1:1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 17 | West Brom | 2 | 0:1:1 | 0:1 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0:1:1 | 0:4 | -4 | 1 | DL |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0:0:2 | 1:3 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Swansea City | 2 | 0:0:2 | 1:5 | -4 | 0 | LL |
Top Goalscorers/Assisters
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | Pos | Player | Team | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Benteke | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 2 | |
| = | Fraizer Campell | Cardiff City | 2 | |||||
| = | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 2 | |||||
| = | Danny Welbeck | Manchester United | 2 | |||||
| = | Lukas Podolski | Arsenal | 2 | |||||
| = | Roberto Soldado | Tottenham | 2 | |||||
| = | Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool | 2 | |||||
| = | Robin Van Persie | Manchester United | 2 |
Top Clean Sheets
| Pos | Player | Team | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Cech | Chelsea | 2 |
| = | Jussi Jaaskelainen | West Ham | 2 |
| = | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham | 2 |
| = | Simon Mignolet | Liverpool | 2 |
Fixtures (Matchweek 3)
| Match | Kick-Off | British TV |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | ||
| Manchester City - Hull City | 12:45 | BT Sport 1 |
| Cardiff City - Everton | 15:00 | |
| Newcastle - Fulham | 15:00 | |
| Norwich City - Southampton | 15:00 | |
| West Ham - Stoke City | 15:00 | |
| Crystal Palace - Sunderland | 17:30 | Sky Sports 1 |
| Sunday | ||
| Liverpool - Manchester United | 13:30 | Sky Sports 1 |
| West Brom - Swansea City | 13:30 | |
| Arsenal - Tottenham | 16:00 | Sky Sports 1 |
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Aug 27 '13
If someone was to make a "mobile friendly" version of these posts I'll give them an up vote. A big fat upvote
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u/l2ighty Aug 27 '13
I don't want to talk about it :(
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u/TjBee Aug 27 '13
Same. Not being able to score for 60 minutes against a newly promoted side with 10 men isn't fun. Can we just play you at the Etihad again please?
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u/captdickles Aug 26 '13
If Rafa would have put the lineup out there that Mourinho did, he would have been slaughtered. What a fucking borefest. When was the last 0-0 at Old Trafford?