OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0, PORT VALE 0 (Port Vale won 4-2 on penalties) Oldham Athletic lost in a penalty shootout to Port Vale in the Checkatrade Trophy, but still picked up a point from their group D clash at SportsDirect.com Park. It was a dour goalless draw in which neither goalkeeper had a serious shot to […]
Lively Liverpool look title material after 4-0 win against abject Arsenal
LIVERPOOL 4, ARSENAL 0 Which team is going to challenge Manchester’s big two for the Premier League title? Liverpool looked far better equipped than sorry Arsenal on the evidence of their early-season meeting at Anfield. The Reds swept aside the Gunners with another fabulous display of attacking football as the Londoners were unable to live […]
More early-season misery for Oldham Athletic following defeat at Blackpool
BLACKPOOL 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 A fourth successive defeat in Sky Bet League One shows all is not well for pointless Oldham Athletic. Their latest loss was at Blackpool where they were again undone by two early goals – they also conceded two in the opening quarter of an hour the previous week against Wigan […]
Manchester United’s perfect start continues with victory against Leicester City at Old Trafford
MAN UTD 2, LEICESTER CITY 0 Manchester United’s perfect start to their Premier League campaign continued with victory against Leicester City at Old Trafford. The table-topping Reds have won all three league games, scored 10 goals and conceded none – it doesn’t get any better than that. After comprehensive four-goal wins against West Ham and […]
Raheem Sterling strikes late to win it for Manchester City at Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH 1, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Raheem Sterling hit a late late equaliser for Manchester City but was then sent off for over celebrating a strike which won all three points on the south coast for City. Bournemouth had looked set for a hard fought draw after taking an early lead from Charlie Daniels’ contender for […]