Monday, August 23, 2010

Week 2: 6-0

Arsenal 6 - Blackpool 0

Newly-promoted Blackpool, who won 4-0 at Wigan on the opening day, started well but Walcott slotted Arsenal ahead.

After a superb passing move between Arshavin, Chamakh and Tomas Rosicky, Walcott side-footed finish gave the Gunners the lead on 12 minutes

Ian Evatt was sent off for a foul that appeared to be outside the area, and Andrey Arshavin scored the penalty to double the advantage.

Walcott drilled a third when he collected Jack Wilshere's pass, spun debutant Dekel Keinan and drilled home on 39 minutes.

Arsenal re-started the second half in similar style as Abou Diaby clipped home, Walcott curled in and Marouane Chamakh headed a sixth.


Wigan 0 - Chelsea 6

With 34 minutes on the clock, Ashley Cole sped down the left and laid a square ball to Frank Lampard in the area, whose initial flicked shot was palmed away by keeper Chris Kirkland only to fall to Florent Malouda, who raced in to tap home.

Any hopes Wigan had of an early second-half riposte were shattered in four cruel minutes for the Lancashire side.

Anelka doubled Chelsea's advantage when he galloped on to John Obi Mikel's hopeful pass and rifled an angled shot low past the Wigan keeper from 10 yards.

Shortly after the restart, Carlo Ancelotti's side added a third when Malouda's cross from the left found Drogba at the far post who nodded back to fellow forward Anelka to head in from a yard.

Didier Drogba then crossed for Kalou to head in his second and Yossi Benayoun rounded off the scoring as Wigan conceded their 10th goal in two games.


Newcastle 6 - Aston Villa 0

Joey Barton gave the Magpies the lead when he fired from 20 yards as John Carew wasted Villa's best chance when he blazed his penalty over at 0-0.

Villa's deadliest weapon won a penalty for his side in the ninth minute when he was brought down by keeper Steve Harper after he was picked out by Stiliyan Petrov.

Carew's miss woke up Newcastle as Barton gave them a lead before Nolan headed in on the half-hour mark and Carroll drilled in to make it 3-0.

It was expected that Villa would come out firing after the break, but that never materialised and Newcastle continued to run the show.

Carroll scored his second from similar distance after the break, Nolan hooked in the fifth from close range before Carroll swept in his third late on by converting substitute Xisco's pass from 12 yards.


Source From: Soccerway.com

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