Manchester United put 4 past West Ham to go top of the Premier League table!
Lukaku scores on his club debut marking his 11th strike against West Ham
Spurs see off 10 men Newcastle United to kick start their season
Gameweek 1
Matchday 1 Friday
Matchday 2 Saturday
Matchday 3 Sunday
GW 1 of the best league in the world; the Premier League has concluded.
This Gameweek saw the clubs score 31 goals, with 8 teams victorious and 2 draws. There were also 7 players to score on their debut.
Jamie Vardy, Steve Mounie, Sam Vokes & Romelu Lukaku were the 4 players to score braces this weekend.
Let's get on with the final two results;
Manchester United (4-0) West Ham United
Scorers
Lukaku 33', 52'
Martial 87'
Pogba 90'
Manchester United, title favorites this season put in a dominant performance as they saw off West Ham impressively with a 4-0 performance.
New
front man Romelu Lukaku scored a brace on his Old Trafford debut; first via a
brilliant counter attack by finding the inside of the post, the other one in
the second half by heading in a Mkhitaryan free-kick.
Substitute
winger Anthony Martial showed his pace to score United’s third of the game
after sliding the ball home after a superb Mkhitaryan pass.
Paul
Pogba put the icing on the cake by scoring a long range effort in the 90th
minute to ensure United finish top of the table at the end of the day.
Man
United’s display have definitely made them fierce contenders that any team
would fear facing and they are soon making their home ground a fortress once
again.
For
West Ham, they have another Away game coming in the PL and need to concentrate
on winning 3 points especially as they are bottom of the table.
Newcastle United (0-2) Tottenham
Scorers
Alli 61'
B. Davies 70'
Red Card(s)
Shelvey 48'
Newcastle
United’s homecoming to the Premier League didn’t go as per their plan as they
were reduced to 10 men and lost 0-2 to a dominant Tottenham side.
The
game was going well for both sides with respect to creativity as well as
defending as the first half came to an end.
In
the 48th minute, Newcastle captain Jonjo Shelvey received a straight
red card for violent conduct and the game turned into Tottenham’s favor.
With
the man advantage, Spurs midfielder Dele Alli finally found the breakthrough
via a calm cross by Eriksen in the 61st minute.
Their
lead was doubled after 9 minutes as left back Ben Davies gave Spurs a 2 goal
advantage and the eventual win.
It
was a good win for Spurs as they opened their Premier League account. Newcastle
will have to wait to earn their first point of the season and need to
concentrate on next week’s fixture.
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