West ham crushed Fulham 3-0, Swansea, Tottenham and Wigan managed draws against visitors Sunderland, Norwich and Stoke City, and Manchester City managed three easy points against Queens Park Rangers at Etihad.
West ham 3-0 Fulham
Liverpool‘s on-loan striker Andy Carroll made an impressive debut for West ham as he set up two goals in a cruising victory against woeful Fulham. Carroll’s header let Ricardo Vaz Te tee up Kevin Nolan to score the first in 53 seconds, the fastest of the season. Winston Reid then powered in a free header from a corner to make it 2-0. Matthew Taylor put the Hammers 3-0 up in the 41st minute. The did Cottagers made attempts to breach West Ham’s rearguard, though: Jussi Jaaskelainen made eight saves in the match.
Swansea 2-2 Sunderland
Swansea’s 100 % start to the season came to a halt as Steven Fletcher’s first goals for Sunderland managed a 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium.The visitors were denied victory because of striker Michu who scored his fourth goal in just three matches. The hosts had initially drawn level with a fine finish by Routledge in 45th minute. This dramatic draw was marred by a serious ankle injury to Neil Taylor.
Tottenham 1-1 Norwich
With just two points from three matches, this is not the start Spurs supporters were hoping for. Spurs opened the scoring with debutant Moussa Dembele scoring a pretty goal in the 68th minute . But the Lilywhites and their manager Andre Villas-Boas will have to wait for their first win this season after Robert Snodgrass equalised in the 85th minute for Norwich.
West Brom 2-0 Everton
West Brom continued their good run in the league with an impressive 2-0 win over Everton at The Hawthorns. This was their third result after a home win over Liverpool on opening day and then drawing with Tottenham on the road. Shane Long scored the first goal of the match in 63rd minute. Second goal came from Chris Brunt’s corner in the 82nd minute which found the head of defender Gareth McAuley who sent the ball into the back of the net. The Baggies are still undefeated in the EPL with two wins, while Everton drop to fourth place with six points.
Manchester City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
Unlike their first two matches, Manchester City took the lead for the first time this season with City dominating the proceedings early on and with QPR having no response for the English Champions. City took the lead in 16th minute when Toure smashed the ball into the back of the net. In the 59th minute, QPR managed to level things up in the game with an easy header from Zamora, once Joe Hart had parried the Rs’ initial effort. City then got back on the offensive and scored a goal in the 61st minute of the game when a ball crossed by Tevez was brilliantly headed into the goal by Dzeko. The last goal of the match came from Tevez who managed to deflect Dzeko’s effort into the back of the net and past the keeper.
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