EPL Match Recap - GameWeek 6

Graced by yet another tantalizing and tasty set of fixtures in Gameweek 6 produced stimulating results. Chelsea, Sunderland and Manchester City continued their unbeaten run while Arsenal conceded their first loss of the season and Tottenham Hotspur achieved a historic win (first in 23 years) against Manchester united at Old Trafford.

Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea

Both teams went into this game unbeaten with one of the best defenses in the league this season. Chelsea controlled the ball for better part of the first half frustrating the home side. It was only after Chelsea got their first goal through Fernando Torres connecting one inside the box in 20th minute that the Gunners showed a bit more urgency and looked sharp for next 25 minutes only to be awarded with an equalizer when the Ox fine cross was collected by Grevinho and he smashed the ball back into the net. In the second half, visitors got the lead back early when Juan Mata’s free kick was deflected off Koscielny and the ball was in the back of the net. The rest of the match saw Arsenal carry out an onslaught on the Chelsea goal only to be foiled by a solid Chelsea defense. It’s been a great start for Chelsea who have 16 points from five matches and four clear of both Manchester teams.

Fulham 1-2 Manchester City

It was nothing new for Manchester City this season when they found themselves trailing early in the match against Fulham at Craven Cottage. In the 10th minute of the game, Fulham went one goal up when Petric converted a penalty conceded by Zabaleta through a mistimed tackle on Riise. The game went on to open up and the true Manchester City were beginning to re-surface. The passing was crisp, the possession went high and City finally managed to find the back of the net for an equalizer as Aguero tapped a rebound into the back of the net in the 43rd minute. The home team went on to create better chances in the second half. The league champions then showed their class when substitute Edin Dzeko scored the match winner in the 87th minute.

Everton 3-1 Southampton

Southampton’s surprise lead in the 6th minute from Gaston Ramirez didn’t stop the Toffees uncharacteristic great start to the season. Everton came from a goal down to win 3-1 against Southampton at Goodison park to put them second in league table above the Manchester clubs. Leon Osman scored the equalizer in the 25th minute. Later on, two quick goals were scored by Nikica Jelavic in the 32nd and 38th minute to give Everton their fourth win in six league games.

Norwich City 2-5 Liverpool

Norwich expected to milk out some points when they played host to Liverpool counting on the Reds dreadful performance this season. But Liverpool had different plans as they won their first match of the season in style. The Reds went on an attacking mode from the start with Suarez scoring a very quick goal in the 2nd minute. The Uruguayan went on to score a hat trick with an easy second in the 37th minute and a superb third in the 58th minute when he spun the ball into the net from twenty-two yards out. Norwich managed to score one through Steve Morison in 62nd minute. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored the fifth goal for the team in 68th minute.

Reading 2-2 Newcastle united

Reading found themselves in bottom part of league table after they failed to cement on to the start they got against The Magpies only to manage a draw in the end. Reading opened with Jimmy Kebe scoring the first goal of the game in the 57th minute. Demba Ba brought the Magpies back twice in the game with his goals in the 58th and 83rd minute.

Stoke City 2-0 Swansea City

Stoke City managed to get their first win of the season after four straight draws and a loss with a comfortable win over Swansea city at Liberty stadium on Saturday. Peter Crouch scored a brace in the game. The striker has now scored four goals in six matches. Swansea are now in a free fall losing their last two matches.

Sunderland 1-0 Wigan Athletic

Sunderland won their first league match of the season behind a lone goal from in form Steven Fletcher against Wigan at the Stadium of Lights. Jordi Gómez was given a red card in the 47th minute bringing Wigan to ten men for rest of the game. Steven Fletcher has an incredible scoring rate with 5 shots on target this season resulting in 5 goals.

Manchester United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

An injury ridden Manchester united hosted Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday as they looked to continue their unbeaten run over their rivals and extend it to twenty-three years. Spurs had different plans for the day as they came out firing in the first half with Vertonghen scoring the opening goal of the game in the second minute. Spurs went on to double their lead when Bale sprinted some fifty yards beating a number of United players. He then went onto slide a shot across the face of the goal, beating the keeper easily. It was edge-of-the-seat stuff in the first half as Spurs dominated and the hosts were patchy defensively. Sir Alex made some crucial changes in the second half bringing on Rooney, who inspired The Red Devils and assisted in bringing one goal back through Nani’s goal in the 51st minute.Visitors responded quickly with a goal from Clint Dempsey in the 52nd minute to take the scoreline to 3-1. After this, Spurs were all behind, cementing their defense only to be breached by a nicely driven through ball from Robin Van Persie to Shinji Kagawa, who went on to find space before stroking a calm and composed shot into the back of the net. Manchester United failed to score another and the match saw the London-based club pick up a very unpredictable and historic win at the end of the game.

Queens Park Rangers 1-2 West ham

West Ham traveled across London to face Queen Park Rangers who are currently sitting in the relegation zone. The home team had a poor defensive performance as they lost 1-2 against newly promoted West Ham. Matt Jarvis scored his first goal of the season giving the Hammers the lead. Their lead got doubled when Vaz Te’s shot got deflected of Stephane M’Bia, past Julio Cesar. QPR managed to get one back when Taarabt unleashed a curling shot on the run that left the goalkeeper frozen and the ball flew into the top corner to make it 2-1.