EPL ROUND 1 THREAD

[ISUMatt]

1/2 hour till kickoff, so Ill open a thread to discuss all the matches for this week...Does anyone think West Brom or Hull stand a chance of sticking around???

[ISUMatt]

Arsenal 1 WBA 0

-Nasri 4'

[ISUMatt]

West Ham 1 Wigan 0 8'

-Dean Ashton 4'

[ISUMatt]

West Ham 2 Wigan 0 17'

-Ashton 4', 10'

[ISUMatt]

Fulham 1 Hull 0 17'

-ki-Hyeon 8'

AND BLACKBURN FINDS THE NET!!!!! What a move by Dunn!

Blackburn 1 Everton 0 22'

-Dunn 22'

[ISUMatt]

Everton scores on a free kick

Everton 1 Blackburn 1 HT

-Dunn 22'
-Arteta 45+'

HALFTIME
Bolton 2 Stoke 0
Hull 1 Fulham 1
Middlesboro 0 Tottenham (boo) 0
West Ham 2 Wigan 0

[Dane96]

West Brom has a chance. Hull...not sure.

What I am sure of...none will be worse than Derby.

[ISUMatt]

HAHA TOTTENHAM DOWN 1-0!!! SCREW THE HOTSPUR!!!!!!!!!!!

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How am I doing so far?

[slycat]

Thanks for the updates. What site are you using for scores?

[ISUMatt]

Thanks for the updates. What site are you using for scores?

ESPNs Soccernet...VERY GOOD!!!
Im actually watching Everton/Blackburn on FSC

[slycat]

ESPNs Soccernet...VERY GOOD!!!
Im actually watching Everton/Blackburn on FSC

OK thanks, I used that site for the 2008 Euro and it was great.

[Dane96]

If you get a chance...read all of Frank Dell 'Appa's articles. Writes for everyone including ESPN Soccernet. Very knowledgeable.

Real nice guy...I have my Saturday and Sunday espressos with him and the other soccer lovers here in the N. End at Cafe Paradiso.

[Dane96]

BTW...Everton-Blackburn is an unreal match.

[Dane96]

As I type it...look what just happened. Everton should have taken the lead on that header...and then the free kick by B'Burn wins it with no time...wow.

[ISUMatt]

AND BLACKBURN WINS ON A GOAL IN THE 3RD MINUTE OF INJURYY TIME!!!!

3-2

[slycat]

Middlesbrough is surprising me with the win over the Spurs

[slycat]

Though against Fulham, a win for Hull will be very impressive.

[TheValleyRaider]

1-Nil to the Arsenal xsmileyclapx xsmileyclapx xsmileyclapx

3 points on Opening Day. Good start against West Brom, but they'll clearly need to improve as the season goes along. Worth noting that Toure, Eduardo, Rosicky, van Persie and Fabregas all missed the match with injury

Fulham in the Cottage next weekend, then Twente at home to seal a birth in the Champions League group. Would love to see another fast start to the season xnodx

[Grizalltheway]

1-Nil to the Arsenal xsmileyclapx xsmileyclapx xsmileyclapx

3 points on Opening Day. Good start against West Brom, but they'll clearly need to improve as the season goes along. Worth noting that Toure, Eduardo, Rosicky, van Persie and Fabregas all missed the match with injury

Fulham in the Cottage next weekend, then Twente at home to seal a birth in the Champions League group. Would love to see another fast start to the season xnodx

And another dismally slow finish. xlolx xsmiley_wix

[TheValleyRaider]

And another dismally slow finish. xlolx xsmiley_wix

Germans would know all about finishing slow, wouldn't they xsmiley_wix :p

http://lh5.ggpht.com/Crawlingxuan/SHL65c6ZFEI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/4NLG-vwbr2U/U2755P6T12D3755097F44DT20080630034927.jpg

[Grizalltheway]

Germans would know all about finishing slow, wouldn't they xsmiley_wix :p

http://lh5.ggpht.com/Crawlingxuan/SHL65c6ZFEI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/4NLG-vwbr2U/U2755P6T12D3755097F44DT20080630034927.jpg

That's it...we'll see you sissy gunners in Rome! xnodx xrulesx

[TheValleyRaider]

That's it...we'll see you sissy gunners in Rome! xnodx xrulesx

Just try and avoid the UEFA Cup this year :p xthumbsupx

[slycat]

Chelsea 4 - 0 Portsmouth - a very expected outcome
Aston Villa 4 - 2 Man City - Expected but I'm sure Man City was looking to do better
Man Utd 1 - 1 Newcastle at halftime

[slycat]

The Man Utd - Newcastle game ends in a 1-1 tie.

[T-Dog]

Newcastle getting a point at Old Trafford is a small miracle. Now if they get a point at Arsenal on the 30th, then the whole month of August would have been a miracle for them.

[SuperJon]

Liverpool's gray kits were quite possibly the ugliest of the weekends although Man City gave em a run for it.

[Dane96]

I actually liked them.

[SuperJon]

I thought they were hideous.

[flea]

return to what we had in the 80's

In response to the 1st post Brom have a slight chance but Hull are going straight back down