AG's Football Reports

EVERTON 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED

Here we go again the Football season is back and it hit back with a bang and with some shock results on the first day of the season 2 of the Premier leagues new boys Reading and West Ham and Reading were in action yesterday with West Ham getting a 1-0 win and Reading a 1-1 Draw with Stoke. Arsenal began life without Robin Van Persie with a 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland, QPR were hoping to start better than last season but they were unable to as they were smashed 5-0 and Loftus Road by Swansea for the first time under new manager Michael Laudrup. Norwich also had 5 put past them without reply by Fulham a horrid start for new manager Chris Hughton. Talking of Horrid starts Brendan Rodgers had one at the hands of West Brom also under new management by last seasons Liverpool number 2 Steve Clark, Brendan's team were beaten 3-0 by Clarke's West Brom. Andre Villas Boas also got off to a bad start as Spurs Manager as he saw his team beaten 2-1 by Newcastle. Todays games saw Wigan ho...

Alex Grace From Villa Park  Manchester City started the season the way to go on after coming from 1-0 down to win the community shield 3-2. It was a strong start from the pre-season favourites to retain the league City started well and had the first chance of the game and were the better side for most of the game apart from a 5 minute spell before half time. Just when we thought we were going into half time at 0-0, Fernando Torres popped up with a goal with 5 minutes of the half left when Ramires provided the ball which fell at Torres feet who controlled the ball with his right foot and lifted above the City keeper and in to the back of the net. More drama was to happen before half time as just 2 minutes after the goal Chelsea were down 10 men when Branislav Ivanovic was sent off by ref Kevin Friend after a bad challenge on City's Aleksander Kolarov with studs up and referee Kevin Friend went straight for his back pocket Chelsea down to 10 and leading 1-0 at ha...