Monday Night Football result

Here is the result of the Monday Night Football game between Man City and Newcastle Utd:

Man City 4-0 Newcastle Utd.

New Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini enjoyed a dream Premier League start as his side swept past 10-man Newcastle with a superb display.

City began at a frantic pace with an energised Edin Dzeko crossing for David Silva's early opener.
Sergio Aguero steered a shot past Tim Krul for City's second before Steven Taylor saw red for a swipe at Aguero.
Yaya Toure curled in a free-kick after the break before Samir Nasri scored late on as City cruised to victory.
It was a resounding performance by an irrepressible-looking City, with summer signings Fernandinho and Jesus Navas handed starts and appearing accomplished throughout. Fellow debutant Alvaro Negredo also came on in the second half and was denied a goal after being ruled marginally offside

Indeed, had Krul not been in inspired form, the margin of victory could have been even greater for Pellegrini's side, who have won their last eight games against the Magpies.

Although the new additions adjusted well, it was Dzeko who was City's outstanding performer as he created two goals and peppered the Newcastle goal with several more efforts.
City have been the biggest spenders in the close season, investing nearly £87m on four new players, and their performance at a buoyant Etihad Stadium will give their Premier League title rivals plenty to consider, with the transfer window shutting on 2 September.
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Transfer News

Wenger: tough to find players.

Arsene Wenger says he is still looking for the right additions to his Arsenal side, but needs his current squad to step up.

The Gunners made the worst possible start to the 2013/14 campaign on Saturday, as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat at home to Aston Villa and had Laurent Koscielny sent off.
The Emirates Stadium support made their feelings known throughout a forgettable contest for the hosts, with Wenger's failure to bolster his ranks this summer coming in for widespread criticism.

The Frenchman claims to understand the frustration in the stands and insists he is doing all he can to find fresh faces.

He is, however, looking for those already on his books to raise their standards - making the recruitment of big-money signings less of a necessity.
Pressed on why he has failed to spend during the current window, despite money having been made available, Wenger said: "Why isn't it being spent. I can return your question. Why isn't it being won by the players on the pitch?
"We do not spend the money because we do not find the players. I am not the only one for that.

 Southampton sign Osvaldo.

Southampton have continued to strengthen their squad before the end of the transfer window by signing Pablo Osvaldo from Roma.

The striker arrives at St Mary's on a four-year deal for an undisclosed club-record fee, rumoured to be £15m.
Although born in Argentina, the 27-year-old has been capped for Italy at both U21 and senior international levels.
And Osvaldo will now be reunited with Mauricio Pochettino, who was his manager during a successful 18-month spell with Spanish side Espanyol.
Osvaldo will be officially presented as a Southampton player on Monday, and he is expected to make his debut next Saturday against Sunderland.
Saints have already spent £12.5m on midfielder Victor Wanyama, who was signed from Celtic in July, as well as investing £8.5m in Lyon's Bosnia and Herzegovina international centre-back Dejan Lovren.

Premier league results

Here are the results of the Premier League that were played on Sunday 18th of August:

Chelsea 2-0 Hull City.

Oscar and Frank Lampard scored first-half goals as Chelsea marked the start of Jose Mourinho's second spell as Blues manager with victory over Hull.

Lampard had an early penalty saved by Allan McGregor, before Kevin de Bruyne set up Oscar to slot the hosts ahead.
McGregor again thwarted Lampard, but the England midfielder responded with a superb free-kick to double the lead.
Newly promoted Hull rallied after half-time but could not force their way back as Chelsea comfortably secured the win.
With his comeback match going to plan, Mourinho can now turn his attention to Wednesday's visit of Aston Villa.
Mourinho had said of his return to Stamford Bridge, "It's my dugout, my stadium, my people", and so it appeared as he emerged from the tunnel before kick-off to ear-splitting noise and a spine-tingling ovation.
The self-proclaimed "Happy One" - when he arrived in 2004 it was the "Special One" - waved to all sides of the ground and blew kisses to the fans before taking a seat as his new team set about dismantling the visitors.
There were three survivors from the line-up that started the opening match of his first spell - Petr Cech, John Terry and Lampard - while De Bruyne was handed a debut after spending last season on loan at Werder Bremen.
The 22-year-old Belgian slotted seamlessly into Chelsea's 4-2-3-1 formation, joining Eden Hazard and Oscar in supporting lone-striker Fernando Torres, with Lampard and Ramires sitting in midfield.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham.

Tottenham's record signing Roberto Soldado scored on his debut as Crystal Palace were defeated in their first top-flight match since 2005.

The £26m signing from Valencia coolly side-footed a penalty past Julian Speroni after Aaron Lennon's cross was handled by full-back Dean Moxey.
Spurs were without Real Madrid target Gareth Bale but were rarely troubled.
Palace had their best chance at the end, with Kagisho Dikgacoi firing straight at Hugo Lloris.
Soldado, 28, scored 24 goals in 35 appearances for Valencia last season and had the perfect start to his Premier League career.
Tottenham duo Kyle Walker and Aaron Lennon consistently linked well down the right - and their running eventually proved decisive just after half-time. Lennon found space in the area but his cross clattered into Moxey's outstretched hand. Tottenham did not win a penalty in the whole of the 2012-13 season but referee Mark Clattenburg pointed to the spot and Soldado kept his cool, slotting home as Speroni dived the wrong way.

Premier League result

Here is the result of the late game that was played yesterday between Swansea and Man Utd:

Swansea 1-4 Man Utd.

David Moyes made a winning Premier League start as Manchester United manager with the champions cruising to a comfortable opening day victory at Swansea City.

Moyes has been handed the task of defending United's title following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement after 26 years at the end of last season - and this was business as usual with Robin van Persie the inspiration once more. Unsettled Wayne Rooney made a 30-minute appearance as a substitute and was greeted warmly by United's travelling support despite his unrest at Old Trafford.
Swansea's early good work was undone as Van Persie and Danny Welbeck struck twice inside two minutes just after the half-hour and United were never again under serious threat.
Van Persie capped an increasingly impressive United performance with a magnificent rising strike 18 minutes from time after he was played in by Rooney before Swansea's record £12m signing Wifried Bony, on as a half-time substitute, made an impact with a late goal but it was not enough to disrupt United's path to victory.

Premier League 2013/2014 results!!!

Finally after 3 months the Barclays Premier League is up and running once again, for what we hope is going to be another fantastic season: 

Liverpool 1-0 Stoke.

Liverpool secured their first opening-day victory at Anfield since 2001 as goalkeeper Simon Mignolet marked his debut with a dramatic late penalty save to deny Stoke a point.

With Brendan Rodgers's side apparently cruising to their first three points of the season, Daniel Agger inexplicably handled a free-kick in the penalty area with two minutes of the match remaining. Mignolet then produced a brilliant low save to deny Stoke striker Jonathan Walters from the resultant spot-kick, as well as blocking Kenwyne Jones' follow-up. Daniel Sturridge scored the only goal of the game eight minutes before half-time, drilling a low shot into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Liverpool should have won far more comfortably as a host of chances went begging. Kolo Toure and Jordan Henderson hit the woodwork, with Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic in man-of-the-match form.
But the visitors will count themselves unfortunate not to snatch a point. Not only did they waste their late penalty chance, Robert Huth's volley thundered against the crossbar early on.

Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa.

Christian Benteke scored twice and Antonio Luna added a third as Aston Villa came from behind to stun Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on the opening day.

Olivier Giroud opened the scoring, but Benteke headed an equaliser after Wojciech Szczesny saved his penalty.
Benteke controversially put Villa ahead from the spot after a foul by Laurent Koscielny, who was later shown a second yellow card for a mistimed challenge.
New signing Luna raced clear to seal Arsenal's woe with a low strike.
The full-time whistle was greeted with resounding boos from the home crowd, although the arena was near-empty by that point.
Arsenal's only summer signing to date is the free transfer of 20-year-old French striker Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre, and supporters were repeatedly chanting for their club to spend some money.

Norwich 2-2 Everton.

Norwich's record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel's superb header rescued a point in a thrilling opening-day encounter with Everton.

The Canaries took the lead against the run of play after the break when Steven Whittaker shot home from a tight angle after his initial strike hit the post.
Ross Barkley capped a superb display to level from long range and Seamus Coleman tapped in to make it 2-1.
But Van Wolfswinkel, who cost £8.5m, nodded in Whittaker's sliced cross.
The Netherlands international striker's towering header into the top corner will have given plenty of encouragement to a City side whose eagerness to improve on last season's 11th-placed finish was clear from their hectic summer transfer dealings.
Having spent around £25m during the close season, manager Chris Hughton could have a difficult time tempering the rising expectations around Carrow Road.

Most of the strengthening came in attacking areas with Hughton clearly mindful of the need to bolster a side who managed just 41 league goals last time out - the third worst in the top flight.

Only two of their seven new faces started, but both Van Wolfswinkel and winger Nathan Redmond made promising debuts.

Sunderland 0-1 Fulham.

Pajtim Kasami scored his first Fulham goal as they beat a dominant Sunderland on the opening day of the season.

The Black Cats, with five debutants, were the better team throughout but Kasami headed home from close range for the only goal in the second half.
Ondrej Celustka had the hosts' best chance but his 25-yard shot was saved brilliantly by Maarten Stekelenburg.
Ji Dong-Won could have rescued a point for Sunderland in the final minute but he headed Adam Johnson's cross wide.
Despite their win, the day ended on a worrying note for Fulham as £4m summer signing Stekelenburg came off injured and was replaced by David Stockdale.

Stekelenburg picked up a shoulder injury while denying Jozy Altidore, who was Sunderland's most lively debutant.

The United States striker, who moved from AZ Alkmaar this summer, caused Fulham's defence problems throughout. The 23-year-old looks to have bulked out since his teenage loan spell at Hull City, when he scored only one goal in 28 Premier League appearances.
But Sunderland failure to score will have caused some concern for manager Paolo Di Canio, who took over towards the end of last season and steered them to safety from relegation.

West Brom 0-1 Southampton.

Rickie Lambert followed up a goal on his England debut in midweek by scoring a last-minute winner from the penalty spot for Southampton.

A disappointing game was heading for a goalless draw when West Brom's Youssouf Mulumbu brought down Luke Shaw.
Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez had earlier hit the crossbar in a match of few clear-cut chances at The Hawthorns.
West Brom's best opportunity came when Graham Dorrans sent a 25-yard free-kick narrowly over the crossbar.
The dramatic finish was in sharp contrast to a scrappy encounter as West Brom struggled to get going despite the presence of new striker Nicolas Anelka.
Representing his sixth English club and making his first Premier League start for two years, the 34-year-old former France international endured a frustrating debut and was substituted seven minutes from time.

Although West Brom finished eighth in the Premier League last season, they have now won just one of their last 10 league games.

Southampton included four Academy produces in the starting line-up, while defender Dejan Lovren impressed on debut following an £8.5m move from Lyon.

West Ham 2-0 Cardiff.

West Ham United enjoyed a comfortable opening day win over Premier League new boys Cardiff City at Upton Park.

Midfielder Joe Cole and captain Kevin Nolan scored in each half, but the Hammers failed to convert a host of chances against newly promoted Cardiff.
Winger Matthew Jarvis, midfielder Mohamed Diame and striker Modibo Maiga all missed chances for the home side.
Substitute Nicky Maynard and midfielder Peter Whittingham came closest for Cardiff in the dying moments.

 

Transfer News

Liverpool in Willian talks.

Sky sources report that Liverpool have opened talks with Anzhi Makhachkala over the possible signing of Brazilian playmaker Willian.

The highly-rated 25-year-old only moved to Anzhi from Shakhtar Donetsk in January but the Russian side are now looking to offload their star players, because billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov is scaling back his financial commitment to the club.
And Liverpool are eager to strengthen their attacking options, having failed to land Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who joined Borussia Dortmund from Shakhtar, and Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa.
Willian recently told ESPN Brazil: "He (Kerimov) made it clear that, if good bids arrive, he would certainly help us go.
"Now I'm waiting for a new bid to arrive in the next days from a few clubs, like Liverpool.
"If it's really Liverpool, then it is surely a great club. I'm hopeful and very calm, just waiting for the best."
Liverpool may face competition for the signature of Willian, who has come close to joining Tottenham and Manchester City in the past.

Suarez trains with Liverpool ahead of apology.

The Uruguayan international had been frozen out of first-team sessions after publicly demanding a transfer but the rift between player and club now appears be closing.
However, he will definitely not feature for Saturday's Premier League opener at home to Stoke because he has six games left to serve of the 10-game ban he received for biting Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea last April.
Despite Suarez's oft-stated desire to play Champions League football and a pair of bids from Arsenal, Liverpool have remained firm in their stance that he is not leaving and it appears increasingly likely that he will still be at Anfield when his suspension is completed.
Sky Sports reporter Vinny O'Connor said: "Luis Suarez has apologised to (manager) Brandan Rodgers and apologised to his team mates over his general conduct.
"He has started his re-integration into the Liverpool first-team and trained with them on Friday.
"Over a week ago, Brendan Rodgers said he would need an apology from Luis Suarez, as would the fans and his team mates, after the apparent attempt by the player to force a move away from Anfield. It appears that the apology has come.

Transfer News

Bent set for move to Fulham.

Aston Villa forward Darren Bent will secure a loan deal to Fulham if he comes through a medical on Thursday.

Although Fulham boss Martin Jol rejected reports that a move for the unsettled striker was imminent, his Villa counterpart Paul Lambert confirmed on Thursday that Bent's transfer would go through barring any hitch with fitness checks in London.
"He's just away down to Fulham," said Lambert. "I think it's well-documented now that he's down there having a medical and that's the last I've heard."
Bent was the subject of a £4m bid from the Cottagers earlier in the summer, which was rejected by Villa, but the two clubs have reached an agreement with a view to a season-long loan.
It is also a big blow for Crystal Palace who had looked favourites to snare the 29-year-old.
Bent was a peripheral figure for Aston Villa last season, often left on the sidelines with Christian Benteke making his mark in Lambert's side.
And with new attacking options now available to Lambert, the Villa boss has opted to offload the striker they bought in January 2011 for around £24m from Sunderland.

Wenger vows to keep hunting.

Manager Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will continue to push all the way for new signings despite a frustrating period so far in the transfer market.

Chief executive Ivan Gazidis may have talked up the club's new "financial firepower" at the end of last season, but so far the only confirmed signing has been France Under-21 striker Yaya Sanogo on a free transfer from Auxerre.
After failing to land Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain earlier in the summer, the Gunners have also been foiled in their attempts to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Bayern Munich's midfielder Luiz Gustavo.
As the clock ticks towards the September 2 deadline, Wenger told Arsenal Player: "We are active. We are in a situation like Manchester United, like Chelsea, where everybody expects signings and at the moment not a lot has happened.