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Round 8 of the Barclays Premier League (Saturday)

Round 8 of the Barclays Premier League kicked off on Saturday, 03 October with seven cracking matches which included a couple of surprising results. 23 goals were scored in these seven fixtures.

The action started off with Crystal Palace beating West Brom comfortably at home. Two newcomers went head to head as Watford were held to a draw for the fourth time already this season by Bournemouth. Troubles piling up for Aston Villa, as they lost at home to Stoke by the narrowest of margins. Manchester City returned to winning ways as they thumped Newcastle in a seven goal thriller at the Etihad.

Leicester City were also recovering as they went to Norwich and returned with all three points. Winless Sunderland are still without a win as they held giant killers West Ham to draw. Saturday’s Premier League action was wrapped up as the last game of the evening was at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea were shocked by Southampton.

 

CRYSTAL PALACE  2 – 0  WEST BROMWICH ALBION

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Venue – Selhurst Park.
Referee – Jon Moss.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Crystal Palace
    – W W L L W
    West Brom – L W D W L
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Crystal Palace)
    – Hennessey; Kelly, Hangeland, Dann, Souare; McArthur, Cabaye; Bolasie, Puncheon, Zaha; Gayle.
    Subs – McCarthy, Mariappa, Gray, Ledley, Sako, Bamford, Campbell.Starting XI (West Brom) – Myhill; McAuley, Evans, Dawson, Brunt; Morrison, Jacob, Fletcher, McClean; Rondon, Berahino.
    Subs – Lindegaard, Chester, Gamboa, Gardner, McManaman, Anichebe, Lambert.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Crystal Palace)
    – Souare, Campbell, Zaha.
    Yellow (West Brom) – McClean, Chester, Yacob.Red (Crystal Palace) – None.
    Red (West Brom)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Crystal Palace
    – Bolasie (68’) & Cabaye (89’ pen).
    West Brom – None.

 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH  1 – 1  WATFORD

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Venue – Goldsands Stadium.
Referee – Michael Oliver.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Bournemouth
    – W D L W L
    Watford – D L W W L
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Bournemouth)
    – Boruc; Francis, Cook, Distin, Daniels; Ritchie, Gosling, Surman, Pugh, King; Murray.
    Subs – Cargill, Smith, Federici, O’Kane, Bennet, Tomlin, Kermorgant.Starting XI (Watford) – Gomes; Nyom, Prodl, Cathcart, Ake; Capoue, Watson; Abdi, Deeney, Anya; Ighalo.
    Subs – Arlauskis, Diamenti, Guedioura, Paredes, Dyer, Britos, Ibarbo.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Bournemouth)
    – Murray.
    Yellow (Watford) – Gomes.Red (Bournemouth) – None.
    Red (Watford)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Bournemouth
    – Murray (28’).
    Watford – Ighalo (45’).

 

ASTON VILLA  0 – 1  STOKE CITY

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Venue – Villa Park.
Referee – Mike Jones.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Aston Villa
    – L D L L L
    Stoke City – D L L D W
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Aston Villa)
    – Guzan; Crsepo, Richards, Lescott, Amavi; Veretout, Westwood, Gueye; Hutton, Gestede, Sinclair.
    Subs – Bunn, Bacuna, Richardson,Sanchez, Gil, Ayew, Grealish.Starting XI (Stoke City) – Butland; Johnson, Cameron, Wollscheid, Pieters; Adam, Whelan; Walters, Bojan, Arnautovic; Diouf.
    Subs – Given, Muniesa, Van Ginkel, Ireland, Joselu, Afellay, Crouch.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Aston Villa)
    – Westwood.
    Yellow (Stoke City) – None.Red (Aston Villa) – None.
    Red (Stoke City)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Aston Villa
    – None.
    Stoke City – Arnautovic (55’).

 

MANCHESTER CITY  6 – 1  NEWCASTLE UNITED

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Venue – Etihad Stadium.
Referee – Kevin Friend.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Manchester City
    – W W W L L
    Newcastle United – D L L L D
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Manchester City)
    – Hart; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov; Fernando, Fernandinho; De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling; Aguero.
    Subs – Caballero, Sagna, Bony, Navas, Demichelis, Iheanacho, Alonso.Starting XI (Newcastle United) – Krul; Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Mbabu; Sissoko, Anita, Gouffran, Wijnaldum; Perez, Mitrovic.
    Subs – Elliot, Lascelles, Williamson, Cisse, De Jong, Tiote, Thauvin.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Manchester City)
    – Fernandinho, Zabaleta, Mangala.
    Yellow (Newcastle United) – Anita.Red (Manchester City) – None.
    Red (Newcastle United)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Manchester City
    – Aguero (42’, 49’, 51’, 60’, 62’) & De Bruyne (54’).
    Newcastle United – Mitrovic (18’).

 

NORWICH CITY  1 – 2  LEICESTER CITY

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Venue – Carrow Road.
Referee – Mark Clattenburg.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Norwich City
    – D L W D D
    Leicester City – D D W D L
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Norwich City)
    – Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin, Bassong, Brady; Dorrans, Tettey, Howson, Jarvis; Hoolahan, Jerome.
    Subs – Rudd, Bennet, Olsson, O’Neil, Redmondm Lafferty, Mbokani.Starting XI (Leicester City) – Schmeichel; Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs; Albrighton, Kante, Drinkwater, Schlupp; Vardy, Okazaki.
    Subs – Schwarzer, De Laet, Benalouane, Inler, King, Mahrez, Ulloa.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Norwich City)
    – None.
    Yellow (Leicester City) – Huth.

    Red (Norwich City)
    – None.
    Red (Leicester City)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Norwich City
    – Mbokani (69’).
    Leicester City – Vardy (28’ pen) & Schlupp (48’).

 

SUNDERLAND  2 – 2  WEST HAM UNITED

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Venue – Stadium of Light.
Referee – Neil Swarbrick.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Sunderland
    – D D L L L
    West Ham – L W W W D
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Sunderland)
    – Pantilimon; Yedlin, O’Shea, Coates, Jones; Cattermole, M’Vila; Borini, Toivonen, Lens; Fletcher.
    Subs – Mannone, Van Aanholt, Brown, Rodwell, Gomez, Larrson, Defoe.Starting XI (West Ham) – Adrian; Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell; Kouyate, Noble; Lanzini, Payet, Moses; Sakho.
    Subs – Randolph, Zarate, Obiang, Collins, Jelavic, Antonio, Oxford.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Sunderland)
    – Lens, Cattermole, Coates.
    Yellow (West Ham) – Noble, Reid, Cresswell, Jenkinson.Red (Sunderland) – Lens (Second Yellow).
    Red (West Ham)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Sunderland
    – Fletcher (10’) & Lens (22’).
    West Ham – Jenkinson (45+1’) & Payet (60’).

 

CHELSEA  1 – 3  SOUTHAMPTON

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Venue – Stamford Bridge.
Referee – Robert Madley.

  • Recent Form in EPL
    Chelsea
    – W L L W D
    Southampton – D W D L W
  • Squad
    Starting XI (Chelsea)
    – Begovic; Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Ramires; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Falcao.
    Subs – Blackman, Zouma, Rahman, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Matic, Remy.Starting XI (Southampton) – Stekelenburg; Soares, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Romeu, Wanyama; Mane, S. Davis, Tadic; Pelle.
    Subs – Martina, Yoshida, K. Davis, Ward-Prowse, Juanmi, Rodriguez, Long.
  • Cards
    Yellow (Chelsea)
    – Ramires, Falcao.
    Yellow (Southampton) – Romeu, Bertrand, Mane, Ward-Prowse, Pelle.Red (Chelsea) – None.
    Red (Southampton)
    – None.
  • Goals
    Chelsea
    – Willian (10’).
    Southampton – S. Davis (44’), Mane (60’), Pelle (73’).

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His name is Oumar Aga, he is neither the fastest man alive nor was he stuck on a hellish island for five years only to return and save his city. He is merely a student of Pharmacy, residing in Pune, Maharashtra. He is involved in various social and extracurricular activities - Content writing being one of them. He is a part of the admins panel of Manchester United Fan Club Pune and an organiser for regular football meets and tournaments.
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