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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’).
