West Ham United 1 - 1 Fulham

West Ham sank to the foot of the Premier League table despite battling back from Clint Dempsey's goal to salvage a point in the London derby against Fulham.

West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers

West Brom and Bolton took a point each from a lively Premier League encounter at the Hawthorns.
Wanderers went in front mid-way through the second half thanks to a strike from Johan Elmander.
 

Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Aston Villa

Rafael van der Vaart cemented his status as Tottenham's new talisman as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa in the Premier League and once again avoid a European hangover.

Sunderland 0 - 0 Manchester United

Edwin van der Sar was Manchester United's saviour as Sunderland boss Steve Bruce came close to breaking his duck against Sir Alex Ferguson.

Stoke City 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers

Jon Walters condemned his former club to defeat after scoring his first goal for Stoke in the Premier League.
The £2.75 million summer signing from Ipswich scored the winner in the 47th minute at the Britannia Stadium.
 

Birmingham 0 - 2 Everton

Everton registered their first win of the season thanks to Roger Johnson's own goal and a late header from Tim Cahill as they shattered Birmingham's 13-month unbeaten home record.

   

Wigan Athletic 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goals from Jordi Gomez and Hugo Rodallega lifted Wigan out of the bottom three and condemned ten-man Wolves to a fourth successive Premier League defeat.

Fulham v West Ham Preview

• Fulham @ West Ham

Bolton v West Brom Preview

• Bolton @ West Brom

Aston Villa v Tottenham Preview

• Aston Villa @ Tottenham

Man U v Sunderland Preview

• Man U @ Sunderland

Blackburn v Stoke City Preview

• Blackburn @  Stoke

Everton v Birmingham Preview

• Everton @ Birmingham

Wolverhampton v Wigan Preview

• Wolverhampton @ Wigan

Liverpool 0 Utrecht 0

Liverpool escaped with a goalless draw in their Europa League Group K clash in Utrecht after another disjointed and disappointing performance.
 

Liverpool v Utrecht Preview

FC Utrecht coach Ton du Chatinier admits Liverpool pose far more difficult Europa League opposition than the Celtic team disposed of earlier in the competition.

Manchester City v Juventus Preview

Juventus veteran Alessandro Del Piero expects a tough test against Manchester City in the Europa League tomorrow.

Tottenham Hotspurs 4 Twente Enschede 1

It was another frustrating first half for Tottenham after Raphael Van Der Vaart missed a penalty that could have given them a 1-0 lead going into the second half versus Twente.  Manager Harry Redknapp must have given them the "win one for the gipper speech" because they came out on fire scoring 2 goals in the first 5 minutes after break. 

Manchester United 1 Valencia 0

Manchester United was able to exercise demons by winning a match in Spain for the first time in more than 8 years with the slick play by second half substitutes Macheda and Hernandez.  Both players were brought in during the last 15 minutes of play hoping to spark a Red Devils attack that has sputtered so far in the matches. 

Previews and Predictions

Previews and predictions for Tottenham and Manchester United

Valencia Scouting Report

Scouting Report For Twente Enschede

Arsenal beat Partizan in Champions League

BELGRADE (AFP) - Arsenal beat 10-man Partizan Belgrade 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday despite missing a penalty, in a match where Gunners goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski restored some of his tarnished reputation.

Terry, Anelka score as Chelsea beats Marseille 2-0

LONDON (AP)—Chelsea bounced back from consecutive losses by beating Marseille 2-0 in the Champions League after first-half goals by John Terry and Nicolas Anelka on Tuesday.

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Arsenal goalie Manuel Almunia is out for todays match

Under-fire Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has been ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League game at Partizan Belgrade on Tuesday night with an elbow injury.

 

Champions League Game Two Day One Predictions (EPL only)

Game Preview And Prediction for Chelsea and Arsenal

Rooney to miss Champions League match versus Valencia

Wayne Rooney will not travel with the Manchester United squad for the Champions League match against Valencia on Wednesday due to an ankle injury, the club have confirmed on their official website.

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Goalscoring leaders

Leading Goalscorers after week 5 of play:

1. Florent Malouda      6
2. Dimitar Berbatov    6
3. Darren Bent           5
4. Didier Drogba         5
5. Salomon Kalou       4
6. Theo Walcott         4
7. Carlos Tevez          4
8. Andrew Carroll       4
9. 7 player tied at 3 goals

Possible Starting 11 for Chelsea v Olympique de Marseille

Projected Starting Lineups for Chelsea v Olympique de Marseille

          

Scouting Report for FK Partizan (facing Arsenal tuesday)

Scouting Report on Olympique de Marseille (Chelsea's opponent)

Adlene Guedioura out 4-6 months

Wolves midfielderAdlene Gueioura could be out for up to six months after fracturing his tibia in Sunday's Premier League defeat to Aston Villa.

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Trouble at White Hart Lane?

Tottenham were without defenders William Gallas and Ledley King after both were injured during training on friday.  Both could only watch the Spurs lose to the lowly Hammers on a day that Tottenham did not list a single defender in its substitutes.  Michael Dawson and Younes Kaboul have been out with injuries and Benoit Assou-Ekotto was also a scratch saturday. 



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Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Manchester United

Michael Owen rescued a point for Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson's men twice had to come from behind against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Aston Villa

Emile Heskey's late goal enabled new Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier to emerge triumphant from his first Premier League match in charge of the midlands club at Wolves with a 2-1 win.

Newcastle United 1 - 2 Stoke City

James Perch's own goal handed Stoke all three points as Newcastle lost at home for the second time in a row.