Below are the results, some statistics, a list of goalscorers (which will become the leading scorers over the weeks of the season), each club's disciplinary record and this week's fixtures. The fixtures are 3:00 p.m. kick off at weekend and 7:45 p.m. midweek unless otherwise shown.
The Weekend Results | |
Saturday 15th August | |
Aston Villa 0 Wigan 2 | Everton 1 Arsenal 6 |
Blackburn 0 Manchester City 2 | Portsmouth 0 Fulham 1 |
Bolton 0 Sunderland 1 | Stoke 2 Burnley 0 |
Chelsea 2 Hull 1 | Wolves 0 West Ham 2 |
Sunday 16th August | |
Manchester United 1 Birmingham 0 | Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1 |
The Weekend Stats | |
Biggest win | Arsenal 6-1 v Everton (away) |
Total goals scored | 24 (8 home - 16 away) |
Player scoring most goals | Didier Drogba (Chelsea) |
Highest Attendance | 75,062 - Manchester United v Birmingham |
Lowest Attendance | 17,510 - Portsmouth v Fulham |
Total Yellow Cards | 30 |
Total Red Cards | 0 |
Most cards in a game | Tottenham v Liverpool (6Y) - Phil Dowd |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
2 | Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) |
1 | Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham) Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham) Darren Bent (Sunderland) Denilson (Arsenal) Eduardo (Arsenal) William Gallas (Arsenal) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Stephen Hunt (Hull) Stephen Ireland (Manchester City) Jason Koumas (Wigan) Mark Noble (West Ham) Hugo Rodallega (Wigan) Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Louis Saha (Everton) Ryan Shawcross (Stoke) Matthew Upson (West Ham) Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal) Bobby Zamora (Fulham) |
Disciplinary Record (all domestic games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 4 | 0 |
| Blackburn | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 |
| Bolton | 2 | 0 | Stoke | 2 | 0 |
| Burnley | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 |
| Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Tottenham | 3 | 0 |
| Everton | 0 | 0 | West Ham | 0 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2 | 0 | Wigan | 2 | 0 |
| Hull | 2 | 0 | Wolves | 0 | 0 |
The Week's Fixtures | |
Tuesday 18th August | |
Sunderland v Chelsea | Wigan v Wolves |
Wednesday 19th August | |
Birmingham v Portsmouth | Hull v Tottenham |
Burnley v Manchester United | Liverpool v Stoke (8:00) |
Saturday 22nd August | |
Arsenal v Portsmouth | Manchester City v Wolves |
Birmingham v Stoke | Sunderland v Blackburn |
Hull v Bolton | Wigan v Manchester United |
Sunday 23rd August | |
Burnley v Everton | West Ham v Tottenham (1:30) |
Fulham v Chelsea (4:00) | . |
Monday 24th August | |
Liverpool v Aston Villa (8:00) | . |