ROUND UP OF WEEK 2

Match Day 2 commenced  with Aston villa taking on Newcastle, prior to the match pundits had hoped that after Newcastle display against Manchester City would improve but that wasn’t so as the game ended in a goaless draw. Newcastle proved the better side with more possession and more shots on goal but none were turned into goalless. On the bright side its still early days for Newcastle as they can only improve more and try to win their next game.
 Here are the stats on the game.

Chelsea took on Leicester city at Stamford bridge as they looked to gain 3 points , but didn’t get it on a silver platter. The first half saw no goals as Leicester city held their own against the Chelsea attack , Leicester looked the more dangerous side and you could tell the Chelsea fans and coach were frustrated. In the second half  Leicester city  came close to scoring twice but  their forward Nugenet failed to punish Chelsea on both occasions with Courtois proving why he is number 1 for Chelsea. In the 70 minute Diego Costa scored after a great run from Ivanovic and  some poor defending on the path of Leicester city. Hazard then made it 2 in the 80 minute after his shot in the box went through Schmeichel's arms.

Later in an interview Mourinho stated why courtois was number 1 but took nothing away from Peter Cech who might be seeking a move from the bridge.
 Heres what Mourinho had to say in his  interview.

Southampton also took on West bromich Albion in a game that ended goalless. Southampton had more possession in the game but failed to turn it into chances to get goals. In their next game they would have to improve in the final third  as it was obvious the were missing the likes of lambert and lallana or they would have problems this season.

Next of was a game between Crystal Palace and West Ham , Crystal Palace were still without a coach but were using a side that played well under  Tony Pulis. As the game progressed it was that obvious they needed a coach and they needed one fast. In the first half the Hammers took the lead through Zarate in the 34th minute , and  just 3 minute later Downing scored in the 37^th minute. The second half produced 2 goals with West Ham having better possession of the ball. Chamakh who had a wonderful season last time around was struggling in the game , probably missed the influence of his formal coach. Chamakh still managed to pull one back in the 48^th minute but there wasn’t going to be an equalizer for them as Calton Cole scored in the 62^nd minute to make sure the 3 points were in the bag.   

At the liberty stadium Swansea hosted Burnley, as  expected by the pundits it was always going to be an intense game which many predicted a win for the Swans after beating Louis Van Gaals Manchester United on opening day . We all know how the league can be sometimes be  unpredictable and the match was a perfect example as the match proved to be somewhat evenly matched at some point . Swansea got the only  goal through Dyer in the 23^rd minute and it was enough to see the Swans bag 3 points.

In the other game Everton took on Arsenal at the Goodison Park and really gave Wenger’s side a run for their money. In recent times Arsenal have struggled against Everton and it looked to continue after Coleman scored for the Toffees in the 19^th minute and just on the struck of halft time Naismith made it two . The first half experience was a wake up call for Wenger and his boys ,it was also clear Wenger needed a striker in the person of Giroud  and not Sanchez who looked lost in the first half.

So in the second half Wenger being a great coach made the switch and brought Giroud on for Sanchez. Almost immediately there was a change in the tide for Arsenal who looked more menacing , but it wasn’t until the 83^rd minute before Ramsey pulled one back.  Time was clearly running out and luckily for them Giroud got the equalizer in the 90^th minute to  level things up. A real heart break for Everton fans who almost thought they had their first home win.

On Sunday Tottenham faced QPR at home as they were looking to go on top of the league for the meantime on 6 points. In the first half we saw three goals produced , Chadli scoring in the 12 minute , new sensational defener Dier scoring the second in the 30^th minute and Chadli getting his brace in the 37^th minute. 

In the second half adebayor made it four in the 65^th minute and QPR failing to give a response. Lots of positives can be taking from the game as the new Tottenham under pocchetino would look to challenge for a Champions league spot this time around.

Adebayor really enjoyed himself as he entertained the fans to some dance moves.

Later that day , Hull City took on Stoke City  which proved to be an intense and well balanced game. The first half produced one goal in the 42^nd minute by Jelavic for Hull City. As the game progressed into the second half the Tigers hearts were broking as Shawcross got an equalizer for Stoke City in the 83^rd minute . It could have been a well deserved victory for Hull City but Stoke City had other ideas as the stats showed they created more chances than Hull City and truly worked hard for their equalizer.

Here are the stats for the game.

In  Sundays final game Van Gaal had another go at it with his 3-5-2 formation away to the Black Cats.  In the first half after Mata scored in the 17^th minute everyone thought it was going to be a routine win for Manchester United but they were pecked back on level terms after a Rodwell put his header pass De Gea from a corner kick in the 30^th minute. The second half saw no goals as the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Though the Red Devils had better possession and to the view of the most pundits calling it an improvement on the Swansea game. Louis Van Gaal thought other wise as he stated this in his post match interview. See video ,

And on Monday night Manchester City played against Liverpool at the Eithad , last season both teams went head to head for the league title  and both teams were the highest scoring in the league, so it proved that the game was going to be full of goals. Liverpool haven’t won at the Eithad since 2008 through a Dirk Kuyt goal. The first half saw Liverpool look the more promising with sturridge and sterling combining well and asking questions of the City defense. City then took the lead after Moreno failed to clear a loss ball in the 18 box giving Jovetic to space to put his shot through Mignolet’s legs in the 41^st minute . In the second half we saw more goals as Jovetic scored his brace in the 55^th minute  from a swift move he began , Later Aguero was brought on and and in the 69^th minute he scored just 5 seconds after coming on after some poor marking from Lovern. However Liverpool pulled one back after Sturridges cross fell sweetly for Lambert who’s header was saved by Hart but Zabaleta forced it in for and own goal.

A lot of positives can be taking from the game as Rodgers new signings will look to improve after they were welcomed humbly into the Premier League by City.