ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHDAY 5

A week break for international duty and the EPL resumed for the Match Day 5. The international duty has soared England to eventually qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa with styles, indulging a 100% win record in the qualifying stage along with Netherlands, Brazil, Australia and Japan among others.

Back home, EPL matches last weekend saw both Chelsea and Manchester City continued their impressive run for 100% win while Portsmouth became the only team pointless, rotting down on the bottom of the table.

Man of the week this week was none other than Liverpool’s Israeli midfield, Youssi Benayoun whom had scored a pulsating hattrick to help Koppers trashed out Burnley by 4 goals to none.

EPL MATCHDAY 5

Saturday, 12 September 2009

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3-1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

Ewood Park, Blackburn (Att: 24,845)

BLA: Diouf 19", Roberts 56", Dunn 63"; WOV: Maierhofer 88"

LIVERPOOL 4-0 BURNLEY

Anfield, Liverpool (Att: 43,817)

LIV: Benayoun 27”, 61”, 81”, Kuyt 41”

MANCHESTER CITY 4-2 ARSENAL

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (Att: 47,339)

MANC: Almunia 19” (og), Bellamy 74”, Adebayor 80”, Wright-Phillios 83”; ARS: van Persie 62”, Rosicky 87”

PORTSMOUTH 2-3 BOLTON WANDERERS

Fratton Park, Portsmouth (Att: 17,564)

POT: Kaboul 25”, Boateng 63”; BOL: Cohen 13”, Taylor 41” (pen), Cahill 88”

STOKE CITY 1-2 CHELSEA

Britannia Stadium, Stoke (Att: 27,440)

STO: Faye 32”; CHE: Drogba 45”, Malouda 90”

SUNDERLAND 4-1 HULL CITY

Stadium of Light, Sunderland (Att: 38,997)

SUN: Bent 12" (pen), 66", Reid 49"; HUL: Drogba 45”, Malouda 90”

WIGAN ATHLETIC 1-0 WEST HAM UNITED

DW Stadium, Manchester (Att: 17,142)

WIG: Rodallega 55”

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-3 MANCHESTER UNITED

White Hart Lane, London (Att: 35,785)

TOT: Defoe 1”; MANU: Giggs 24”, Anderson 40”, Rooney 78”

Sunday, 13 September 2009

BIRMINGHAM CITY 0-1 ASTON VILLA

St Andrews Ground, Birmingham (Att: 25,196)

AST: Agbonlahor 84”

FULHAM 2-1 EVERTON

Craven Cottage, London (Att: 24,191)

FUL: Konchesky 57”, Duff 78”; EVE: Cahill 32”