| Aston Villa | 0-0 (HT 0-0) | Liverpool |
| Bookings: Skrtel 13 Dossena 66 | ||
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Villa put on a tough fight and where no walk over for Liverpool. Torres picked up and injury and that had a huge effect on the team but also showed how reliant they are on Torres.
Liverpool and Aston Villa played out a cagey goalless draw at Villa Park.
John Carew was denied by the feet of Pepe Reina, while David Ngog shot just over the bar after being set up by Robbie Keane in a dour first half.
Keane was put clean through by Javier Mascherano after the break but scuffed his shot wide when in front of goal.
Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young (Milner 64), Laursen, Davies, Shorey (Gardner 79), Reo-Coker, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Harewood, Knight, Salifou, Routledge.
Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Dossena, Kuyt (Aurelio 70), Alonso, Mascherano, Leiva Lucas, Keane (Benayoun 79), Torres (Ngog 30).
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Agger, Babel, El Zhar.
Booked: Skrtel, Dossena.
Att: 41,647.
Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
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| Chelsea | 1-1 (HT 1-1) | Tottenham |
| Belletti 28 | Bent 45+1 | |
| Bookings: Deco 10 J Cole 45 Bosingwa 86 |
A resolute Tottenham earned their first point of the season as they held a frustrated Chelsea to a draw.
Michael Essien hit the bar for Chelsea before they went ahead from a disputed corner after Darren Bent's sliced clearance went in off Juliano Belletti.
But Bent atoned when he slotted in the equaliser after inadvertently being played in by Chelsea's Frank Lampard.
The home side dominated possession in search of a winner but Spurs repelled their attacks to hold on for a draw.____________________________________________________________________
| Sunderland | 0-3 (HT 0-1) | Man City |
| Ireland 45+1 Wright-Phillips 50 Wright-Phillips 58 | ||
| Bookings: Bardsley 60 Healy 66 Richardson 74 Chimbonda 77 | Bookings: Richards 31 Kompany 33 |
Shaun Wright-Phillips scored a second-half brace on his Manchester City return as Mark Hughes's side cruised to victory at Sunderland.
City took the lead through Stephen Ireland who side-footed the ball home after Danny Collins had deflected Michael Johnson's cross into his path.
Wright-Phillips then pounced at the back post to make it 2-0 tapping home Jo's cross from close range.
He then flicked Michael Ball's long ball past Craig Gordon for 3-0.Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Collins, Chimbonda, Malbranque, Leadbitter (Murphy 60), Reid, Richardson, Cisse (Stokes 60), Diouf (Healy 60).
Subs Not Used: Ward, Miller, Yorke, Higginbotham.
Booked: Bardsley, Healy, Richardson, Chimbonda.
Man City: Hart, Corluka, Richards (Ben-Haim 46), Dunne, Michael Ball, Ireland, Hamann, Johnson (Gelson 81), Kompany, Wright-Phillips (Elano 85), Jo.
Subs Not Used: Schmeichel, Garrido, Evans, Sturridge.
Booked: Richards, Kompany.
Goals: Ireland 45, Wright-Phillips 50, 58.
Att: 39,622
Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
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