West Ham 3-0 Fulham: Andy Carroll had a very mixed debut which ultimately ended with him being stretchered off. His game initially started with him starting the move that lead to Kevin Nolan scoring after just one minute. Winston Reid made it 2-0 on 29-minutes with a bullet header from a corner kick. the damage was then complete when Matthew Taylor sent a shot past Mark Schwarzer after the defenders had been too busy trying to battle with Andy Carroll.
Swansea 2-2 Sunderland: Swansea remain unbeaten despite a dream debut from Steven Fletcher. A weak back pass from Ashley Williams was taken full advantage of by Fletcher to break the deadlock five minutes before half-time. The became 12-minutes when seven minutes of injury time was issued due to Neil Taylor suffering a bad ankle injury. Wayne Routledge equalised in the first of those minutes after a great chip through ball by Nathan Dyer. But Sunderland had the lead again before half-time when Fletcher finally scrambled the ball home from a Seb Larsson free-kick. The equaliser came on 66-minutes when Michu made it four goals in three with a good header from a free-kick. Swansea ended the game with ten men when Chico Flores was sent off for a dangerously high boot that caught Louis Saha on 71-minutes.
Tottenham 1-1 Norwich: Spurs are still without a victory after suffering a late equaliser. There was a debut goal for Moussa Dembele after he came off the bench to break the deadlock in stunning fashion on 68-minutes. But Robert Snodgrass equalised for Norwich five minutes before the end with his first Premiership goal. Tottenham ended the game with ten men when substitute Tom Huddlestone was shown a straight red for a lunge in the final minute of normal time.
West Brom 2-0 Everton: Everton's best start in five years came to a halt as West Brom enjoy their best start to a season in a long time. A Peter Odemwingie cross was finished off by Shane Long to give West Brom the lead on 65-minutes. The points were then wrapped up when Garath McAuley headed a corner home eight minutes from the end.
Wigan 2-2 Stoke: A game with a tale of penalties that ultimately produced a draw. Wigan were awarded a penalty after just five minutes when James McCarthy's shot was blocked by the hand of Robert Huth. Shaun Maloney stepped up and converted into the bottom corner. Stoke were level five minutes before half-time when they were also awarded a penalty for handball, Maynor Figueroa the culprit. Jon Walters stepped up and also converted. A great counter attack led to Wigan retaking the lead four minutes into second half, Arouna Kone was able to bust into the box before turning back on himself and playing the ball square for Franco Di Santo to slot home. Stoke then gained a point on 76-minutes when Peter Crouch headed home from a poorly defended throw-in.
Manchester City 3-1 QPR: The big spenders against the big buyers had a slight touch of deja vu. A scramble in the box eventually saw Yaya Toure finish into the bottom corner on 16-minutes. A Joe Hart parry then fell to Bobby Zamora who equalised just before the hour mark. It Eden Dzeko who put City back in it in May and it was he who gave City the lead again after the Bosnian headed home just two minutes after parity. It was then his wayward shot that parried off of Carlos Tevez to grab his 50th Premiership goal and the three points for City.
Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal: Arsenal find their first goals and win of the season with Brendan Rodgers still waiting for Liverpool's first victory this season. It was two of the new boys who stole the show with Santi Cazorla setting up Lukas Podolski to give Arsenal the lead just after the half hour mark. Cazorla then had his goal on 68-minutes when his shot was parried into the net by Pepe Reina.
Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa: Villa finally pick up their first point of the season in a game when they could have had more. Villa had the lead when Ciaran Clark headed the ball home from a Barry Bannan cross on 22-minutes. But Newcastle rescued a point just before the hour mark when Artem Ben Arfa smashed a shot into the top corner.
Southampton 2-3 Manchester United: Southampton are still somehow waiting for their first point of the season after a late show from Robin Van Persie sunk the Saints, giving Sir Alex Ferguson a win in his 1000th game in charge. Despite a good start from United, Southampton took the lead when Rickie Lambert got the better of Rafael to head home a cross on 16-minutes. United were level on 23-minutes when a slip from Nathaniel Clyne allowed Van Persie to easily control an aerial ball before rifling his shot home. The Dutchman then missed a sitter before Southampton went up the other end with Morgan Schneiderlin headed home a Lambert cross after Patrice Evra had slipped ten minutes into the second half. Van Persie's day got worse before it got better when he was fouled by Jos Hooiveld in the box. The Dutchman then stepped up but his dinked effort was easily saved by Kelvin Davis, making Van Persie look very stupid. But all would be forgotten three minutes from time when a Rio Ferdinand header came off the post before Van Persie poked the ball home to level the match. A Nani corner in injury time was then headed home by Van Persie to snatch all three points.
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