2013-14 Premier League: Match day 1

Premier League
2013-14
	Premier League; 2013-14
Day	Saturday/Sunday/Monday/Wednesday
Date	17/18/19/21 August 2013
Total matches	11
Total goals	28
Current League	2013-14
Prev match day	Next match day
N/A	Match day 2

Liverpool secured their first opening-day victory at Anfield since 2001 as goalkeeper Simon Mignolet marked his debut with a dramatic late penalty save to deny Stoke a point.

Christian Benteke scored twice and Antonio Luna added a third as Aston Villa came from behind to stun Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on the opening day.

Norwich's record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel's superb header rescued a point in a thrilling opening-day encounter with Everton.

Pajtim Kasami scored his first Fulham goal as they beat a dominant Sunderland on the opening day of the season.

Rickie Lambert followed up a goal on his England debut in midweek by scoring a last-minute winner from the penalty spot for Southampton.

Joe Cole and Kevin Nolan scored in each half as West Ham United enjoyed a comfortable win over Premier League new boys Cardiff City at Upton Park.

David Moyes made a winning Premier League start as Manchester United manager with the champions cruising to a comfortable opening day victory at Swansea City.

Tottenham's record signing Roberto Soldado scored on his debut as Crystal Palace were defeated in their first top-flight match since 2005.

Oscar and Frank Lampard scored first-half goals as Chelsea marked the start of Jose Mourinho's second spell as Blues manager with victory over Hull.

New Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini enjoyed a dream Premier League start as his side swept past 10-man Newcastle with a superb display.

Branislav Ivanovic powered in a second-half header as Chelsea won a feisty game against Aston Villa.

Match Details

Saturday 17 August 2013

17 August 2013 12:45	Liverpool	1 – 0	Stoke	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 44,822 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Sturridge 37'	Report

17 August 2013 15:00	Arsenal	1–3	Aston Villa	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 60,003 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Giroud 6'	Report	Benteke 23', 62', (Pen)' Luna 85'

17 August 2013 15:00	Norwich City	2 – 2	Everton	Carrow Road, Norwich Attendance: 26,824 Referee: Michael Oliver
	Whittaker 51' van Wolfswinkel 71'	Report	Barkley 61' Coleman 65'

17 August 2013 15:00	Sunderland	0 – 1	Fulham	Stadium of Light, Sunderland Attendance: 43,905 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
		Report	Kasami 52'

17 August 2013 15:00	West Brom	0 – 1	Southampton	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 25,927 Referee: Kevin Friend
		Report	Lambert 90', (pen)'

17 August 2013 15:00	West Ham Utd	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Upton Park, London Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Howard Webb
	Cole 13' Nolan 76'	Report		Upton Park, London Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Howard Webb

17 August 2013 17:30	Swansea City	1 – 4	Manchester Utd	The Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 20,733 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Bony 82'	Report	Van Persie 34', 72' Welbeck 36', 90'

Sunday 18 August 2013

18 August 2013 13:30	Crystal Palace	0 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 23,285 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
		Report	Soldado 50', (pen)'

18 August 2013 16:00	Chelsea	2 – 0	Hull City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,374 Referee: Jonathan Moss
	Oscar 13' Lampard 25'	Report

Monday 19 August 2013

19 August 2013 20:00	Manchester City	4 – 0	Newcastle Utd	Etihad Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 46,842 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Silva 6' Aguero 22' Toure 50' Nasri 75'	Report	Taylor

Wednesday 21 August 2013

21 August 2013 19:45	Chelsea	2 – 1	Aston Villa	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,527 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Luna 7', (og)' Ivanovic 73'	Report	Benteke 45'

League table after Match day 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
3	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
4	West Ham United	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round
6	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
7	Southampton	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
8	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
9	Fulham	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
10	Everton	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
11	Norwich City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
12	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
13	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
14	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
15	Stoke City	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
16	Arsenal	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
17	Cardiff City	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
18	Hull City	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Relegation to 2014–15 Football League Championship
19	Swansea City	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
20	Newcastle United	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0

Updated to games played on 21 August 2013
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated.

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