Sunday, October 22, 2006

Gunners Bash Royals, 4-0

Here's a rundown of Sunday's English Premier League action:

At Reading:
Thierry Henry scored twice (1', PK-70') and Alexander Hleb (39') and Robin Van Persie (50') each scored once as Arsenal put on a clinic for Reading, crushing the hosts 4-0.

At Manchester:
Thanks to goals from Paul Scholes (39') and Rio Ferdinand (66'), Manchester United picked up a 2-0 home win over Liverpool and returned to the top of the Premiership standings.

At Blackburn:
Ivan Campo provided all the scoring (62') in Bolton Wanderers' 1-0 road win over Blackburn Rovers. Jussi Jaakselainen saved two Blackburn penalty kicks (Benedict McCarthy, 87'; Jason Roberts, 88') to preserve the victory and shutout.

At Middlesbrough:
Aiyegbeni Yakubu scored the only goal (85') of Middlesbrough's 1-0 home win over Newcastle United.

At London:
Ahmed Mido, with his 45-minute tally, provided all the scoring in Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 home win at the expense of struggling West Ham United.

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