RESULTS AND TABLES BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal................................6 Blackpool........................0 Walcott 12, 39, 58 Att 60,032 Arshavin 32 (pen) Diaby 49, Chamakh 83 Birmingham...................2 Blackburn........................1 Gardner 57, 71 Nzonzi 54 Att 21,394 Everton................................1 Wolverhampton........1 Cahill 43 Ebanks-Blake 74 Att 37,767 Stoke......................................1 Tottenham..................... 2 Fuller 25 Bale 19, 30 Att 27,243 West Brom.......................1 Sunderland....................0 Odemwingie 81 Att 23,624 West Ham.........................1 Bolton................................. 3 Noble 79 (pen) Upson 48 (og) Att 32,533 Elmander 68, 84 Wigan...................................0 Chelsea.............................6 Att 14,476 Malouda 34, Anelka 48, 52 Kalou 78, 90, Benayoun 90 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea............................ 2 2 0 0 12 0 6 Arsenal............................. 2 1 1 0 7 1 4 Bolton................................ 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Birmingham.................. 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Wolverhampton........ 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Tottenham..................... 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Aston Villa ......................1 1 0 0 3 0 3 Man Utd............................1 1 0 0 3 0 3 Blackburn....................... 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Blackpool........................ 2 1 0 1 4 6 3 West Brom.................... 2 1 0 1 1 6 3 Liverpool..........................1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Fulham ..............................1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Man City...........................1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Sunderland.................... 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Everton ............................ 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Stoke................................. 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 Newcastle ......................1 0 0 1 0 3 0 West Ham...................... 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 Wigan ................................ 2 0 0 2 0 10 0
TREBLE: Arsenal's Theo Walcott scores his side's fifth goal and completes his hat-trick in the 6-0 mauling of Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium
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ARSENE WENGER claims there is more to come from “electric” Theo Walcott after the England forward’s hat-trick brought Barclays Premier League newcomers Blackpool back down to earth with a crushing defeat at Arsenal. The 21-year-old was a controversial omission from Fabio Capello's ill-fated World Cup squad, only to be welcomed back into the England fold following the dismal display in South Africa. Walcott produced a stunning display as he tore the Seasiders apart from kick-off, sweeping the Gunners into an 11thminute lead. Andrey Arshavin made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after defender Ian Evatt had been sent off for a foul on Marouane Chamakh, which looked to have taken place just outside the box. Walcott added a third before the break, with Abou Diaby
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NEWCASTLE manager Chris Hughton has warned Andy Carroll that he faces a steep learning curve in the top flight. The 21-year-old was handed the daunting task of leading the line at Manchester United in the opener and will today don the famous No.9 shirt at St James’ Park for the first time. “He showed how he had grown last season, but he also showed that there are areas of his game that he needs to improve,” boss Hughton said ahead of the match. “As a young man, he does have a great willingness to learn. “He is not a player who plays with fear, but it’s all about CARROLL: Time to learn producing.”
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slotting home number four at the start of the second half, before the England man – whose only international goals came with a famous hat-trick in Croatia during September 2008 – then secured the match ball with another well-taken finish. Chamakh headed in a sixth goal, but it was Walcott who shone brightest. “Theo is more electric than he has been,” said Wenger. “He mixed well the final ball and the finishing, which is a sign a player is more mature. “Let’s not forget what he does is always at a very high pace, so it is not easy to make the right decision, but today, he did. “Theo is 21, so now he is at an age where players usually start, you cannot say he is at the peak of his game,” he added. “There
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND-UP CHELSEA won 6-0 for the second successive Saturday, with a superb performance at lacklustre Wigan. Nicolas Anelka (two), Salomon Kalou (two), Florent Malouda and Yossi Benayoun scored the goals. Gareth Bale claimed the first double of his senior career as Tottenham won 2-1 at Stoke, with Ricardo Fuller netting the home side’s consolation. Birmingham midfielder Craig Gardner was another to strike twice as his side came back from Steven N’Zonzi’s headed goal to beat Blackburn 2-1. Johan Elmander claimed a secondhalf brace as Bolton won 3-1 at West Ham. Carlton Cole missed a first-half penalty, before Matthew Upson scored an own goal. Elmander finished the rout either side of Mark Noble’s penalty. Peter Odemwingie's first goal helped promoted West Brom secure a 1-0 win over Sunderland and bounce back from last weekend’s mauling at Chelsea. Everton had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves after Sylvan EbanksBlake cancelled out Tim Cahill’s earlier effort to snatch a point.
is a lot to come from him – first, he has to keep his attitude right and also to be injury-free, because that decides careers as well.” Meanwhile, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway lamented the decision of referee Michael Jones to send off Evatt, but could only praise Arsenal. “If that is how my team plays one day, I will be absolutely delighted, the pace and movement was terrific, it was a joy to watch,” Holloway said. “Walcott was unplayable. I can only stand there and admire that. It was an absolute education, a masterclass – but we have to learn quickly. “Some of the decisions we made were a bit disjointed after what I thought was a poor decision. We would still have lost the game, but would not have been smarting quite so much pride-wise."
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RYAN GIGGS has assured Wayne Rooney he is still making a valuable contribution even though he knows Manchester United’s star striker is desperate for a goal. Rooney heads to Fulham today hoping to end a barren run of 13 matches stretching back to the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich in March. However, Giggs is confident the 24-yearold will soon shine again. “I accept primarily goalscorers want to score, especially after getting so many last year,” said Giggs. “If he carries on playing well and getting chances, it will come sooner rather than later because he is a brilliant player.” ROONEY: Goals to come
NPOWER CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City.......................3 Elliott 19 Adomah 21 Clarkson 62 (pen) Burnley................................3 Wallace 45 Iwelumo 62 Alexander 74 (pen) Cardiff..................................4 Bothroyd 36, 62 Burke 68, Bellamy 84 Coventry............................2 Jutkiewicz 33 (pen) Turner 80 Crystal Palace...............1 Danns 90 Att 15,781 Hull.........................................0 Att 20,426 Leeds.....................................3 Sam 32 Somma 79, 90 Norwich..............................2 Williams 87 (og) Jackson 90 Preston................................1 Hayes 18 QPR.........................................2 Orr 17 Helguson 41 Reading................................1 Pearce 15 Att 17,324 P QPR..................................... 3 Cardiff............................... 3 Burnley............................. 3 Coventry......................... 3 Ipswich............................. 3 Millwall............................. 3 Norwich........................... 3 Watford ........................... 3 Leeds................................. 3 Doncaster...................... 3 Hull ...................................... 3 Barnsley.......................... 3 Swansea ......................... 3 Crystal Palace ............ 3 Derby................................. 3 Scunthorpe................... 3 Preston............................ 3 Reading............................ 3 Nottm Forest .............. 3 Bristol City.................... 3 Middlesbrough ........... 2 Portsmouth.................. 3 Sheff Utd........................ 2 Leicester......................... 3
Barnsley........................... 3 Gray 4 (pen), 12 Hammill 51 Att 13,585 Leicester..........................0 Att 15,516 Doncaster.......................0 Att 24,027 Derby....................................1 Moxey 52 Att 13,169 Ipswich.............................. 2 Leadbitter 51 (pen) Edwards 56 Watford............................0 Millwall................................1 Naylor 15 (og) Att 25,067 Swansea..........................0 Att 23,852 Portsmouth..................0 Att 9,666 Scunthorpe...................0 Att 12,046 Nottm Forest...............1 Earnshaw 50 W 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
F 9 7 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 3 2 4 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 1 2
A Pts 0 9 2 7 1 7 3 7 3 7 3 6 3 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 7 4 4 3 5 3 5 3 4 3 6 3 4 2 3 2 7 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 6 1
NPOWER LEAGUE ONE Carlisle.................................4 Zoko 42, Berrett 45 Madine 55, Taiwo 61 Charlton..............................1 Wagstaff 24 Att 14,842 Exeter...................................2 Nardiello 9 O’Flynn 75 (pen) Att 7,401 Notts County..................1 Westcarr 53 Peterborough...............4 Boyd 45 Mclean 50, 67 Mackail-Smith 52 Rochdale.............................1 Dawson 47 Att 3,016 Sheff Wed.........................1 Coke 38 Southampton................1 Lambert 12 Att 21,468 Swindon..............................1 Prutton 40 Att 8,132 Tranmere.........................0 Att 4,847
MK Dons............................1 Leven 64 Att 5,205 Oldham...............................1 Furman 45 Bristol Rovers ............ 2 Kuffour 45 Hoskins 54 Dag & Red ......................0 Att 5,210 Huddersfield................ 2 Rhodes 22 Carey 33 Att 6,647 Colchester..................... 2 Bond 38 Henderson 84 Brighton...........................0 Att 18,674 Leyton Orient...............1 Forbes 15 Brentford.........................1 MacDonald 8 Bournemouth............. 3 McQuoid 8 Symes 18 (pen) Pugh 61
Walsall.................................2 Plymouth..........................1 Marshall 53 Mason 29 Reid 69 Att 3,966 Yeovil...................................0 Hartlepool....................... 2 Att 3,537 Liddle 30 Monkhouse 54 P W D L F A Pts Carlisle ............................. 3 2 1 0 7 2 7 Oldham............................. 3 2 1 0 6 2 7 Charlton .......................... 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 Sheff Wed...................... 3 2 1 0 4 1 7 Bournemouth.............. 3 2 0 1 8 2 6 Peterborough ............. 3 2 0 1 8 7 6 Walsall.............................. 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 Hartlepool...................... 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 Colchester..................... 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Huddersfield................ 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 Brighton .......................... 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 Plymouth........................ 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Bristol Rovers............. 3 1 1 1 4 6 4 MK Dons.......................... 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 Yeovil................................. 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 Notts County............... 3 1 0 2 1 6 3 Exeter ............................... 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 Swindon .......................... 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 Rochdale......................... 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 Southampton.............. 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Leyton Orient.............. 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 Brentford ....................... 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 Tranmere........................ 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 Dag & Red...................... 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Accrington Stanley.3 Macclesfield.................0 McConville 29, 38, 72 Att 1,371 Burton Albion................3 Morecambe.................. 2 Webster 1, 75 Fleming 8, 51 Pearson 81 (pen) Att 2,072 Bury.........................................1 Northampton...............1 Worrall 69 Guinan 33 (pen) Att 2,845 Chesterfield...................4 Hereford..........................0 Whitaker 9 (pen), 33, 60 Att 4,970 Ford 63 Crewe...................................7 Barnet................................0 Miller 4, 77 Att 3,171 Donaldson 34, 59 Grant 47, Artell 57 Leitch-Smith 82 Gillingham.......................0 Lincoln City ....................1 Att 4,838 Hughton 9 Rotherham......................6 Cheltenham...................4 Le Fondre 16, 48, 50, 66 Goulding 4 Harrison 41 Thomas 28 Cresswell 55 Jeffers 36 Att 3,072 Lowe 90 Shrewsbury ....................1 Aldershot.........................1 Sharps 29 Charles 31 Att 5,353 Southend...........................1 Port Vale.......................... 3 Owen 88 (og) J Richards 5 Att 4,946 Dodds 54 M Richards 83 Stevenage.......................3 Stockport.........................1 Griffin 29, 71 Donnelly 90 Bostwick 43 Att 2,726 Torquay...............................2 Bradford...........................0 Stevens 2 Att 2,941 Zebroski 66 Wycombe........................0 Oxford Utd.....................0 Att 6,983 P W D L F A Pts Torquay............................ 3 3 0 0 7 0 9 Chesterfield................. 3 2 1 0 7 2 7 Rotherham.................... 3 2 1 0 8 5 7 Port Vale......................... 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 Shrewsbury.................. 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 3 0 5 Wycombe....................... 3 1 2 0 2 0 5 Burton Albion.............. 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 Aldershot........................ 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 Stevenage ..................... 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 Bury.................................... 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Cheltenham.................. 3 1 1 1 8 9 4 Hereford ......................... 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 Crewe................................ 3 1 0 2 9 4 3 Lincoln City................... 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 Bradford.......................... 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 Gillingham...................... 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 Oxford Utd .................... 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 Stockport....................... 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 Northampton............... 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 Morecambe .................. 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 Southend........................ 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 Macclesfield................. 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 Barnet............................... 3 0 1 2 1 9 1
BLUE SQUARE BET PREMIER AFC Wimbledon.........3 Altrincham......................0 Barrow ................................2 Bath City............................2 Cambridge Utd...........0 Eastbourne B................4 Fleetwood Town......0 Forest Green..................1 Grimsby...............................1 Kettering..........................0 Kidderminster...............1 Newport County........2 P Luton.................................. 3 AFC Wimbledon......... 3 Eastbourne B............... 3 Mansfield........................ 3 Hayes & Yeading...... 3 Gateshead ..................... 3 Darlington...................... 3 Forest Green ............... 3 Bath City......................... 3 Histon................................ 3 Fleetwood Town....... 3 Southport....................... 3 Crawley Town............. 3 Grimsby........................... 3 Tamworth...................... 3 Kidderminster ............ 3 Barrow ............................. 3 Wrexham........................ 3 Newport County....... 3 York.................................... 3 Cambridge Utd........... 3 Kettering ........................ 3 Altrincham .................... 3 Rushden & D’s ............ 3
Tamworth.......................0 Crawley Town.............1 Rushden & D’s............0 York...................................... 2 Southport.......................0 Wrexham........................ 3 Luton................................... 3 Gateshead.......................1 Hayes & Yeading..... 2 Darlington ......................0 Mansfield........................ 3 Histon................................. 2 W D L F A Pts 3 0 0 8 2 9 3 0 0 6 0 9 2 0 1 11 7 6 2 0 1 6 5 6 2 0 1 4 7 6 1 2 0 4 2 5 1 2 0 3 2 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 5 6 4 1 0 2 6 8 3 1 0 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 2 5 1