Live The Pitch

The opening weekend of the English Premier League provided us with intriguing match-ups and some world class goals.  For the most part, the favorites took care of business but there were a few upsets.  Here at Livethepitch.com we believe this is still the greatest league in the world and look forward to watch this season play out.

The most lopsided score of the weekend was Arsenal defeating Everton 6-1.  Arsenal comes into this season with a ton of doubters after losing their main goalscorer Adebayor to Manchester City.  Fresc Fabregas absolutely dominated the match, and with his ability to take over in the midfield we look for Arsenal to surprise this season.

Defending champion, Manchester United, defeated Birmingham 1-0 with a goal from Wayne Rooney.  Manchester United has high expectations for this years campaign but the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo is huge in my opinion.  Sir Alex Ferguson has a lot to prove with this roster.

Chelsea and Hull City played the most entertaining match of the weekend.  Hull City was seconds away from a huge point on the road until Didier Drogba found the back of the net.  His second goal in the 92nd minute will prove to be one of the best goals of the year.  Chelsea also has high expectations for this season with most of their superstars returning.

The biggest upset of the weekend came when Tottenham defeated Liverpool 2-1.  Liverpool comes into this season with high expectations to compete for the title this season.  Tottenham came out and showed they will be a squad to reckon with this season.

Here are the scores:

Manchester United 1-0 Birmingham City

Chelsea 2-1 Hull City

Everton 1-6 Arsenal

Stoke City 2-0 Burnley

Bolton 0-1 Sunderland

Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan Athletic

Blackburn 0-2 Manchester City

Wolverhampton 0-2 West Ham United

Portsmouth 0-1 Fulham

Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool