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Saturday's football photos

Sami Nasri scores for Arsenal

Arsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion: Samir Nasri scores the first goal of the Premier League season, his first for Arsenal, four minutes in

Marek Cech, West Bromwich Albion; Sami Nasri, Arsenal

Nasri holds off Marek Cech as Arsenal continue their slick passing football for another season and the Baggies hold steady in defence

Kevin Nolan, Bolton Wanderers; Dave Kitson, Stoke City

Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Stoke City: Kevin Nolan and Dave Kitson battle over the ball for the Trotters and Potters, respectively

Kevin Davies heads Bolton's second

Steinsson opens the scoring for Wanderers before Davies heads a second (pictured), and Elmander makes it 3-0

Ricardo Fuller scores for Stoke City

Despite the deficit, Stoke show their fighting intentions this season with an injury time consolation header from Ricardo Fuller

Paul Ince

Everton 2-3 Blackburn Rovers: Paul Ince prowls the touchline for the first time in the Premier League in charge of Rovers at Goodison Park

Mikel Arteta

And Ince's side take the lead through David Dunn before Mikel Arteta catches out Paul Robinson a cheeky free kick to equalise

Yakubu scores for Everton

Ayegbeni Yakubu then rises highest at the far post to put the Merseyside club in to a second-half lead

Roque Santa Cruz, Blackburn; Joleon Lescott, Everton

Seconds later Joleon Lescott is left appealing in vain as Roque Santa Cruz is given onside and strokes the ball home under Tim Howard

Andre Ooijer scores for Blackburn Rovers

With seconds left Ryan Nelsen's header ricochets off the post and Andre Ooijer tucks in the rebound to win the game for Blackburn

Paul Ince and the Blackburn bench celebrate

Ince can not hold back from celebrating his dramatic debut Premier League victory with Morten Gamst Perderson

Seol Ki-Hyeon, Bobby Zamora, Fulham; Michael Turner, Hull City

Hull City 2-1 Fulham: Roy Hodgson's summer overhaul of the west Londoners looks to have worked as Seol Ki-Hyeon scores early on

Deiberson Geovanni

But Hull City get their first goal in top-flight football as Deiberson Geovanni equalises with a left-footed curler from outside the box

Caleb Folan scores for Hull City

With nine minutes left substitute Caleb Folan puts Hull City 2-1 up before the final whistle sends the KC Stadium in to raptures

Mido scores for Middlesborough

Middlesborough 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: David Wheater and former Spurs striker Mido score for Boro, before Huth's own goal

Dean Ashton, Matthew Etherington

West Ham United 2-1 Wigan Athletic: Two goals in the opening 10 minutes from Dean Ashton put the Hammers in control at Upton Park

Valon Behrami, West Ham United

Despite Amr Zaki's second-half strike, West Ham cling on and debutante Valon Behrami celebrates his team's opening day win

Steven Gerrard, Liverpool; Teemu Tainio, Sunderland

Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool: Steven Gerrard clashes with the Black Cat's summer signing Teemu Tainio at the Stadium of Light

Fernando Torres, Robbie Keane, Liverpool

Liverpool miss a great chance as Robbie Keane and Fernando Torres get in each other's way after Craig Gordon spills Dirk Kuyt's shot

Fernando Torres celebrates his goal for Liverpool

But the only time Sunderland allow Torres space to turn the Spaniard gets his goal with a shot drilled in to Gordon's bottom corner




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Barclays Premier League Table
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1Chelsea233854
2Man Utd243653
3Arsenal243249
4Tottenham242042

5Liverpool241641

6Man City221441
7Aston Villa231340
8Birmingham23-134
9Everton23-132
10Blackburn24-1528
11Fulham23-227
12Stoke22-726
13Sunderland23-1024
14Wigan22-2322
15West Ham23-921
16Bolton22-1521
17Wolverhampton23-2121

18Burnley23-2320
19Hull23-2620
20Portsmouth22-1615
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