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Blackleaf
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The Premiership is back with a bang.Europe's most exciting league is back. And there was not a boring 0-0 draw in sight. Rooney and winker Ronaldo seem to have put aside their differences. Rooney scored twice and Ronaldo once in Manchester United's impressive win against Fulham.
Champions Chelsea also started with a convincing win.
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The results of the first games of the 2006-07 Premiership season.
Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 3-0 Manchester City
Everton 2-1 Watford
Manchester United 5-1 Fulham
Newcastle United 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Portsmouth 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
Reading 3-2 Middlebrough
Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
West Ham United 3-1 Charlton Athletic
The Table, for what it's worth after just 1 game each -
Team...............Points
Manchester Utd 3
Chelsea 3
Portsmouth 3
West Ham 3
Bolton 3
Reading 3
Everton 3
Newcastle 3
Arsenal 1
Aston Villa 1
Liverpool 1
Sheffield Utd 1
Middlesbrough 0
Watford 0
Wigan 0
Charlton 0
Tottenham 0
Blackburn 0
Manchester City 0
Fulham 0
Pictures from the weekend's games -
Charlton Athletic's Traore is sent off in his debut game for the team. Charlton lost 3-1 against West Ham.
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West Ham VS Charlton.
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Gilberto Silva scores against Aston Villa. The game finished 1-1. It was Arsenal's first ever Premiership goal at their new, hi-tech stadium.
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Portsmouth score in their 3-0 win against Blackburn Rovers
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Defender Jamie Carragher was in impressive form for Liverpool against Premiership new boys Sheffield United, but he was later out of the game with a minor injury.
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Ex-Celtic and Leicester City manager Martin O'Neill in his Premiership debut game with Aston Villa.
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It was a rain-soaked day at the Newcastle V Wigan game.
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Bolton's Kevin Davies scores from a header to put his team 1-0 up against Tottenham Hotspur.
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But Davies is only second-best in this little battle with Keane.
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Liverpool make it 1-1 against Sheffield United thanks to this Robbie Fowler penalty kick.
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Portsmouth score again against Blackburn.
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And Wigan score in their 2-1 defeat against Newcastle.
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Premiership new boys Reading stage an amazing comeback. They were losing 2-0 against Middlesbrough but won the game 3-2.
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Are we seeing things? Rooney and Ronaldo celebrate during their team's 5-1 demolition of Fulham.
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frank rizzo
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macnumpty
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Re: The Premiership is back with a bang. | Blackleaf wrote: | | Europe's most exciting league is back. |
Ah, yes, and who do we all think will win 'Europe's most exciting league'? Will it be Chelsea, Chelsea, or maybe even Chelsea? And what about Chelsea, could they mount a title bid? 
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