Torres fires Reds, City crashes
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August 31, 2010, Tuesday
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FERNANDO Torres scored his first goal in 10 games when he volleyed the winner as Liverpool kick-started its Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on Sunday.
Big-spending Manchester City, which stunned Liverpool 3-0 on Monday, lost 0-1 at Sunderland where Darren Bent's stoppage-time penalty gave the home side all three points.
Bolton Wanderers fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home with Birmingham City after its Finnish international goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was sent off for slapping Birmingham's Roger Johnson in the face.
Aston Villa recovered from its 6-0 mauling at Newcastle United last week and its Europa League playoff defeat to Rapid Vienna when an early goal from Luke Young gave it a 1-0 victory over winless Everton at Villa Park.
Torres had two knee operations at the end of last season, struggled at the World Cup for Spain and, according to manager Roy Hodgson, is still not quite at full fitness. Nevertheless, he volleyed in Dirk Kuyt's cross after 65 minutes for his 41st goal in 43 Premier League matches at Anfield.
"Fernando is fighting to be at his very best and is still two to three games away from full match fitness but the goal will do him a power of good today," Hodgson told the BBC. "He got stronger as the game went on."
West Brom had defender James Morrison sent off four minutes from time for a late foul on Torres.
Manchester City's Carlos Tevez was guilty of a glaring miss after 14 minutes when he shot over the bar from 12 meters out with an open goal in front of him.
The deadlock with Sunderland was finally broken in stoppage time when Micah Richards fouled Bent to concede the penalty and Bent struck his spot-kick underneath England's current No. 1 keeper Joe Hart to score.
"I don't think Carlos Tevez will ever miss a chance like that again. It just shows you what football is. Thankfully a little bit of luck went our way but in the second half I thought we were the only side who would win it," Sunderland boss Steve Bruce said.
Birmingham led Bolton 2-0 after goals from Johnson (4th minute) and Craig Gardner (51st), but Bolton stormed back for a point with a penalty from Kevin Davies (71) and a free kick from former Birmingham player Robbie Blake 10 minutes later.
Big-spending Manchester City, which stunned Liverpool 3-0 on Monday, lost 0-1 at Sunderland where Darren Bent's stoppage-time penalty gave the home side all three points.
Bolton Wanderers fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home with Birmingham City after its Finnish international goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was sent off for slapping Birmingham's Roger Johnson in the face.
Aston Villa recovered from its 6-0 mauling at Newcastle United last week and its Europa League playoff defeat to Rapid Vienna when an early goal from Luke Young gave it a 1-0 victory over winless Everton at Villa Park.
Torres had two knee operations at the end of last season, struggled at the World Cup for Spain and, according to manager Roy Hodgson, is still not quite at full fitness. Nevertheless, he volleyed in Dirk Kuyt's cross after 65 minutes for his 41st goal in 43 Premier League matches at Anfield.
"Fernando is fighting to be at his very best and is still two to three games away from full match fitness but the goal will do him a power of good today," Hodgson told the BBC. "He got stronger as the game went on."
West Brom had defender James Morrison sent off four minutes from time for a late foul on Torres.
Manchester City's Carlos Tevez was guilty of a glaring miss after 14 minutes when he shot over the bar from 12 meters out with an open goal in front of him.
The deadlock with Sunderland was finally broken in stoppage time when Micah Richards fouled Bent to concede the penalty and Bent struck his spot-kick underneath England's current No. 1 keeper Joe Hart to score.
"I don't think Carlos Tevez will ever miss a chance like that again. It just shows you what football is. Thankfully a little bit of luck went our way but in the second half I thought we were the only side who would win it," Sunderland boss Steve Bruce said.
Birmingham led Bolton 2-0 after goals from Johnson (4th minute) and Craig Gardner (51st), but Bolton stormed back for a point with a penalty from Kevin Davies (71) and a free kick from former Birmingham player Robbie Blake 10 minutes later.
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