Gameweek 1

2007/8 - Gameweek 1

Gameweek 1 Results

Date Home Team Away Team Result MOTM Winning Goal Referee Crowd
11/8/07 Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Home Win Craig Gordan (11.0) Michael Chopra A Wiley 43,967
11/8/07 Bolton Wanderers Newcastle United 1-3 Away Win Obafemi Martins (14.5) Charles N'Zogbia C Foy 25,414
11/8/07 Derby County Portsmouth 2-2 Draw Andy Todd (9.5) - M Dean 32,176
11/8/07 Everton Wigan Athletic 2-1 Home Win Leon Osman (12.0) Leon Osman M Clattenburg 39,220
11/8/07 Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Away Win Roque Santa Cruz (9.5) Matt Derbyshire A Marriner 25,058
11/8/07 West Ham United Manchester City 0-2 Away Win Rolando Bianchi (12.0) Rolando Bianchi P Walton 34,921
11/8/07 Aston Villa Liverpool 1-2 Away Win Steven Gerrard (12.0) Steven Gerrard M Riley 42,640
12/8/07 Arsenal Fulham 2-1 Home Win Alexander Hleb (12.0) Alexander Hleb P Dowd 60,093
12/8/07 Chelsea Birmingham City 3-2 Home Win Claudio Pizarro(11.0) Michael Essien S Bennett 41,590
12/8/07 Manchester United Reading 0-0 Draw Edward van der Sar (8.0)
Marcus Hahnemann (8.0)		 - R Styles 75,655

Player of the Week

The leading point scorer of the week was Obafemi Martins of Newcastle United who scored 14.5 points. He scored twice in Newcastle’s 3-1 away victory at Bolton.

His strong start to the season is a stark contrast to last season as seen below when he scored only one outfield goal in Newcastle's first 16 matches.

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His points breakdown for Gameweek 1 is set out below:

Starter 1.0
Individual:
Outfield Goal 6.0
MOTM 2.0
Team:
Goals For 3.0
Goals Conceded (0.5)
Win Bonus 3.0
Total 14.5

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not

The top and bottom 5 point scorers of the gameweek were:

Who's Hot

Player Club Points
Obafemi Martins Newcastle United 15.0
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 12.0
Rolando Bianchi Manchester City 12.0
Leon Osman Everton 12.0
Alexander Hleb Arsenal 12.0

Who's Not

Martin Laursen Aston Villa (5.0)
Dave Kitson Reading (4.0)
Colin Doyle Birmingham City (3.0)
Jussi Jaaskelainen Bolton Wanderers (3.0)
Papa Bouba Diop Fulham (3.0)
Tony Warner Fulham (3.0)

Laursen scored an own goal against Liverpool and was substituted at the end of the first half. Kitson received a red card only 37 seconds after coming on the pitch at Old Trafford.

Jaaskelainen continues his poor run since Sam Allardyce resigned and Sammy Lee toook over.

Team of the Week

The Team of the Week scored 107.5 points as set out below:


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Position Player Club

Points

Goalkeeper Craig Gordan Sunderland 11.0
Defender Vedran Corluka (*) Manchester City 8.0
Defender Andy Todd Derby County 9.5
Defender Wes Brown (*) Manchester United 5.0
Defender Nicky Storey (*) Reading 5.0
Midfielder Alexander Hleb Arsenal 12.0
Midfielder Steven Gerrard Liverpool 12.0
Midfielder Leon Osman Everton 12.0
Midfielder Florent Malouda Chelsea 9.0
Striker Obafemi Martins Newcastle United 14.5
Striker Roque Santa Cruz Blackburn Rovers 9.5
Total 107.5

* Other players from the club scored the same number of points.