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Don't Stop Believing, Barnes Tells Players

Everton Find Their Feet in Physical Encounter

Schizophrenic Match Displays Jeopardising Liverpool Title Dream

Bolton 2 Liverpool 3 THERE are a hundred reasons why it would be foolish to write off Liver pool's championship challenge. But they continue to demonstrate a few why it may not. Such has been the schizophrenic start to the season that shows no signs of abating for Rafael Benitez and his players.

Allardyce Hails Bright New Star

Blackburn .................. 0 West Ham.................. 0 BLACKBURN manager Sam Allardyce believes Junior Hoilett could have a bright future with the club, but will not rush the teenager's development. The 19-year-old Canadian was one of the few positives to emerge from Saturday's frustrating goalless draw at home to West Ham.

Fury Sees Wenger Hit the Bottle at United

Manchester United ......... 2 Arsenal ....................... 1 FOR Arsene Wenger it was one of those days when he wished he had just stayed in bed. Fifty minutes of sumptuous football wiped out by a couple of flicks from the fickle hand of fate.

Kitson Delight As He Ends His 13-Month Stoke Goal Drought

Stoke...................... 1 Sunderland .............. 0 DAVE KITSON has taken full responsibility for his lack of form since arriving at Stoke 13 months ago. The 29-year-old striker scored his first Premier League goal for the club in the 1-0 victory against Sunderland at the Britannia Stadium.

Wolves Can Avoid a Season of Struggle, Claims Doyle

Wolves..................... 1 Hull ........................ 1 RECORD signing Kevin Doyle is confident Wolves can avoid being involved in a Barclays Premier League survival struggle if they can maintain their early season form. Mick McCarthy's pounds 6.5million capture can see similar traits in the Wolves players to the Reading squad which made such an impressive initial impact in the top flight.

O'neill Hails the Emergence of Young Villa Centre-Back

Aston Villa ............... 2 Fulham ................... 0 ASTON VILLA manager Martin O'Neill hailed the performance of rookie defender Ciaran Clark as his side overcame Fulham 2-0 at Villa Park. Clark, the England under-19s captain, was thrown in at the deep end after Curtis Davies had failed to recover from his recurring shoulder problem.

Drogba Is Targeting a Century for Chelsea

Chelsea........................... 3 Burnley ........................... 0 DIDIER DROGBA has set his sights on a century of goals for Chelsea as Carlo Ancelotti's side sit proudly on top of the Barclays Premier League. Chelsea destroyed top-flight newcomers Burnley at Stamford Bridge with a performance full of fluidity, style and pace.

Hughes Backs His New Striker

Portsmouth .........0 Manchester City....1 MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes believes Emmanuel Adebayor is enjoying his football again because he is now playing for a team with huge potential - and fans who appreciate him. Adebayor, the pounds 25million arrival from Arsenal, grabbed the only goal of the game at Portsmouth, his third in as many Barclays Premier League games, as City maintained their 100% start to the season.

Modric Break Means Spurs Start Is Not Quite Perfection

Tottenham ................ 2 Birmingham ............. 1 TOTTENHAM midfielder Luka Modric suffered a broken leg in the win over Bir mingham. The Croatia international was substituted in the 49th minute of the 2-1 victory and underwent tests which confirmed the break.

Rovers Not Ready to Match the Best

Tranmere 0 Charlton 4 TWO resounding defeats in eight days exposed the uncomfortable reality that Tranmere are not yet ready to stand up to the better teams in League One. The side put together by new manager John Barnes on a slimmed down budget this summer allowed leaders Charlton Athletic to win more or less as they pleased at Prenton Park on Saturday.

Don't Stop Believing, Barnes Tells His Players

MANAGER John Barnes has urged Tranmere's players to keep faith with his methods and hold onto their self belief when the going gets difficult. Successive heavy defeats at the hands of the early League One leaders have dealt a blow to dressing-room confidence in the pass- and-move game Barnes introduced after replacing Ronnie Moore in the summer.

Beckford Keeps Five-Star Leeds Top ; League One Review

LEEDS made it five wins from five winning 2-1 at Colchester. Bradley Johnson's header two minutes into the second half put Simon Grayson's side ahead although 10 minutes later Kevin Lisbie's penalty brought Colchester level.

Everton Find Their Feet in a Physical Contest

Everton 2 Wigan Ath 1 DAVID MOYES found himself dumped to the Goodison turf yesterday. And the Scot will realise his Everton side are having similar difficulty in finding their feet in the Premier League this season. An injury-time penalty from Leighton Baines may have ensured a confidence-boosting first league victory of the season to move Moyes's men off the bottom of the table.

Cup Run May Be On for St Helens ; Vodkat League Round-Up

ST HELENS TOWN maintained their promising start to the season by making progress in the FA Cup with a nail-biting 4-2 success at UniBond League side Colwyn Bay. The Saints dominated the opening hour of the game and were always in command after strikes from Rob Hanley, Karl Ledsham and Ian Dyson. The Welsh side netted twice shortly afterwards to set up a nervous finale before Ledsham netted his side's fourth in the last minute.

Megson in Broadside at 'Diving' Liverpool

ANGRY Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson has accused Liverpool's players of "chucking themselves all over the pitch" to secure victory at the Reebok Stadium. Rafael Benitez's side twice came from behind before a late Steven Gerrard strike eventually earned a 3-2 win on Saturday.

Afc Lose Perfect Record

AFC Liverpool . . . . . . . 0 Leek CSOB........... 1 IN front of a partizan home crowd AFC Liverpool hoped to continue their excellent early for m which had seen them climb to the top of the league with a 100% record without conceding a goal. Unfortunately it wasn"t to be. In the 33rd minute a disputed throw in on the edge of the AFC Liverpool penalty area resulted indirectly to the only goal of the game for the visitors. Initially the linesman awarded the throw-in to AFC only for his senior ...

Vauxhall Still Motoring

VAUXHALL MOTORS stretched their unbeaten run to four games in this entertaining mid-table clash at Rivacre Park. Stafford took the lead on 17 minutes when Ben Mills beat his man and squared the ball for Nick Wellecomme to fire home from close range.