Mixed fortunes for the Prem big guns

Posted on | Sunday, July 17, 2011 | No Comments

No pre-season wins for Chelsea and Liverpool as the Barclays Premier League season kickoff near.

Own goal The former Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim has helped the Blues to creep in a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth.

It 'was the first chance to see Andre Villas-Boas, "a task team, because they played the 3-0 midweek Wycombe behind closed doors.

The Blues responded completely different line-up of each half as the newly appointed chief Portuguese gave all players a chance to win pre-season fitness at Fratton Park.

Side Villas-Boas "not out of second gear in the first period, but took the lead in the seventh minute when Ben Haim calamitously went to his own goal.

Substitute goalkeeper Hilario produced an excellent save to stop penalty Luke Varney, after a break to pull out a win at Chelsea on the southern coast.

Charlie Adam scored from the spot on his first start for the club, as Kenny Dalglish Liverpool got another win high scoring friendly.

Turns beaten 4-3 in Guangdong in China three days ago, had nine goals fun to win in Malaysia XI 6-3.

Adam was a living presence in the opening exchanges and after 25 minutes played in Carroll, which fell in the area and is worth it.

Adam had to take the penalty twice, but sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to 1-0.

Mohammad Rahim Safiq equalized with a good free kick five minutes from half time.

Dalglish made 11 substitutions during the break and after 68 minutes, David Ngog scored after some poor defending. The French added a second moments later when the red overwhelmed their opponents.

Maxi Rodriguez scored either side of Mohammad Safi Quickfire double offset by Dirk Kuyt in injury time to make it 6-3.

Arsenal drew 1-1 in Hangzhou Greentown in the second match of their pre-season tour in Asia.

The Gunners have been out of the colors of most of the first half and could have given several times before Sebastian Vasquez put the hosts in front.

They found his feet at the end of the final phase of the first half and tied with Carlos Vela, no other goals in the second half, both sides have big changes.

Tottenham pre-season tour of South Africa has started 1-0 defeat George LEBES placed under arrest time winner of the Kaizer Chiefs Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

Both sides had their share of chances, with the hosts dominated the first half and the Spurs back into the game after several changes during the break, but an impasse was on the cards until the winner last breath.

Spurs had an early scare when Tom Huddlestone went down injured in the first minute but the midfielder was able to continue after treatment.

Norwich preparation for the return of the Barclays Premier League has started strongly to win 7-0 Ridgeons League Premier Division side Gorleston Emerald Park.

Captain Grant Holt put the Canaries ahead in the sixth minute after a quick free kick before Chris Martin Zak Whitbread doubled his advantage by side with a header from Wes Hoolahan's corner after 12 minutes.

Holt added his second of the half-hour from the penalty spot after Martin was dirty, and soon after Korey Smith curled in a fourth from outside the region.

Simeon Jackson, who grabbed the goal that won promotion back to Portsmouth's top flight after they went after rookie Steve Morison's help before the break.

Bradley Johnson, another sign of summer, only four minutes to take his first goal for City, which houses an excellent 20 yard effort from scratch after the break, Aaron Wilbraham and rounded off the scoring with a clean lap and finish.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist says his first win since taking charge of the Scottish Premier League champions Linfield won 4-1 at Windsor Park.

McCoist had seen his side suffered three consecutive defeats friendly in Germany, all without scoring, but finally tasted victory in Northern Ireland.

The Spaniard Juan Manuel Ortiz put the Rangers ahead after 20 minutes of sucking, Steven Naismith to pass before cutting inside and produce a good result.

Directed against Linfield in the attack on 29 minutes when Michael Carvill slot past goalkeeper Allan McGregor Gers.

Naismith had an effort ruled out for offside, but leads Rangers restore "67 minutes after being created by David Healy.

Kane Hemmings young, then the bank to offer assistance for Nikica Jelavic (78) before scoring with six minutes left.

Gers' SPL rivals Motherwell slipped and lost 2-1 to Championship side Leeds.

Having already seen a 2-0 Falkirk, next to Simon Grayson were 1-0 down against 4798 in Pine Park.

Ross McCormack, a former Motherwell, he had seen in his thirty-minute penalty saved by Darren Randolph when Jamie Murphy and sent home the ball in the mail.

But United responded well after the break and half-time replacement for Alex Bruce leveled questions closely before a superb virtuoso Ramon Nunez goals closed questions in the 75th minutes.