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West Ham 3 – Newcastle 1
West Ham compounded Newcastle’s current woes with a 3-1 success at Upton Park in Zola’s first match in charge after the Italian had watched last week’s defeat at West Brom from the stands.
West Ham compounded Newcastle’s current woes with a 3-1 success at Upton Park in Zola’s first match in charge after the Italian had watched last week’s defeat at West Brom from the stands.
Sunderland claim the North East bragging rights after a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light.
Blackburn bounced back from a couple of recent heavy defeats to snatch a 1-0 win at home to Fulham in a hard-fought encounter.
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Chelsea opened their Group A account in the best possible style with Frank Lampard inspiring them to a 4-0 victory over Bordeaux.
Liverpool again had inspirational skipper Gerrard to thank as they hit back to defeat Marseille 2-1 at the Stade Velodrome in their Group D opener.
Roma were stunned by CFR Cluj, who were in the third tier of Romanian football in 2002, with the visitors triumphing 2-1 in the Eternal City.
Mourinho enjoyed his return to Champions League action with his Inter Milan side triumphing 2-0 away to Panathinaikos in Group B.
Aston Villa beat Tottenham 2-1 at White Hart Lane to leave Spurs at the bottom of the Premier League.