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Journalism of Courage
Manchester United made it three wins out of three in the new Premier League season with a battling 2-1 win over promoted Watford on Saturday.
Defender Mikael Silvestre and winger Ryan Giggs scored the goals that ensured United are the only side with a 100 percent record and kept them two points clear of second-placed Everton.
United were lucky to take all three points at Watford, their winning goal coming in a counter-attack following a near miss at the other end.
Everton, down to 10 men for an hour following a red card for Kevin Kilbane, fully deserved a 2-0 win over a pale Tottenham Hotspur side at White Hart Lane with an own-goal by Calum Davenport and an Andy Johnson strike.
There were two red cards and two penalties at the Valley where home side Charlton Athletic spent more than an hour a man short after Hermann Hreidarsson was sent off for violent conduct but still beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 for their first win.
Striker Darren Bent scored both goals, the first from a penalty in the 65th minute, nine minutes after El-Hadji Diouf had his saved by Scott Carson and six before Davies became the second player dismissed for another elbowing incident.
In the day8217;s early match Liverpool scored twice in four minutes to come from behind and beat West Ham United 2-1 in a re-match of May8217;s FA Cup final.
Striker Bobby Zamora scored his fourth goal in three matches to give Hammers an early lead, Danish defender Daniel Agger equalised in the 42nd minute with a fine shot from 30 metres and Peter Crouch struck the winner four minutes later.
The two other promoted sides also lost on their travels. Wigan Athletic beat Reading 1-0 while Fulham defeated Sheffield United by the same score.
8211;Rex Gowar
