Last updated: 26th October 2008
There is a great spine to the team, maybe not 3-0 but a fantastic victory, it was a great game and these two teams have come in and down the Premiership proud.
Phil Thompson
Quotes of the week
Phil Thompson has high praise for Hull as they topped the table with a 3-0 win over West Brom.
The Tigers now find themselves level on points at the top of the table with Liverpool and Chelsea after a fifth away win of the season.
All the goals came in a 20-minute period in the second half. On-loan defender Kamil Zayatte volleyed in Dean Marney's corner to put the away side one-up after 47 minutes before Brazilian Geovanni doubled the advantage 15 minutes later after combining well with Marlon King.
"It was not a 3-0 game but I was still impressed and they probably still deserved to edge the game," said Phil Thompson.
"You look at the fans; they have sold all their tickets. The end behind the goal where they were attacking in the second half was absolutely packed and did they rejoice.
"The difference between the two sides was a cutting edge. Hull had it and West Brom didn't. The boys up front, Cousin, King and Geovanni had a little more cutting edge than the strikers for West Brom had.
Phil also paid credit to manager Phil Brown who seems to be getting the most out of his players.
"You look at signings like Geovanni, who has not done it at Manchester City," added Phil.
"He has gone there and maybe he has a point to prove. You look at George Boateng who everybody thought what sort of finished. So he has made some shrewd signings.
"Phil Brown has his lads organised too. When they are defending, they defend very narrow and they allow the ball to go out wide and they don't back off.
"There is a great spine to the team, maybe not 3-0 but a fantastic victory, it was a great game and these two teams have come in and down the Premiership proud.
"And where do Hull go from here? Twenty points, top of the league with Chelsea and Liverpool. It is absolutely astonishing and it is great."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Man City |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs West Ham |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Birmingham vs Portsmouth |
| 19:45 | Burnley vs Man Utd |
| 19:45 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Tottenham |
| 19:45 | Sunderland vs Chelsea |
| 19:45 | Wigan vs Wolverhampton |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Liverpool vs Stoke |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Everton |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Blackburn 0 - 0 West Brom | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunderland 2 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Fulham 0 - 2 Everton | |
| Arsenal 4 - 1 Stoke | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Monday 18th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Sunday 17th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| West Brom 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Stoke 2 - 0 Wigan | |
| Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Man City | |
| Everton 3 - 1 West Ham | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Burnley | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fulham | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hull City | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
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