results for the three EPL matches i had predicted : 1) Aston Villa 1 Man United 4 [predict(P) : 1-2] Reduced to nine men by the final whistle , Villa could find no answer to a brace from Wayne Rooney , one from the evergreen Ryan Giggs and surprisingly , even Rio Ferdinand got into the scoresheet (though Villa did give their opponents an early scare with a 13th-minute opener from Gabriel Agbonlahor) . Now I understand what is meant by United's goal sources coming from all departments - defence , midfield , and forward that makes many teams in the EPL fearful of their attacking prowess . 2) Blackburn 4 Reading 2 [P : 2-0] Wow . This reminds me of the 3-3 goal feast when the two teams clashed in the final round of fixtures last season . This time round , three early goals from the Rovers gave the Royals no chance whatsoever of any possible recovery , and a late brace from Kevin Doyle offered little consolation of for the visitors , who have now picked up just a single point out of a possible 15 from their away games so far . 3) Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 2 [P : 1-1]
Boro did work hard in the first half , even after trailing from an exquisite conversion by Didler Drogba in the eighth minute . Unfortunately , after Alex netted in the second on 57 minutes , there was no turning back for Gareth Southgate's men .