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Frustration for Rooney, Man U; Bournemouth gets 1st EPL win
Swansea City’s Bafetimbi Gomis (right) scores his goal past goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon (left), and Sebastian Coates (bottomright), during their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England,yesterday. (PHOTO: AP)
Football, Oversea's Football Leagues, Sports
August 22, 2015

Frustration for Rooney, Man U; Bournemouth gets 1st EPL win

LONDON, ENGLAND (AP) — As Wayne Rooney went a 10th game without scoring for Manchester United, an English striker did manage to score a hat trick yesterday: Callum Wilson of Bournemouth.

It was a landmark treble for the player and his team — both newcomers to the Premier League.

In edging a wild encounter at West Ham 4-3, Bournemouth, for the first time in their 125-year history, scored goals in the top flight of English football — and won their first game.

It was just the kind of attacking enterprise that Rooney’s United were missing in their 0-0 draw with Newcastle.

Bournemouth, who came close to going out of business and dropping out of the fourth professional division in the last decade, had lost their first two Premier League games without scoring.

“In the first two games I think there were nerves, but today I felt we showed real confidence,” the 23-year-old Wilson, who was playing non-league football three years ago, told the BBC. “There’s a few things we need to brush up on but it’s a fantastic result and instills confidence into the team.”

Wilson sent Bournemouth into a 2-0 lead at halftime, but the visitors had to dig deep after Mark Noble and Cheikhou Kouyate brought West Ham level after the break. Marc Pugh restored Bournemouth’s lead and Wilson completed his treble from the penalty spot after West Ham defender Carl Jenkinson was sent off for clipping Max Gradel in the box.

Modibo Maiga’s third for West Ham ensured it would be a nervy conclusion, but the Premier League newcomers from a southern seaside town have their first points.

Now Bournemouth will hope to produce more of the free-flowing football that was the team’s hallmark in winning the second-tier last season.

“We have to maintain that attacking edge without being too open,” Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said.

At Old Trafford, United were solid in defence against Newcastle, not conceding for a third successive league game despite first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea not playing while a move to Real Madrid remains possible.

The problem is the lack of cutting edge up front for the 20-time champions, who only edged their first two league games 1-0.

Rooney, who had a goal disallowed for offside early, registered a shot on target for the first time this season, but is still without a goal for United since April.

Manager Louis van Gaal, though, maintains that United are not in need of attacking reinforcements before the transfer window closes on September 1.

“I am satisfied with the performance and not with the result — and that is different,” Van Gaal said. “We were unlucky with rewarding ourselves because we have created a lot of chances.”

Newcastle remain without a win in the first three games under Steve McClaren, a former assistant to Alex Ferguson at United.

Tottenham and Sunderland are also still searching for their first wins after draws yesterday.

In a lively final 10 minutes at Leicester, Dele Alli headed Tottenham in front but it was quickly cancelled out by Riyad Mahrez, who preserved the hosts’ unbeaten start to the season.

Former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe was on target, securing Sunderland’s first point of the season by cancelling out Bafetimbi Gomis’ goal in a 1-1 draw with Swansea.

Crystal Palace have six points from a possible nine after Bakary Sako scored his first goal for the team to clinch a 2-1 win over Aston Villa.

In Norwich, Xherdan Shaqiri marked his Stoke debut by setting up Mame Biram Diouf’s opener, but Russell Martin equalised in one of several games that required drink breaks due to the heat.

Today, Chelsea go in search of the first win of their title defence at West Bromwich Albion, while Everton host Manchester City and Southampton travel to Watford.

The big head-to-head encounter in the third round comes tomorrow when Arsenal host Liverpool.

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