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Andy Carroll helped himself to a hat-trick as Newcastle United stunned Aston Villa 6-0 to mark a memorable home return to the Premier League on Sunday.

Two goals from midfielder Kevin Nolan and another from Joey Barton ensured a third 6-0 victory of the weekend following Chelsea’s win over Wigan Athletic and Arsenal’s thumping win over Blackpool.

Last season’s runners-up Manchester United were held 2-2 at Craven Cottage after a frantic finish in which Fulham defender Brede Hangeland scored late on at both ends, after a Paul Scholes strike had earlier been cancelled out by Simon Davies for the hosts. Read more…

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Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to lead Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday and a 5-3 aggregate win in the Spanish Super Cup.

The Argentine forward had a quiet World Cup in South Africa in June and July but looked more comfortable back among his club mates at the Nou Camp.

Messi grabbed two well-taken first-half goals after Sevilla’s Abdoulay Konko had put the ball in his own net early on, and rounded off the night with a third at the end.

“We’ve won another important title after turning round what was a difficult (first leg) result. We now have the first trophy of the season,” Messi told Spanish television. Read more…

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