Review: Wednesday’s Pre-Season Friendlies

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Chelsea 1 – 1 Feyenoord
Substitute goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini helped Chelsea maintain their unbeaten pre-season campaign as the Blues emerged with a 1-1 draw against Feyenoord.
The Italian keeper produced a fine performance - topped by a superb save from Roy Makaay’s penalty.

Goal Scorers: Kevin Hofland (Feyenoord), Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

Salzburg 1 – 0 Arsenal
Arsenal new boy Eduardo da Silva starred in their friendly at Red Bull Salzburg but could not prevent the Gunners falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat.
Vladimir Janocko’s winner 15 minutes from time ensured Arsene Wenger’s men ended their Austrian training camp on a losing note but the game was not without its positives.

Goal Scorer: Vladimir Janocko

Hibernian 3 – 0 Bolton Wanderers
Hibernian inflicted an emphatic 3-0 defeat on Bolton Wanderers in a lively pre-season game.

Blackpool 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic
Antonio Valencia and David Cotterill scored as Wigan Athletic claimed their third successive pre-season victory with a 2-1 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

By the way, Ex-Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot has been named as the Wigan Captain for the upcoming season.

Brentford 1 – 6 Reading
Shane Long scored twice as Barclays Premier League side Reading claimed an emphatic 6-1 victory over Brentford at Griffin Park. Nicky Shorey, Seol Ki-Hyeon, Simon Church and Andre Bikey also converted for the Royals - while Sammy Moore scored a stunning long-range goal for the Bees.

MK Dons 3 – 2 West Ham United
Matthew Upson celebrated his first full 90 minutes for West Ham United with a goal but Alan Curbishley's side were beaten 3-2 by an MK Dons side managed by former Hammers midfielder Paul Ince. The game also witnessed Freddie Ljungberg’s debut for the Hammers.

A glance at Tuesday’s friendlies:

Dean Ashton scored his first goal for West Ham United in almost a year as the Hammers recorded a 1-1 draw in their pre-season friendly against Leyton Orient

Darren Bent scored for Tottenham Hotspur as the Barclays Premier League side edged to a 2-1 win against Orlando Pirates in Cape Town.

A largely second-string Middlesbrough side won 2-0 against local rivals Darlington, with two goals from Tom Craddock.

Via: Premier League