A double from Rod Wallace and a further goal from Portuguese import, Bruno Ribeiro, gave Leeds a comfortable 3-1 victory over a shoddy-looking Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough last night. Wallace sparked the Leeds celebrations with an eighth-minute opener followed by a game-killing 62nd-minute third - his goals sandwiching Ribeiro's first goal for the Elland Road club.
Wednesday got small consolation in the 70th minute when Graham Hyde tucked home a close-range shot.
Eyal Berkovic marked his Upton Park debut for West Ham with the winner that beat London rivals Tottenham 2-1.
Harry Redknapp's side had been sent on course for their best start in 11 seasons when John Hartson capitalised on shocking defensive work to claim his first of the season before Berkovic went round Ramon Vega to score in the 70th minute.
And even though Les Ferdinand opened his White Hart Lane account after his £6 million move from Newcastle with a close-range strike late on, Spurs always looked second best.
Derby County's first ever competitive match at their new Pride Park Stadium was dramatically abandoned after 11 minutes of the second half following a prolonged floodlit failure.
The lights went out on the Premiership clash against Wimbledon with Jim Smith's side leading 2-1. Ashley Ward opened the scoring for Derby after 20 minutes, Chris Perry equalised and Stefano Eranio put the home side back in front in the 32nd minute of what had been a pulsating match.
