Adam shines as Liverpool tops Bolton

Liverpool, England – Charlie Adam scored a goal and set up 1 win over Bolton at Anfield.

Jordan Henderson opened his Liverpool account after 15 minutes while goals from Martin Skrtel and Adam one minute apart early in the second half put the result out of reach.

Bolton pulled a goal back in stoppage time through Ivan Klasnic, who has now scored in each of Bolton's first three games.

Dirk Kuyt helped set up the opener as he dropped a ball off for Henderson inside the penalty area. The midfielder's initial shot was blocked, but he picked up the rebound and curled it into the upper-left corner of the net.

Luis Suarez came within inches of adding to the lead when his chip struck the crossbar, but the Reds were in control of the match as it entered the second half.

The 52nd minute saw the lead doubled when Adam delivered a corner kick to the top of the six-yard box for Skrtel, who got free from his man to head the ball home.

Adam then found the net himself one minute later with a right-footed shot that beat goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen from 20 yards.

The clean sheet was spoiled in added time when some sloppy defending allowed Klasnic to tally a consolation goal.

Chelsea 3, Norwich City 1

London, England - Juan Mata scored in his Chelsea debut to help the Blues to a 3-1 win over a stubborn Norwich City side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

A fine strike by Jose Bosingwa in the opening six minutes put the home side ahead, but Norwich equalized with a goal from Grant Holt after a mix up in the Chelsea defense.

However, Canaries goalkeeper John Ruddy was sent off 10 minutes from time when he tripped Chelsea's Ramires inside the area, allowing Frank Lampard to convert from the penalty spot.

Mata entered the match in the 68th minute and capped his debut with a goal just before the final whistle.

Norwich had drawn its first two games in its return to the top flight before suffering its first defeat on Saturday.

Wigan 2, QPR 0

Wigan, England - A goal on each side of halftime from Franco Di Santo propelled Wigan to a 2-0 win over QPR on Saturday at the DW Stadium, keeping Roberto Martinez' men unbeaten through three games.

Di Santo tallied his first goal four minutes before the break while he doubled his total in the 66th minute to secure Wigan's first win of the campaign.

QPR notched a 1-0 win over Everton last weekend, but suffered its second defeat of the season after a 4-0 loss to Bolton on the opening weekend.

Everton 1, Blackburn 0

Blackburn, England - Saturday's match between Blackburn and Everton at Ewood Park was a tale of penalty kicks missed and converted as the Toffees escaped with a 1-0 win.

Two times in the second half Blackburn was handed a chance to take the lead from the penalty spot, and two times the club failed to do so.

Junior Hoilett missed the first opportunity when his shot was saved by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, while Mauro Formica had a spot kick in the 84th minute hit the post.

Everton then claimed its first win of the season in injury time when Mikel Arteta fired home a successful penalty kick, leaving Rovers with three defeats from their first three games of the season.

Aston Villa 0, Wolverhampton 0

Birmingham, England - Both Aston Villa and Wolverhampton have gotten off to promising starts this season with each side having failed to taste defeat so far.

And that streak continued on Saturday as the two played to a 0-0 draw at Villa Park that gives Wolves seven points from three games while the Villains have claimed five.

Neither side produced much in attack over the course of 90 minutes, although Villa generated the better of the scoring chances.

Swansea City 0, Sunderland 0

Swansea, Wales - Swansea City and Sunderland remained winless through three games as the two sides played to a 0-0 draw at Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

There were chances for both teams to break the deadlock, but neither side was able to apply the finishing touch, with Swansea's Scott Sinclair coming the closest with a shot from outside the area that struck the crossbar.