STOKE CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 1
Excellent game at the Britannia Stadium with Stoke pegging back the champions.
While Nani's goal should make him Man U's man of the match, I'd have to go with David De Gea. The shot stopper was sensational, making one world class save after another. The young man's confidence has been on a high since stopping Robin Van Persie's penalty in week 3. It was sad to see Chicharito leave with an injury in the first half
Asmir Begovic and Peter Crouch were the stand out players for Stoke.
NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1
Flying under the radar, Newcastle are sitting on 4th place on the table behind Man City, Man U and Chelsea. Demba Ba made the headlines with a hat trick against a hapless Blackburn team that was clueless the entire 90 minutes. Somehow they scored with their first shot on goal in the second half, but that summed it all up for their effort.
WIGAN 1 TOTTENHAM 2
Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Adebayor and Van Der Vaart caused Wigan a lot of headache, especially down the left flank where Bale was running rings round Gohouri. The game was effectively killed off when Gohouri departed for an early shower after picking up a second yellow card for wrestling Bale.
MOM (Man of Match) - Gareth Bale gets my vote for scoring and having his marker sent off for the second week in a row.
LIVERPOOL 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1
Luis Suarez was all over Wolves like a bad rash. Without question, the most energetic and tenacious player in the field. It also didn't hurt that he scored an exquisite 'Torres-esq' goal in the 38th minute to cap another excellent run out at Anfield.
I absolutely agree with the attitude he showed when he was substituted in the 80th minute. You never bring out a Matador from the Arena until the Bull is spent and tamed. Wolves still had a lot of life in them when El Pistolero was pulled. Besides, the Kop wanted to see him work with Stevie G, Dirk Kuyt and Stewart Downing. There's enough juice in those four players combined to start a Red Bull factory in Liverpool!
CHELSEA 4 SWANSEA 1
Without question everyone was rooting for Fernando Torres to score a hat trick after his horror miss at Old Trafford. He didn't completely disappoint, scoring a Juan Mata pass with world class control and finish. Then came the crazy two footed tackle and he was gone before we could fantasize about the next two goals.
Luckily Ramirez was in continued good form, capping the night with two goals. Drogba marked his return with a late goal to remind Stamford Bridge fans of what they had been missing.
MOM - Ramirez
ARSENAL 3 BOLTON 0
For the first time this season, Arsenal looked their old self - confident and comfortable. While they didn't put the game to bed until the second half, they remained patient and executed with precision.
Robin Van Persie was the story of the day with his 99th and 100th goal for the Gunners. Alex Song's goal wasn't too shabby. Theo Walcott also deserves some mention though he could have finished a couple of saved chances better.
Owen Coyle's job may be in jeopardy after yet another loss.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0 FULHAM 0
Nothing to write home about. No one from this game will be making the team of the week, that's for sure.
MANCHESTER CITY 2 EVERTON 0
David Moyes came to Etihad Stadium with a simple plan - stop David Silva and walk away with a point. His plan worked for 67 minutes until it collapsed like a pack of cards with Mario Balotelli's goal. Silva eventually caused havoc, setting up James Milner for the killer blow second goal.
Moyes 'pack the bus' and 'play with no strikers' techniques don't work for me. As a Liverpool fan, I'm hoping he plays the same tactics in next week's Merseyside derby.
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