Everton 0 Liverpool 2
This game was effectively decision with the sending off of Jack Rodwell in the 23rd minute. Nonetheless the Reds deserved all the credit for keeping a cool head and patiently waiting for their opportunities to close out the game.
Luis Suarez was outstanding as usual and Andy Carroll finally got off the mark for Liverpool with his first league goal of the season. Jose Enrique, Jamie Carragher and Craig Bellamy were the other notable performers for Liverpool. Tim Howard was the standout man for Everton, keeping them in the game until the 72nd minute break through by Carroll.
Blackburn Rovers 0 Manchester City 4
The sky blues of Manchester picked up from where they stopped before the Champions League hiccup in Germany. The ability to recover so brilliantly away from home with 4 goals tells us why money can certainly buy you love. Adam Johnson's opening goal was a beauty!
Reality set in for Blackburn Rovers after the dream victory against Arsenal a fortnight ago. Steve Kean may not last past another defeat as Blackburn's Manager.
Manchester United 2 Norwich City 0
The champions got away with a sub-par performance against the league newcomers. United did just enough to secure the three points, and have Norwich's immaturity in front of goal to thank for that.
Park was the standout player for United, but will not make this Blog's team of the week. That tells you how unconvincing the champions were.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Newcastle United 2
Not to say Newcastle did not work hard for another three points away from home, but they got a lot of help from the officiating crew. Once again, the men in black (original uniform of referees) failed to award a blatant penalty to Mick McCarthy's Wolves. As if that wasn't enough, they had a goal chalked off due to more poor officiating.
Demba Ba continues to shine for Newcastle United, adding another goal in the afternoon. He has now scored four goals in his last two league outings.
Sunderland 2 West Bromwich Albion 2
WBA started the game with a bang, up 2 goals in seven minutes. But Steve Bruce's men came roaring back with ex-Arsenal man, Nicklas Bendtner scoring one and assisting on the second.
Stephane Sessegnon provided a lot of creativity in the middle to engineer Sunderland's comeback.
Aston Villa 2 Wigan 0
Gabriel Agbonlahor showed why England's Manager, Fabio Capello should give him another International call up. Gabby produced a signature goal and provided the killer pass for Darren Bent to put the game beyond Wigan.
Roberto Martinez is back in familiar territory in the relegation zone. Interestingly, he turned down an opportunity to manage Villa in the Summer.
Bolton Wanderers 1 Chelsea 5
Lamps is back!
Frank Lampard notched a hat trick against a hapless Bolton side featuring a reserve goalkeeper. Daniel Sturridge also had a standout performance with two goals. Deyrick Boyata, the Manchester City loanee added a consolation goal for Bolton.
The Reebok Stadium is fast becoming a burial ground for the home side. The question is, how many more times will visiting teams need to bury Bolton before Owen Coyle gets the sack?
Not for long is anyone's guess.
Fulham 6 Queens Park Rangers 0
About time for Fulham to win at home and Andy Johnson to finally score. Shocking that he scored, amazing that he got a hat trick.
Besides Andy Johnson, US International, Clint Dempsey was a live wire and added a goal to cap a fine afternoon.
Swansea 2 Stoke City 0
Stoke City playing away from the Britannia is like the Biblical Samson with a crew haircut. Defeat is almost a given when Stoke are on the road.
Swansea is looking like a team that will survive the drop in their first season. It's still early doors though.
Tottenham Hotspurs 2 Arsenal 1
At the start of the season, I was questioned by my fellow Liverpool supporters as to why I ranked Tottenham higher than the Reds.
Now we all know why. In Adebayor (who joined after my rankings), Modric, Van Der Vaart and Bale, they have what it takes to create havoc for opposing defenders. We still haven't talked about Jermaine Defoe, Aaron Lennon or Steven Pinnear yet. They clearly have the depth to compete.
Back to the game, Tottenham totally deserved the game, as they showed their intent to pick up all three points. Outstanding goalkeeping by Szczesny kept the score decent as he denied Adebayor and Defoe from close range. Ironically, it was Szczesny's error that gifted Kyle Walker the winner from distance.
The talking heads will be out again demanding Arsene Wenger's head. I can't say I blame them.
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