Despite European competition mid-week, there were still seven Premier League games yesterday. All with their usual controversy, surprise and entertainment. Wednesday saw Tottenham beat Inter Milan but the lunch-time kick-off saw Tottenham lose to Bolton at the Reebok. The game took a while to get going with the only goal in the first half coming from poor defending from Tottenham before Kevin Davies netted from an offside position after 31 minutes. Tottenham were still lagging in the second half and found themselves 2-0 down eleven minutes into the half when Gretar Steinsson neatly found the bottom corner. Another defensive mistake, this time by Gallas, allowed Taylor to find Lee who was then brought down in the box for a penalty. Kevin Davies stepped up and scored a very nice penalty in front of the onlooking Fabio Capello after 76 minutes. That was when Tottenham finally decided to start playing football and a wonderful solo goal from Alan Hutton pulled a goal back for Spurs with eleven minutes to play. Tottenham scored a second thanks to a spectacular volley from substitute Pavlyuchenko to make the score 3-2 and an unlikely comeback was now on the cards, with three minutes to play. However as Tottenham pressed for a third, they were caught on the break and substitute Martin Petrov secured all three points for Bolton.
Manchester United required a late goal to avoid dropping another two points at home to Wolves. Ji-Sung Park put United ahead just before half-time before former United player Sylvan Ebanks-Blake equalised after 66 minutes. A fine solo goal this time from Park again ensured United had all three points in the depths of second half injury time.
After a poor first half Brimingham and West Ham managed a 2-2 draw, there was already bad blood before the game as Birmingham had banned former owner David Gould from the game against his newly owned team. Three minutes into the second half the deadlock was broken and Frederic Piqiuonne gave West Ham the lead. They then doubled their lead ten minutes later thanks to Valon Behrami. Cameron Jerome put Birminhgam back in the game after 64 minutes before captain Ridgewell equalised after 73 minutes.
Sunderland beat Stoke in controversial circumstances at the Stadium of Light. Record signing Asamoah Gyan gave Sunderland the lead after just nine minutes. Lee Cattermole was lucky not to have been sent off after he stopped Stoke scoring with his hand, to take it off the line. It got worse for Stoke when captain Shawcross did get sent off seven minutes from for two deserved yellow cards. Sunderland took full advantage as Gyan scored his second goal four minutes from the end to ensure the win.
There were another four goals at Bloomfield Road as Blackpool entertained Everton. A tenth minute free-kick from Eardley was cancelled out three minutes later by another Tim Cahill header. David Vaughan put Blackpool back in front three minutes into the second half but again that was cancelled out just two minutes by former Blackpool loan star Seamus Coleman. Blackpool had a third goal ruled out for a push from Marlon Harewood that was arguable.
Despite Villa's lack of fit strikers they were seconds away from beating Fulham at Craven Cottage. Marc Albrighton put Villa ahead four minutes before half-time, Fulham equalised in the very last minute thanks to Brede Hangeland.
The final game of the day took place a Ewood Park as Blackburn hosted Wigan, again after a poor first half the second half saw three goals. The first was scored via free-kick from Morten Gamst Pedersen after 58 minutes. Blackburn then doubled their lead thanks to former Wigan striker Jason Roberts nine minutes later, he showed great respect for Wigan by not celebrating the goal. Wigan managed to pull one back when in form Charles N'Zogbia netted after 74 minutes.
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