With four of the top five teams meeting this weekend was always going to be explosive, that's before Manchester United and Arsenal face off in this week's Monday Night Football. There was no Saturday lunch-time kick-offs so we went head long into five three o'clock kick-offs.
Surprisingly there were two 0-0 draws this weekend as Fulham drew at home to Sunderland while Everton drew with Wigan. Aston Villa curbed their recent bad run of form with a nervy win against rivals West Brom. Stewart Downing got on the end of an Albrighton cross after 25 minutes to give Villa the lead. Heskey continued his revitalised goalscoring form with Villa's second ten minutes from the end. Paul Scharner pulled one back just before injury time but Villa held on for the win.
Manchester City's off field problems continued but results on the pitch keep coming. Yaya Toure put City ahead away to struggling West Ham on the half hour mark. Toure was the curator of the second goal as well as his shot hit post and rebounded off the back of Green to make it 2-0. Substitute Adam Johnson sealed it with nine minutes remaining but James Tomkins scored a consolation just before added time. City's temperamental problems hit again as Balotelli reacted angrily at being subbed but the worse news for City is that Tevez wants out of Eastlands.
Blackpool's surprising season continues as they managed to hold out for a 1-0 victory over Stoke at The Britannia. DJ Campbell scored the only goal of the match three minutes into the second half. Although how the game finished 1-0 is beyond me as both teams with the woodwork on more than one occasion.
Saturday's tea time kick-off saw Alan Pardew sit in the Newcastle dug out for the first time as they entertained Liverpool. Kevin Nolan put the hosts ahead after fifteen minutes before Dirk Kuyt equalised four minutes into the second half. Pardew's side weren't to be denied the points as Joey Barton made it 2-1 with ten minutes remaining and then Andy Carroll sealed it ten minutes with a twenty five yard strike.
There were three games today with three local derbies. The first installment of Super Sunday saw the Lancashire derby between Bolton and Blackburn. The main action took place in the second half and it started eleven minutes into the second half when Mark Davies received a second yellow to reduce Bolton to ten men. It didn't faze them as they went onto take the lead through Muamba after 65 minutes. Blackburn had thought they had earned a point when Mame Biram Diouf equalised with three minutes remaining. But wasn't going to be the case as Stuart Holden scored a minute later to give Bolton the 2-1 win.
The non-televised game was a Midlands derby between Wolves and Birmingham. A sole goal from Stephen Hunt just before half-time gave Wolves the victory at Molineux.
Chelsea's win-less form continued in Super Sunday's second installment as they were held by Tottenham. Roman Pavlyuchenko put Spurs ahead after fifteen minutes. Drogba equalised with twenty minutes remaining but Chelsea could have won it in injury time, Chelsea were awarded a penalty and Drogba insisted he would take it over Lampard but Gomes saved it and the match finished 1-1. Allowing either Manchester United or Arsenal to extend their lead over Chelsea tomorrow.
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