O'Neill Starts Right, City and Spurs Beaten

With all seven of Saturday's games kicking off at three o'clock, it was good to see a Super Sunday double bill and the return of Monday Night Football. Sunday kicked off with Martin O'Neill taking charge of Sunderland for the first time. It didn't look like it would be a good start for O'Neill when Simon Vukcevic put Blackburn ahead after seventeen minutes. But David Vaughan came to Sunderland's rescue with an equaliser six minutes from time, Sebastian Larsson then secured O'Neill's début victory in injury time.

Tottenham's eleven match unbeaten run came to an end when they travelled to Stoke. Matthew Etherington put Stoke ahead after thirteen minutes before making it 2-0 two minutes before half-time. Emmanuel Adebayor pulled a goal back from the penalty spot after 62 minutes but Spurs couldn't find an equaliser. They played the remaining eight minutes with ten men as Younes Kaboul received a second yellow card.

Monday Night Football returned to see Manchester City's start to the season come to an end at Stamford Bridge. It wasn't looking likely as City came started the match in fine fashion, Mario Balotelli put them ahead after just two minutes. Chelsea somewhat held on until Daniel Sturridge found Raul Meireles with a cross to equalise eleven minutes before half-time. Gael Clichy then received his second yellow card thirteen minutes after the restart and Chelsea took full advantage. City should have been awarded a penalty early in the first half but were denied, Chelsea were awarded a penalty seven minutes from time when Joleon Lescott was adjudged to have hand balled a shot from Sturridge, Frank Lampard stepped up and converted the penalty to end the unbeaten run and put themselves third in the league.