After a brilliant midweek programme it was clear that some teams would be looking for more positive results with Norwich and Manchester United good examples.
Saturday's early kick off saw what many would consider a surprise result as Manchester United slipped to a second home loss in four days with history being made again as Newcastle won at Old Trafford for the first time since 1972 with a Cabaye winner in the 61st minute that meant that the home side could slip out of the top half if other results went against them.
Crystal Palace secured a second consecutive win with a 2-0 victory at home to Cardiff with Jerome setting them on their way in the sixth minute with Chamakh hitting his second goal this week to seal the win in the 57th minute.
Liverpool made it five home wins in a row with a 4-1 win over West Ham meaning they had scored nine in two games this week and they got lucky with the opener as Demel scored an own goal just before the break. Sahko added a second two minutes into the second half with Skrtel hitting into his won net to give the Hammers hope but the win was sealed for the Reds with Suarez hitting the third but West Ham's night got worse as Nolan received a straight red card for challenge on Henderson and minutes later, O'Brien scored an own goal after a skillful chance from Suarez.
Souhampton's hard run of games continued with the visit of Manchester City and after Aguero put City 1-0 up after ten minutes, the Arsenal/Chelsea losses came to mind but the Saints got themselves level just before half time through Osvaldo and held on for the draw.
Chelsea looked to close up on Arsenal but were stunned by Stoke who secured a 3-2 win despite going behind after nine minutes to a Schurrle strike, Crouch levelled before the break and Ireland put the home side 2-1 up but Schurrle hit a second minutes later to put the score at 2-2. Chelsea pushed for a winner but were blown away by a spectacular winner from Assaidi in the final minute as the Potters celebrated a famous win over the Blues.
Norwich erased the horror of their visit to Anfield with a 2-0 win at West Brom with an opener from Hooper in the 13th minute setting them off with an 89th minute strike from Fer sealing the win while the late kick-off saw Tottenham claim a 2-1 win away to Sunderland with Johnson giving the home side the lead in the 37th minute with Paulinho levelling for the visitors just before half-time, The win was sealed by Spurs thanks to an O'Shea own goal five minutes into the second half.
Super Sunday saw Fulham win 2-0 against Aston Villa with Sidwell scoring against his former club and a Berbatov penalty in the first half to move them away from the bottom of the table while the second game saw Arsenal and Everton draw 1-1 in an exciting game that saw both sides level with ten minutes to go despite numerous chances but the first goal came for the home side as Ozil struck from close range but Deulofeu saved the Toffees with an equaliser in the 84th minute to prevent the Ggunners from pulling away at the top.
Monday Night Football saw Swansea take on Hull and the two sides drew 1-1 with former Swan Danny Graham scoring the opener for Hull in the ninth minute but declined to celebrate as it the common trend for former players but this side were pegged back by a fortuitous goal by Chico Flores who on the replay looked to use his hand but the goal was given as the two sides brought the curtain down on an exciting weekend of action.
Saturday's early kick off saw what many would consider a surprise result as Manchester United slipped to a second home loss in four days with history being made again as Newcastle won at Old Trafford for the first time since 1972 with a Cabaye winner in the 61st minute that meant that the home side could slip out of the top half if other results went against them.
Crystal Palace secured a second consecutive win with a 2-0 victory at home to Cardiff with Jerome setting them on their way in the sixth minute with Chamakh hitting his second goal this week to seal the win in the 57th minute.
Liverpool made it five home wins in a row with a 4-1 win over West Ham meaning they had scored nine in two games this week and they got lucky with the opener as Demel scored an own goal just before the break. Sahko added a second two minutes into the second half with Skrtel hitting into his won net to give the Hammers hope but the win was sealed for the Reds with Suarez hitting the third but West Ham's night got worse as Nolan received a straight red card for challenge on Henderson and minutes later, O'Brien scored an own goal after a skillful chance from Suarez.
Souhampton's hard run of games continued with the visit of Manchester City and after Aguero put City 1-0 up after ten minutes, the Arsenal/Chelsea losses came to mind but the Saints got themselves level just before half time through Osvaldo and held on for the draw.
Chelsea looked to close up on Arsenal but were stunned by Stoke who secured a 3-2 win despite going behind after nine minutes to a Schurrle strike, Crouch levelled before the break and Ireland put the home side 2-1 up but Schurrle hit a second minutes later to put the score at 2-2. Chelsea pushed for a winner but were blown away by a spectacular winner from Assaidi in the final minute as the Potters celebrated a famous win over the Blues.
Norwich erased the horror of their visit to Anfield with a 2-0 win at West Brom with an opener from Hooper in the 13th minute setting them off with an 89th minute strike from Fer sealing the win while the late kick-off saw Tottenham claim a 2-1 win away to Sunderland with Johnson giving the home side the lead in the 37th minute with Paulinho levelling for the visitors just before half-time, The win was sealed by Spurs thanks to an O'Shea own goal five minutes into the second half.
Super Sunday saw Fulham win 2-0 against Aston Villa with Sidwell scoring against his former club and a Berbatov penalty in the first half to move them away from the bottom of the table while the second game saw Arsenal and Everton draw 1-1 in an exciting game that saw both sides level with ten minutes to go despite numerous chances but the first goal came for the home side as Ozil struck from close range but Deulofeu saved the Toffees with an equaliser in the 84th minute to prevent the Ggunners from pulling away at the top.
Monday Night Football saw Swansea take on Hull and the two sides drew 1-1 with former Swan Danny Graham scoring the opener for Hull in the ninth minute but declined to celebrate as it the common trend for former players but this side were pegged back by a fortuitous goal by Chico Flores who on the replay looked to use his hand but the goal was given as the two sides brought the curtain down on an exciting weekend of action.
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