Christmas is on the horizon and this past weekend saw the beginning of a packed schedule for the Premier League, the top four may surprise a few people with Liverpool and Everton both up there while Man City and Arsenal join them as early title challengers.
Saturday's early kick off saw Liverpool return to the top with a 3-1 win at home to Cardiff with star striker Luis Suarez hitting two for 19 goals in the campaign and Sterling hitting his second goal in consecutive games to keep them in form despite Mutch pulling one back on the hour.
Newcastle continued their good form with a 3-0 victory away to Crystal Palace with the visitors 2-0 up at the break thanks to a Cabaye opener and a Gabbidon own goal, Ben Arfa hit a third from the penalty spot late on to complete the win.
Man City improved their away form with a hard fought 4-2 win at Fulham with the visitors taking 2-0 half-time lead after goals from Toure and Kompany but Richardson struck for Fulham and Kompany bizarrely hit into his own net after a looped clearance to level the score at 2-2 but Navas handed City the lead with Milner striking with seven minutes to go to secure the win.
Man United moved up the table with a 3-1 win at home to West Ham with the in-form Welbeck opening the scoring in the 26th minute with Januzaj adding a second ten minutes later for a 2-0 lead at the break, Young hit his second goal this week in the 72nd minute and even though Carlton Cole pulled on back in the 81st minute, United held on for the win.
Stoke moved into the top half with a 2-1 win at home to Aston Villa and despite going into the half-time break at 0-0, Adam put them in front in the 50th minute but Villa came back and levelled in the 66th minute through Kozak but Stoke got themselves back in front with Crouch hitting what became the winning goal in the 70th minute.
Sunderland and Norwich drew 0-0 to keep the hosts at the bottom going into the festive period but had Brown sent off at the end to damage their hopes of moving away with a tough set of games ahead while in West Brom and Hull drew 1-1 with the visitors taking the lead in the 28th minute through Livermore and with five minutes to go they looked to have secured a vital win but Vydra levelled for the Baggies to ensure a share of the points.
Super Sunday saw Tim Sherwood take charge of Tottenham for the first time and after a hard fought 3-2 win over Southampton, he was handed the reins until the end of next season but it didn't start well for his side as Southampton took the lead through Lallana in the 19th minute but Adebayor levelled six minutes later and the sides went in level at the break.
The visitors gained the lead after Hooiveld hit and own goal but his mistake was reprieved by Lambert's equaliser on the hour mark but Adebayor was the hero for Tottenham as he hit his second to put them 3-2 up and give Sherwood a maiden league win in charge.
Part two saw Swansea host Everton and despite an exciting first half, the sides were level at the break but Coleman put the visitors in front in the 66th minute only to have his joy dampened when fellow Blues defender Oviedo struck an own goal to put Swansea level. Everton took the lead again with a superb free-kick from Barkley which was worthy of a match winner as they held on to go into the top four.
Monday Night Football saw the battle of the Londoners as Arsenal hosted Chelsea but a 0-0 draw saw the Gunners miss the chance to regain top spot and mean Liverpool topped the table at Christmas for the first time since the failed title challenge of 2008/2009.
Saturday's early kick off saw Liverpool return to the top with a 3-1 win at home to Cardiff with star striker Luis Suarez hitting two for 19 goals in the campaign and Sterling hitting his second goal in consecutive games to keep them in form despite Mutch pulling one back on the hour.
Newcastle continued their good form with a 3-0 victory away to Crystal Palace with the visitors 2-0 up at the break thanks to a Cabaye opener and a Gabbidon own goal, Ben Arfa hit a third from the penalty spot late on to complete the win.
Man City improved their away form with a hard fought 4-2 win at Fulham with the visitors taking 2-0 half-time lead after goals from Toure and Kompany but Richardson struck for Fulham and Kompany bizarrely hit into his own net after a looped clearance to level the score at 2-2 but Navas handed City the lead with Milner striking with seven minutes to go to secure the win.
Man United moved up the table with a 3-1 win at home to West Ham with the in-form Welbeck opening the scoring in the 26th minute with Januzaj adding a second ten minutes later for a 2-0 lead at the break, Young hit his second goal this week in the 72nd minute and even though Carlton Cole pulled on back in the 81st minute, United held on for the win.
Stoke moved into the top half with a 2-1 win at home to Aston Villa and despite going into the half-time break at 0-0, Adam put them in front in the 50th minute but Villa came back and levelled in the 66th minute through Kozak but Stoke got themselves back in front with Crouch hitting what became the winning goal in the 70th minute.
Sunderland and Norwich drew 0-0 to keep the hosts at the bottom going into the festive period but had Brown sent off at the end to damage their hopes of moving away with a tough set of games ahead while in West Brom and Hull drew 1-1 with the visitors taking the lead in the 28th minute through Livermore and with five minutes to go they looked to have secured a vital win but Vydra levelled for the Baggies to ensure a share of the points.
Super Sunday saw Tim Sherwood take charge of Tottenham for the first time and after a hard fought 3-2 win over Southampton, he was handed the reins until the end of next season but it didn't start well for his side as Southampton took the lead through Lallana in the 19th minute but Adebayor levelled six minutes later and the sides went in level at the break.
The visitors gained the lead after Hooiveld hit and own goal but his mistake was reprieved by Lambert's equaliser on the hour mark but Adebayor was the hero for Tottenham as he hit his second to put them 3-2 up and give Sherwood a maiden league win in charge.
Part two saw Swansea host Everton and despite an exciting first half, the sides were level at the break but Coleman put the visitors in front in the 66th minute only to have his joy dampened when fellow Blues defender Oviedo struck an own goal to put Swansea level. Everton took the lead again with a superb free-kick from Barkley which was worthy of a match winner as they held on to go into the top four.
Monday Night Football saw the battle of the Londoners as Arsenal hosted Chelsea but a 0-0 draw saw the Gunners miss the chance to regain top spot and mean Liverpool topped the table at Christmas for the first time since the failed title challenge of 2008/2009.
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