An exciting weekend at both ends of the table saw an array of goals but also saw seven teams keep a clean sheet while we also saw a sacking and a false offside that will be remembered for years to come.
Aston Villa were graced by a Royal visitor as Prince William watched his Villan's draw 0-0 with Sunderland in a game that saw Sunderland blow a good chance from Giaccherini which was a bright spark in a drab 90 minutes.
Arsenal went seven points clear with a 3-0 win away to Cardiff but should have led early on when Giroud found himself unmarked in the area only to halt believing he was offside and then tackled when it was clear he was clearly onside to the disgust of Arsene Wenger and to the shock of all the viewing public. Ramsey did convert on the half-hour against his former club and Flamini added a second late on with Ramsey hitting his second to the applause of both sets of fans as the Gunners kept up their good run.
Everton cruised to a 4-0 win over an ailing Stoke with Deulofeu celebrating his first start with the opening goal on halfway with Coleman putting them 2-0 up in the 49th minute and Oviedo hitting his first goal on the hour, the match was sewn up by the free-scoring Lukaku with 12 minutes to go as the Toffees rose up to fourth.
Tony Pulis' first game in charge of Crystal Palace was a sour one as Norwich won 1-0 at Carrow Road thanks to a 30th minute strike from Hooper. West Ham rose to 15th after a 3-0 win at home to Fulham with Diame striking the opener in the 47th minute with a late show from Carlton and Joe Cole condemning the Cottagers to a sixth consecutive loss which today has seen manager Martin Jol sacked after two years in charge.
In the late kick-off, Newcastle rose up to fifth with a 2-1 win over West Brom with Gouffran putting them 1-0 up at the break with Brunt equalising in the 53rd minute but the equilibrium lasted a few minutes as Sissoko put Newcastle back in front as they held on for a welcome win.
Recent meetings between Tottenham and Manchester United have been memorable for good and bad reasons and today's game was just as good as Spurs took the lead with a Walker strike only to be pegged back by a Rooney equaliser and they were level into the break. Sandro put Spurs ahead for the second time but yet again it was Rooney that pulled United level this time from the penalty spot as they held on for a point.
Super Sunday began with an amazing game for everyone, well all those who don't follow Liverpool of course as Hull made history with a first ever win over Liverpool who had a horrific day beginning with the news that Daniel Sturridge would not play again until 2014 . The Tigers as they will soon be known secured a famous 3-1 win via some strange luck with the opener coming from Livermore's shot deflecting in off the unfortunate Skrtel, Gerrard converted from a free-kick to bring the visitors level but a stunning strike from Meyler put Hull back in front with 18 minutes to go and the last blow for the visiting Reds saw Huddlestone's aim at goal cannon in off Skrtel and end a woeful day for Liverpool.
Part two of Super Sunday opened with a shock as Rodriguez scored after 13 seconds to stun Stamford Bridge as Southampton looked to get revenge on Chelsea for the 2004 meeting where they led after 14 seconds through Beattie but lost 2-1 and sadly for the Saints, the outcome was worse as Chelsea levelled through Terry and then led through Cahille before completing the comeback through Demba Ba right at the end.
The weekend came to a close with the meeting between Manchester City and Swansea which saw the home side mover up to third place in the table with a 3-0 win with Negredo opening the scoring from a well worked free-kick in the eighth minute with Nasri hitting a second half brace to complete the win.
So Arsenal and Chelsea are back at the top but its as you were at the bottom with Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Fulham occupying the relegation places.
Aston Villa were graced by a Royal visitor as Prince William watched his Villan's draw 0-0 with Sunderland in a game that saw Sunderland blow a good chance from Giaccherini which was a bright spark in a drab 90 minutes.
Arsenal went seven points clear with a 3-0 win away to Cardiff but should have led early on when Giroud found himself unmarked in the area only to halt believing he was offside and then tackled when it was clear he was clearly onside to the disgust of Arsene Wenger and to the shock of all the viewing public. Ramsey did convert on the half-hour against his former club and Flamini added a second late on with Ramsey hitting his second to the applause of both sets of fans as the Gunners kept up their good run.
Everton cruised to a 4-0 win over an ailing Stoke with Deulofeu celebrating his first start with the opening goal on halfway with Coleman putting them 2-0 up in the 49th minute and Oviedo hitting his first goal on the hour, the match was sewn up by the free-scoring Lukaku with 12 minutes to go as the Toffees rose up to fourth.
Tony Pulis' first game in charge of Crystal Palace was a sour one as Norwich won 1-0 at Carrow Road thanks to a 30th minute strike from Hooper. West Ham rose to 15th after a 3-0 win at home to Fulham with Diame striking the opener in the 47th minute with a late show from Carlton and Joe Cole condemning the Cottagers to a sixth consecutive loss which today has seen manager Martin Jol sacked after two years in charge.
In the late kick-off, Newcastle rose up to fifth with a 2-1 win over West Brom with Gouffran putting them 1-0 up at the break with Brunt equalising in the 53rd minute but the equilibrium lasted a few minutes as Sissoko put Newcastle back in front as they held on for a welcome win.
Recent meetings between Tottenham and Manchester United have been memorable for good and bad reasons and today's game was just as good as Spurs took the lead with a Walker strike only to be pegged back by a Rooney equaliser and they were level into the break. Sandro put Spurs ahead for the second time but yet again it was Rooney that pulled United level this time from the penalty spot as they held on for a point.
Super Sunday began with an amazing game for everyone, well all those who don't follow Liverpool of course as Hull made history with a first ever win over Liverpool who had a horrific day beginning with the news that Daniel Sturridge would not play again until 2014 . The Tigers as they will soon be known secured a famous 3-1 win via some strange luck with the opener coming from Livermore's shot deflecting in off the unfortunate Skrtel, Gerrard converted from a free-kick to bring the visitors level but a stunning strike from Meyler put Hull back in front with 18 minutes to go and the last blow for the visiting Reds saw Huddlestone's aim at goal cannon in off Skrtel and end a woeful day for Liverpool.
Part two of Super Sunday opened with a shock as Rodriguez scored after 13 seconds to stun Stamford Bridge as Southampton looked to get revenge on Chelsea for the 2004 meeting where they led after 14 seconds through Beattie but lost 2-1 and sadly for the Saints, the outcome was worse as Chelsea levelled through Terry and then led through Cahille before completing the comeback through Demba Ba right at the end.
The weekend came to a close with the meeting between Manchester City and Swansea which saw the home side mover up to third place in the table with a 3-0 win with Negredo opening the scoring from a well worked free-kick in the eighth minute with Nasri hitting a second half brace to complete the win.
So Arsenal and Chelsea are back at the top but its as you were at the bottom with Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Fulham occupying the relegation places.
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