This weekend's Premier League action comes as the filling in a European sandwich with the Europa/Champions League taking place on either side of the ten games. The presence of the European games meant no Saturday lunchtime or Monday night action.
In the first of six 3pm kick-offs, Tim Sherwood took charge of Aston Villa for the first time as they hosted Stoke City and debut in the dugout started well with Scott Sinclair putting the hosts ahead inside 20 minutes before Mame Diouf drew Stoke level just before the interval. However, it only got worse for Sherwood and Villa with the late dismissal of Ron Vlaar leading to a winner for the visitors as Victor Moses slotted in the resulting penalty.
Chelsea missed the chance to extend their gap at the top as they were held 1-1 by struggling Burnley despite making a good start with Branislav Ivanovic opening the scoring in the 14th minute before the Blues suffered a dent to their lead with the dismissal of Nemanja Matic in the 70th minute. Burnley took just 11 minutes to utilise their numerical advantage by levelling though Ben Mee's equaliser which sealed a point.
Arsenal moved into third spot with a 2-1 win away to Crystal Palace with the Eagles going behind early on with Santi Cazorla slotting in with an eighth minute penalty, Olivier Giroud added a second just before the interval to put the Gunners in control. However,t hey were faced with a tight finish when Glenn Murray reduced their lead with a 90th minute strike which proved to be a consolation.
Hull sit four points clear of the bottom three after securing a 2-1 win against QPR who remain on the fringes of the drop zone as a result, Nikica Jelavic put the hosts in front after only 16 minutes before the visitors were reduced to 10 men with the dismissal of Joey Barton on 32 minutes. Despite losing their captain, QPR soon drew level with a goal from Charlie Austin who ended a barren run in front of goal. Hull's last victory saw goals from Jelavic and Dame N'Doye and history repeated itself as the latter sealed the points in 89th minute.
Sunderland and West Brom shared the points in a 0-0 draw while in the last of the afternoon games, Swansea came from behind to end Manchester United's good run of form after Ander Herrera had given the visitors the lead in the 28th minute. Ki Sung-Yeung levelled for the Swans just two minutes later before Bafetimbi Gomis sealed the win with a 73rd minute strike.
The evening kick-off saw Manchester City stroll past Newcastle with a 5-0 thumping which saw them cut Chelsea's lead at the top to five points and began perfectly as Sergio Aguero opened the scoring inside two minutes with a penalty. Samir Nasri added a second in the 13th minute before Edin Dzeko made it 3-0 inside 22 minutes to put City in control. David Silva struck twice in as many minutes with strikes in the 51st and 53rd minutes completing a rout against the Magpies.
Sunday's action began with a London derby between Tottenham and West Ham which saw the sides end on level terms in a 2-2 draw. The Hammers took the lead in the 22nd minute though Cheikou Kouyate before Diafra Sakho added a second just after the hour to put them in control. However, Tottenham secured a point with a late double as Danny Rose struck in the 81st minute before Harry Kane scored from the rebound of his own missed penalty in the final seconds.
Super Sunday began with bottom side Leicester's trip to face Everton which saw the sides share the points in a 2-2 draw which neither side will be too pleased about after both blowing leads. Everton opened the scoring in the 57th minute through Steven Naismith before substitute David Nugent levelled just a few minutes after coming on.
Leicester completed their comeback just seven minutes later with Esteban Cambiasso giving them the lead but a crucial win looking to be on the cards, their joy was soured when Matthew Upson headed into his own net in the 88th minute.
The finale game of the weekend saw the the league's form side Liverpool visiting fellow in-formers Southampton with the Reds coming out on top with a 2-0 victory which began perfectly for them with Phillipe Coutinho's superb third minute opener. Raheem Sterling sealed the win with a 73rd minute strike that puts the Reds in the hunt for the top four.
In the first of six 3pm kick-offs, Tim Sherwood took charge of Aston Villa for the first time as they hosted Stoke City and debut in the dugout started well with Scott Sinclair putting the hosts ahead inside 20 minutes before Mame Diouf drew Stoke level just before the interval. However, it only got worse for Sherwood and Villa with the late dismissal of Ron Vlaar leading to a winner for the visitors as Victor Moses slotted in the resulting penalty.Chelsea missed the chance to extend their gap at the top as they were held 1-1 by struggling Burnley despite making a good start with Branislav Ivanovic opening the scoring in the 14th minute before the Blues suffered a dent to their lead with the dismissal of Nemanja Matic in the 70th minute. Burnley took just 11 minutes to utilise their numerical advantage by levelling though Ben Mee's equaliser which sealed a point.
Hull sit four points clear of the bottom three after securing a 2-1 win against QPR who remain on the fringes of the drop zone as a result, Nikica Jelavic put the hosts in front after only 16 minutes before the visitors were reduced to 10 men with the dismissal of Joey Barton on 32 minutes. Despite losing their captain, QPR soon drew level with a goal from Charlie Austin who ended a barren run in front of goal. Hull's last victory saw goals from Jelavic and Dame N'Doye and history repeated itself as the latter sealed the points in 89th minute.
Sunderland and West Brom shared the points in a 0-0 draw while in the last of the afternoon games, Swansea came from behind to end Manchester United's good run of form after Ander Herrera had given the visitors the lead in the 28th minute. Ki Sung-Yeung levelled for the Swans just two minutes later before Bafetimbi Gomis sealed the win with a 73rd minute strike.The evening kick-off saw Manchester City stroll past Newcastle with a 5-0 thumping which saw them cut Chelsea's lead at the top to five points and began perfectly as Sergio Aguero opened the scoring inside two minutes with a penalty. Samir Nasri added a second in the 13th minute before Edin Dzeko made it 3-0 inside 22 minutes to put City in control. David Silva struck twice in as many minutes with strikes in the 51st and 53rd minutes completing a rout against the Magpies.Sunday's action began with a London derby between Tottenham and West Ham which saw the sides end on level terms in a 2-2 draw. The Hammers took the lead in the 22nd minute though Cheikou Kouyate before Diafra Sakho added a second just after the hour to put them in control. However, Tottenham secured a point with a late double as Danny Rose struck in the 81st minute before Harry Kane scored from the rebound of his own missed penalty in the final seconds.
Leicester completed their comeback just seven minutes later with Esteban Cambiasso giving them the lead but a crucial win looking to be on the cards, their joy was soured when Matthew Upson headed into his own net in the 88th minute.
The finale game of the weekend saw the the league's form side Liverpool visiting fellow in-formers Southampton with the Reds coming out on top with a 2-0 victory which began perfectly for them with Phillipe Coutinho's superb third minute opener. Raheem Sterling sealed the win with a 73rd minute strike that puts the Reds in the hunt for the top four.
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