Lucky Liverpool did it again this weekend. A Dirk Kuyt brace(which included a shot into the ground), helped Liverpool deafeat Wigan 3-2 in an incredible comeback. Zaki netted two first half goals to bring his Premiership leading tally to seven, but Riera's 80th minute strike equalized and Kuyt won it in the 85th. The two late goals were also a result of the sending off of Antonio Valencia for a second yellow. His first had been for charging the ball early on a Liverpool free kick, and while he got some of the ball on his second, he also got some of Xabi Alonso. Robbie Keane continues to look useless, and Benitez expressed his interest in Zaki after the game. Chelsea thrashed Middlesbrough 5-0 and could have hit double digits. Many thought that with a number of players injured, Boro might be able to grab a lucky home win. However, once Juliano Belletti struck from 25 yards fans at the Riverside knew it wasn't their day. Arsenal beat Everton 3-1, as Everton continue to self-destruct in the second half. Theo Walcott's introduction at halftime had a great impact, and the young winger scored the third himself. David Moyes' side looked great in the first half, but tired legs had them standing still in the second half. Manchester United defeated West Brom 4-0 in a game that was much closer than the scoreline suggests. WBA held kept Man U off the board until the 56th minute, but Wayne Rooney continued his hot form with a great opening strike. Ronaldo and Berbatov added on, with Nani getting the final goal in injury time. It's not easy to go into Old Trafford, and West Brom gave a good account of themselves.
Tony Pulis won the managerial battle with Juande Ramos, as Stoke defeated Tottenham 2-1. Tottenham were outmuscled and outhustled, and gave up two penalties to Pulis' side, though Stoke only converted the first. Ramos' men did look better, but they need points not praise right now. Hull defeated West Ham 1-0 in a game that probably deserved to be a draw. The Hammers dominated possession, but couldn't get anything on goal, while Michael Turner's head was enough to grab all the points for Hull. Manchester City continued their uneven performance, as City tied Newcastle 2-2. Robinho opened for the visitors on a penalty that saw Beye sent off. Newcaslte then scored two goals, the second a Richard Dunne own goal, but Stephen Ireland's equalizer in the 86th saved them the embarassment of losing to Newcastle. There were also a host of scoreless draws this weekend. Fulham and Sunderland tied 0-0 in a game that had so many posts hit some are thinking a spell was placed on both goals(I made that up). Kieran Richardson hit three posts on one free kick, and later had a goal disallowed when things got a little grabby in the wall(Chimbonda had his male parts grabbed, but the foul was still called on him). Bolton tied Blackburn 0-0, with Matthew Taylor's left foot the only entertaining part of the game. Aston Villa tied Portsmouth 0-0, in a lucky game for Harry Redknapp's team. Carew hit the post, and another ball was cleared off the line by Sol Campbell(as long as David James is England's number 1, they have no shot at winning the World Cup).One Liners
- Mourinho says he wants to coach in England after he's done at Inter, Tottenham hoping no to be in First Division by then
- Kinnear wants to remain as Newcastle boss, but the problem is nobody else wants him to
- FA to investigate Drogba's claims that he wanted to punch Vidic, though who among us hasn't wanted to punch Vidic?
- Fergie tips Ronaldo to win all the awards, including Best Chef of 2008
- Rafa now interested in Zaki, considering just buying Wigan
