Arsenal after starting the week with a possibility of having a six point lead over their nearest rivals had all but given their points gap after the defeat to Boro on Sunday afternoon. Their lead is now a single point. Arsene Wenger remains admanent that he would of taken this position at the beginning of the season. The lacklustre performance at the riverside ended a poor week for Arsenal. Manchester united continued thier sickening good form with a 4-1 demolition of Derby who are almost certainties to go down.
Blackburn suffered a surprise defeat at home to West ham who are showing steady improvement when Dean Asthon is fit and on the pitch.
Porstmouth at the moment seem unstoppable not even high flying Aston Villa could derail them. Portsmouth and Muntari in particular turned on the style at Villa park to complete a convincing 3-1 victory. If I was a betting man then I would place money on Portmouth getting into Europe this season.
This weekend saw another of the big four lose with a very pleasing defeat for Liverpool. This defeat was at the hands of the ever unpredictable Reading, one week a 7-4 loss the next a comfortable 2-0 win. Thanks to all of the millions of pounds Liverpool have spent they still lose middle of the table teams, it brings a smile to your face surely. Chelsea continued to grind out results under Avram Grant, a casual 2-0 win over Sunderland. They played well without breaking a sweat. Possibly the biggest shock of the weekend is that Shevchenko scored!!. Incredible!
A Last winner from Beye handed Big Sam a great end to a fantastic week. Yakubu had a fantastic match and scored "the perfect hatrick". Right foot, left foot and a header. Even if the first he scored was scuffed but hey they all count. Tottenham managed to beat Man CIty 2-1. This is after Chimbonda firstly pushed the ball into the goal, maybe this is karma after Keane was stupidly sent off against Birmingham. It was a probably deserved victory but City were reduced o 10 men after Irelnad was sent off after a horror challenge.
Thanks to Boros win it has opened up the title battle, with Man U looking favourites not only due to form but due to squad size. Arsenal have suffered due to injuries to kep player, Hleb and Fabregas. Any squad would suffer if they lost such creative talents from their first eleven
. Not only will it be great for Arsenal when these players return but also for he viewing public who can watch these geniuses at work. But for now the Premier League table makes for very interesting reading.
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