EPL Weekend 5 – Results and Review: Liverpool Go Top, Chelsea defeated.

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A weekend of late goals saw Chelsea lose their first game of the season and it gets real close at the top of the Premiership Table.

Results - EPL Weekend # 5:

Saturday:

Bolton 1-2 Everton:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
There was late heartbreak for Wanderers as Joleon Lescott headed home from a corner. Earlier in the match, Yakubu scored on his Everton debut and Bolton leveled via in-form Nicolas Anelka. Victory took Everton joint top of the Premiership table.

Fulham 3-3 Tottenham:
(Prediction was: 0-1)
Tottenham let slip 2-0 and 3-1 leads as Fulham fought back superbly to claim a 3-3 draw at Craven Cottage. Younes Kaboul, Berbatov and Gareth Bale scored for Spurs while Clint Dempsey netted the first for Fulham before Alexey Smertin reduced the deficit to 2-3 in the 77th minute. A 90th minute extra-ordinary looping overhead kick by Diomansy Kamara earned Lawrie Sanchez's side a point. Pressure is really on Martin Jol now.

Liverpool 6-0 Derby:
(Prediction was: 2-0)
Liverpool marched to the top of the Premiership table for the first time in five years after a 6-0 annihilation of Derby at Anfield. Alonso (2), Babel, Torres (2) and Voronin scored for Rafael Benitez's side.

Middlesbrough 2-0 Birmingham:
(Prediction was: 2-1)
Gareth Southgate would finally be pleased at the way things are turning out for Boro. They notched up a deserving 2-0 victory over Birmingham. David Wheater’s powerful header in the 12th minute gave Middlesbrough the lead before Stuart Downing lashed in from close range to add the second and pretty much wrap things up.

Newcastle vs Wigan Athletic:
(Prediction was: 2-0)
Michael Owen had 2 goals disallowed before netting in a late winner in the 87th minute of the game. This was his first goal in the league for the Magpies since a hat-trick away to West Ham in December 2005.

Reading 0-3 West Ham:
(Prediction was: 2-2)
This result was perhaps the surprise of the weekend. The corresponding fixture last year had resulted in a 6-0 hammering for West Ham and they pretty much turned the tables this time around. Bellamy opened the scoring and Etherington added two classy goals as Reading continue their mixed start to the season.

Man United 1-0 Sunderland:
(Prediction was: 3-1)
Sunderland goalkeeper Gordon was brilliant once again and almost kept Man United at bay before Louis Saha ruined Roy Keane’s Old Trafford return with a goal which saved United the blushes. This was Saha’s first appearance since the Champions League defeat to AC Milan in May.

Sunday:

Arsenal 3-1 Portsmouth:
(Prediction was: 2-1)
Arsenal ran out easy winners against Portsmouth with Adebayor, Fabregas and Rosicky scoring to propel the Gunners to second position in the League. Kanu netted one for Portsmouth. The only blemish as far as Arsene Wenger would be concerned was the 50th minute sending-off, of Philippe Senderos.

Blackburn 1-0 Man City:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
Blackburn continued their promising start to the season with a victory over much fancied Man City. Benny McCarthy scored his first goal of the season as Mark Hughes’ men recorded a 1-0 win. Blackburn are now unbeaten in 14 matches stretching back to last season.

Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea:
(Prediction was: 0-0)
One could feel it coming as Villa ended Chelsea’s 7-month unbeaten streak. I’d predicted that Martin O’Neill’s men were going to give Chelsea a hard time and they sure did. Villa Park has been a bogey ground for the Blues who have not triumphed there in eight seasons. New signing Zat Knight scored on his debut and Gabriel Agbonlahor wrapped things up.