A handfull of teams played today in the Premiership on Saturday. Liverpool went to Bolton for an early kick off, and lost 2-0 after a controversial opening goal by Gary Speed. Nevertheless, this third loss in just seven games for the reds leaves them just scraping in the top half of the table. Champions Chelsea only managed to secure a 1:1 draw from Villa after taking the lead through Drogba in the third minute. Arsenal beat Charlton away after going a goal down, with two from Robin Van Persie, moving them up to seventh in the league. Manchester City went a goal down away to Everton, through in form striker Andy Johnson, but managed to salvage a point with virtually the last kick of the game. Sheffield United got their first win of the season at home to Boro, their winning goal scored in injury time.
Sunday Fixtures
Manchester United face Newcastle at home on Sunday and a win would put them on top of the table. Blackburn face Wigan, Tottenham and Portsmouth meet at White Hart Lane, West Ham will play Reading, and Watford play Fulham on Monday.
In other news, Martin Jol is not very happy with striker Mido, who claimed former Spurs defender, Sol Campbell, was “one of the easiest” he’d ever played against. Wenger, who currently only has two Englishmen in his squad, Walcott and Hoyte, neither of whom get a game, has slated the foreign involvement of ownership in the Premiership. “The manager is foreign, the players are foreign, you need to draw a line. England doesn’t control it any more,” he says.