By 5pm on Saturday I was drained, just from watching Soccer Saturday. By this point in the day 38 goals had been scored in just 7 games, including 8 at St James Park, 8 at Goodison and 7 at the DW Arena. A further 5 were to come in the games at Wolves, West Ham and Chelsea, setting a new Premier League goalscoring record, including 7 penalties. Match of the Day was unmissable
The rain had clearly played its part, as the North West in particular, which saw torrential downpours, saw 23 goals in just 4 games. Newcastle's comeback against Arsenal was the highlight, although in terms of sheer entertainment Everton's thrilling 5-3 victory against Blackpool would take some beating (as always I was all doom and gloom when we went 3-2 down, and proclaiming the beginning of Everton's late title charge at the full time whistle) There were last gasp wins for Stoke and for Spurs to accompany Newcastle's amazing comeback. There was a hat trick for Tevez, and 4 goals for Louis Saha. There were screamers galore, with Beckford, Tiote, McCarthy, Krancjar and Tevez all scoring scoring goals that would grace any Goal of the Month competition
With Wolves ending United's unbeaten record Arsenal threw away a golden opportunity to close the gap at the top, Abou Diaby's petulant behaviour costing his team dear, despite the nations pleasure in seeing Joey Barton cringing on the floor. Chelsea's slim hope of dragging themselves back into the title race were dashed by a home defeat against a resurgent Liverpool, while City kept up the pressure on those above them with victory against West Brom, a result that cost Roberto Di Matteo his job. Things became even more congested at the bottom with victories for Wolves, Everton, Stoke, Wigan and Birmingham meaning just 9 points seperates 8th and 20th. This is shaping up to be one of the most exciting finishes in Premier League history, with everything still up for grabs (although realistically the title is still United's to give away)
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