West Ham United 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur

Frederic Piquionne scored the goal which saw Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp suffer his first defeat against former club West Ham as a manager.

Liverpool 2 - 2 Sunderland

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard once again came to his side's rescue but it was referee Stuart Attwell at the centre of attention with an erratic display in Sunderland's 2-2 draw at Anfield.

Fulham 0 - 0 Everton

Everton sank to the foot of the Barclays Premier League to complete a miserable week for manager David Moyes.

Blackpool 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers

Brett Emerton grabbed a last-gasp winner as Blackburn snatched victory in a compelling Lancashire derby at Blackpool.

Birmingham 0 - 0 Wigan Athletic

Birmingham created a slice of club history but Cameron Jerome's failings in front of goal meant they had to settle for a goalless draw against Wigan at St Andrew's.

Manchester City 1 - 0 Chelsea

After handing Chelsea the title on Friday, Roberto Mancini watched his Manchester City side promptly snatch it away again as Carlos Tevez's second-half strike ended the champions' 100% record with a 1-0 win.

Arsenal 2 - 3 West Bromwich Albion

West Brom destroyed Arsenal's chance to close the gap on Chelsea at the top of the Premier League with a thrilling victory over the Gunners at the Emirates.

Lampard out Saturday

Frank Lampard will sit out of the first big game of the season pitting Chelsea versus Man City. 
Lampard is understood to need more time to recover from his recent hernia surgery and so will miss the trip to Eastlands along with striker Salomon Kalou and midfieldersYossi Benayoun and Gael Kakuta.

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EPL Weekly Rankings

Weekly Rankings for the EPL Week 5. 

Carling Cup Round Four Information

Moving on to round 4 of the Carling Cup are:

1. Northampton Town
2. West Bromwich Albion
3. Aston Villa
4. Newcastle United
5. Manchester United
6. Wigan Athletic
7. Birmingham City
8. Brentford
9. Burnley
10. Ipswich Town
11. Swansea City
12. Leicester City
13. Stoke City
14. West Ham United
15. Arsenal
16. Wolverhampton

Manchester City versus Chelsea (week 6's big match)

Man City is desperate for Micah Richards to be fit enough to play Saturday versus Chelsea to avoid a nightmare scenario of putting Gareth Barry, James Milner, or Adam Johnson on the back line versus an explosive Chelsea squad. 

This lack of defensive presence weighed in heavily with Man City's surprise loss to West Brom in the Carling Cup third round. 

Lack of posts today

Sorry for the lack of posts today, I will pick up the slack tomorrow with several stories floating around the EPL world. 

Carling Cup Round 3 Day 2 Results

• Aston Villa 3 Blackburn 1
• Newcastle 4 Chelsea 3
• Manchester United 5 Scunthorpe United 2
• Wigan 2 Preston North End 1
• Liverpool 2 Northampton 2 Shootout Northampton 4-2
• West Brom 2 Manchester City 1

Carling Cup Round Three Day 1 Results

• Birmingham 3 Milton Keynes Dons 1
• Stoke City 2 Fulham 0
• West Ham 2 Sunderland 1
• Arsenal 1 Tottenham 1
• Wolverhampton 4 Notts County 2
• Burnley 1 Bolton 0
• Brentford 1 Everton 1--- Brentford wins Shootout 4-3

Carling Cup Matches

Today is the beginning of round 3 of the English Carling Cup tournament.  10 EPL teams will be in action today.

• Birmingham v Milton Keynes Dons 14:45 ET
• Brentford v Everton 14:45 ET
• Stoke City v Fulham 14:45 ET
• Burnley v Bolton Wanderers 14:45 ET
• Sunderland v West Ham United 14:45 ET
• Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal 14:45 ET
• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County 14:45 ET

The other 9 teams still in competition will play on Wednesday.

• Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
• Wigan Athletic v Preston North End
• Chelsea v Newcastle United
• Liverpool v Northampton Town
• Scunthorpe United v Manchester United
• West Bromwish United v Manchester City

Cesc Fabregas out 3 weeks

In one of the flukiest goals you will ever see, Cesc Fabregas ended up injuring himself and will miss 3 weeks.  Cesc was blocking a clearance attempt from about 35 yards out, pretty regular, and it deflected off his leg and went over the goalie's head into the net.  The sheer force of the kick ended up injuring Fabregas' hamstring. 

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Dimitar Berbatov

Dimitar Berbatov has been a controversial figure for Manchester United since his transfer from Tottenham to become a member of the Red Devils in 2008.  The United support has never been entirely convinced of Berbatov's value, with his languid style not really endearing him to the fans since his club record £30.75 million move from Spurs. 

Chelsea 4 - 0 Blackpool

Chelsea moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable victory over new boys Blackpool at Stamford Bridge.
 

Wigan Athletic 0 - 2 Manchester City

Carlos Tevez inspired Manchester City to shrug off their sluggish start to the season as they beat Wigan 2-0 at the DW Stadium.
 

Manchester United 3 - 2 Liverpool

Sir Alex Ferguson was indebted to the "genius" of Dimitar Berbatov after the Bulgarian's brilliant hat-trick floored Liverpool at Old Trafford.