Barclays Premier League Gameweek 9

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What a weekend of football, well Sunday at least. Today had 5 games, 19 goals, 27 yellow cards and 3 reds. Oh and not forgetting the games on Saturday. Still not improving on my predictions but there is always next week (I will keep on telling myself that)

QPR v Chelsea: 1-0

Chelsea missed the opportunity of going second, after they lost to a first half penalty, at Loftus road. Helguson scored from the spot, after being brought down by a clumsy tackle by Luiz. Chelsea then went on to lose two of their players. Bosingwa, shown a straight red after bringing down Wright-Phillips, just outside the box. Then, less than 10 minutes later, Drogba launched himself at Taarabt but got none of the ball and deserved to go. QPR didn’t use their two man advantage and despite chances late on, from Anelka and Luiz, they held on for their first home win. Chelsea are still waiting for their 6000^th league goal but I’m sure with Torres back from suspension, we wouldn’t have to wait too long.

Manchester United v Manchester City: 1-6

I can’t believe I missed one of the biggest games in recent premier league history, due to work. Then to be told it finished 6-1, completely surprised me (check predictions from last week). Balotelli seems to be proving himself to the City fans and he is now on fire (including his house, which he set alight after letting off two fireworks, inside his bathroom). I think that the sending off played a huge part in the result and if you are against a top club like Manchester City, they will soon break you down.

Summed up in 10 words (or less):

Arsenal v Stoke: 3-1 – Van Persie comes off the bench to score double

Blackburn v Tottenham: 2-1 – Van der Vaart scores either side of Formica’s equaliser

Fulham v Everton: 1-3 – Late strikes punish Fulham, who are still hungover from Europe

Aston Villa v West Brom: 1-2 – Herd wrongly sent off, so Villa struggled to maintain lead

Bolton v Sunderland: 0-2 – Reverse of my prediction, Sunderland come away with 3 points

Liverpool v Norwich: 1-1 – Ruddy hell! Norwich keeper earns them a point at Anfield

Newcastle v Wigan: 1-0 – Cabaye’s stunning strike leaves unbeaten Newcastle in Champions League place

Wolves v Swansea: Two goals in two minutes cancels out Swansea’s dream start

Simply the Best:

Player of the weekend: I can’t choose a player so I will go for the whole of the Man City team. The east side of Manchester will never forget this date.

Game of the Weekend: Manchester derby. 6-1. Incredible

Goal of the Weekend: Yohan Cabaye stunning strike against Wigan was top class

Stat of the Weekend: It would have been the odds on the Manchester derby result but I couldn’t find it (If anyone can let me know). So instead, my stat of the weekend is... Malcolm Glazer saw his side lose 6-1 today then went on to see his NFL team Tampa Bay Buccaneers lose at Wembley to Chicago Bears. Not a great day for the family.

New Zealand are Rugby World champions after beating France 8-7. New Zealand went 8-0 up but France, nearly caused an upset after scoring a try mid-way through the second half. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and New Zealand win the World cup, 24 years after their previous one.