Premier League

Andew Fitchett rounds up all the action from an eventful weekend of football courtesy of the Premier League.

Moyes’ boys stronger than Man (United), Pompey death chimes ring again, and the fourth-place play-off nobody would want to watch. It’s been another action-packed weekend in the Premier League.

After another weekend where football made the front pages as well as the back, the Premier League teams on show did their best to circumvent the smut and push the game to the forefront of the national consciousness. It didn’t work.

With British winter-time in full swing, the dominance of the ‘Big Four’ was further eroded as Portsmouth and Fulham upset the apple-cart, assuring an unhappy Christmas for Manchester United and Liverpool.

This weekend saw the unpredictable nature of the Premier League in all its beauty as six of the ten fixtures resulted in draws with the four wins going against bookmakers’ predictions.

On a rare weekend when all the ‘Big Four’ played on Saturday, it was Chelsea who lost to Manchester City while Manchester United went to West Ham and cleaned up.

A wet and windy Premier League weekend was full of welcoming hospitality as only two home sides won and visiting Manchester United and Chelsea sides plundered vital points.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder and the Premier League returned this weekend with its typical mix of controversy, goals and entertainment.

Champions League hopefuls Liverpool and Manchester City drew 2-2 at Anfield as Steven Gerrard returned to action. The game would have provided little joy for either manager as a first half high on mediocrity was replaced by a second littered with errors.

A new British Heavy Weight Champion as well as a new fashion accessory make it a Weekly Round Up to remember.