Arsenal registered an impressive 5-0 win over Derby county to stay at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool drew at home to Birmingham, and Manchester City drew away to Fulham to keep the top 8 the same as last week.
Arsenal 5-0 Derby
Arsene Wenger's young team put 5 goals past Derby's Stephen Bywater in what was yet another embarrassing loss for the newly promoted Rams. A hat-trick from Emmanuel Adebayor, as well as goals from Cesc Fabregas and Abou Diaby ensured that Arsenal will stay at the top of the Premiership for at least one more week.
Liverpool 0-0 Birmingham
Liverpool failed to score at Anfield as Rafa Benitez's men succumbed to a goalless draw against Premier League newcomers Birmingham. Despite Liverpool's incredible summer spending, they now found themselves unable to get past the central midfield duo of Liam Ridgewell and Johan Djourou. Birmingham deserved the point though, although Benitez will still be disappointed that his team isn't keeping pace with Arsenal.
Middlesbrough 2-2 Sunderland
Middlesbrough drew at home to Sunderland, after a 2nd minute strike from Gary Leadbitter was canceled out by goals from Julio Arca and Stewart Downing. Sunderland managed to get a point out of it though, as Liam Miller equalized in the 89th minute, placing Sunderland in 13th. Middlesbrough are two places ahead of them in 11th on 8 points.
Reading 2-1 Wigan
Wigan were felled by a stoppage time goal from James Harper. Reading went up in the 29th minute thanks to Dave Kitson, but Marcus Bent equalized in the 50th. Wigan thought they had secured a point, but Kitson turned provider as James Harper slotted home a last minute winner to see Reading go 15th on 7 points. Wigan's loss sees a team which started very strongly slip into a modest 10th.
Fulham 3-3 Manchester City
This season's surprise package, Manchester City, drew away at Fulham in a six goal thriller. Fulham went up in the 13th minute thanks to Simon Davies, but Martin Petrov equalized in the 36th to go into half time tied at 1 goal each. Hameur Bouazza put Fulham up again just after the break, but Emile Mpenza scored just two minutes later to bring it to 2-2. Manchester City then saw their first lead of the game when Martin Petrov added a second in the 60th, but a 75th minute equalizer from Danny Murphy resulted in a 3-3 draw that saw Manchester City remain in 2nd place behind Arsenal. Fulham are on the other end of the table with 6 points from 7 games in 17th place.
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