Sorry for the delay in posting this roundup folks, but I was out looking at colleges and had no access to a computer. In any case, here's the rest of the results for this weekend.
Newcastle United 3-1 West Ham United
A double from Mark Viduka and a strike from the young (but talented) Charles N'Zogbia allowed Sam Allardyce's men to leapfrog a high-flying West Ham side. West Ham equaled the first goal through Dean Ashton, but Newcastle's next two strikes gave them the full 3 points at home. Newcastle are now in 5th, while West Ham have sunk into a respectable 7th.
Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
Aston Villa pulled out a surprisingly convincing win over a Mikel Arteta-less Everton side this Sunday. John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor compounded the misery upon a team which failed to win its UEFA Cup match despite having two penalty kicks awarded (and missed). Villa and Everton find themselves in 8th and 9th in the league, both on 10 points. Villa lead with a 3 goal differential to Everton's 0.
Blackburn 0-1 Portsmouth
Nwankwo Kanu scored the only goal of this match to give 3 points to Portsmouth at Ewood Park. A Blackburn side which had impressed against some of the bigger teams fell at home to sink to 10th place. Right behind them are Portsmouth, both teams on 9 points.
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Robbie Keane's 34th minute goal was equaled only 5 minutes later when Ivan Campo scored an equalizer for Sammy Lee's struggling Wanderers. The point moved Bolton out of last place thanks to their -4 goal differential as compared to Derby's -16. Martin Jol's boys are only 1 spot ahead in 18th on 5 points, following a repulsively bad season start.
Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea
Avram Grant got his Chelsea career off to a losing start as 10 man Chelsea fell to Carlos Tevez and Luis Saha. The game was all but over as soon as John Obi Mikel was sent off in the 32nd minute. The win means that Ferguson's men are now in 2nd behind Arsenal despite a wretched first few games. Chelsea on the other hand are in a disappointing 6th and may struggle to keep a Champions League place now that Jose Mourinho is gone.
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