Happy New Year to everyone. Being bored as all get-out at my parents, I've decided to restart the EEE, at least for the time being. Let's go ahead and recap everything since the Boxing Day matches, shall we?
On Boxing Day, Manchester United beat Wigan by a score of 5-0, while City only managed a 0-0 draw with West Brom. This brought the two Manchester teams level on points, with City in first on goal differential. A pair of WGOM Derbies as Fulham-Chelsea and Sunderland-Everton both ended 1-1. The next day saw Wolves draw away to Arsenal, holding on to the 1-1 scoreline with only 10 men after a red card in the 75th minute. A brace from Welsh wunderkind Gareth Bale saw Spurs dismiss Norwich 2-0.
New Year's Eve saw a surprising Blackburn win over Manchester United by a score of 3-2. Chelsea lost 3-1 to Aston Villa. Fulham, Spurs, and Wolves all drew 1-1, with Norwich City, Swansea City, and Bolton respectively. With a chance to go three points clear of United, Manchester City lost away to Sunderland 1-0 on Ji Dong-Won's goal in the 93rd+ minute. Everton beat West Brom by the same 1-0 scoreline.
In today's action, Fulham defeated Arsenal 2-1 by scoring to goals after Djourou was sent off in the 85th for a second booking. Chelsea snatched all three points away from Wolves by winning 2-1, Wolves having drawn level in the 85th only for Lampard to score just before stoppage time.
Relevant Table
| Position | Team | Games Played | Points | Goal Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spurs | 18 | 39 | 15 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 20 | 37 | 14 |
| 10 | Everton | 18 | 24 | -1 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 20 | 23 | -4 |
| 13 | Fulham | 20 | 23 | -4 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 19 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | Wolves | 20 | 17 | -14 |
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer Dome | 19 |
| 2 | Freealonzo | 19 |
| 3 | Daneeka's Ghost | 15 |
| 4 | MagUidhir | 12 |
| 5 | Spookymilk | 11 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 10 |
| 7 | The Dread Pirate | 9 |
| 8 | DK | 8 |
| 9 | AMR | 8 |
| 10 | davidwatts | 3 |
Edit Alert:
I found an error in my calculations. I had hit F4 on the wrong cell reference in an equation, so my fill didn't work properly. I've updated the table here to reflect the correction.
That explains why my place in the standings now makes sense.
I'll never again be as high as when you messed up your calculation.
Sunderland points under Martin O'Neill - 10
Sunderland points under Steve Bruce - 11
Of course MON has been manager for only 5 games. Have to say I've been pretty happy with the change. A win at Wigan today would put the Cats 9 pts clear of the bottom three and they can start thinking about the top half of the table.
Liverpool @ ManCity is on ESPN2 right now for those interested.
Halftime scores:
Sunderland 1 - 0 Wigan
Spurs 0 - 0 West Brom
ManCity 2 - 0 Liverpool
that was a sweet header for City's second goal
Macca has been wearing on me since the half. Saddling Ian Darke with him is like having Bert sit in with Vin Scully.
Macca is the stereotype for ex-player who never bothered to learn the laws of soccer.
At least he hates ManU.
Final Scores
Spurs 1 - 0 West Brom
Sunderland 4 - 1 Wigan
ManCity 3 - 0 Liverpool
Not a great game for Spurs, but they pulled it out.
Defoe dying his hair to look like Sisqo must've been the key.