All of the so called big four of the English Premier League played today. Chelsea hosted Burnley at Stamford Bridge. The match ended with a 3-0 win to Chelsea with goals from Anelka, Ballack and Cole in the 45th, 47th and 52nd minute respectively. The win sends Chelsea to the top of the table with 12 points.
Tottenham won, 2-1 against Birmingham and kept an all wins record so far in the competition. Birmingham almost gave scared the London club but the Spurs managed to score a second goal five minutes before time, which was enough to give them the three points. Though the Spurs too have won all their games, they were ranked second behind Chelsea on goal difference.
Liverpool avoided a huge setback at the Reebok stadium and managed to pull out a win. All the goals conceded by Liverpool this season have been scored by set pieces. This was again proved right in the 33rd minute when Davies scored from a corner. Johnson scored 4 minutes before half time and kept the score 1-1 at half time. Two minutes into the second half saw Liverpool again conceding a goal from set piece, this time, from a Cohen header.
The match went Liverpool’s way when Sean Davis was shown a second yellow. Bolton was now a man down and it was difficult to keep the lid on Liverpool for another 35 minutes. Torres scored two minutes later, thereby leveling the scores, and then Gerrard scored in the 83rd minute, giving the Merseyside their much needed 3 points.
