After another thrilling weekend in the Premier League I take a look back at the results and how they've led to one of the best starts to a season in recent memory.
Aston Villa 3-2 Manchester City
A fantastic win for Villa against very difficult opposition. Having twice gone behind, the Birmingham side showed the sort of fighting spirit that could keep them up and scored two goals in three minutes to grab an amazing win against Man City. City haven't got off to the best of starts, with ten points from six games leaving them in seventh, joint on points with Hull City.
Manchester United 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
A commanding performance from the Baggies helped them take full points from Old Trafford for the first time since 1978. Goals from Morgan Amalfitano and Saido Berahino were enough to overcome the champions. Wayne Rooney scored a free kick for United but it was nothing more than a consolation and West Brom held on to win. After a surprisingly poor start to the season United now sit in 12th with West Brom above them in 10th.
Sunderland 1-3 Liverpool
Suarez made a massive impact with his return from a lengthy suspension, scoring two goals and helping Liverpool to capitalise on both Manchester clubs slipping up. Sturridge was influential as well, setting up both Suarez goals and taking one for himself. The result leaves Sunderland still stranded at the bottom of the table with fans hoping that caretaker manager Kevin Ball can turn their fortunes around. Liverpool are sitting in second and looking good after six games.
Swansea City 1-2 Arsenal
Arsenal continued their fantastic start to the season in Wales in the Saturday late kick off against Swansea. Aaron Ramsey scored yet another goal for the Gunners and got the assist for Serge Gnabry to score his first league goal for Arsenal, the teenager making only his third league appearance for the North London outfit. Ben Davies scored for Swansea but they couldn't stop Arsenal going top of the league. The signing of Mesut Ozil seems to have really lifted the spirits inside the Arsenal camp; they have a 100% record since he joined.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Chelsea
Spurs missed out on a chance to go top of the league, held to a draw against London rivals Chelsea. Sigurdsson put the home side into the lead in the first half but his goal was cancelled out by John Terry. Fernando Torres was sent off late on for a second yellow card but could be facing a four match ban after raising his hands and grabbing Vertonghen's face. Both Spurs and Chelsea should be relatively pleased with the outcome as it leaves them well placed going into October, hot on Arsenal's and Liverpool's tails.
Everton 3-2 Newcastle United
Everton and Newcastle treated us all to a real treat of a match on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football. Everton went into half time three goals to the good, thanks in no small part to Romelu Lukaku, on loan from Chelsea, who scored two and assisted the other. Newcastle fought back in the second half however and a stunning goal from Cabaye gave them hope of a comeback. Loic Remy scored their second in the 90th minute and had a chance for an equaliser in injury time but Everton held on to win and move up to fifth in the table.
Hull City 1-0 West Ham United
A Robbie Brady penalty helped the Tigers to a third consecutive win in all competitions. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce disputed the decision to award the penalty but Brady tucked it away calmly to score his third goal of the season. The Hammers felt that they should have had a penalty of their own late on in the game but the referee deemed Livermore not to have handled under pressure in the Hull box. The three points have lifted Hull to eighth in the table, higher than the reigning champions Manchester United.
Fulham 1-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff earned their second win of the season against a Fulham side who lost Scott Parker early on through injury. Jordan Mutch scored his first ever goal for the Bluebirds in the 90th minute to secure the victory and send Cardiff one place above Manchester United. As for Fulham, the Cottagers sit in 18th in the table with only four points to their name.
Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace
Two quick fire goals at the start of the second half were enough to ensure a comfortable three points for Southampton which take them to sixth in the table after six games. Lambert and Osvaldo scored the goals for the Saints, Osvaldo's first in the Premier League. Crystal Palace now sit in 19th with just one win, against bottom club Sunderland.
Stoke City 0-1 Norwich City
The Canaries got their second win of the season thanks to a Howson goal from outside the area. Both clubs are now joint on points and goal difference in 14th after indifferent starts to the campaign. Norwich have a tough couple of games coming up, at home to Chelsea before a trip down South to leaders Arsenal. Stoke on the other hand face Fulham and West Brom, both games that they will be looking to take points from.
That's all for this week's Premier League drama. In a week in which the normalities of the Premier League have been flipped on their heads, who can really predict what will happen next week? I'm already looking forward to next week's madness!
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