Premier League Review - Arsenal Stay Top, Liverpool Impress in Week 7

Jack Wilshire celebrates his equalizer for Arsenal (Image Courtesy: BBC.co.uk)

     It was business as usual this past weekend in the Barclay's Premier League, as Arsenal held onto first place with a come-from behind 1-1 draw away at West Brom. Claudio Yacob gave the hosts the lead before a deflected Jack Wilshire effort earned the Gunners a point and kept them top of the table.
     Liverpool climbed to second in the table with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. Luis Suarez opened the scoring for the Reds, before Daniel Sturridge doubled the lead to maintain his impressive goal scoring streak. Captain Stephen Gerrard tucked home a penalty to make it 3-0, before Dwight Gayle scored a second-half consolation for Palace.
    The pressure on David Moyes looked set to boil over Saturday morning when his side fell behind to Sunderland in the first five minutes of their game at the Stadium of Light. The Scot was rescued by teenage man of the match Adnan Januzaj from Belgium/Albania/England/Turkey/Serbia (seriously, he's eligible to play internationally for all 5). The youngster made his mark with a cool finish to tie the game and then one-upped himself with an audacious left-footed volley to win the game for United.
     Manchester City ended Everton's recent run of good form with a 3-1 victory at the Etihad. Romelu Lukaku's early goal for the Toffees was immediately cancelled out by City's Alvaro Negredo, setting the stage for Sergio Aguero to give the Citizens the lead on the stroke of halftime. A Tim Howard own goal compounded a miserable day for Everton, who now sit 7th in the league.
     Elsewhere, goals by Oscar, Eden Hazard, and Willian helped Chelsea to a 3-1 win over Norwich that sees them sitting third in the table. Spurs slumped to a miserable 3-0 home defeat in the London Derby against rivals West Ham, while Southampton upset Swansea 2-0 to crack into the top four. Fulham secured a tight 1-0 home win against Stoke, Newcastle beat newly promoted Cardiff 2-1 on their travels, while Hull and Aston Villa drew 0-0.

-LM