Chelsea continued their impressive start with 4 wins from as many matches. Drogba and Anelka were again a handful however it was their African counterparts that did the damage. Essien scored a brace with a man of the match performance while Drogbs Ivory Coast teammate Kalou also scored to seal a well deserved 3-1 away win at Upton Park.
Arsenal also kept the pressure on with another victory this time at home to Bolton. Fabregas was instrumental in midfield to help 2 assists while Arsharvin also looked the part as the gunners were far to strong, coming out 4-1 winners at the Emirates.
Manchester City have work to do after another disappointing display. At home to cross town enemies Blackburn, City were desperate to hit the ground running however a sturdy Blackburn performance meant both teams had to take away a point a piece.
Newly promoted Blackpool travelled to Newcastle hoping to keep their impressive start to the campaign going. Newcastle saw this game as a great opportunity to pick up three points however they didn't expect a Blackpool side to play attractive football that came with results. Blackpool won 2-0 away from home to give their travelling fans a famous victory at St James Park.
Liverpool travelled to Birmingham on Sunday hoping to kick start their season only to misfire up front. Torres missed a hatful of chances as Liverpool slumped to another disappointing result. Although they didn't win, the media is already on Hodgsons back after another missed chance to take all 3 points.
In the weekends other fixtures Wigan and Sunderland shared the points in Wigan with a 1-1 draw, West Brom and Spurs also drew 1-1 at the Hawthorns whilst Fulham edged out Wolves 2-1 at the Cottage. Monday night football returned with Stoke completing a remarkable come from behind 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.