What an opening day to the season!
Blackpool triumphed, Chelsea sizzled, Man City disenchanted.
What else did we learn from yesterday's eight Premier League games, which yielded 21 goals, one red card and one real upset?
We learnt first of all that you can't learn much from the opening day of the season: Blackpool aren't going to score four every match, Joe Hart can't keep up his impression of Superman for nine months, West Ham will eventually learn how to pass a football.
We also learnt that the Ivory Coast would surely have been a different prospect in South Africa with a fit and menacing Drogba, whose hat-trick yesterday was nothing more than a formality.
With Arsenal's huge clash against Roy Hodgson's Liverpool today, followed by Man Utd v Newcastle United tomorrow evening, we should also be able to start to assess just how the top six may shape up this year.
Team of The Week:
Joe Hart (Man City)
Craig Cathcart (Blackpool)
Martin Olsson (Blackburn)
Vincent Kompany (Man City)
Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Marlon Harewook (Blackpool)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Results:
Tottenham 0-0 Man City
Aston Villa 3-0 West Ham
Blackburn 1-0 Fulham
Bolton 0-0 Fulham
Chelsea 6-0 West Brom
Sunderland 2-2 Birmingham
Wigan 0-4 Blackpool
Wolves 2-1 Stoke
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