Saturday Review

So we are in the 2nd week of the season, and we have our first refereeing controvesy. As England in the World Cup, Stoke found themselves losing all 3 points in their match agains Spurs due to Chris Foy's inability to spot the ball crossing the line. How did he miss this you can only ask. He had the cheek to look over to his linesman standing over at the far sideline for help when he was 3 yards from the action. Really, really poor refereing from Chris Foy.

The game itself was very entertaining, with Spurs grabbing the lead through an fortunate bounce off Gareth Bale's nose and Ricardo Fuller equalizing for Stoke with their usual set-piece strategy (big central defender in front of the opposition goalkeeper). The match winner came from an early contender for "Goal of the Month" with an exceptional volley from Bale, with his left boot ala Marco Vas Basten.

Elsewhere, no real suprise in the other matches, Arsenal and Chelsea thrashed their opponent, Blackpool and Wigan by the same scoreline 6-0. Birmingham and WBA managed home wins, while Wolves played well to grab a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.

My team for this Saturday is Bolton who convincingly won away at West Ham. Owen Coyle's men showed great movement and passing coupled with strong performances by their captain Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander to notch up this win. As an Asian, I am glad to see Lee Chung Yong continue to impress in this Bolton line-up and definitely one of the first names in Owen Coyle matchday selection.