Others Find Form - Toon Must Respond!
By Nu Mad
Updated Sunday, 2nd November 2008
Newcastle's home fixture with Aston Villa took on a new dimension after Saturday's shock results in the Premiership. The Mags dropped to second from bottom as Stoke City, Wigan and Spurs all won.
SPURS SHOCK SCOUSERS!
Roman Pavlyuchenko pounced on the stroke of full-time to lift Tottenham off the foot of Premier League as they came from behind to beat former leaders
Liverpool 2-1.
The Reds took the lead with just two minutes on the clock through a magnificent finish by Dirk Kuyt that saw Heurelho Gomes exposed yet again.
Jamie Carragher's own goal levelled the scores and, with injury-time approaching, Pavlyuchenko tucked home a Darren Bent pass to inflict a first defeat of the season on the Reds, continuing Spurs' good form since Harry Redknapp took over.
STOKE TURN OVER GUNNERS!
Arsenal failed to deal with Rory Delap's long throws as they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Stoke.
Delap's dangerous deliveries caused problems for the 10-man Gunners throughout the game at the Britannia Stadium and the visitors were punished as Ricardo Fuller and Seyi Olofinjana pounced.
Arsenal's misery was compounded when substitute Robin van Persie was sent off for barging into goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen, while Emmanuel Adebayor and Theo Walcott left the pitch in considerable pain - the latter with his left arm in a sling. Gael Clichy scored a late consolation for the Gunners.
HESKEY ADDS TO POMPEY WOE!
Emile Heskey also struck late as Wigan claimed a dramatic 2-1 win at Tony Adams'
Portsmouth.
Pompey looked to have salvaged a deserved point when Niko Kranjcar rewarded them for their second-half dominance with an 82nd-minute equaliser.
Wigan had taken the lead with Amr Zaki's penalty but Pompey had the better of the chances with Peter Crouch, twice, and Sylvain Distin hitting the bar.
