EPL Season Underway

Not a glorious start for the Gunners at their new digs. Only securing a point against an Aston Villa team they'd not lost to in 16 matches has to be viewed as a serious underachievement. By all accounts of the game, the Gunners ran the field and showered the goal with shots but could only figure out how to get one of the onions in the back of the onion bag. Still, a point's better than a goose egg and its a long season. My money's on the young Gunners to make a serious run for 2nd place. No, I'm not feverish enough to claim a legitimate shot at first...

That belongs to Chelsea and Manchester United. Man u would have problems scoring goals without RVN, I said. They would struggle with the lingering issues between CRon and Rooney, I said. Blather! Rooney scored two, CRon one (nice assist from Rooney) and Saha netted the first in the game to blast Glass-is-not-half-Fulham. Chelsea likewise, had little trouble putting down the Citizens from the other side of town. Terry, Lampard and Drogba scored (all headers, if I remember correctly from the highlights). Both teams appear to be the class to chase in the EPL.

Liverpool struggled seriously in tying Sheffield United, a result that might make many forget Arsenal's difficulties with AV. I still think this side is much improved from last season, with the pace of Craig Bellamy up front. And Benitez is the genius you forget about because of Mourinho, SAF and Wenger.

On the positive front, Tottenham lost 2-0!