Concerns were raised with
successive draws at home to Tottenham and then away at Everton, but they bounced back emphatically when Chelsea arrived at Highbury only to be sent back to South West London on the wrong end of an assertive 4 - 1 loss.
Not exact matches
In last season's games we
drew 2 - 2
at Carlisle with our goals scored by Tommy Wood and Shrimpton while the
home game ended in a 3 - 1 defeat, the fourth in that run of nine
successive losses we suffered
at the end of the season.
For the second week running, Liverpool feature in the live tea - time kick - off on ESPN as the Reds, seeking a return to winning ways after consecutive
home draws, tackle in - form West Brom
at The Hawthorns with the Baggies keen to return to the top half of the Barclay's Premier League by building on
successive Midlands derby victories.
Burnley's youth team have beaten Wrexham 2 - 0 this afternoon to join Blackpool
at the top of the league with 53 points and that's seven
successive wins for us since a
home 3 - 3
draw against Wigan.
West Ham were certainly in need of self - belief after
successive 4 - 2 losses were followed by a 3 - 0 loss to Southampton and only a 1 - 1
draw at home to Middlesbrough.
A second
successive loss should be out of the question however, with Sunderland still unbeaten
at home this season after two wins and three
draws, while Stoke City (4.00 VCbet) will arrive
at the Stadium of Light on the back of
successive defeats and won't exactly be brimming with confidence.
In stark contrast is that of Sunderland, who haven't lost a league fixture since being downed by West Brom in just their second game of the term, going unbeaten in their last seven matches and will arrive
at St James» in buoyant mood after a 1 - 0 win
at home to Aston Villa last weekend ended a run of five
successive draws.
They will, though, be slightly disappointed with the start they've made
at home,
drawing their opening two league encounters
at The Reebok with Fulham and Birmingham City, but Bolton fans were left delirious as they beat West Ham 3 - 1
at Upton Park, their second win over the Hammers in
successive seasons.