Premier League recap - Draws everywhere

Draws were the topping of the day with six games ending in a draw which covered most of the teams that were either fighting for the title or in a relegation battle.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United disappointing start to the season to the season as they could only get one point from the early pacesetters in QPR. While for Arsenal, they had to get a late goal from Paul Merson to finish level with Liverpool two all at Anfield.

One team that was happy with their result was Ipswich who after falling behind to Everton early, they would see two goals coming from Chris Kiwomya boot to give Ipswich their first victory of the season. Another team who is happy would be Norwich a double from Mark Robins guiding Norwich to a 3-1 win over Wimbledon at home. There was also wins for Aston Villa, who is one of eight clubs with eight points as they defeated Chelsea and Blackburn who defeated Nottingham Forest.

Paul Merson helped Arsenal get a 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield.

Coventry	2-2	Manchester City
Ipswich	2-1	Everton
Aston Villa	2-0	Chelsea
Crystal Palace	2-2	Leeds
Sheffield United	1-1	Southampton
Manchester United	0-0	QPR
Liverpool	2-2	Arsenal
Norwich	3-1	Wimbledon
Tottenham	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Nottingham Forest	2-3	Blackburn

The August Recap

As we hit five matchdays down for the 1992-93 season, the first awards have been presented of the brand new Premier League with Paul Mcgrath being the senior player of the month as he got an eight rating for Aston Villa which was the same rating as Dwight Yorke who is also from Aston Villa as he got young player of the month. The Manager of the Month goes to Trevor Francis who has given Sheffield Wednesday hope very early on in the season.

Paul McGrath getting the player of the month award for August.

Of course we don’t like to be absent away from the lower leagues as that is where some interesting do take place. So along with the award recap, we will talk about the lower divisions here. Starting with Division 1 and Grimsby is currently the early leader after August. This is because of the fact that they have also scored the most with the total being at nine. Leading the pack to chase them down is Portsmouth, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough with each of them being a point behind the team that is higher than them.

On the other end of the table, Cambridge, Millwall, and Charlton are currently in relegation.

Grimsby	4	1	0	9	3	6	13
Portsmouth	4	0	1	6	1	5	12
Sunderland	3	2	0	8	1	7	11
Middlesbrough	3	1	1	5	3	2	10
Tranmere	3	0	2	5	4	1	9
Wolves	2	2	1	5	3	2	8

Over in Division Two, Stockport holds the early lead at the moment as they hold a three-point buffer over four teams as Swansea, Burnley, Birmingham, and Bradford all are currently on ten points with Brighton only a point back from those teams. On the flip side of the table, it’s really close early with six teams only separated by one point after five games with Fulham being the only team on four points to be in the relegation as they are currently with Notts County and West Bromwich.

Stockport	4	1	0	10	2	8	13
Swansea	3	1	1	9	6	3	10
Burnley	3	1	1	6	2	4	10
Birmingham	3	1	1	5	2	3	10
Bradford	3	1	1	3	1	2	10
Brighton	2	3	0	3	1	2	9

In the third tier, we have two teams currently on top of the table with only goal difference being the separation with Wigan being on top by a single goal after five games over Walsall who is in the other promotion spot. Currently, in the playoffs, we have Shrewsbury, Plymouth, and Blackpool on nine points with Preston North End being ahead of Rochdale on goal difference. On the bottom of the table, Chester is currently the team that could be relegated to the Conference.

Wigan	3	1	1	10	6	4	10
Walsall	3	1	1	6	3	3	10
Shrewsbury	3	0	2	7	6	1	9
Plymouth	2	3	0	7	5	2	9
Blackpool	3	0	2	4	4	0	9
Preston North End	2	2	1	6	3	3	8