Never can tell

So, it turns out I know nothing about football! Having only got one of my five predictions correct yesterday, I have spent the morning wandering where it all went wrong. For Everton, perhaps it was the moment Beckford had to be removed from the starting line-up as he was stuck in traffic on the M62. Quite what he was doing anywhere near the M62 within an hour of kick off is beyond me as surely he should have been with his team mates at the ground around three hours before hand. Fair play to Reading, they were well organised and never really looked in trouble. Saha had one of those games where he confuses himself for a central midfielder and Arteta is still nowhere near the player he was before he snapped his cruciate a couple of years ago. Whether he ever will be again is now a serious cause for concern amongst toffees fans.

Elsewhere, Chelsea breathed life into the title race by disposing of Manchester United. When Luiz equalised early in the second half, my shout of 1-1 always looked fragile as both teams streamed forward looking for the winner. Lampard took advantage of a very generous refereeing decision to slam home the winning penalty and Vidic compounded the misery for Sir Alex by needlessly getting himself sent off for persistent fouling. Chelsea will now look to kick on from here and secure Champions League football in 2011/2012 whilst Tottenham will be hoping that defeat at Blackpool hasn't ended their ambitions to be in next year's competition. Arsenal's inconsistent form will calm United's nerves and you would have to say the boys from Old Trafford are still favourites for the Premier League title. However, as last night demonstrated once again, football is always unpredictable and you can never can tell what's going to happen next.