MAN OF THE DAY
Villa seemed buried before Tim Sherwood arrived. On Saturday Benteke and Agbonlahor scored two each, away from home. No mean feat.
REBUTTAL OF THE DAY
Nigel Pearson: moving on from wrestling players and rows with fans to taking down journalists – finishing his press conference with some good old fashioned swearing.
EARLIEST EXITS
Sunderland fans poured out of their defeat to Villa before half-time – taking a calculated risk on missing an epic 5-4 comeback. The home crowd have form for decisive early exits: fans tried to leave en masse against Charlton in 2003 after their side shipped three own goals in the first half-hour, only to find the gates locked.
CHANT OF THE DAY
Referee Chris Foy fitted right in at Arsenal – picking up a soft tissue injury and not lasting the match. The fans sang: “You’re not fit to referee.”
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE DAY
José Mourinho apparently found the password to Chelsea’s Instagram account – which took a pictorial dig at Jamie Carragher, Graeme Souness and “those with short memories“.
GAFFE OF THE DAY
Came in the Sydenhams Football League: Brockenhurst’s game called off after a groundsman ran over one set of goalposts with his roller. The posts didn’t make it.
@BrockenhurstFC game with Bournemouth (@Bmthpoppiesfc) postponed due to broken goal http://t.co/bz1i7rWmGj pic.twitter.com/WKMMiXawxc
— SC Journalism (@SCJournalism) March 13, 2015
NEAR MISS OF THE DAY
Carlisle United were gearing up to become the first English club in nearly 50 years to go 30 league games without a draw. Manager Keith Curle said pre-match: “A run like this shows it’s all or nothing with us.” It finished 0-0 away at York.
