MAN OF THE DAY
Alan Pardew. The honeymoon rolls on. It was the first time in the Premier League Palace have won after being two goals down. Honourable mention, too, to Forest’s almightily relieved Stuart Pearce.
TEAM OF THE DAY
Queens Park Raisins – as mispronounced by Louis van Gaal in his post-match interviews, to the delight of the entire internet.
Scapegoat of the day
Villa’s Tom Cleverley, whose substitution was loudly cheered by his own fans.
TWEET OF THE DAY
Came from Liverpool fan @LFCfamily5, before kick-off. “If Borini scores I’ll run round wearing a bikini with my balls on fire, it simply won’t happen.” It took 24 minutes.
TOUGHEST BREAKS
Scunthorpe lost both recognised keepers before half-time, each to a broken arm. Defender Andy Boyce took over at 1-0 down and Bristol City scored only one more.
TAKEOVER OF THE DAY
A dodgy fire alarm emptied the Sky Sports studio, meaning the same pre-recorded Tony Pulis segment was replayed eight times in a row. Jeff Stelling and his pals returned with a fire crew sat next to them.
BEST WARM-UP
Cambridge United, preparing to take Manchester United apart on Friday, enjoyed a 4-0 home romp against Newport.
TOP, TOP BANTER OF THE DAY
Across Twitter on Saturday afternoon there was news of Arjen Robben being bitten by a crocodile during training in Qatar. The reality: Robben hurt his finger in the gym, then came up with a banter-based reason for reporters in Germany.
