• Newcastle 2-0 Portsmouth. Pretty nice day for Newcastle, as Alan Shearer breaks the all-time Newcastle scoring record, they get a W over Portsmouth, and everyone pretty much agrees that recently fired manager Graeme Souness is the antichrist. Some healthy Newcastle discussion is taking place at The Sports Frog's Swamp.

• Middlesbrough 0-4 Aston Villa. 19-year-old Luke Moore records a hat trick for Villa. No one records anything for Middlesbrough, as they really kinda suck. They've given up more goals than anyone else in the league. The Aston Villa coach had this to say after the game: "We were superior from the kick-off and in every department we were superior."

• West Brom 2-0 Blackburn. A bit of an upset for West Brom, who pulls themselves a little bit further away from the bottom of the standings. West Brom, incidentally, is nicknamed the "Baggies," and I think you can chalk this victory up to the intimidation created by that monicker.

• Birmingham 0-2 Arsenal. Theirry Henry gets his 200th goal for Arsenal. Weird things are happening with Arsenal defenseman Sol Campbell. He had a terrible game Wednesday, he's away from the team now for personal reasons, and there are rumors going around about him dealing with some brokeback issues.