Gooood morning everyone,

Did you enjoy it? I did. The first day of the Premier League didn't exactly throw up any classics, but there were some very interesting results in there. Of course, Blackpool's win over Wigan sticks out - but I will come to that in a minute.

I'll start with the early kick off - Spurs v Man City as it is the only game I saw ninety minutes of. Before I start on the action, where the fuck was Richards Keys? Strange..... This was a game that I predicted would be littered with goals - not so. Was a very entertaining 0-0 though, with Joe Hart pretty much keeping City in it in the first half.

Was good to have a first look at two of the tops teams in the Premier League, the two many feel are most likely to pressurise the top three teams. The first half was played at an amazing pace, you could tell lots of the players were relishing the new season - mostly the Spurs contingent. The speed of the game suited Bale and Lennon who caused havoc on the wings. Hart pulled of excellent saves from Defoe, Huddlestone and a deflected shot as Spurs dominated. They looked very good. Hart's performance prompted a scramble at Sky's production unit for a song with the word "heart" in it to play over a montage of his first half reflexes.

However, despite Spurs' dominance in the first half they couldn't keep the pressure up for ninety minutes - something that will disappoint Harry Redknapp. City got a foot on the ball, slowed the game down - limiting the effect that the pace of the Spurs wingers could have. There were flashes, but City began to look stronger in the tackle and the game faded away towards 0-0 in the end. There were certainly chances - for Bale in particular who scuffed an open goal on his weak foot - but nothing compared to the excitement of the first 45.

So the day moved on to the three O'clocks. Well played Blackpool. I've tipped them to stay up, and although it is only the first day it is the kind of reference point that Holloway can use in the future to keep spirits high. That said, Wigan were fucking terrible. I've tipped them to go down - wish I had put money on it now. They need to improve or it will be a long season for them. There were good home wins for Blackburn and Wolves over tough opposition (Everton and Stoke respectively). Big up to David Jones for the free kick he scored - brilliant. Villa got off to a flyer despite the doom and gloom. The players stood up and proved they've got some balls with a good performance. Milner scored but his celebration suggested he knows he's on the way out - as did the way he left the pitch as a sub towards the end. West Ham were poor, they need more players.

On the draw front, there was a scramble back by Birmingham at Sunderland who will be gutted they lost a two goal lead, and pissed off at their captain Cattermole for getting sent off so stupidly. Bolton and Fulham was a poor game. Classic last feature on Match of The Day stuff. 0-0 no thrills.

The evening game was equally as un-thrilling unless you are a Chelsea fan. One of the most predictable thrashings of the season, you've got to wonder how many more teams will suffer a similar fate at Stamford Bridge. Could be a few, although West Brom were shocking in defence and Carson showed the great form that made him England number one once upon a time.

Moving down a div, Millwall and QPR now lead the race after flying starts. Couple of large wins each for them yesterday, and clean sheets to boot - over Hull City and Sheffield United. The blades have been left without a manager after Kevin Blackwell was sacked a few hours later, by all accounts the right decision by the board.. Coventry came back late on to snatch a second victory in as many games from Watford. Check out the over head kick from John Eustace if you can. Ipswich and Burnley shared the points in an entertaining game while Cardiff got their first win of the season over Derby. A nod to Swansea as well who dismantled Preston 4-0, adding to the poor start for the old club. Swansea look a good side, Scott Sinclair was an excellent signing from Chelsea and many of their strong performers from last season have stuck around - could be a play-off season for them.

In league one, the nods go to Bournemouth, who hammered Peterborough 5-1, and Oldham who now sit top of the league after a 3-0 victory over Notts County, who are finding the move up a division difficult to cope with in these early stages.

League two - well if I'm honest I had fallen asleep in front of the Football League show by then. There were lots of 0-0 draws though so not a classic day...Torquay and Shrewsbury maintained 100% records.

In general news, there is just a lot of reaction to Saturday's games. Ancelotti and Ian Hollway have played down their teams excellent first day results. The other main story is that Kenwyne Jones limped out of his Stoke debut with an ankle injury. Looked painful, hopefully for Stoke it wont be too bad.

Liverpool and Arsenal kick off today. Big one for me. Would take a point. I think it will be an entertaining game with lots of missed chances. World cup finalists Torres, V.Persie and Fabregas all face late races to be fit. I expect the Spaniards to definitely feature as most Arsenal fans are scratching their heads and wondering who is going to play in midfield today. We've seen no Song, no Diaby and no Denilson in pre season. Strange times! Should be a good game.

Till tomorrow then when the weekend analysis will continue, we will have a couple more games to digest (Notts Forrest v Leeds at lunch time too) and transer talk will start to rumble again on Sunday night!

Cheers