In a week, which saw an excellent flow of goals in England’s top flight (28 goals in nine games) with thrillers such as the bottom of the table battle between rivals Wigan and Blackburn (3-3) and Stoke’s unexpected loss to impressive new boys QPR (2-3).

Big teams were also able to get 3 points out of tough travels, with Manchester United registering a 1-0 away win against Swansea, and Robin Van Persie scoring twice to give Arsenal a 2-1 win at Norwich City, maintaining Arsenal’s recent run of form and good results.

Actually, of all the English clubs to play in the Champions League, Chelsea were the only club which didn’t bag full points this week, as they lost back-to-back home games at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 2002. Liverpool visited London knowing that a win would be a huge boost to their chances for a top four finish. Recent dropped points against Norwich and Swansea seems to have strayed the Reds off their course, and with major investments having been provided by new owners in the summer, manager Kenny Dalglish was delighted with the outcome at Stamford Bridge.

The match also noted the chance for the Reds to get one over old boys Fernando Torres and Raul Meireles. Both players came on as substitutes late in the game with the match tied at 1-1, with Liverpool taking a 1 half lead through Maxi Rodriguez. Half time substitute Daniel Sturridge equalized for Chelsea 10 minutes after coming onto the pitch by connecting to a Frank Malouda cross shot. Former Chelsea player and England’s right back, Glen Johnson connected with Charlie Adam’s long diagonal ball to nutmeg Ashley Cole and weave his way into the area and slot the winner.

With Tottenham playing Aston Villa on Monday night, the win was crucial for Liverpool, while it sees Chelsea dropping 12 points behind leaders Manchester City.

Back to Manchester City, their 3-1 win over Newcastle had a few positives, with the only worry being the niggling injury star striker Sergio Aguero picked up, which resulted in his early withdrawal from the game. Aguero had already scored City’s 3 of the game from the penalty spot (City’s 2 penalty of the game) before being withdrawn. But, the concern is that if the injury does turn into a serious injury with a longer time than expected off the field, who would replace him? Manchester City has Aguero, Dzeko and Balotelli as their strikers. With Tevez black listed and expected to leave in the winter (AC Milan are the latest admirers of the Argentine) and Aguero injured, City would only have two first team strikers. So, unless Roberto Mancini decided to reshuffle his formation into a 4-5-1 instead of a 4-4-2 with a winger approach for Adam Johnson and James Milner, City would run the risk of fatigue or even injury to their remaining strike force.