Football Corner

The Premiership saw 16 teams in action today, in which Arsenal retained top spot, Derby snatched their first away points of the season and Liverpool came out on top of a fiery Merseyside derby.
Archie Knox took charge of his first game as Bolton caretaker manager at the Emirates Stadium, but I'm afraid it was the same old story for Bolton as Arsenal although being wasteful, picked up all three points. A 68th minute freekick from Kolo Toure put the league leaders in front and the game was killed off when substitute Tomas Rosicky finished cooly from Theo Walcott's cross.

At Craven Cottage, it finished goalless where Fulham took on Derby, giving Billy Davis' men their first points on the road this season.

After Didier Drogba's negative comments about his relationship with Chelsea during the week, he got back down to business straight away, putting his side in front after only 8 minutes. Alex doubled their lead with a long-range free kick after 57 minutes.

Elsewhere it finished; Blackburn 4-2 Reading, Wigan 0-2 Portsmouth, Aston Villa 1-4 Man Utd, Man City 1-0 Birmingham, Everton 1-2 Liverpool..(Match report below)