Bolton defender Sam Ricketts believes last weekend's shock results breathed new life into the Premier League. None of the traditional 'big four' managed a victory last weekend. While the defeat of champions Chelsea at Manchester City could not be ranked as a seismic event given the huge amount of cash the Eastlands outfit have spent, it still robbed Carlo Ancelotti's men of their 100% record. In addition, Liverpool failed to overcome Sunderland at Anfield, Manchester United were forced to come from behind twice to claim a point at Bolton, while, most surprisingly of all, Arsenal lost to West Brom at the Emirates Stadium. Now it is Bolton's turn to take on the sixth-placed Baggies, with Ricketts feeling fresh impetus has been injected into the season due to those unexpected turn of events. "Last weekend did the league good," he said. "Those results have opened it up. "It is not just the dominant four winning every week. You have five or six teams trying to get into the top four and sides like ourselves are giving the bigger teams a better test than what we have done before."
Source: PA
Source: PA