Premier League, Week 6: QPR remain bottom after West Ham loss

Queens Park Rangers vs. West Ham United: Final score 1-2, QPR lose again

Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion: Final score 1-1, spoils shared in Midlands derby

Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion: lineups

Gabriel Agbonlahor and Christian Benteke both start for Aston Villa as they face West Brom at Villa Park.

Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Final score 2-3, Spurs hold on for shock win

Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs' lead down to one goal after crazy spell

Well... that was something. Down 2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur at halftime, Manchester United added Wayne Rooney to their attack and managed to claw their way back into the match when Nani surged forward and beat Brad Friedel with an angled finish to make it 2-1.

No sooner could you say 'United are back in this', however, than Spurs marched up the other end and got the goal right back. Anders Lindegaard could only parry Gareth Bale's low drive into Clint Dempsey's path, and the American was quite happy to poke into the open net for his first Tottenham goal.

And then, just as you were saying that 'Old Tottenham' would have had a meltdown after conceding at Old Trafford, Tottenham had a meltdown. Shinji Kagawa was left totally unmarked at the top of Friedel's penalty area, and a simple through ball picked out the former BVB star, who was able to turn and slot home at the far post to make it 3-2. Got all that? Phew.

Manchester United Vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Bale doubles Spurs' lead

Um. So that whole Manchester United being good thing? Not so much. Tottenham Hotspur have scored again. The hosts are looking patchy at both ends of the pitch, and they've again allowed a Spurs player to run right up the pitch and shoot. This time it's Gareth Bale, who picked up a pass from Moussa Dembele just inside the United half and proceeded to gallop forward.

The home midfield parted around him for no apparent reason, and then Rio Ferdinand did the right thing in showing Bale onto his weaker foot as Tottenham dangerman burst into the area. However, the centre back didn't bother closing the shot down, and Bale scored anyway, slotting a right-footed effort past Anders Lindegaard to make it 2-0 Spurs. At Old Trafford. That's not a joke or a typo.

The only worry for Tottenham at this point is that William Gallas is limping about with an apparent injury, although it looks like he should be ok to continue for now.

Southampton vs. Everton: Final Score 1-3, Nikica Jelavic superb

Nikica Jelavic and co. were fantastic going forward for Everton, as they earned an impressive comeback win over Southampton.

Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Visitors take shock early lead

Well that was quick. We've had all of three minutes of play, but Tottenham Hotspur have taken the lead at Old Trafford thanks to Belgian centre back Jan Vertonghen. Manchester United will be horrified by their lacklustre defending, which allowed the big defender to charge into the penalty box and get away a shot. Johnny Evans threw himself at the ball, attempting to block Vertonghen's attempt, but only succeeded in diverting it past a wrong-footed Anders Lindegaard. I have literally no idea what any United player besides Evans was trying to do on that play.

It's not the scoreline anyone was expecting, considering that Manchester United haven't dropped points since their opening fixture of the 2012/13 season, but hey -- it's Spurs 1, United 0. There's plenty of time for a comeback, and the hosts have generally required a kick up the pants to get them going this year, but still, an awful start.

Sunderland vs. Wigan Athletic: Final Score 1-0, Steven Fletcher does it again

Sunderland defeated a 10-man Wigan side behind yet another goal from Steven Fletcher

Reading vs. Newcastle: Final Score 2-2, Demba Ba's hand saves the Magpies

Demba Ba's controversial late goal allowed Newcastle to escape Reading with a point

Fulham vs. Manchester City: Final score 1-2, Edin Dzeko wins it late

Fulham played Manchester City tough for 90 minutes, but surrendered a winner late.

Stoke City Vs. Swansea City: Final Score 2-0, Potters Earn First Win

Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur: lineups

Sir Alex Ferguson appears to have backed up his warning that nobody at Manchester United would have a guaranteed place in the side as he gives Wayne Rooney a place on the substitutes bench to face Tottenham.

Robin Van Persie is chosen to lead the line instead, with Shinji Kagawa just behind. In defence, Jonny Evans replaces the injured Nemanja Vidic, with youngster Scott Wootton providing further backup on the bench.

In addition to Rooney, United have Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck to call upon from the substitutes. Despite impressing in midweek, Anderson and Cleverley are also reduced to a place among the subs.

Tottenham meanwhile continue with Brad Friedel in goal, Steven Caulker in defence, and Jermain Defoe as a lone striker, though Clint Dempsey is handed a start in midfield to provide support.

Manchester United: Lindegaard; Rafael, Evra, Ferdinand, Evans; Scholes, Nani, Giggs, Carrick; Kagawa; van Persie. Bench: De Gea, Anderson, Rooney, Hernandez, Welbeck, Cleverley, Wootton.

Tottenham Hotspur: Friedel; Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Caulker; Sandro, Dembele; Lennon, Dempsey, Bale; Defoe. Bench: Lloris, Dawson, Falque, Huddlestone, Mason, Sigurdsson, Townsend.

Norwich City vs. Liverpool: Final score 2-5 as Reds annihilate Canaries

Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Final Score 1-2, Blues squeak out win against poor Gunners

Chelsea were decent on the road to Arsenal, but their win over came more as a result of the Gunners being poor than them doing anything spectacular.

Fulham vs. Manchester City: lineups

Sergio Aguero returns to the Manchester City starting line-up, reprising his partnership with Carlos Tevez as they take on Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Norwich City vs. Liverpool: lineups

Liverpool name an inexperienced lineup to face Norwich City at Carrow Road, with Suso, Raheem Sterling and Andre Wisdom all in the starting eleven.

Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Halftime score 1-1, Fernando Torres and Gervinho the scorers

The first half between Chelsea and Arsenal was an even affair, but it wasn't even on the scoreboard until just before the stroke of halftime. Fernando Torres got the Blues off to a brilliant start with an early goal, but Gervinho has pulled one back to make it 1-1 at halftime.

Arsenal started the match by sitting back a bit and conceding some possession to Chelsea, but the strategy appeared to be working for them until Abou Diaby pulled up with an injury. He attempted to play through what just looked to be a slight muscle pull, but Arsene Wenger insisted that he come off, and brought on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 17th minute. That moved Aaron Ramsey to the center, and the Gunners have looked weaker in the middle since.

Chelsea took the lead after 20 minutes through Torres. On a free kick, Laurent Koscielny was all over Torres, but had his back turned when the ball came in. He didn't see Torres stick out his leg and get it around him to finish past Vito Mannone.

Two minutes later, Koscielny made another error, falling down on a ball forward to Torres. That allowed the Chelsea striker to get through one-on-one with the keeper, but he completely fluffed his shot. At live speed, it looked like Torres had won a penalty, but he actually managed to trip himself by mis-kicking the ball.

The Blues looked like the better of the two teams towards the end of the second half, as Arsenal struggled to deal with Oscar and Eden Hazard, but they pulled a very nice goal out of nothing in the 42nd minute. Oxlade-Chamberlain set it up with a low ball into the box towards Gervinho, who made an uncharacteristically composed first touch, turn, and finish into the roof of the net from 12 yards.

Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Fernando Torres goal has Blues up 1-0

Chelsea are up 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to a very unlikely source that they would love to start becoming a likely source for goals. While being completely covered up on a set piece, Fernando Torres somehow located the ball and finished past Vito Mannone to give the Blues a 1-0 lead over Arsenal.

Arsenal's marking wasn't actually very poor on the free kick that led to the goal, at least on Torres. He was completely blanketed by Laurent Koscielny and shouldn't have had much of a chance to make a play on the ball. Incredibly, Koscielny turned his back on the ball and never saw it fly into his general direction. Torres reached around the Arsenal defender with his right foot and hit a great strike from close range.

The goal came just a couple of minutes after Abou Diaby was forced out of the match with an injury. He was replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Aaron Ramsey has moved into midfield from the right wing.

Abou Diaby injury: Arsenal midfielder substituted off against Chelsea

Abou Diaby was substituted off in Arsenal's game against Chelsea in a further injury setback for both the player and the club.

Manchester United Vs. Tottenham 2012, Premier League Week 6: Game Time And TV Schedule

Both sides enter the match with a multitude of defensive and injury concerns.

Arsenal vs. Chelsea: lineups

John Terry returns to the Chelsea lineup as the Blues take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal Vs. Chelsea 2012, Premier League Week 6: Game Time And TV Schedule

The Manchester clubs remain the favorites for the Premier League title, but if Saturday's morning match generates a winner, that club's fans will insist they've become the Premier League's top dog.

Premier League betting guide, Week 6: Gambling with our guts, not our heads

Just when the Premier League should make sense it gets nuttier so forget your brain and bet with your gut.

Premier League 2012, Week 6 Preview And Fixtures: London Derby bookends of varying quality

The weekend kicks off with Chelsea visiting Arsenal and ends with QPR hosting West Ham. That might seem a bit anti-climactic, but this weekend also features United-Spurs, and could be a rather important early-season run of games.