Danny Mills
Final Score

"West Ham have actually done better against the stronger teams away from home. I think that's a mindset that they don't have to take the game to the opposition. They have got good players on the break. They've got players that can hurt you."

Rob Bown:  West Ham are already wasting time. This will cost them. 

Elevat Politik:  West Ham are defending well, except Cresswell who seems scared stiff.

Yullaw:  How on earth can Navas start ahead of Nasri?

Beware the wounded animal they say. Well, the beast that is Manchester City is still sleeping. No sign of a leveller from the leaders.

Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat whose side slipped to the foot of the Premier League table: "The second half was better but you cannot do worse than the first half. We started the first half totally hopelessly. In away games, we are too late to react. There was no sharpness. We have to wonder what we do wrong. We work hard in training so me and the players have to look in the mirror.

"Two points after six games is not good enough. Nice words is not enough, we have to do it a different way now. I am sure we will stay up though."

Robbie Savage
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"North East football, here's a stat. From 36 available points this season they have four. It's atrocious. Atrocious."

Safe to assume that Robbie won't be showing his face on Tyneside or Wearside tonight....

Newcastle manager Steve McClaren, who is yet to win a league game in charge of the Magpies: "I got a reaction from my players in the second half and we had enough opportunities. The difference, as it was on Monday against West Ham, was that Watford put the ball back of the net.

"No-one said this job was going to be easy, we didn’t think it would be. I thought the last two games would be a test for us and we would know a lot more and we know now this is a tough job, a hard job."

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Robbie Cunningham:  Brilliant move by Mourinho to loan Moses to West Ham so he can score against Man City

Jack Wood:  So are West Ham just going to beat the big teams away this season? 

Stoke manager Mark Hughes was unhappy with the refereeing as his winless side threw away a 2-0 lead against unbeaten Leicester.

"It seemed like it took three or four attempts by their players to stop ours before a free-kick was given," said the Welshman.

"That was the case with Jon Walters [before Leicester's equaliser]. We asked at the end of the match and the referee said he wanted to play advantage. What sort of advantage is that for us? They go up the other end and score. We want a level playing field but things seem to conspire against us. But we won't hide behind them. We needed to be better in the second half.

"A lot of our play is good but we need to handle the key moments. We will get better."

What did Garth Crooks make of the refereeing at Stamford Bridge this afternoon? Well worth finding out. Does his expression in this still give away any clues about his reaction? Possibly...

Stoke manager Mark Hughes, who side are still searching for their first win this season:"I am frustrated. At 2-0 up we were good value for it. We spoke at half-time about not letting Leicester back in. We made a mistake on the penalty, which was probably outside the box but on the performance of today's officials was always likely to be given. That gave them a foothold in the game."

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Garth Crooks
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"Villa are trying to produce Premier League performances with players who are not quite there. They need an injection of experience and quality, otherwise Sherwood's side will struggle. 

"Give Tim some decent players and I think he could do some really good things in this division, I really do."

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood after defeat left his team just a point out of the bottom three: "West Brom deserved to win the game to be perfectly honest. We showed a little more appetite in the second period but didn’t create too many clear-cut chances. We are disappointed but we know where the problems lie and we will try to put it right. I'm sure we will.

"Credit to West Brom, but I recognise the problems at the moment and need to look at it again to make sure I’m not being too emotional. But it's a transition period at this club. The performances haven’t been as bad as the result, though today is an exception as I’m disappointed.

"I can look into the eyes of my players and know they are on side."

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The referee has tooted his whistle for the first time - and that means it is game on at Etihad Stadium. Can City extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points?

Danny Mills
Final Score

"Newcastle had a tough start to the season. Lost the first four. Then you lose to West Ham, then Watford. Then you have to play Chelsea and Manchester City. Suddenly if you haven't won for eight games, the fans start to turn on you, very badly".