Premier League, Week 33: Wigan Defeat Manchester United

So ... that was strange. Really, really strange. Liverpool emerged 3-2 winners against Blackburn at Ewood Park after a topsy-turvy match that featured all sorts of craziness.

Until it wasn’t. Liverpool’s defence decided not to bother actually marking anyone on a 36th-minute free kick, and Yakubu, who was given as much space as he had on the penalty, made no mistake this time in glancing a header into the bottom corner. What would normally happen at this point is that the team with 10 men would drop into a defensive shell and hope they could play another 55 minutes or so without conceding.

The Magpies are very much in the race for fourth now. Bolton, meanwhile, are just one point clear of the drop zone.