Arsène Wenger will look at himself more than his players for the reasons behind Saturday's 2-1 defeat at home to Hull City. The Tigers came from behind to inflict only Arsenal's second defeat in more than two seasons at their new home. Wenger said: "I always look first at myself after defeats. Don't worry about that. We do that with all the staff. You think about the game and, if you can watch it, you watch it again. We had an opportunity to go top of the League and in that situation you have to be right in your intensity and in your concentration level. That 'electric level' in our head was not high enough. I don't know if we can't afford to lose again but what we delivered was not good enough." 

 Manager Martin O'Neill praised the resilience of his side as they beat Sunderland 2-1 in their fifth match in 13 days. Villa trailed to Djibril Cisse's second goal of the season but Ashley Young and John Carew struck before half-time to settle the issue in favour of the home side. O'Neill said: "Sunderland had a lot of possession and they were pushing us right to the end but I thought we did brilliantly to fight back and get the win. I am absolutely delighted with the team, delighted with their determination and naturally delighted with a win. We had to fight back and try to blow the cobwebs away after losing to QPR in the Carling Cup on Wednesday. I'm just really pleased the side has come through and come through strongly. Some performances were outstanding. But for us to win here, coming from behind, I really am delighted with the team."

 Paul Ince was happy his side managed to put the ongoing saga at St James' Park out of their minds to claim all three points at Newcastle United. Christopher Samba and Roque Santa Cruz headed Blackburn Rovers into a 2-0 lead with just 41 minutes gone before Michael Owen pulled a goal back for the hosts with a 49th-minute penalty. Ince said: "It was important in the last 48 hours that we shut that out and concentrated on what Blackburn Rovers is all about rather than feeling sorry for Newcastle. Also, it was a case of who got the first goal. As soon as we got the first goal I felt at ease because I knew the crowd would get on their backs. It's not the [Newcastle] players' fault. They are trying, they are trying really, really hard and I feel sorry for them. But at the end of the day, as soon as we got the first goal, I thought we were comfortable."

 Chairman Phil Gartside and captain Kevin Nolan will be attending the Bolton Wanderers Supporters Association social evening in the Reebok Stadium's Platinum suite on Tuesday night from 7.45pm. This is a BWSA members only event however new members will be accepted on the night.

 Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari applauded Jose Bosingwa for "a beautiful goal" which propelled his side to victory at Stoke City. Former Porto full-back Bosingwa scored his first goal for the club in the 36th minute and also set up substitute Nicolas Anelka 14 minutes from time in the 2-0 win. Scolari said: "The Stoke defenders made a little mistake because they were watching other players, not Bosingwa. They did not see him arrive in this position and he made a beautiful goal. He is good for us. Bosingwa is the right height, jumps well and also does the job of covering the defenders. He started out as a midfielder but then when he went to Porto, the coach converted him to right-back. Bosingwa has a lot of energy and power. He has improved a lot and has arrived in the national team. He is now a good right-back."

 Everton have lodged an appeal with the FA over Tim Cahill's red card against Liverpool. Goodison Park officials submitted the appeal on Monday morning. A hearing will take place later this week, and under FA rules, Everton are permitted to provide written documentation to support their appeal. Cahill was dismissed 10 minutes before the end of Saturday's Merseyside derby for a late challenge on Xabi Alonso. Referee Mike Riley showed Cahill a straight red card, meaning the Club has the right of appeal. Should the appeal be unsuccessful, Cahill is facing a three-match suspension, beginning with the visit of Newcastle United on Sunday. 

 Roy Hodgson took plenty of positives from his side's 2-1 defeat at home to West Ham United. Although disappointed by the result and in particular Andrew Johnson's red card, the manager was not unhappy with his side's display. He said: "It has to go down as one of those really weird games where you have to be satisfied with a lot of the things we did out there. I thought we played some excellent football. It was a game we looked like being able to win and certainly give a good account of ourselves but in the space of three minutes everything changed. I was really amazed how the players in the second half showed their character and physical fitness to work as hard as they did and almost bring us back into the game. Unfortunately at this level of football, when you are two goals down it is not easy to come back, especially when you have 10 men rather than 11."

 Ian Ashbee says Hull City's 2-1 win at Arsenal was a momentous occasion for the football club. The Tigers became only the second visiting team to win at the Emirates Stadium in 60 matches after goals from Geovanni and Daniel Cousin saw them overturn a 1-0 deficit and Ashbee was delighted with the three points. He said: "This result is right up there and I'm as high as I could possibly be at the moment. The win at Wembley last season was a massive achievement for the whole of Hull, but Saturday was for the boys in the team, the fans that travelled down and the fans who were back at home watching it on the television. It was a momentous day. Nobody gave us a chance but we've gone and proved people wrong again. People will mark it down as another historic day for Hull City and we need to try and create even more historic days for us."

 Steven Gerrard hailed the impact of Robbie Keane after the striker's sparkling show in the Merseyside derby victory over Everton. The Ireland international played a key role in the build up to both of Fernando Torres' goals in the 2-0 win and the Liverpool skipper feels the duo are now showing signs of their best form. He said: "I think Robbie was a man of the match contender. He did everything but score and hopefully his goal will come in the coming weeks." The 28-year-old Keane is still to open his account for his new club but Gerrard insists his team-mates are all delighted with his overall contribution. He added: "Everyone else seems to be focusing on Robbie's need to score but the team is really happy with him and so is the manager. He's working really hard and playing really well. The ball he put on a plate for Torres' first was top drawer and that was typical Robbie Keane. If he keeps contributing to the team and working hard we'll be happy for him." 

 Mark Hughes felt the tempo of the match did not help his Manchester City side as they were beaten 2-1 by Wigan Athletic. Antonio Valencia and Amr Zaki`s penalty - either side of Vincent Kompany`s goal - gave the Latics the spoils and Hughes felt his side should have done more. He said: "We are disappointed - we expected to get something out of the game. We had enough possession but didn't have enough tempo to our passing in the second half, or a cutting edge. Maybe if we'd had a better final ball we'd have created something but because the tempo was slow they got bodies behind the ball and it was difficult to break them down. It was a stop-start game and there wasn't the flow or momentum we wanted. We needed that to drive us forward but we never got our game going."

 Sir Alex Ferguson praised the predatory instincts of Wayne Rooney following the 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a penalty and Wayne Rooney's excellent finish 11 minutes from time doubled United's lead. It was the England striker's first goal of the season and a perfect response to being left out of the starting line-up. Ferguson said: "He made a difference when he came on. If we are getting responses like that from players it is terrific for the club."

 Gareth Southgate was once again forced to reflect on a series of missed chances as his Middlesbrough side went down 1-0 at home to West Bromwich Albion. It was Boro's fourth straight defeat in all competitions and the manager said: "We've had more than enough chances to win the game, never mind draw it. But we haven't, and we've got to learn quickly. We can't keep saying we deserved something and coming away with nothing. It's a lesson we've got to take on board very quickly. Up to the penalty box we've done an awful lot right with the ball, and going forward we've had enough chances to win two games. I'm a bit more than fed up but you just have to roll your sleeves up and go again. It was one of those days."

 Joe Kinnear will tell his players to stop feeling sorry for themselves as he attempts to spark a revival at Newcastle United. The 61-year-old was in the stands at St James' Park to see the Magpies lose 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers. Kinnear, who was appointed as interim manager on Friday, said: "We needed to stop feeling sorry for ourselves. We need to get rid of all the issues that are going on. We need to focus on playing football, it's as simple as that. But what has not helped matters, I am told, is that six or seven of the best players are missing. On the good side, with the international break coming up we could have four or five of them back." 

 Harry Redknapp was delighted with his strikers after both scored in Portsmouth's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Jermain Defoe's penalty and Peter Crouch's header gave Pompey a comfortable win and the manager was delighted to see his side bounce back from heavy defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea. Redknapp said: "It was nice to see Jermain score. He's been very sharp and so has Crouchie who also did well. The pair of them dominated Spurs' two centre-backs (Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson) who are both very good players. We needed this result and I was delighted how we went about it. We've had two bad defeats but sometimes that happens and the most important thing is to get back as quickly as you can." 

 Tony Pulis praised his side for the way they battled throughout the 90 minutes against Chelsea. Stoke City went down 2-0 at the Britannia Stadium where Pulis had to do without long-throw specialist Rory Delap, who damaged his hamstring in training on Friday. However the manager believes his side can build on the performance and the one which earned a goalless draw against Liverpool at Anfield. He said: "We have to take positives out of the game and cannot get down in the dumps. We competed well against Chelsea and Liverpool. The problem is we sat off them a little bit. It was just unfortunate the way their second goal came about as Cort just lost his footing. That killed the game."

 Roy Keane admitted his Sunderland side paid the penalty for "sloppy" defending during the 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa. The Black Cats led through Djibril Cisse's second goal of the season but Ashley Young and John Carew struck before half-time. Keane said: "You've got to put the ball in the back of the net and, for all our decent play and good possession, particularly in the second half, we didn't test the 'keeper enough. We felt there was definitely something there for the taking so we are disappointed with that side of things. But we know Villa are going to be pretty decent at set-pieces. Their record would suggest that, the number of goals they have scored over the last couple of years. The first goal was very sloppy, a needless tackle, and the wall could have done better. For the second one we were in decent possession and gave it away. If they had opened us up and scored some goals against us, then you hold your hand up, but we invited the trouble on and they took full advantage so credit to Villa for that. We felt we did enough to get a result but in the final third did not produce that bit of quality that you need to get something in a Premier League game."

 Manager Juande Ramos defended his decision to play just one striker at Portsmouth - and rued his side`s bad luck as they lost again. The 2-0 defeat leaves Spurs still without a Barclays Premier League win in their worst start for more than 50 years, and Ramos was disappointed that his side were denied a penalty when Lassana Diarra appeared to handle in the box. Ramos said: "In critical moments we are not getting these decisions. We have been playing with two strikers in most games but we used just one against Newcastle and it worked better. Bent had played every minute of the six previous games and needed a break. It is true that when you come here and feel up for winning that it is very disappointing when you lose, but the players know we have another game in another competition on Thursday and we must recover from this very quickly."

 Tony Mowbray's joy at claiming West Bromwich Albion's first away win of the season against his former club Middlesbrough was tempered by a serious injury to Do-Heon Kim, who fell to the ground unchallenged in the first minute and was stretchered off. Jonas Olsson scrambled in the only goal of the encounter from close range but Mowbray was more concerned over Kim. Mowbray said: "He needs to go and get a scan but our doctor thinks the minimum is his medial knee ligaments, which is six weeks out. And it could be worse than that." The manager admitted he was not entirely satisfied with his team's performance as they failed to make the most of some first-half chances and were forced to rely on a sterling performance from the over-worked defence. He added: "We've been a lot better than that in most of the games this season and not got as many points. But people aren't interested about that. All they want to know is the score and we'll take 1-0." 

 Gianfranco Zola admitted he would have no problem being regarded as a lucky manager after his side won 2-1 at Fulham. In the first half West Ham scored against the run of play through Carlton Cole. Matthew Etherington made it 2-0 on the break two minutes later and the half ended with Fulham's Andrew Johnson dismissed in stoppage time for his second bookable offence. Zola said: "I don't know if we were lucky, I will leave it up to others to judge. But when you win you need a little bit of luck. Certainly I am not one who regrets luck. I would like to have luck in every single game but we played a good match and had a few occasions in the second half to make it (the score-line) bigger. I would like to be lucky every Saturday. I have been working with this team for two weeks and they know what kind of football I want. They are doing very well and they will get much better. Winning away games like this will give them a lot of confidence."

 Manager Steve Bruce was full of praise for Amr Zaki after the Egyptian put in a man-of-the-match performance to score the winner in a 2-1 victory over Manchester City. The Egypt international took his Barclays Premier League tally to five with a disputed 34th-minute penalty after City midfielder Vincent Kompany had cancelled out Antonio Valencia's spectacular long-range strike. The Latics manager Steve Bruce likened Zaki's style to that of his former Manchester United team-mate and current City boss Mark Hughes. He is that sort of type, he has the same physique as Mark," he said. "He is a throwback - and that is no disrespect to the old-fashioned centre-forwards. Zaki played with enormous appetite, he is as strong as a bull, and both Richard Dunne and Micah Richards know they have been in a game. Emile Heskey and Zaki were awesome up front. When you play against Dunne and Richards you know you are going to take a physical battering."