Published 11/28/2012 4:55:39 PM by Shane Barrow from soccermogul

The Rafa Benitez tenure has not begun well at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea failed to find the net for the third straight match as they slumped to a scoreless draw against Fulham.  No life whatsover as the team were booed off the field at the final whistle.  It's only been a week, but ouch.  That's not Chelsea soccer at all.  One last fact, it has been over ten hours of play since Fernando Torres scored a goal.  Why is he still in the lineup?

As Chelsea slumped, Tottenham surged ahead led by in form Gareth Bale.  The Spurs dispatched Liverpool 2-1 at White Hart Lane to move up to 7th in the EPL.  

Both Manchester sides were winners.  City took care of an overmatched Wigan side 2-0 as James Milner came off the bench to notch a goal.  Man City ran their ridiculous unbeaten streak to twenty EPL matches in a row.  United slipped past a tough West Ham side on an early Robin Van Persie goal.

The match of the day saw Arsenal and Everton battle to a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.  An opening minute goal from Theo Walcott was canceled out by a Marouanne Fellaini strike.  The result leaves Everton in fifth place followed by Arsenal who sit a single point behind.

Elsewhere, Newcastle blew a first half lead as Stoke rallied with a pair of second half goals only minutes apart to claim a 2-1 win.  The three points move Stoke up to 10th while Newcastle languish in a disappointing 14th.

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