1.   Given their league defeat at Rotherham the previous week, it represented as good a day as Saracens could have wished for.

2.   Only one league defeat and only seven goals conceded by a mean defence gave Ipswich the crown.

3.   Last week the Cherry and Whites suffered their heaviest ever league defeat.

4.   A MARK Hateley goal five minutes from time prevented champions Rangers from crashing to a second successive embarrassing league defeat.

5.   THE First Division promotion race was thrown wide open last night when Kilmarnock slumped to their second successive league defeat.

6.   Mike Newell scored twice and missed a penalty as Blackburn ended a run of three league defeats to climb to fourth in the table.

7.   Charlton had made several changes after its opening league defeat against Everton, with six regular starters banished to the bench.

8.   Despite UEFA Cup elimination and two demoralizing recent league defeats, PSV kept its championship hopes alive this weekend, gaining three points on Ajax.