Good week, bad week

GOOD WEEK

West Brom
Peter Odemwingie was the star for West Brom as his brace helped hand the Baggies a 3-1 win over Newcastle.

Team-mate Somen Tchoyi opened the scoring with a stunning curled effort before Odemwingie finished low past the Magpies keeper Tim Krul. He then fired home his second in the 89th minute.

Peter Lovenkrands scored for Chris Hughton's team but it was too little, too late.

The Nigerian now has a neat record; six goals in 12 league games, and they've all helped to propel West Brom up to eighth in the league. "We were brilliant today," enthused their manager, Roberto di Matteo, "from the start until the end."

Samir Nasri
The Frenchman's double for Arsenal helped down Fulham 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium – and both of his goals were hugely memorable.

He showed wonderful foot work before smashing home his first and his second showed real balance and poise. Dancing past Fulham's defence, Nasri's stride took him a touch too wide of the goal but he somehow managed to slide the ball in. Impressive stuff, Samir.

Kevin Pietersen
Pietersen hit his highest Test score of 227 during England's first innings of 620-5 against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

During his time at the crease, the number four found the boundary 33 times and even struck a six.

Carlos Tevez
The Argentinean tucked in the goal that gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Bolton – and it was a timely strike. Tevez's effort ended City's two-month wait for a home Premier League goal.

"We deserved to score two or three goals," reflected City's manager, Roberto Mancini, who had a small spat with Tevez, with the striker upset by the Italian's decision to take him off in the second half. Lots of love lost, but three points gained.

Graeme McDowell
The Irishman beat Tiger Woods on the first play-off hole to win the Chevron World Challenge.

McDowell cut Woods's advantage and led by two after the 13th hole, but the pair tied on 16 under par at the end of 72 holes to go into sudden death.

The US Open champion then holed from 20 feet for birdie as Woods's putt slid wide to take a fourth title of the season. "2010 has been the stuff of dreams," McDowell said.

BAD WEEK

England's 2018 bid
The fallout from England's defeated bid continued at the weekend, with criticism aimed at the English bid by Mike Lee.

The public relations expert, who was behind Qatar's successful 2022 bid, said: "This England bid campaign was not Premier League; it was relegation and League One."

Chelsea
It's now four league games without a win for Chelsea after the Blues were held at home by Everton.

Didier Drogba's penalty and Jermaine Beckford's Everton equaliser meant both side's cancelled each other out, nudging Chelsea towards a possible winter of discontent.

"We are still in a difficult moment," observed Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti. "We have to use the next game to move on."

West Ham
The Hammers are nailed to the foot of the table after they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland.

Jordan Henderson scored a 34th-minute goal to give the Black Cats the win and the result leaves West Ham with just 12 points after 16 games.

England football fans
As if England fans and bid team members hadn't had a bad enough week, they then had to listen to the inconclusive Fifa executive committee member Marios Lefkaritis on Sunday morning.

Asked by Sportsweek's inquisitor, Garry Richardson, when it was that he had decided which country to vote for, Lefkaritis initially said he wasn't sure. "I didn't take any diary with me," he joked.

He was then asked if he voted for England. "Maybe I voted, maybe I didn't," added the member. Did he promise England a vote? "Maybe yes, maybe no."

Did he receive a phone call from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin? "Maybe yes, maybe no. Why should I tell you? MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO!" came the high-pitched response.

Wonder if England will ever host the World Cup again. Maybe we will, maybe we won't.