Saturday Sundae: Stephen Ireland's career has not gone up in smoke

MAN OF THE DAY Stephen Ireland: In the same week he was castigated for being photographed sucking on a shisha pipe, Ireland played a stormer for Villa against Chelsea, scoring one and setting up another. COJONES OF THE DAY Wigan are trailing Stoke 2-1 and down to 10 men when they are awarded a penalty. Roberto Martínez sends on Ben Watson to take the spot-kick – and he equalises with his first touch. TIMING OF THE DAY The Football Association quietly releasing its 115-page report on why Luis Suárez was banned for eight games at 5pm on the last day of the year. A textbook example of what Lennox Lewis used to call "politricks". STAT OF THE DAY Blackburn Rovers managed three efforts on target in their win at Old Trafford and scored with all of them! MOST AWKWARD FANS Blackburn's " Kean Out " brigade versus Aston Villa's "McLeish Out" battalion. Really confusing victories for the campaigners. CHANT OF THE DAY From bemused and then jubilant Aston Villa fans at Stamford Bridge – "How shit are you? We're winning away" – to the tune of Sloop John B as they recorded their second away win in 10 games. UNHAPPIEST NEW YEAR Leeds manager Simon Grayson (pictured) has one point from four games and Ken Bates ratcheting up talk of promotion or bust. After Barnsley did the double over Leeds for the first time in 21 years he was serenaded off the pitch with "You're getting sacked in the morning". TWIN OF THE DAY Dead Ringers Utd: Manchester United's substitute William Keane followed his twin Michael in making his league debut this season, following Rafael and Fabio da Silva as United's second pair of twins with first-team experience in the squad.