Arsene Wenger's rant at Lee Probert, the good and the bad of Joey Barton and Fernando Torres all feature in TEAMtalk's Premier League Picks.

On evenings throughout the 2011/12 season, TEAMtalk's writers are presenting their Premier League Picks - the special moments, star performers, stunning matches or shocking incidents from the day's action which we expect to dominate the headlines.

We'll be watching all the action unfold on the live TV feeds which are piped into TEAMtalk Towers from grounds up and down the country.

Once you've read through our choices, let us know your opinions by adding a Comment below.

Wenger wrong to lambast Probert

I know that managers can be blinkered and are sometimes too emotional to speak so soon after the final whistle, but Arsene Wenger got it completely wrong in his criticism of referee Lee Probert after Arsenal lost at Fulham on Monday.

Wenger blasted the official's decision to show two yellow cards to makeshift right-back Johan Djourou at Craven Cottage, but the first was for a poor challenge from the side on Moussa Dembele and second was a blatant arm across Bobby Zamora when the striker was striding into the penalty area.

The Gunners boss has always been a very poor loser, although I've got to admit that I've admired his will to win down the years. He should really be blaming his players for throwing away three points rather than pointing the finger elsewhere.

Wenger was right on one thing though, Gervinho should have got a penalty after going down under a challenge from Phillipe Senderos - I'll let him have that one. Rob McCarthy

New Year's hangover miserable for McLeish

Aston Villa are in trouble. As impressed as I was by their victory at Chelsea on Saturday, I was even more appalled by the slack display they put on in front of their own fans against Swansea on Monday. To call their performance dire is a major understatement and illustrates just how big a job Alex McLeish faces at Villa Park.

From first minute to last, Villa were out-passed, out-manoeuvred and totally outplayed by a Swansea side, who claimed their first away win of the season with such ease, they must have wondered why it had been so long in coming. Totally devoid of creativity and inspiration, if you weren't totally au fait with the current standings in the Premier League, you'd have assumed on today's evidence that Villa were the division's newcomers and the Swans were the league's old guard.

Perhaps more worryingly for Villa fans is that this time last year, McLeish's Birmingham were hovering just above the drop zone, only to be sucked in and eventually demoted on the back of some lacklustre and uninspiring performances. Villa fans, be afraid, because unless a marked improvement is made, history could yet painfully repeat itself for the Scot. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... James Marshment

Nando serves up treats but fails to satisfy

Chelsea's topsy-turvy season continued with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Wolves, where Fernando Torres showed his quality off-the-ball, yet never really looked like banishing memories of his 2011 'annus horribilis' with a goal to welcome in the New Year.

Having only notched three times for the Blues to date, the £50million man will continue to attract derision but there was at least something to admire in his all-round game at Molineux - his ball to play in Ashley Cole on the left in the move that led to Frank Lampard's winner was pure precision.

Yet minutes earlier, when Juan Mata played the striker in on the right side of the box, Torres stumbled and knocked the ball out of play. Earlier, he tried a shot from 45 yards that hit the corner flag. His body language was also curious - he chose not to run to Andre Villas-Boas with his Chelsea team-mates when Ramires opened the scoring, for example - but this display seemed similar to the opening day at Stoke, when he was named man of the match in a goalless draw.

The only player to have a higher passing accuracy than Torres in the match was Wolves second-half substitute Matt Jarvis, who played a part in the equaliser. Mick McCarthy's men looked rather weary after a busy schedule, making team selection difficult, but the manager still appears to be struggling to get the balance right.

As for the winner, it has to be said that Lampard was highly fortunate to still be on the pitch after a shocking first-half tackle on Adam Hammill - referee Peter Walton really lost control in the opening 45 minutes.

Still, this was gutsy stuff from Chelsea after the shock of losing at home to Aston Villa last time out and bodes well for the rest of January - they host Sunderland before travelling to Norwich and Swansea. Wolves must bed in Emmanuel Frimpong in midfield and get the right blend in attack. Jon Holmes

The good, the bad and the Barton

Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton showed the good side of his game when he put the Hoops ahead against Norwich with a superb strike.

But Barton then showed the bad side when he clashed with Bradley Johnson in midfield and appeared to headbutt the City player. Barton didn't appear to connect with Johnson and it seems he may have been sent off almost on his reputation alone. However, the referee could argue that Barton showed aggresive intent.

The whole affair reminds me of when Barton, who was playing for Newcastle at the time, clashed with Gervinho on the opening weekend and made a meal of the Arsenal striker's tap on the side of his head, for which Gervinho was sent off. Sam Nightingale

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