Premier League ups and downs this week



Who had a good day in office and who had a week to forget...

UPs

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Swansea City

The Icelandic midfielder, a January loan signing from German team Hoffenheim, now has five goals in his last six games after a double in the 3-0 away win at Fulham. Swansea will hope he has not alerted rivals about a permanent move.

Howard Webb
Referees deserve to be praised when they get it right, given the amount of criticism they receive. Webb's handling of an emotional situation at White Hart Lane following Fabrice Muamba's heart attack was spot on, and he made the right decision to call Tottenham-Bolton off.

Fernando Torres, Chelsea
Having spent most of the season in the Downs column, the Spanish striker is due a mention after ending his 25-hour goal drought. OK, so his two strikes came against Leicester City, a second-tier team, but it is a step in the right direction.

DOWNs

Ronald Zubar, Wolves

Footballers do baffling things, such as taking their shirt off to celebrate when they know it earns a yellow card. Zubar had already been booked against Manchester United when he needlessly jumped into a challenge. Red card.

David Moyes, Everton
The Everton manager took a risk by resting players for the derby with Liverpool - a 3-0 defeat - to save them for the FA Cup tie with Sunderland - a 1-1 draw. Now he faces a replay in the cup that negates the rested players. And a derby thrashing for the fans.

Franco Di Santo, Wigan
The relegation-threatened club had 20 shots in the 1-1 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion which leaves them second from bottom. Di Santo, the Argentine striker, was the worst culprit, missing three chances that could have moved Wigan up to 17th.


How to tell if your child is being bullied at school

Sudden change in behaviour or displays higher levels of stress or anxiety

Shows signs of depression or isolation

Ability to sleep well diminishes

Academic performance begins to deteriorate

Changes in eating habits

Struggles to concentrate

Refuses to go to school

Behaviour changes and is aggressive towards siblings

Begins to use language they do not normally use

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