2nd Jan

Blackburn 1-0 Sunderland

Blackburn: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Bentley, Mokoena, Kerimoglu, Pedersen, Santa Cruz (Derbyshire 46), McCarthy, Derbyshire (Dunn 69).
Subs Not Used: Brown, Khizanishvili, Treacy.

Booked: Kerimoglu, Emerton, Samba.

Goals: McCarthy 57 pen.

Sunderland: Gordon, Whitehead, McShane, Higginbotham, Collins, Miller, Yorke, Richardson (Waghorn 82), Wallace (Cole 82), Jones (Leadbitter 46), Murphy.
Subs Not Used: Ward, Kavanagh.

Sent Off: Yorke (71).

Booked: Higginbotham, Wallace, Yorke, Collins.

Att: 23,212

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).
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Bolton 1-0 Derby

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Joey O'Brien, Meite, Andrew O'Brien, Gardner, Davies (Wilhelmsson 46), Nolan (Giannakopoulos 82), Campo, Guthrie, Diouf, Anelka.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Samuel, Michalik.

Booked: Davies, Andrew O'Brien.

Goals: Giannakopoulos 90.

Derby: Price, Mears, Moore, Davis, McEveley (Johnson 21), Teale (Macken 65), Fagan (Feilhaber 85), Oakley, Barnes, Lewis, Miller.
Subs Not Used: Hinchliffe, Holmes.

Booked: Fagan, Mears, Feilhaber.

Att: 17,014.

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
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Liverpool 1-1 Wigan

Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Arbeloa, Carragher, Aurelio, Pennant (Kuyt 86), Alonso, Mascherano (Crouch 84), Kewell (Benayoun 74), Gerrard, Torres.
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Riise.

Booked: Mascherano, Torres.

Goals: Torres 49.

Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Landzaat, Brown, Taylor (Koumas 79), Heskey (Sibierski 84), Bent.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Boyce, Olembe.

Booked: Scharner.

Goals: Bramble 80.

Att: 42,308

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).
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Newcastle 0-2 Man City

Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Cacapa, N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Faye (Emre 73), Duff (Jose Enrique 64), Viduka, Martins (Owen 46).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Rozehnal.

Man City: Hart, Onuoha, Richards, Dunne, Ball, Ireland (Gelson 75), Hamann, Elano (Etuhu 71), Corluka, Petrov, Vassell (Bianchi 88).
Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Garrido.

Booked: Elano, Vassell, Gelson.

Goals: Elano 38, Gelson 76.

Att: 50,956

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).