| Arsenal | 3-1 (HT 0-1) | Everton |
| Nasri 48 Van Persie 70 Walcott 90 | Osman 9 | |
| Bookings: Adebayor 34 Clichy 60 | Bookings: Lescott 30 Hibbert 60 Pienaar 65 Osman 87 |
Leon Osman put Everton ahead when he exchanged passes with Steven Pienaar and converted at the near post.
Samir Nasri equalised with a low shot from 20 yards and Robin Van Persie headed Arsenal in front after Tim Howard had parried Cesc Fabregas' shot.
With Arsenal then in the ascendancy, substitute Theo Walcott played a one-two with Abou Diaby before slotting in the third through Howard's legs. Arsenal: Almunia, Song Billong, Toure (Walcott 46), Silvestre, Clichy, Eboue, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri (Diaby 83), Van Persie, Adebayor.
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Gibbs, Hoyte.
Booked: Adebayor, Clichy.
Goals: Nasri 48, Van Persie 70, Walcott 90.
Everton: Howard, Hibbert (Vaughan 80), Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Osman, Rodwell, Fellaini (Saha 74), Pienaar, Yakubu (Neville 80).
Subs Not Used: Nash, Nuno Valente, Gosling, Wallace.
Booked: Lescott, Hibbert, Pienaar, Osman.
Goals: Osman 9.
Att: 60,064
Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
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| Aston Villa | 0-0 (HT 0-0) | Portsmouth |
| Bookings: Young 64 | Bookings: Johnson 43 Davis 60 Diop 75 | |
| Sent off: Davis 81 |
Aston Villa and Portsmouth cemented their places in the top half of the Premier League table after a hard-fought draw at Villa Park.
The visitors started well with Jermain Defoe missing a sitter after Armand Traore had hit the post.
But Villa had numerous chances to get a second-half winner with John Carew heading against the bar late on.
Pompey midfielder Sean Davis was unlucky to be sent off with 10 minutes remaining after a second yellow card. Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Davies, Laursen (Luke Young 88), Milner, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew.
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Sidwell, Harewood, Knight, Shorey, Gardner.
Booked: Ashley Young.
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Armand Traore (Belhadj 78), Little (Utaka 71), Davis, Diop, Pamarot, Defoe (Mvuemba 82), Crouch.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hreidarsson, Thomas, Kanu.
Sent Off: Davis (81).
Booked: Johnson, Davis, Diop.
Att: 37,660
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
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| Bolton | 0-0 (HT 0-0) | Blackburn |
| Bookings: Steinsson 34 | Bookings: Simpson 52 Villanueva 57 Kerimoglu 68 |
Bolton failed to turn around a wretched run of form against Blackburn as they drew a blank at the Reebok.
Despite a sterling effort from Matt Taylor, Bolton could not find a way through the resolute Rovers defence.
Blackburn's Carlos Villanueva clipped the bar in the first half before Jason Roberts missed a free header close in.
Bolton's Andy O'Brien also missed a great chance from a corner before Taylor hit the post after the best passing move of the game. Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson (Joey O'Brien 77), Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Samuel, McCann, Davies, Nolan, Muamba (Gardner 69), Taylor (Riga 86), Elmander.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Hunt, Smolarek, Shittu.
Booked: Steinsson.
Blackburn: Robinson, Simpson, Nelsen, Samba, Ooijer, Emerton, Villanueva (Derbyshire 62), Kerimoglu, Warnock, Fowler (Andrews 74), Roberts (McCarthy 78).
Subs Not Used: Brown, Grella, Khizanishvili, Treacy.
Booked: Simpson, Villanueva, Kerimoglu.
Att: 24,778
Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
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| Fulham | 0-0 (HT 0-0) | Sunderland |
| Bookings: Murphy 53 | Bookings: Malbranque 34 |
Sunderland produced a superb display but could not find the goal they deserved as Fulham escaped with a point to end a run of three straight defeats.
Kieran Richardson and Djibril Cisse came close to giving Sunderland the lead, while Zoltan Gera wasted two first-half chances for the hosts.
One Richardson free-kick hit the woodwork three times and another was disallowed for a foul in the wall.
Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Murphy, Bullard, Gera (Dempsey 73), Zamora, Johnson.
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gray, Andreasen, Kallio, Baird.
Booked: Murphy.
Sunderland: Gordon, Chimbonda, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Leadbitter (Reid 62), Whitehead, Richardson, Cisse (Murphy 84), Chopra (Healy 69).
Subs Not Used: Fulop, Bardsley, Tainio, Diouf.
Booked: Malbranque.
Att: 25,116
Ref: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)____________________________________________________________________
| Liverpool | 3-2 (HT 1-2) | Wigan |
| Kuyt 37 Riera 80 Kuyt 85 | Zaki 29 Zaki 45+2 | |
| Bookings: Dossena 39 | Bookings: Valencia 71 | |
| Sent off: Valencia 75 |
Dirk Kuyt's scissor-kick five minutes from time gave Liverpool all three points against 10-man Wigan in a pulsating game at Anfield.
Amr Zaki gave the visitors the lead after a mistake from Daniel Agger, but Kuyt fired Liverpool level.
On the stroke of half-time Zaki scored a spectacular overhead-kick to restore Wigan's lead, before Antonio Valencia was sent off for two bookable offences.
The home side hit back through Albert Riera, before Kuyt's late winner.Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa (Benayoun 79), Carragher, Agger, Dossena (El Zhar 78), Pennant, Gerrard, Alonso, Riera, Keane (Hyypia 90), Kuyt.
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Leiva Lucas, Insua, Ngog.
Booked: Dossena.
Goals: Kuyt 37, Riera 80, Kuyt 85.
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Palacios (Koumas 90), Kapo (Brown 82), De Ridder (Kilbane 79), Zaki.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Taylor, Boyce, Camara.
Sent Off: Valencia (75).
Booked: Valencia.
Goals: Zaki 29, 45.
Att: 43,868
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)____________________________________________________________________
| Man Utd | 4-0 (HT 0-0) | West Brom |
| Rooney 56 Ronaldo 69 Berbatov 71 Nani 90 | ||
| Bookings: Zuiverloon 40 |
Wayne Rooney sparked Manchester United into life against a limited West Brom as the champions moved ominously up to fourth in the Premier League table.
The visitors battled hard early on while Rooney had an effort disallowed.
But the in-form England international cut inside Ryan Donk to fire a superb opener on 55 minutes before setting up Cristiano Ronaldo for a simple second.
Dimitar Berbatov added a casual third after poor Baggies defending before Rooney set up Nani to slide in late on. Man Utd: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva (Neville 65), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (O'Shea 36), Ronaldo, Fletcher, Giggs, Park (Nani 70), Berbatov, Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Brown, Evans, Gibson.
Goals: Rooney 56, Ronaldo 69, Berbatov 71, Nani 90.
West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren (Moore 72), Borja Valero, Greening, Brunt, Bednar (Miller 53).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Cech, Barnett, MacDonald.
Booked: Zuiverloon.
Att: 75,451
Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).
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| Middlesbrough | 0-5 (HT 0-1) | Chelsea |
| Kalou 14 Belletti 51 Kalou 53 Lampard 63 Malouda 67 | ||
| Bookings: O'Neil 25 Alves 77 |
Chelsea completely outclassed Middlesbrough to keep their place at the top of the Premier League table.
Salomon Kalou began the rout, stroking in after Juliano Belletti's shot had been blocked and Belletti made it 2-0 with a stunning 30-yard shot.
Kalou got his second when his low strike deflected off David Wheater before Frank Lampard's diving header rounded off a superb Chelsea breakaway.
Florent Malouda tapped in the fifth after Nicolas Anelka had hit the post. Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Grounds (John Johnson 54), Wheater, Riggott, Taylor, Aliadiere, Shawky (Digard 65), O'Neil, Adam Johnson (Alves 65), Downing, Mido.
Subs Not Used: Jones, Emnes, Bennett, Walker.
Booked: O'Neil, Alves.
Chelsea: Cudicini, Bosingwa, Terry, Alex, Bridge (Ferreira 65), Belletti, Lampard (Deco 73), Mikel, Kalou, Anelka (Sinclair 78), Malouda.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Ivanovic, Mancienne, Stoch.
Goals: Kalou 14, Belletti 51, Kalou 53, Lampard 63, Malouda 67.
Att: 29,221
Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
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