| Sunderland | 1-1 (HT 0-0) | Arsenal |
| Leadbitter 86 | Fabregas 90+3 | |
| Bookings: Whitehead 41 Richardson 65 Yorke 73 | Bookings: Clichy 39 Toure 61 Bendtner 90 Adebayor 90+4 |
Cesc Fabregas scored a late header to rescue a disappointing Arsenal after Grant Leadbitter's stunning drive had appeared to hand Sunderland victory.
Djibril Cisse was twice denied by Manuel Almunia in a low-quality first half that had very few chances.
Robin van Persie's volley was superbly saved by Craig Gordon before Sunderland went ahead when Leadbitter's cracking 20-yard shot crashed in off the bar.
But Fabregas nodded in Van Persie's corner to salvage a point for Arsenal. Sunderland: Gordon, Chimbonda, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque (Chopra 87), Whitehead, Yorke (Leadbitter 84), Reid, Richardson, Cisse (Murphy 88).
Subs Not Used: Fulop, Bardsley, Diouf, Healy.
Booked: Whitehead, Richardson, Yorke.
Goals: Leadbitter 86.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Walcott (Bendtner 66), Denilson (Nasri 73), Fabregas, Song Billong (Vela 87), Van Persie, Adebayor.
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Silvestre, Djourou, Eboue.
Booked: Clichy, Toure, Adebayor, Bendtner.
Goals: Fabregas 90.
Att: 40,199
Ref: Lee Mason (Lancashire).
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| West Brom | 1-0 (HT 0-0) | Fulham |
| Bednar 61 | ||
| Bookings: Olsson 15 Borja Valero 35 | Bookings: Andreasen 90+2 | |
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Roman Bednar was West Brom's hero as he grabbed their winner against Fulham.
The Baggies upped the pace and tempo of the game in the second half and Ryan Donk's header hit the Fulham post.
The visitors did not heed the warning and Bednar rewarded his side's efforts when he poked in a shot after the visitors had failed to clear a corner.
Danny Murphy had a shot deflected wide, Clint Dempsey headed over and Seol Ki-Hyeon curled an effort wide for Fulham but they failed to find a breakthrough.West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison (Cech 79), Koren, Greening, Borja Valero, Miller (Moore 64), Bednar.
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Barnett, MacDonald, Pele.
Booked: Olsson, Borja Valero.
Goals: Bednar 61.
Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil (Stoor 82), Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard, Murphy (Andreasen 87), Gera, Zamora (Ki-Hyeon 71), Dempsey.
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Kallio, Baird.
Booked: Andreasen.
Att: 25,708
Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
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Wigan | 0-1 (HT 0-0) | Middlesbrough |
| Aliadiere 89 | ||
| Bookings: Zaki 37 Cattermole 39 Scharner 57 | ||
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Jeremie Aliadiere scored an 89th-minute winner to give Middlesbrough their first away league victory of 2008 at the expense of Wigan.
The hosts dominated for long periods but were denied by an outstanding defensive performance from Boro.
Amr Zaki saw a first-half strike well saved by Ross Turnbull, who later thwarted Emile Heskey in fine fashion.
Boro pressed forward late on and Aliadiere rounded off a superb move with a cool finish at the death. Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Bramble, Scharner, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Palacios (De Ridder 85), Kapo (Koumas 67), Zaki (Camara 81), Heskey.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Taylor, Kilbane, Brown.
Booked: Zaki, Cattermole, Scharner.
Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Hoyte, Wheater, Riggott, Grounds, Aliadiere, O'Neil, Shawky (Digard 58), Downing, Alves (Adam Johnson 79), Mido.
Subs Not Used: Jones, Emnes, John Johnson, Walker, Craddock.
Goals: Aliadiere 89.
Att: 16,806
Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
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| Blackburn | 0-2 (HT 0-1) | Man Utd |
| Brown 31 Rooney 64 | ||
| Bookings: Pedersen 32 Samba 85 | Bookings: Fletcher 71 |
Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney got the goals as Manchester United recorded a fourth consecutive win by seeing off Blackburn at a rain-soaked Ewood Park.
Brown headed in from a Rooney cross, although Blackburn claimed keeper Jason Brown had been impeded by United's Nemanja Vidic in the build-up.
Rooney swept home a second after a blistering burst of pace from Cristiano Ronaldo down the right wing.
Blackburn rarely threatened and Carlos Tevez was denied a third by the post. Blackburn: Brown, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Olsson, Emerton, Kerimoglu (Andrews 68), Warnock, Pedersen (Treacy 58), Derbyshire, Roque Santa Cruz (Roberts 50).
Subs Not Used: Bunn, Mokoena, Villanueva, Fowler.
Booked: Pedersen, Samba.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (O'Shea 71), Ronaldo, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs (Tevez 66), Berbatov, Rooney (Park 77).
Subs Not Used: Amos, Nani, Rafael Da Silva, Evans.
Booked: Fletcher.
Goals: Brown 31, Rooney 64.
Att: 27,321.
Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).
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