| Arsenal | 0-2 (HT 0-0) | Aston Villa |
| Clichy o.g. 70 Agbonlahor 80 | ||
| Bookings: Denilson 10 Fabregas 19 | Bookings: Friedel 44 Barry 55 Agbonlahor 81 Sidwell 90 |
Aston Villa struck twice in the last 20 minutes to seal a deserved win and dent Arsenal's Premier League title hopes.
Gael Clichy headed Ashley Young's cross into his own net after 70 minutes and Gabriel Agbonlahor raced clear to add a second 10 minutes later.
Young had seen a penalty saved by Manuel Almunia in the first half as Villa produced an outstanding display.
Brad Friedel saved well from Cesc Fabregas in the first half and Emmanuel Adebayor hit a post late on. Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna (Toure 71), Gallas, Silvestre, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Diaby (Adebayor 61), Bendtner (Vela 68).
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Ramsey, Song Billong, Djourou.
Booked: Denilson, Fabregas.
Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Laursen, Davies, Luke Young, Ashley Young, Sidwell, Petrov, Barry, Milner, Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Harewood, Carew, Knight, Salifou, Reo-Coker, Gardner.
Booked: Friedel, Barry, Agbonlahor, Sidwell.
Goals: Clichy 70 og, Agbonlahor 80.
Att: 60,047
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
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| Blackburn | 1-2 (HT 1-0) | Sunderland |
| Samba 45+2 | Jones 49 Cisse 71 | |
| Bookings: Warnock 33 Khizanishvili 54 Mokoena 70 | Bookings: Tainio 25 Ferdinand 29 Collins 39 Jones 54 |
Sunderland produced a vastly improved second-half performance as they came from behind to avenge their midweek Carling Cup defeat by Blackburn.
Rovers dominated the first half and led when Christopher Samba headed home from Morten Gamst Pedersen's corner.
But the second period was all about a revitalised Sunderland side.
Kenwyne Jones pounced on an error from Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson to level before Djibril Cisse converted a Steed Malbranque pass for the winner.Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Simpson, Andrews (Villanueva 62), Mokoena, Pedersen (Kerimoglu 76), Roque Santa Cruz, Roberts (Derbyshire 61). Subs Not Used: Brown, Fowler, Treacy, Judge.
Booked: Warnock, Khizanishvili, Mokoena.
Goals: Samba 45.
Sunderland: Fulop, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Nosworthy, Collins, Tainio (Reid 53), Whitehead, Richardson, Malbranque (Leadbitter 83), Cisse (Yorke 83), Jones. Subs Not Used: Colgan, Diouf, Murphy, Henderson.
Booked: Tainio, Ferdinand, Collins, Jones.
Goals: Jones 49, Cisse 71.
Att: 21,798
Ref: Steve Tanner (Somerset).
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| Bolton | 0-2 (HT 0-1) | Liverpool |
| Kuyt 28 Gerrard 73 | ||
| Bookings: Nolan 63 | Bookings: Carragher 86 |
Liverpool's Premier League title challenge gathered further momentum with an impressive victory at Bolton.
Dirk Kuyt brilliantly headed the visitors in front from Fabio Aurelio's cross after 28 minutes.
Robbie Keane and Steven Gerrard both missed open goals before captain Gerrard headed in substitute Fernando Torres' cross with 18 minutes left.
Bolton's Gary Cahill had a header ruled out for a foul and Ricardo Gardner missed two good opportunities.Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor (Smolarek 84), Nolan, Muamba (Gardner 46), McCann, Elmander, Davies.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Helguson, Shittu, Basham, Obadeyi.
Booked: Nolan.
Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Aurelio, Alonso, Mascherano, Kuyt (Leiva Lucas 84), Gerrard, Riera (Benayoun 89), Keane (Torres 59).
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Dossena, Babel, Darby.
Booked: Carragher.
Goals: Kuyt 28, Gerrard 73.
Att: 24,893
Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).
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| Fulham | 2-1 (HT 1-0) | Tottenham |
| Davies 33 Johnson 70 | Campbell 81 | |
| Bookings: Zamora 16 |
Harry Redknapp suffered his first defeat as Tottenham boss as Fulham sent them back into the relegation zone.
Former Spurs winger Simon Davies was credited with the first goal, though it was another awful error by Heurelho Gomes, who fumbled into his own net.
With the visitors in disarray from corners, Andy Johnson pounced to turn in the second inside the six-yard box.
On 81 minutes Spurs substitute Fraizer Campbell slotted home to create late tension but Fulham deserved their win.Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey (Gera 87), Murphy, Bullard (Andreasen 90), Davies, Johnson, Zamora.
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gray, Kallio, Baird.
Booked: Zamora.
Goals: Davies 33, Johnson 70.
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Bale, Bentley, Jenas, Huddlestone (Pavlyuchenko 45), Zokora, Modric (Lennon 45), Bent (Campbell 71).
Subs Not Used: Cesar, Hutton, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto.
Goals: Campbell 81.
Att: 25,139
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
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| Man Utd | 5-0 (HT 2-0) | Stoke |
| Ronaldo 3 Carrick 45+1 Berbatov 49 Welbeck 84 Ronaldo 89 | ||
| Bookings: Evra 63 | Bookings: Fuller 43 Delap 47 |
Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th Manchester United goal set his side on their way to an emphatic home win over Stoke.
The Portuguese winger smashed home a trademark free-kick from 25 yards before turning provider for Michael Carrick to fire in United's second.
Dimitar Berbatov volleyed home to extend the lead before 17-year-old Danny Welbeck marked his Premier League debut with a stunning strike.
Ronaldo sealed the win with his second, another expertly taken free-kick.Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher (Gibson 63), Park (Welbeck 63), Tevez (Manucho 74), Berbatov.
Subs Not Used: Foster, Anderson, Nani, Rafael Da Silva.
Booked: Evra.
Goals: Ronaldo 3, Carrick 45, Berbatov 49, Welbeck 84, Ronaldo 89.
Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin (Wilkinson 79), Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Olofinjana (Cresswell 31), Diao, Amdy Faye, Delap, Fuller (Kitson 68), Sidibe.
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Cort, Whelan, Tonge.
Booked: Fuller, Delap.
Att: 75,369
Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
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| Newcastle | 2-2 (HT 0-1) | Wigan |
| Owen 80 Martins 87 | Taylor 3 Bramble 89 | |
| Bookings: Beye 49 | Bookings: Boyce 16 Bramble 50 Palacios 57 | |
| Sent off: Boyce 54 |
Ten-man Wigan denied Joe Kinnear's side a dramatic late victory after former Newcastle defender Titus Bramble snatched a last-gasp equaliser.
Ryan Taylor's brilliant 20-yard strike put the visitors ahead early on but Emmerson Boyce was harshly awarded a second yellow card after half-time.
With 10 minutes remaining, substitute Michael Owen stabbed in for Newcastle.
Obafemi Martins then smashed in a second to send St James' Park wild, but Bramble headed home in the last minute. Newcastle: Given, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (N'Zogbia 68), Gutierrez (Owen 68), Barton (Guthrie 16), Butt, Duff, Ameobi, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Geremi, Carroll.
Booked: Beye.
Goals: Owen 80, Martins 87.
Wigan: Kirkland, Taylor (De Ridder 81), Bramble, Boyce, Figueroa, Scharner, Cattermole, Palacios, Kapo (Brown 90), Camara (Kilbane 90), Valencia.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Cywka, Kupisz, Routledge.
Sent Off: Boyce (54).
Booked: Boyce, Bramble, Palacios.
Goals: Taylor 3, Bramble 89.
Att: 47,657
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| West Brom | 0-3 (HT 0-3) | Chelsea |
| Bosingwa 34 Anelka 38 Anelka 45+1 | ||
| Bookings: Terry 52 Bosingwa 57 Ivanovic 78 |
Nicolas Anelka scored twice as Chelsea claimed a convincing win at rock bottom West Brom to move back above Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
The Baggies matched the visitors until Jose Bosingwa caught out Scott Carson, smashing his shot into the top corner.
Anelka ran clear to dink home a second then made it 3-0 before the break after latching on to Salomon Kalou's pass.
Filipe Teixeira fired over for West Brom but Chelsea were always in control despite easing up in the second half.West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite (Donk 68), Olsson, Robinson, Koren, Morrison (Filipe Teixeira 58), Greening, Borja Valero, Miller, Bednar (Kim 46).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Cech, Brunt, Moore.
Chelsea: Cudicini, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry (Ferreira 85), Bridge, Lampard, Mikel, Deco, Kalou (Ballack 68), Anelka (Drogba 74), Malouda.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Ashley Cole, Sinclair, Mineiro.
Booked: Terry, Bosingwa, Ivanovic.
Goals: Bosingwa 34, Anelka 38, 45.
Att: 26,322
Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).
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| West Ham | 0-0 (HT 0-0) | Portsmouth |
| Bookings: Pamarot 39 |
West Ham halted their losing streak with their first clean sheet of the season and a point, but they could easily have had all three.
Portsmouth's three best first-half chances fell to Jermain Defoe but despite the visitors dominating, keeper Robert Green was rarely tested.
Craig Bellamy's second-half free-kick that hit the bar for West Ham was the best chance for either side.
That chance inspired the hosts to go on the attack but Portsmouth held on.West Ham: Green, Neill, Collins, Upson, Ilunga (Faubert 61), Behrami, Parker (Mullins 75), Collison, Sears (Etherington 46), Cole, Bellamy. Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Davenport, Bowyer, Di Michele.
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Kaboul, Distin, Pamarot, Diop, Davis, Diarra (Armand Traore 19), Belhadj, Crouch (Kanu 75), Defoe. Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hreidarsson, Nugent, Mvuemba, Hughes.
Booked: Pamarot.
Att: 32,328
Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
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