1st Jan 2008

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham

Arsenal: Almunia, Justin Hoyte, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Hleb 77), Fabregas, Flamini, Rosicky (Diaby 88), Eduardo (Walcott 63), Adebayor.
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Song Billong.

Goals: Eduardo 2, Adebayor 18.

West Ham: Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Upson, McCartney, Pantsil, Mullins (Camara 77), Spector, Noble, Ljungberg (Collison 37), Cole (Ashton 71).
Subs Not Used: Wright, Tomkins.

Booked: Cole, McCartney, Noble.

Att: 60,102
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Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

Aston Villa: Carson, Mellberg, Laursen, Davies, Bouma (Maloney 84), Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Agbonlahor, Moore (Gardner 74).
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Harewood, Knight.

Tottenham: Robinson, Zokora, Kaboul (O'Hara 57), Dawson, Lee, Jenas, Malbranque, Boateng (Huddlestone 46), Lennon (Keane 54), Berbatov, Defoe.
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Taarabt.

Booked: Malbranque, Dawson, Zokora.

Att: 41,609

Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset).
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Fulham 1-2 Chelsea

Fulham: Niemi, Volz (Ki-Hyeon 68), Bocanegra, Stefanovic, Konchesky, Davis (Smertin 70), Davies, Murphy, Omozusi, Dempsey, Kamara (Healy 77).
Subs Not Used: Warner, Kuqi.

Booked: Stefanovic.

Goals: Murphy 10 pen.

Chelsea: Hilario, Belletti, Alex, Ben-Haim, Bridge, Wright-Phillips (Pizarro 88), Sidwell (Obi 46), Essien, Ballack, Joe Cole (Ferreira 90), Kalou.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Sinclair.

Goals: Kalou 54, Ballack 62 pen.

Att: 25,357

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).
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Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham

Man Utd: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (Brown 84), Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Nani, Park (Hargreaves 75), Tevez (Saha 71).
Subs Not Used: Heaton, Pique.

Booked: Brown.

Goals: Tevez 25.

Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Queudrue, McSheffrey (De Ridder 67), Nafti (Palacios 81), Muamba, Larsson, Jerome (Forssell 67), O'Connor.
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Parnaby.

Booked: Ridgewell, Queudrue, Nafti, Palacios.

Att: 75,459

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
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Middlesbrough 0-2 Everton

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Woodgate, Huth, Pogatetz, O'Neil (Johnson 73), Rochemback (Cattermole 84), Arca, Downing, Sanli, Lee (Hutchinson 59).
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Riggott.

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Nuno Valente, McFadden (Baines 80), Carsley, Neville, Pienaar (Anichebe 90), Johnson, Yakubu (Vaughan 87).
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Stubbs.

Booked: Carsley.

Goals: Johnson 67, McFadden 72.

Att: 27,028.

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
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Reading 0-2 Portsmouth

Reading: Hahnemann, Murty, Sonko, Ingimarsson, Shorey (De la Cruz 71), Hunt, Harper, Cisse, Convey (Bikey 7), Doyle (Long 83), Kitson.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Lita.

Sent Off: Sonko (3).

Booked: Murty, Cisse, Bikey.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diop, Hughes (Lauren 83), Muntari, Kranjcar (Taylor 89), Mwaruwari (Kanu 63).
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Nugent.

Booked: Hughes.

Goals: Campbell 9, Utaka 66.

Att: 24,084

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).
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Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).