| Arsenal | 2-1 (HT 1-0) | Man Utd |
| Nasri 22 Nasri 48 | R Da Silva 90 | |
| Bookings: Gallas 27 Sagna 40 Clichy 52 | Bookings: Evra 38 Carrick 66 |
Samir Nasri struck twice as Arsenal beat Manchester United and delivered an emphatic confirmation of manager Arsene Wenger's belief that they are still serious Premier League contenders.
Nasri's deflected shot opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and he doubled their advantage three minutes after the interval with a powerful finish from Cesc Fabregas's precise pass.
Substitute Rafael volleyed United back into contention with a minute of normal time left - but Arsenal survived six extra minutes and an outbreak of mass anxiety at the Emirates to clinch the three points.
Arsenal: Almunia (Fabianski 78), Sagna, Gallas, Silvestre, Clichy, Walcott (Song Billong 77), Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Diaby (Toure 86), Bendtner.
Subs Not Used: Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Djourou. Booked: Gallas, Sagna, Clichy.
Goals: Nasri 22, 48.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville (Rafael Da Silva 63), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 72), Carrick, Park, Rooney (Tevez 77), Berbatov.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Nani, O'Shea, Evans.
Booked: Evra, Carrick.
Goals: Rafael Da Silva 90.
Att: 60,106
Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
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| Hull | 0-1 (HT 0-0) | Bolton |
| Taylor 50 | ||
| Bookings: Dawson 25 | Bookings: Muamba 41 Gardner 69 |
Matthew Taylor struck the only goal as Bolton picked up their second win in six days but condemned Hull to their third straight Premier League defeat.
Taylor scored with a left-foot strike from the edge of the area that went through a crowd of players.
Marlon King hit the woodwork for Hull while Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen made a great double save from Geovanni.
The keeper parried from King late on and brilliantly recovered to punch the ball clear with Geovanni again lurking.Hull: Boaz Myhill, Paul McShane, Michael Turner, Kamil Zayatte, Andy Dawson (Ricketts 65), George Boateng (Folan 73), Ian Ashbee, Dean Marney, Geovanni, Daniel Cousin (Mendy 54), Marlon King.
Subs: Matt Duke, Sam Ricketts, Bernard Mendy, Peter Halmosi, Richard Garcia, Nick Barmby, Caleb Folan.
Bolton: Jussi Jaaskelainen, Jlloyd Samuel, Gary Cahill, Fabrice Muamba, Matt Taylor, Johan Elmander (Smolarek 77), Ricardo Gardner, Kevin Davies, Gretar Steinsson, Gavin McCann, Andrew O'Brien.
Subs: Ali Al Habsi, Ebi Smolarek, Heidar Helguson, Danny Shittu, Chris Basham, Topi Obadeyi, Rob Sissons.
Referee: Mr A. Wiley.
Attendance: 24,903
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| Sunderland | 1-2 (HT 1-0) | Portsmouth |
| Cisse 4 | Belhadj 51 Defoe (pen) 90+1 | |
| Bookings: Collins 82 Whitehead 89 | Bookings: Diarra 85 |
Jermain Defoe crashed in an injury-time penalty to secure a first victory for new Portsmouth manager Tony Adams.
Djibril Cisse gave Sunderland the lead after just three minutes after being set free by Andy Reid, but the striker then wasted a succession of chances.
David James denied him three times, while Kieron Richardson hit the post.
Nadir Belhadj then struck from 35 yards after the break to level and, after El-Hadji Diouf fouled Glen Johnson, Defoe earned a real smash-and-grab win. Sunderland: Fulop, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Nosworthy, Collins, Malbranque (Leadbitter 80), Whitehead, Reid (Healy 80), Richardson, Cisse, Murphy (Diouf 46).
Subs Not Used: Colgan, Tainio, Miller, Henderson.
Booked: Collins, Whitehead.
Goals: Cisse 4.
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Belhadj, Pamarot, Davis, Diarra, Kranjcar (Utaka 75), Defoe (Hughes 90), Crouch (Kanu 69).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Kaboul, Diop, Armand Traore.
Booked: Diarra.
Goals: Belhadj 51, Defoe 90 pen.
Att: 37,712
Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).
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| West Ham | 1-3 (HT 0-0) | Everton |
| Collison 63 | Lescott 83 Saha 85 Saha 87 | |
| Bookings: Etherington 81 | Bookings: Lescott 69 |
Everton scored three goals in four astonishing minutes to break West Ham's hearts with an incredible fightback in the final 10 minutes at Upton Park.
Jack Collison put the hosts ahead with a stunning curling shot after fine work from Craig Bellamy and Scott Parker.
Joleon Lescott turned things round by heading in the equaliser after a dipping cross from Louis Saha.
Saha then stole the show, poking in Victor Anichebe's cross and grabbing the third from the edge of the box.West Ham: Green, Neill, Collins, Upson (Collison 18), Ilunga, Faubert, Parker (Di Michele 87), Bowyer, Sears, Bellamy, Boa Morte (Etherington 57).
Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Lopez, Mullins, Reid.
Booked: Etherington.
Goals: Collison 63.
Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Arteta, Cahill, Rodwell (Vaughan 65), Osman, Saha (Hibbert 90), Anichebe (Baines 86).
Subs Not Used: Nash, Castillo, Jutkiewicz, Gosling.
Booked: Lescott.
Goals: Lescott 83, Saha 85, 87.
Att: 33,961
Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).
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| Wigan | 0-0 (HT 0-0) | Stoke |
| Bookings: Bramble 75 | Bookings: Shawcross 10 Fuller 63 Cresswell 85 |
Stoke extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to three games as they frustrated a more adventurous Wigan to secure a goalless draw.
Neither side impressed in the first half with a Jason Koumas free-kick, which sailed into the stands, the nearest either team came to scoring.
After the break, Emile Heskey was inches wide with a downward header.
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Cattermole, Koumas, Heskey (Camara 57), Zaki.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Kingson, Scharner, Kilbane, Brown, De Ridder.
Booked: Bramble.
Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Diao, Olofinjana (Whelan 86), Amdy Faye (Cresswell 84), Delap, Fuller, Sidibe (Kitson 47).
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Cort, Tonge, Wilkinson.
Booked: Shawcross, Fuller, Cresswell.
Att: 15,881
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
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| Liverpool | 3-0 (HT 2-0) | West Brom |
| Keane 34 Keane 43 Arbeloa 90+3 | ||
| Bookings: Arbeloa 67 Mascherano 89 | Bookings: Olsson 18 |
Robbie Keane scored his first Premier League goals for Liverpool as they beat West Brom to go three points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table.
A combination of Scott Carson's body and Jonas Olsson's arm prevented Yossi Benayoun's shot opening the scoring.
But there was no stopping Keane when he latched on to Steven Gerrard's pass before clipping the ball over Carson.
Keane scored his second goal when he rounded Carson and slotted home before Alvaro Arbeloa curled in a late third. Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher, Aurelio, Benayoun, Mascherano, Gerrard (Alonso 80), Riera (Babel 65), Keane (Torres 72), Kuyt.
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Hyypia, Insua, El Zhar.
Booked: Arbeloa, Mascherano.
Goals: Keane 34, 43, Arbeloa 90.
West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Olsson, Donk, Robinson, Koren, Borja Valero, Greening, Kim (Filipe Teixeira 56), Bednar (Moore 56), Miller (Brunt 71).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Dorrans, Pele.
Booked: Olsson.
Att: 43,451
Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
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