| Arsenal | 1-1 (HT 1-1) | Liverpool |
| Van Persie 24 | Keane 42 | |
| Bookings: Adebayor 38 Van Persie 66 Sagna 70 | Bookings: Keane 20 Carragher 72 Lucas 81 | |
| Sent off: Adebayor 62 |
Robbie Keane struck a stunning equaliser as Liverpool remained top of the Premier League and maintained an eight-point advantage over Arsenal.
Robin van Persie put Arsenal ahead after collecting a long pass from Samir Nasri that he brilliantly controlled before smashing home.
Keane's equaliser was equally spectacular, drilling home a long punt upfield on the half-volley.
Emmanuel Adebayor saw red in the second half after picking up a second yellow.
Liverpool had been on top at the time of Adebayor's 62nd-minute dismissal but the home team competed manfully after losing their Togo striker and were good value for their point.
The visitors could now lose top spot in the league if Chelsea defeat Everton on Monday, while Arsenal remain fifth in the table.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Djourou, Gallas, Clichy, Denilson, Fabregas (Diaby 46), Song Billong, Nasri (Eboue 90), Adebayor, Van Persie.
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Silvestre, Wilshere.
Sent Off: Adebayor (62).
Booked: Adebayor, Van Persie, Sagna.
Goals: Van Persie 24.
Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Kuyt, Leiva Lucas (Ngog 88), Alonso, Riera (Babel 71), Gerrard, Keane (El Zhar 81).
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Hyypia, Benayoun, Plessis.
Booked: Keane, Carragher, Leiva Lucas.
Goals: Keane 42.
Att: 60,094
Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
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Newcastle | 2-1 (HT 1-1) | Tottenham |
| N'Zogbia 12 Duff 90 | Modric 29 | |
| Bookings: Jose Enrique 11 Gutierrez 89 Duff 90+1 | Bookings: Huddlestone 62 Modric 87 |
Newcastle substitute Damien Duff scored a late winner against Tottenham to lift Joe Kinnear's side into mid-table.
The Republic of Ireland international played a fabulous one-two with Mark Viduka then kept his composure to slot the ball past Heurelho Gomes.
Charles N'Zogbia gave Newcastle the lead when he collected a long pass from Shay Given and fired in.
Luka Modric equalised when he ran on to a Michael Dawson ball and sent his low effort past Given.
Newcastle's second successive win means they are now unbeaten in six and four points clear of a relegation zone they have been flirting with since the start of the season.
Newcastle: Given, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (Duff 88), Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia, Ameobi (Viduka 30), Owen.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Geremi, Taylor, Edgar, Carroll.
Booked: Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Duff.
Goals: N'Zogbia 12, Duff 90.
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, King, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Zokora, Huddlestone, Lennon, Pavlyuchenko (Campbell 64), Modric.
Subs Not Used: Cesar, Bale, Gunter, Taarabt, Boateng, O'Hara.
Booked: Huddlestone, Modric.
Goals: Modric 29.
Att: 47,982
Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).
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| West Brom | 2-1 (HT 0-0) | Man City |
| Moore 69 Bednar 90+3 | Carson o.g. 86 | |
| Bookings: Robinson 52 Bednar 90+3 | Bookings: Dunne 89 |
Roman Bednar's injury-time winner increased the pressure on Manchester City boss Mark Hughes, whose side remain in the Premier League drop zone.
An open first half saw Bednar hit the post before Luke Moore ran on to James Morrison's pass to put bottom side West Brom ahead after 69 minutes.
City replied when Felipe Caicedo's deflected backheel hit the post and bounced over the line off Scott Carson.
But Bednar won it when he rose unmarked to head home Gianni Zuiverloon's cross.
Saturday's results had left City in the bottom three for the first time this season and their recent slide down the table has inevitably raised question marks over Hughes' future, despite protestations to the contrary from the powers that be at Eastlands.
West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren, Greening (Brunt 83), Kim (Dorrans 64), Bednar, Moore (Beattie 73). Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Barnett, Pele.
Booked: Robinson, Bednar.
Goals: Moore 69, Bednar 90.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Ball, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Kompany, Fernandes, Mwaruwari (Caicedo 58), Vassell. Subs Not Used: Schmeichel, Onuoha, Garrido, Clayton, Hamann, Evans.
Booked: Dunne.
Goals: Carson 86 og.
Att: 25,010
Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
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