Fulham Villa both ended their second successive goalless draw at Villa Park. Gareth Barry could have had a hat-trick easily, but he squandered the chances but his lack of finishing touch deserted him. If Villa won then they would have been leapfrogged Man Utd. Yet again Villa failed to beat a side who is out of the elite bunch. Fulham havent win in away games in their 7 away games of this season.
0-0 MIDDLESBROUGH FC v NEWCASTLE UNITED (The Riverside)
Newcastle missed the chance to register their first away win of this season when Obafemi Martins hit the bar 10 minutes before the break. hich leaves to goalless draw at Riverside between M'brough and Newcastle. In a first half of few clear-cut chances - neither Ross Turnbull nor Given had a single save of any note to make.
1-1 STOKE CITY v HULL CITY (Britannia Stadium)
New boys of the Premier League Stoke and Hull settled for 1-1 draw at Britannia Stadium. This is Hull's thrid successive draw after loosing three consecutive matches and left them six games without win after they made dream flying start. Marlon King curled Hull in front on the stroke of half-time but Jamaican international team-mate Ricardo Fuller equalised from the penalty spot after the break.
1-4 SUNDERLAND FC v BOLTON WANDERERS (Stadium of Light)
Bolton bolted Sunderland withing the first 40 minutes of the game when they won 4-1 over Sunderland at Stadium of Light. Bolton are now inside the top ten with this win and Sunderland left at the relegation zone. Sunderland are ahead when Djibril Cisse finished off a fine 11th-minute move involving Kieran Richardson and Steed Malbranque to give his side a deserved lead. In the matter of next ten minutes Bolton begin to raid on Sunderland when Matthew Taylor and Gary Cahill put Bolton into 2-1 lead. In the 39th and 55th minute a brace from Johan Elmander took advantage of two horrendous defensive blunders to send Bolton soaring to their second win in the north-east in seven days in some style.
2-1 WIGAN ATHELTIC v WEST BROMWICH ALBION (JJB Stadium)
A first ever back-to-back win for Wigan under Steve Bruce when they beat Premier League basement side West Bromwich by 2-1 at JJB Stadium. Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland put WBA under cruising to find the net. Two minutes after the break Bramble made mistake when he tried to chest the ball down but he released to WBA's Miller who wasted no time to put the ball into the net. Henri Camara leveled for Wigan after scoring the goal in successive matches. Two minutes from the time, when Emmerson when Boyce thundered a header beyond Carson following a corner from Koumas.
0-1 MANCHESTER CITY v MANCHESTER UNITED (City of Manchester Stadium)
Wayne Rooney's goal in the 42nd minute which fetch him 100th career goal for Manchester United is enough to win the City derby by 1-0. Whole Man City looked dull and cluless in the first half and struggled for posession. Rooney scored the goal when Michael Carrick whose stinging angled drive was too hot for Hart to hold. Stationed alone, inside the six-yard area, Rooney could not miss, reaching three figures. Man City made rite away two changes at the second half when Elano and Zabaleta came in. They they begin to dominate the posession. In the 68th minute, Ronaldo's temper has been threatening to boil over for some time now but his decision to push his hands towards Rooney's corner.
3-2 PORTSMOUTH FC v BLACKBURN ROVERS (Fratton Park)
This match produced five second half goals in thrilling entertainment at Fratton Park. Portsmouth booked their first home win under Tony Adams. For the second time they blewed up the 2-0 leads but this time its luck escape and both at Fratton Park. Home side were in comfortable lead thru brilliant goals from Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe but Matt Derbyshire and class Turkish veteran Tugay leveled for Blackburn. Just 12 minutes from the time Sean Davies took a cool finish.
0-1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS v EVERTON FC (White Hart Lane)
Steven Pienaar goal gave gift to his coach David Moyes for his 300th match as manager for Everton to beat Tootenham by 1-0 at White Hart lane. Pienaar who started a bit late in the second half after wearing wrong shirt but six minutes later he found the net with his cannoned shot off from Vedran Corluka. This is Tottenham first home defeat under Harry Redknapp and third successive win at White Hart Lane for Everton.
1-2 CHELSEA FC v ARSENAL FC (Stamford Bridge)
A second half brace from Van Persie in the space of two minutes Arsenal send Chelsea crushing 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea took the first half lead in the 30th minute through own goal from Arsenal center back Djourou. The first goal from Van Persie is clearly off-side but the goal was at sheer class finishing. Chelsea dropped to the second spot with 33 pts on the table and this is second home defeat and overall in this league. So far Chelsea have dropped 12 home points. Arsenal's season, dogged by dressing-room unrest and five league defeats, looked in danger of imploding completely.
0-0 LIVERPOOL FC v WEST HAM UNITED (Anfield)
Liverpool clearly missed the bus to go 3 pts further from Chelsea when they dominated the entire 90 mins of the game when they settled for goalless draw at Anfield. This is first point for West Ham at Anfield in 9 years and no win in the last 45 years. With this draw West Ham stretched their third unbeaten game in a trot. Welshman and former Liverpool man Craig Bellamy, came close to breaking the deadlock with a 30-yard shot which crashed against a post. Liverpool had two early penalty appeals turned down by referee Peter Walton when both Benayoun and then Dirk Kuyt drove the ball at Herita Ilunga from close range.
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