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Liverpool maintained their one-point advantage at the summit as they beat Blackburn and Chelsea saw off Bolton.
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Liverpool maintained their one-point advantage at the summit as they beat Blackburn and Chelsea saw off Bolton.
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Arsenal stayed in touch with the leaders thanks to a 1-0 victory over Wigan, while Newcastle were held to a 2-2 draw by Stoke.
Elsewhere, Hull City came from behind to stun Middlesbrough and Fulham drew with Manchester City.
Liverpool had been held to goalless draws in their two previous Premier League matches and they were again frustrated for long periods before they emerged as 3-1 winners against Blackburn.
The first half, apart from a magnificent Morten Gamst Pedersen effort, was a lacklustre affair but there was a significant improvement from the Reds after the interval.
The breakthrough finally came in the 69th minute as the ball fell to Xabi Alonso on the edge of the area and the Spanish schemer placed his shot beyond a diving Paul Robinson.
Yossi Benayoun added a fine second to give Liverpool a two-goal cushion and it proved crucial as Blackburn pulled a goal back through a Roque Santa Cuz header with four minutes to go.
There was still time for Steven Gerrard to get on the scoresheet and clinch the win for Liverpool, as the pressure increases on Rovers boss Paul Ince.
Chelsea recorded their eighth straight away victory in the league as they defeated in-form Bolton 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium.
Nicolas Anelka set the Blues on their way with his 13th Premier League goal of the season and 99th of his career; the Frenchman skilfully heading in Jose Bosingwa's cross after nine minutes.
Deco then made it 2-0 with an acrobatic volley into the bottom corner 12 minutes later, although Chelsea were helped by a series of mistakes from the Bolton defence in the build-up to the goal.
Bolton pushed forward at the start of the second half and felt they should have had a penalty for a John Terry handball, but Chelsea survived what was at times an onslaught to hold on for all three points.
Manchester United left it late to see off Sunderland 1-0 in a tense evening encounter at Old Trafford.
Sunderland, in their first match since the departure of manager Roy Keane, kept United at bay for 90 minutes with a brave defensive performance.
Cristiano Ronaldo had to hobble off with an injury towards the end and it appeared as though the Black Cats would collect a crucial point.
However, Nemanja Vidic turned the ball home in stoppage time after Michael Carrick's deflected shot had hit the post.
Having kept their title hopes alive with a win at Chelsea last weekend, Arsenal battled hard to bring Wigan's five-match unbeaten run to an end at Emirates Stadium.
Emmanuel Adebayor opened the scoring with a clinical finish in the 16th minute after sloppy defending from the Latics and Titus Bramble in particular.
The Gunners were twice denied by the woodwork as they continued to hold sway but they were not able to kill off their opponents and had to endure a tense finale.
There was late drama at the KC Stadium as Hull City continued their dream start to the campaign with a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough.
The Tigers, without a win in six matches prior to kick-off, carved out the better opportunities in an open first half but Geovanni's aim was unusually wayward.
Boro took the lead with 11 minutes remaining as Tuncay Sanli flicked home Justin Hoyte's low cross, but Hull were level within three minutes as Bernard Mendy's shot crashed against the post and ricocheted back off Ross Turnbull and across the line.
Marlon King then snatched all three points for Phil Brown's side from the penalty spot five minutes from time, after David Wheater had been sent off for a foul on Geovanni.
Newcastle's resurgence under Joe Kinnear has been steady rather than spectacular and they again had to settle for just a point as they surrendered a two-goal lead against Stoke.
Michael Owen showed that he had lost none of his predatory instincts as he coolly slotted past Thomas Sorensen in the eighth minute after being found in the box by Jonas Gutierrez.
Owen then lost his marker in the 24th minute to stab home Obafemi Martins' pinpoint delivery towards the back post and double the Magpies' lead.
Stoke reduced their arrears on the hour mark as Mamady Sidibe poked home Ricardo Fuller's cut-back and Abdoulaye Faye then struck in stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw.
In the day's early game, Fulham played out a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at Craven Cottage.
Roy Hodgson's men have an excellent home record this season while City have struggled on their travels, but it was the visitors who broke the deadlock after just six minutes as Benjani Mwaruwari rounded off a flowing move by heading home Pablo Zabaleta's cross.
Jimmy Bullard fired Fulham level with a powerful shot on 27 minutes after latching onto a clever pass from Bobby Zamora but neither side could force a winner in an entertaining second half.
I cant believe we could only get 1 goal by Sunderland. Doesn't help that Sunderland was using their whole team to defend all the game.. Hope Ronaldo is okay
Ronaldo took it upon himself to leave the pitch without being told it was ok. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
I'm just relieved we won. These things happen when you have a team putting everyone behind the ball, but at least we made the breakthrough... eventually.
Well so would I. But according to the Man Utd website it says that Carlos Tevez was fully understanding of Sir Alex’s decision to drop him to the bench against Sunderland after his four-goal haul in the Carling Cup in midweek. But the Argentinian can look forward to a first Premier League start in a month next weekend against Tottenham Hotspur
Well so would I. But according to the Man Utd website it says that Carlos Tevez was fully understanding of Sir Alex’s decision to drop him to the bench against Sunderland after his four-goal haul in the Carling Cup in midweek. But the Argentinian can look forward to a first Premier League start in a month next weekend against Tottenham Hotspur
Hope so.
Ronaldo will miss that game through suspension right?
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