Match Reports archives

Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard scored the goals as Liverpool secured three points against Blackburn Rovers at Anfield.

Sunderland remain embroiled in the relegation battle after being held to a 0-0 draw against Fulham at the Stadium of Light.

Tottenham returned to fourth in the Premier League but they were given a scare by Everton - who should have taken a point.

Two stoppage time goals give Arsenal a crucial victory in the title race but at a cost, with Aaron Ramsey suffering a serious injury.

Bottom of the table Portsmouth put their off-field problems behind them to defeat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor.

A James McFadden penalty was the difference between Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic at St Andrews.

Bolton beat Wolves 1-0 in a huge relegation six-pointer thanks to Zat Knight's strike in first half stoppage time at the Reebok.

Two goals each from Carlos Tevez and Craig Bellamy helped Man City to a stunning 4-2 win over nine-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Two goals from Wayne Rooney inspired Manchester United to a comfortable win over West Ham United

Substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a late brace for Tottenham as they saw off Wigan at the DW Stadium.

Man City and Liverpool cancelled each other out at Eastlands with Fernando Torres and Craig Bellamy making their returns.

Bobby Zamora's late goal sealed all three points for Fulham against in-form Birmingham City at Craven Cottage.

Villa renewed their claim for a Champions League slot with a five-goal blitz of hapless Burnley.

Goals from Nicola Kalinic, Jason Roberts and Gael Givet gave Blackburn a convincing win over Lancashire rivals Bolton at Ewood Park.

Salif Diao's injury time winner made sure that ten men Stoke took all three points to condemn Portsmouth to yet another defeat.

Carlton Cole grabbed a goal as West Ham move away from the drop zone with a comfortable win over relegation-rivals Hull City.

Arsenal kept up the pressure at the top of the table with a win over Sunderland who haven't won any of their last 13 matches.

Chelsea secured all three points thanks to Didier Drogba's brace against a spirited and unlucky Wolves side at Molineux.

Manchester United dropped valuable points in the race for the title as Everton came from behind to beat the defending champions.

Wigan and Bolton played out a dull goalless draw at the DW Stadium in a match hampered by the conditions.

Manchester City hit back to claim a point against 10-man Stoke City to go fourth after a fiery encounter at the Britannia Stadium.

Two goals from Louis Saha helped Everton to come from behind and seal a famous win that puts a dent in Chelsea's title aspirations.

A single Martin Olsson goal prove enough for Blackburn to beat ten-man Hull, who now sit just one point outside the relegation zone.

Abou Diaby headed a second-half winner to revive Arsenal's faltering title hopes and end Liverpool's recent unbeaten league run.

Goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Carlton Cole lift West Ham out of the relegation zone with a much needed win at Upton Park.

Spurs missed the chance to reclaim fourth spot as Wolves claimed a narrow win at Molineux to move out of the drop zone.

Aston Villa failed to take advantage of Nani's first half dismissal as Manchester United battled to a 1-1 draw at Villa Park.

Burnley's woeful away form continued as Fulham ended their goal drought with a 3-0 victory over the Clarets at Craven Cottage.

Aruna Dindane scored deep into injury-time to save a point for Portsmouth against nine-man Sunderland at Fratton Park.

Manchester City move level on points with fourth place Liverpool after a routine victory against a determined Bolton side.

Sanli Tuncay heads a late equaliser for Stoke City after Wigan Athletic had led for most of the game through Paul Scharner.

Didier Drogba's brace handed Chelsea a 2-0 win against Arsenal to take them back to the top of the Premier League.

Birmingham substitute Kevin Phillips secured victory for Alex McLeish's side with a late brace after Wolves opened the scoring.

A fine Aston Villa defensive display secured a point against a fluent Tottenham team who could not create the decisive chance

Goals from Jozy Altidore and George Boateng helped Hull record a surprise victory over Champions League-chasing Manchester City.

Burnley are out of the bottom three as Brian Laws picked up his first top-flight win in a bottom-of-the-table clash with West Ham.

Sunderland came from behind to land a share of the points with Wigan in an entertaining game at the Stadium of Light.

Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 victory over basement boys Portsmouth at Old Trafford.

Johan Elmander wasted the best chance towards the end of the match in a game devoid of real quality with a point each a fair result.

Stoke went above Blackburn in the Premier League table after recording a convincing 3-0 win against 10-man Rovers.

Dirk Kuyt won a violent Merseyside derby for Liverpool at Anfield as both sides had a man sent off.

A late goal from Jonathan Greening gave Fulham their first league win of 2010 and piled on the misery for Portsmouth.

A game lacking in quality saw Chelsea held to a 1-1 draw against battling Hull City at the KC Stadium.

Sunderland's poor run of form continued as they laboured to a turgid 0-0 draw with Stoke at the Stadium Of Light.