Match Reports archives

A second half hat-trick from Carlos Tevez defeated ten man Wigan and closed the gap on fourth-placed Spurs to two points.

Fernando Torres' brace and Glen Johnson scored as Liverpool kept alive their top-four ambitions with a 3-0 win against Sunderland.

David Dunn has increased Burnley's relegation fears by scoring from the spot to give Blackburn victory against their big local rivals.

A vintage display from Dimitar Berbatov helped Manchester United on their way to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.

First-half goals from former Pompey players Peter Crouch and Nico Kranjcar gave Champions League-chasing Spurs a comfortable home win.

Wolves moved a point closer to Premier League survival after holding in-form Everton to a goalless draw.

Pressure mounts on Gianfranco Zola and West Ham who slipped to their sixth successive defeat after Stoke City won 1-0.

A penalty from Jimmy Bullard and a header from Craig Fagan gave Hull City a comfortable win over a disappointing Fulham side.

A late Kevin Phillips goal meant Arsenal had to share the points at St Andrew's despite dominating for large periods of the game.

Frank Lampard scored four as Chelsea demolished Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge to underline their title credentials.

David Dunn grabbed a brace as Blackburn saw off Birmingham City and edged towards safety at Ewood Park.

Aston Villa were held to a 1-1 draw by battling Sunderland on a night of frustration at Villa Park

Didier Drogba's 29th and 30th goals of the campaign helped Chelsea to a comfortable 5-0 victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

Wolves took a major step towards Premier League safety with a crushing 3-1 win over relegation rivals West Ham at Upton Park.

El-Hadji Diouf's headed goal gave Blackburn a share of the points against Chelsea and put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes.

First half goals from Roque Santa Cruz and Carlos Tevez helped Manchester City record a vital 2-1 win at Fulham.

Manchester United moved back to the top of the Premier League table after Ji-Sung Park headed home a second half winner.

10-man Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over West Ham that was far from regulation.

Darren Bent scored two as Sunderland climbed further away from the relegation zone with a nervy win over Birmingham.

Second half Goals from Mikel Arteta and Steven Pienaar gave Everton a hard-earned 2-0 win over 10-man Bolton at Goodison Park.

A sweet strike from Nico Krancjar wrapped up all three points for Tottenham against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

Hugo Rodallega struck in injury-time to deny battling Burnley a point in a frantic game at the DW Stadium which ended 1-0.

Portsmouth completed an amazing turnaround with two late goals to seal a 3-2 victory against Hull at Fratton Park.

John Carew's late goal saw Villa nick a point against a Wolves side that will be disappointed to take just a point from the game.

Two defensive lapses helped Aston Villa to a narrow win over Wigan Athletic

Fernando Torres hit two as Liverpool thumped bottom-club Portsmouth 4-1 to keep in the hunt for that final Champions League place.

Adam Johnson's superb 90th minute strike rescued Manchester City a deserved point in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.

Wayne Rooney continued his run of goal-scoring form as Manchetser United moved back to the top of the table after seeing off Fulham.

Arsenal kept up pressure at the top of the table thanks to a Nicklas Bendtner injury-time winner over ten-man Hull City.

Wolves held out for a vital victory against fellow strugglers Burnley despite a late rally from the home side at Turf Moor.

Stoke and Aston Villa shared a dour goalless stalemate characterised by good defending and poor passing.

Chelsea have gone back to the top of the Premier League with two from Didier Droga helping them see off West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

Bolton coasted to victory with a four goal win over a lacklustre Wigan side who slipped ever closer to the relegation zone.

Birmingham fought back from two goals down against Everton to earn a point in an entertaining clash at St Andrew's.

Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed a brace for Tottenham as they claimed victory against Blackburn Rovers.

Burnley and Stoke played out a dull draw at Turf Moor to leave Burnley's hopes of Premier League survival hanging in the balance.

A first half brace from Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome proved enough to secure all three points for the Blues at Fratton Park.

A second half Darren Bent hat-trick helped Sunderland to a 4-0 win over relegation rivals Bolton at the Stadium of Light.

Hugo Rodallega's first half strike gave Wigan their first ever win over Liverpool, whose hopes of finishing in the top four took a blow

Everton swept aside Hull with an impressive five-star display, Mikel Arteta scoring twice as David Moyes' men move up to eighth.

Paul Scholes' 100th Premier League goal proved enough to help Manchester United to a narrow 1-0 victory over Wolves at Molineux.

Despite Nicklas Bendter's poor finishing Arsenal secured a vital three points with Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott among the scorers.

Ten-man Bolton climbed above West Ham after securing a 2-1 victory with goals from Kevin Davies and Jack Wilshere.