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FT:Liverpool 5-0 A Villa Goals from Kuyt, Reira and a Gerrard hat-trick gives Liverpool a convincing win which closes the gap at the top to just one point.
GOAL:Liverpool 5-0 A Villa: (65mins)Freidel sees red for a foul in Torres in the area, Gerrard completes his hat-trick from the spot
GOAL:Liverpool 4-0 A Villa: (49mins) Steven Gerrard side-foots home a free-kick from the edge of the area for his 20th of the season.
FT:Man City 1-0 Sunderland: Richards scores the only goal of the game to give City the win against 10-man Sunderland who stay in slight relegation trouble.
HT:Liverpool 3-0 A Villa:Goals from Dirk Kuyt, Albert Reira and Steven Gerrard have put Liverpool in complete control against a stunned Villa at Anfield.
GOAL:Liverpool 3-0 A Villa: (34mins) Albert Riera is brought down in the area for a penalty which Steven Gerrard converts easily.
GOAL:Liverpool 2-0 A Villa: (32mins) Jose Reina's long ball is missed by the Villa defenders and Albert Reira volleys past Friedel.
GOAL:Man City 1-0 Sunderland: (57mins) Micah Richards puts the ball into the net from an Elano free kick to put City ahead.
GOAL:Liverpool 1-0 A Villa: (7mins) Dirk Kuyt heads home from close range after a dangerous free-kick from Steven Gerrard.
HT:Man City 0-0 Sunderland: Robinho missed a penalty for City while McCartney was sent off for Sunderland in an eventful but goalless first half at Eastlands.
LINE UP: Friedel, Reo-Coker, Cuellar, Davies, Luke Young, Milner, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Heskey, Carew
LINE UP: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Alonso, Gerrard, Kuyt, Riera, Torres
FT:Wigan 1-0 Hull: Watson's late winner sends Wigan into 7th place and in position for a Europa League spot next season.
GOAL:Wigan 1-0 Hull: (82mins) Hull fail to clear a corner and Watson pounces to lift the ball over the keeper from 10 yds.
LINE UP: Fulop, Bardsley, Collins, Ferdinand, McCartney, Edwards, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Murphy, Malbranque, Jones.
LINE UP: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Zabaleta, Wright-Phillips, Elano, De Jong, Kompany, Robinho, Bojinov.
HT:Wigan 0-0 Hull: Wigan have had much the better of the possession and chances but it's still goalless at the interval.
LINE UP: Duke, Ricketts, Zayatte, Turner, Dawson, Mendy, Marney, Kilbane, Geovanni, Manucho, Fagan
LINE UP: Kirkland, Melchiot, Bramble, Boyce, Figueroa, Watson, Brown, Scharner, N'Zogbia, Rodallego, Mido
FT:Newcastle 1-3 Arsenal:Arsenal enjoyed the lions share of possession during an incident packed second half where they could have added to their three goals.
GOAL:Newcastle 1-3 Arsenal: (67mins) Arsenal extend their lead after a van Persie cross is turned into the net well by Nasri.
GOAL:Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal: (64mins) The away side regain the lead as Diaby smashes the ball home after good work from van Persie.
GOAL:Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal: (58mins) The home side respond straight away as Martins pokes the ball home from close range.
GOAL:Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal: (57mins) Arsenal take the lead as Bendtner heads home from an Arshavin free kick.
HT:Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal:Obafemi Martins missed a penalty as Newcastle failed to capitalise on being the better team during a very entertaining first half.
FT:Tottenham 1-0 Chelsea: Luca Modric's well-taken goal gives Spurs the points in a thumping London derby at White Hart Lane.
LINE UP: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Toure, Clichy, Arshavin, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri, Van Persie, Bendtner
LINE UP: Harper, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Ryan Taylor, Butt, Nolan, Duff, Lovenkrands, Martins
LINE UP: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Toure, Clichy, Arshavin, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri, Van Persie, Bendtner
LINE UP: Harper, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Ryan Taylor, Butt, Nolan, Duff, Lovenkrands, Martins
FT:West Brom 1-1 Bolton:Koren's late equaliser leaves a stalemate at The Hawthorns in a game that both sides may feel they could have won.
FT:Stoke 1-0 Middlesbro:Ryan Shawcross' late header is enough to secure a crucial win for Stoke over a Middlesbrough side that deserved to draw the game.
FT:Blackburn 1-1 West Ham: Blackburn fail to take their chances and have to settle for a point in the end after some desperate defending from West Ham.
FT:Fulham 2-0 Man Utd: Fulham blow the title race wide open with a deserved win over nine-man Manchester United
GOAL:Fulham 2-0 Man Utd: (87mins) Substitute Gera finishes acrobatically into the bottom corner to surely seal the win for Fulham
GOAL:Stoke 1-0 Middlesbro: (84mins) The home side take the lead as Shawcross heads the ball in after a long throw from Delap.
GOAL:West Brom 1-1 Bolton: (81mins)Robert Koren cuts inside and beats Jaaskelainen with a powerful strike from outside the area.
GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 Chelsea: (50mins) Luca Modric side-foots the ball home from Aaron Lennon's cross to give Spurs the lead.
GOAL:West Brom 0-1 Bolton: (66mins)Matthew Taylor breaks the deadlock with an instinctive right-footed strike from 18-yards.
HT:Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea: It's all square at the break at White Hart Lane, Spurs enjoying the better chances in a thumping London derby.
GOAL:Blackburn 1-1 West Ham: (50mins)Long throw into the box for Rovers is half cleared and Andrews can hammer it home.
HT:Stoke 0-0 Midbro:An even first half comes to a close goalless despite Middlesbrough playing decent football against a Stoke side who had the better chances
HT:West Brom 0-0 Bolton:The visitors seem happy enough to hold out for a clean sheet in this game after a half of minimal opportunities.
HT:Blackburn 0-1 West Ham: Noble's goal separates the sides at the break as Rovers fail to capitalise on some early chances in a frantic first half.
HT:Fulham 1-0 Man Utd: Fulham have dominated possession and had many more chances than United, who must regroup at the break
GOAL:Blackburn 0-1 West Ham: (35mins)Nice passing move from West Ham which results in Tristan laying the ball off for Noble to score.
GOAL:Fulham 1-0 Man Utd: (18mins) Murphy converts Fulham's penalty after Scholes was sent off for handling on the line
FT:Portsmouth 2-1 Everton: Crouch's brace earns Pompey a vital three points in their relegation battle while also denting Everton's top-four ambitions.
LINE UP: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Scholes, Park, Giggs, Berbatov
LINE UP: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey, Murphy, Etuhu, Davies, Johnson, Zamora
LINE UP: Jones, McMahon, Wheater, Huth, Taylor, O'Neil, Shawky, Pogatetz, Downing, Sanli, King
LINE UP: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Diao, Whelan, Delap, Beattie, Fuller
LINE UP: Green, Neill, Tomkins, Spector, Ilunga, Noble, Parker, Kovac, Boa Morte, Tristan, Di Michele
LINE UP: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Diouf, Mokoena, Warnock, Pedersen, McCarthy, Roberts
LINE UP: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Ballack, Lampard, Belletti, Drogba, Anelka
LINE UP: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Modric, Bent, Keane
LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Kevin Davies
LINE UP: Carson, Zuiverloon, Martis, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren, Greening, Brunt, Fortune, Simpson
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LINE UP: Carson, Zuiverloon, Martis, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren, Greening, Brunt, Fortune, Simpson
GOAL:Portsmouth 2-1 Everton: (75mins) From a corner Peter Crouch rises at the back post to thump a close-range header past Howard.
HT:Portsmouth 1-1 Everton: Crouch cancelled out Baines' early free kick to leave it all square after a lively first half of few real scoring chances.
GOAL:Portsmouth 1-1 Everton: (22mins) Johnson heads a ball into the area across the face of goal and Peter Crouch heads past Howard.
GOAL:Portsmouth 0-1 Everton: (4mins) Leighton Baines curls a left-foot free kick past James which goes in off the inside of the post.
LINE UP: Howard, Jacobsen, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Fellaini, Neville, Pienaar, Saha, Jo.
LINE UP: James, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Johnson, Davis, Mullins, Nugent, Kranjcar, Crouch.
PENS:AaB 2-0 Man City: Man City go through eventually 4-3 on penalties after Shay Given saves two Aalborg spot-kicks.
AET:AaB 2-0 Man City: No more goals in extra time so the game will be decided by penalties with the score 2-2 on aggregate.
ET:AaB 2-0 Man City: Two late goals from Aalborg have sent the game to extra-time with the aggregate score 2-2.
GOAL:AaB 2-0 Man City: (90mins) Michael Jakobsen scores a penalty in injury time after Ched Evans handles and extra time beckons
GOAL:AaB 1-0 Man City: (85mins) Luton Shelton slots the ball into the corner to give Aalborg late hope against City.
HT:AaB 0-0 Man City: City retain their 2-0 aggregate lead after a quiet first half in Denmark in a game with few chances.
LINE UP: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Bridge, Zabaleta, Dunne, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Kompany, Robinho, Evans.
FT:Arsenal 2-1 Hull: Late goals from van Persie and Gallas, who looked offside, put Arsenal through to the FA Cup semi-final.
GOAL:Arsenal 2-1 Hull: (84mins) William Gallas' header gives Arsenal the lead late on but Hull are furious as he looked offside.
GOAL:Arsenal 1-1 Hull: (74mins) Robin van Persie finally brings Arsenal level after good work from Nicklas Bendtner.
HT:Arsenal 0-1 Hull: Nick Barmby's deflected early strike gives the Tigers a surprise advantage at the break at Arsenal.
GOAL:Arsenal 0-1 Hull: (12mins) Nick Barmby's volley, which deflected off Johan Djourou, gives Hull a shock early lead.
LINE UP: Myhill, Ricketts, Gardner, Zayatte, Dawson, Ashbee, Barmby, Geovanni, Fagan, Manucho, Halmosi.
LINE UP: Fabianski, Sagna, Gallas, Djourou, Gibbs, Walcott, Song Billong, Diaby, Vela, Arshavin, Van Persie.
FT:West Ham 0-0 West Brom: A poor game finishes goalless with Shelton Martis' header off the bar the closest either come to a goal.
HT:West Ham 0-0 West Brom: James Morrison has wasted the best chance of the half for West Brom but it's goalless at Upton Park.
LINE UP: Carson, Zuiverloon, Martis, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren, Dorrans, Greening, Brunt, Fortune.
LINE UP: Green, Neill, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Noble, Kovac, Parker, Nsereko, Di Michele, Sears.
FT:A Villa 1-2 Tottenham: Early goals in each half from Jermaine Jenas and Darren Bent edge Spus to a win, John Carew replied late on for Villa.
GOAL:A Villa 1-2 Tottenham: (85mins) Substitute John Carew heads home to give Villa late hope of rescuing something from the game.
GOAL:A Villa 0-2 Tottenham: (50mins) Darren Bent scores from virtually on the line after Robbie Keane's shot from the right.
HT:A Villa 0-1 Tottenham: Jermaine Jenas' early goal puts Spurs in front at the break but Villa hit the bar late on through Emile Heskey.
GOAL:A Villa 0-1 Tottenham: (5mins) Jermaine Jenas puts Spurs in front after Brad Friedel could only palm away Aaron Lennon's cross.
FT:Chelsea 1-0 Man City: Essien's first goal gives Chelsea all 3 points and keeps them firmly in the title race.
HT:Chelsea 1-0 Man City: Essien's second goal in two games separates the sides at the break.
GOAL:Chelsea 1-0 Man City: (17mins) Low free kick from halfway finds Essien who turns and hits first time into the top corner.
LINE UP: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, Zabaleta, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Elano, Robinho, Caicedo
LINE UP: Cech, Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, A. Cole, Ballack, Deco, Essien, Lampard, Drogba, Anelka
FT:Middlesbro 1-1 Portsmouth:10-man Boro get a goal through King deep in stoppage time to cancel out Crouch's 30th min opener.
FT:Arsenal 4-0 Blackburn: Arsenal complete an emphatic victory over Blackburn with Eboue notching a late brace.
GOAL:Middlesbro 1-1 Portsmouth: (90mins)King bundles the ball home to score a stoppage equaliser for Boro.
FT:Everton 3-1 Stoke:Everton secure their sixth successive home win at the expense of Stoke who drop back into the bottom three.
FT:Sunderland 1-2 Wigan:Sunderland failed to break down a resilient Wigan side in a second half during which the home side were disappointing in the final third
FT:Hull 1-1 Newcastle: A nervy game of few chances with both teams content to take a point in the end
GOAL:Arsenal 4-0 Blackburn: (90mins) Eboue scores from the spot to hand Arsenal a comfortable victory over Blackburn.
GOAL:Everton 3-1 Stoke: (90mins)Marouane Fellaini's deflected strike beats Sorensen and kills the game off in the dying moments.
GOAL:Arsenal 3-0 Blackburn: (87mins) Eboue scores a rebounded effort after Arshavin has the earlier effort saved.
FT:Bolton 1-3 Fulham: Fulham end Bolton's unbeaten run at home and pick up their first away win with an impressive performance at the Reebok Stadium.
GOAL:Bolton 1-3 Fulham: (88mins) McCann plays a lose pass straight to Dempsey who sets up KAMARA who scores with a simple finish.
GOAL:Arsenal 2-0 Blackburn: (65mins) Arshavin shows great skill to put Arsenal two ahead, and it could be all over at the Emirates.
GOAL:Bolton 1-2 Fulham: (53mins) More shocking defending from Bolton allows DAVIES the space to shoot and he fires the ball in.
GOAL:Everton 2-1 Stoke: (53mins)Ryan Shawcross puts Stoke back in the game with a close range header.
HT:Arsenal 1-0 Blackburn: Arsenal dominate the majority of the half and go into the break with a deserved one goal lead.
HT:Everton 2-0 Stoke:It has been a happy 7th year in charge anniversary for David Moyes so far as his side take a deserved two goal lead in at the break.
HT:Sunderland 1-2 Wigan:An entertaining first half during which Sunderland enjoyed the majority of possession comes to a close with Wigan holding a narrow lead.
HT:Middlesbro 0-1 Portsmouth:Crouch's 30th minute goal gives Pompey the advantage at the break in an even game.
HT:Bolton 1-1 Fulham: No real pattern to the game so far, Fulham the stronger of the two sides and they're unlucky to go into the break level.
HT:Hull 1-1 Newcastle: Hull will count themselves unlucky to have lost the lead and Newcastle need to improve in the second half
GOAL:Sunderland 1-2 Wigan: (45mins) Wigan re-take the lead as N'Zogbia runs 60 yards before slotting the ball under Martin Fulop.
GOAL:Bolton 1-1 Fulham: (45mins) Mark Davies plays the ball to Kevin DAVIES who calmly places the ball into the bottom corner.
GOAL:Sunderland 1-1 Wigan: (41mins) Grant Leadbitter latches onto a Jones header before firing the ball past Chris Kirkland.
GOAL:Bolton 0-1 Fulham: (39mins) Andy Johnson pokes the ball into the Bolton goal after a terrible back pass from Any O'Brien.
GOAL:Hull 1-1 Newcastle: (38mins) Nicky Butt's cross is guided into the net from six yards out by Steven Taylor
GOAL:Middlesbro 0-1 Portsmouth: (30mins)Crouch turns to smash the ball home after good work by Johnson.
GOAL:Everton 2-0 Stoke: (24mins)Sorensen fumbles a cross and Joleon Lescott is on hand to double Everton's tally from close range
GOAL:Everton 1-0 Stoke: (17mins)Everton take a deserved lead through a sublime Jo strike from the left side of the penalty area.
GOAL:Sunderland 0-1 Wigan: (12mins) The away side take the lead as Ben Watson places his shot into the bottom corner of the net.
GOAL:Hull 1-0 Newcastle: (8mins) Geovanni has a free header from Fagan's cross and gives the home side the lead
GOAL:Arsenal 1-0 Blackburn: (2mins) After good work down the wing by Theo Walcott, Arshavin bundles the ball home for an early lead.
LINE UP: Robinson, Simpson, Samba, Ooijer, Givet, Diouf, Mokoena, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Pedersen, Roberts
LINE UP: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Walcott, Song Billong, Denilson, Arshavin, Nasri, Bendtner
FT:Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool: Liverpool breathe new life into the title race with an emphatic victory over 10-man Manchester United
GOAL:Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool: (90mins) Dossena lifts a side-foot volley over van der Sar to seal an emphatic victory
LINE UP: Kirkland, Melchiot, Bramble, Boyce, Figueroa, Scharner, Valencia, Watson, Brown, N'Zogbia, Mido
LINE UP: Fulop, Bardsley, Ben-Haim, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Reid, Jones, Cisse
LINE UP: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Davis, Mullins, Kranjcar, Crouch, Nugent
LINE UP: Jones, McMahon, Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, Aliadiere, Arca, Bates, Downing, Sanli, King
LINE UP: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Whelan, Diao, Delap, Beattie, Sidibe
LINE UP: Howard, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jo
GOAL:Man Utd 1-3 Liverpool: (77mins) Aurelio's left-foot free-kick flies into the net to surely claim the points for the visitors
LINE UP: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Davies, Etuhu, Murphy, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora
LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, McCann, M Davies, Gardner, K Davies, Elmander
LINE UP: Harper, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Smith, Butt, Geremi, Gutierrez, Owen, Martins
LINE UP: Duke, Ricketts, Turner, Gardner, Kilbane, Mendy, Ashbee, Zayatte, Geovanni, Fagan, Cousin
HT:Man Utd 1-2 Liverpool: Liverpool deserve their half-time lead in a game that has been incident-packed but lacking in quality
GOAL:Man Utd 1-2 Liverpool: (44mins) Gerrard converts the penalty he won, shooting low into the corner past van der Sar
GOAL:Man Utd 1-1 Liverpool: (28mins) Torres shows a quick turn of pace to dispossess Vidic and fires into the bottom corner.
GOAL:Man Utd 1-0 Liverpool: (23mins) Reina guesses the right way but is unable to save Ronaldo's spot-kick
LINE UP: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera, Torres
LINE UP: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Anderson, Park, Rooney, Tevez
FT:Man City 2-0 Aalborg: First-half goals from Felipe Caicedo and Shaun Wright-Phillips put City in control of the tie after the first leg.
HT:Man City 2-0 Aalborg: Goals from Felipe Caicedo and Shaun Wright-Phillips put City in charge at the break against Aalborg.
GOAL:Man City 2-0 Aalborg: (30mins) Shaun Wright-Phillips doubles City's lead with a brilliant strike into the top corner.
GOAL:Man City 1-0 Aalborg: (8mins) Felipe Caicedo outmuscles the Aalborg defender and slots home an early opener for City.
PENS:Roma 1-0 Arsenal: Arsenal scrape through 7-6 on penalties despite Eduardo's early miss, Arsenal dominated throughout and should have won in normal time.
FT:Fulham 1-2 Blackburn: Rovers climb out of the drop zone thanks to a second-half comeback against Fulham, who suffer their third straight home defeat
GOAL:Fulham 1-2 Blackburn: (85mins) Pederson finds Roberts in the area who turns Kallio and puts the ball past Schwarzer
ET:Roma 1-0 Arsenal: Going into extra time in Rome, Arsenal dominated the second half with Toure wasting a great chance at the end by heading over from 2 yards.
FT:Man Utd 2-0 Internazionale: Ferguson gets one over Mourinho, United dominated but Inter gave them a few scares with Inbrahimovic and Adriano hitting the post
GOAL:Fulham 1-1 Blackburn: (70mins) A controversial equaliser as Diouf appers to be offside but slots the ball home from close range
GOAL:Man Utd 2-0 Internazionale: (49mins) Great work from Giggs, the ball comes to Rooney who chips in a cross which Ronaldo heads in.
HT:Fulham 1-0 Blackburn: Fulham deserve their lead but Rovers came close to levelling when Warnock hit the post
HT:Man Utd 1-0 Internazionale: United ahead but it hasn't been easy, Ibrahimovic has looked dangerous and is unlucky not to have scored, O'Shea also came close.
HT:Roma 1-0 Arsenal: Arsenal hanging on a bit at half time, Roma could have had a penalty but Gallas and Diaby have wasted decent chances for the Gunners
GOAL:Fulham 1-0 Blackburn: (2mins) Clint Dempsey slots past Paul Robinson from Danny Murphy's assist to put Fulham ahead
GOAL:Roma 1-0 Arsenal: (10mins) A low cross from Totti comes through to Juan who places it past Almunia to even the tie.
GOAL:Man Utd 1-0 Internazionale: (4mins) Shocking defending from Inter allows Vidic a free header from a corner and he scores with ease
LINE UP: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Andrews, Kerimoglu, Warnock, Diouf, Roberts, Pedersen
LINE UP: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Davies, Etuhu, Murphy, Gera, Dempsey, Johnson
LINE UP: Almunia, Sagna, Clichy, Toure, Gallas, Nasri, Denilson, Eboue, Diaby, Bendtner, Van Persie
LINE UP: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov
FT:Juve 2-2 Chelsea: Juve looked to have given the game a dramatic finish but Drogba's equaliser ended the tie as Chelsea march on to the quarter finals again.
FT:Liverpool 4-0 R Madrid: Liverpool cruised through the second half and although Real pressed with greater urgency they were never going to turn the tie around
GOAL:Liverpool 4-0 R Madrid: (88mins) Dossena puts the icing on the cake as Liverpool counter attack to grab their fourth of the night
GOAL:Juve 2-2 Chelsea: (83mins) Game over! Chelsea work the gaps well and Drogba slides the ball through Buffon from close range
GOAL:Juve 2-1 Chelsea: (74mins)Juve are down to 10 but Belletti stupidly blocks a free-kick with a hand and Del Piero slots home
GOAL:Liverpool 3-0 R Madrid: (47mins) If it wasn't before, then it is game over now! Gerrard makes it three with a superb finish.
HT:Juve 1-1 Chelsea: Juve looked set to lead at the break but Chelsea battled right until half-time and now Juve need two more in the second half to qualify.
HT:Liverpool 2-0 R Madrid: Liverpool have hassled and harried throughout and would have an even bigger lead without the heroics of Casillas in the early stages.
GOAL:Juve 1-1 Chelsea: (45mins) Priceless away goal as Lampard's deflected shot drops off the bar to Essien who bundles it home.
GOAL:Liverpool 2-0 R Madrid: (28mins) Arbeloa forces a dubious penalty for handball by Heinze but Gerrard drives it home regardless.
GOAL:Juve 1-0 Chelsea: (19mins) Beautifully crafted by Trezeguet and Iaquinta, and the big Italian finishes it off so cooly.
GOAL:Liverpool 1-0 R Madrid: (16mins) Woeful defending from Real and Torres is on hand to touch home from close range, he deserves it!
FT:Everton 2-1 Middlesbro:Sub Saha and Fellaini both headed 2nd half goals to cancel out Wheater's opener and send Everton into the FA Cup semi-finals.
GOAL:Everton 2-1 Middlesbro: (56mins)Substitute Saha heads home Pienaar's cross from 5 yards as Everton take the lead for 1st time.
GOAL:Everton 1-1 Middlesbro: (50mins) Fellaini heads home Cahill's cross from 5 yards after Brad Jones comes out into no-man's land.
HT:Everton 0-1 Middlesbro: Wheater's goal late in the half has given Boro the lead that they just about deserve against a lacklustre Everton.
GOAL:Everton 0-1 Middlesbro: (44mins)Wheater's header on the stroke of half time beat Howard to hand Boro the lead in a poor 1st half.
FT:Arsenal 3-0 Burnley:Arsenal cruise through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after goals from Vela, Eduardo and Eboue as Burnley crumble at the Emirates.
GOAL:Arsenal 3-0 Burnley: (84mins)Eboue makes it three with a low drive past Jensen from 16 yards after Song's back-heel.
GOAL:Arsenal 2-0 Burnley: (51mins)Eduardo doubles Arsenal's lead with a great left foot volley after a lobbed pass from Song.
HT:Arsenal 1-0 Burnley:Arsenal lead at the break thanks to Vela's fine goal and could have had more but for some last ditch defending by Burnley.
GOAL:Arsenal 1-0 Burnley: (25mins)Vela gives Arsenal the lead with a brilliant run and finish after Arshavin's through ball.
FT:Fulham 0-4 Man Utd:Manchester United cruise into the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a convincing win over Fulham.
GOAL:Fulham 0-4 Man Utd: (82mins)Park adds his name to the score sheet when curling home the fourth from inside the box
GOAL:Fulham 0-3 Man Utd: (50mins)Rooney gets in on the act for United when curling the third home from 20 yards
HT:Fulham 0-2 Man Utd:United are in control thanks to two goals from Tevez but Fulham had their chances in an exciting half
GOAL:Fulham 0-2 Man Utd: (35mins)Tevez bags his second of the game with a thunderbolt from 25 yards to put United in control.
GOAL:Fulham 0-1 Man Utd: (20mins)Tevez heads the ball home at the far post following a Rooney flick on from a United corner.
FT:Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham: Spurs deny Sunderland a third straight home win and deserve their point after pressing for an equaliser for most of the game
GOAL:Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham: (90mins)Spurs break from a Sunderland corner and Keane smashes home the equaliser into the bottom corner
HT:Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham: Spurs have been the better side since Sunderland's early goal but haven't created enough chances
GOAL:Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham: (3mins) Richardson's pace takes him past Woodgate and he lifts the ball over the advancing Gomes
LINE UP: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Chimbonda, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Modric, Bent, Keane
LINE UP: Fulop, Bardsley, Ben-Haim, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Whitehead, Richardson, Reid, Jones, Cisse
FT:Coventry 0-2 Chelsea:Chelsea book their place in the FA Cup semi finals thanks to goals from Drogba and Alex.
GOAL:Coventry 0-2 Chelsea: (73mins)Alex puts Chelsea two up when he firing home from close range after Quaresma whipped in the cross
HT:Coventry 0-1 Chelsea:Chelsea hold a deserved lead at the break but Coventry have shown they are cpable of fighting back.
GOAL:Coventry 0-1 Chelsea: (15mins)Drogba breaks the deadlock when rounding the keeper and firing home
FT:Fulham 0-1 Hull:Fulham don't deserve this but Hull's resilience pays off, late, late substitutes combine to sink the hosts but it should have been Fulham's.
FT:Blackburn 0-0 Everton:Blackburn enjoyed the majority of possession and had the clearer chances, but failed to do enough to beat a resilient Everton.
FT:Tottenham 4-0 Middlesbro:Full time:A Lennon brace and goals from Keane and Pavlyuchenko wrap up a deserved win for rampant Spurs
GOAL:Fulham 0-1 Hull: (90mins)Heartbreak for Fulham, great run from Garcia who plays in Manucho to slot home from close range!
FT:Wigan 0-1 West Ham:Cole and Cattermole see red as West Ham take the points after Cole's first half strike. Wigan battled hard but couldn't find an equaliser.
FT:Newcastle 1-2 Man Utd: Manchester United were made to work hard for their victory by Newcastle but are again seven points clear at the top of the table
GOAL:Tottenham 4-0 Middlesbro: (79mins)Lennon gets his second with a neat chip over Jones, following good approach play from Keane.
FT:Stoke 2-0 Bolton: Stoke lift themselves out of the bottom three with a hard fought win over Bolton who pushed Stoke but just couldn't find a way through.
FT:Man City 2-0 A Villa: City were superb before half-time and although Villa improved after the break it came as no surprise that City claimed the 3 points.
GOAL:Man City 2-0 A Villa: (88mins) A wonderful goal from Wright-Phillips after good work from Ireland to surely finish the game.
GOAL:Stoke 2-0 Bolton: (71mins) Delap's throw causes Bolton problems, the ball falls to Ricardo Fuller who scores from 8 yards.
GOAL:Newcastle 1-2 Man Utd: (56mins) Park rolls the ball across goal after Taylor's defensive error and Berbatov has an easy finish
HT:Tottenham 3-0 Middlesbro:Keane, Pavlyuchenko and Lennon put Spurs in the driving seat.
HT:Blackburn 0-0 Everton: Jason Brown makes a superb save to prevent Steven Pienaar at the end of a first half that included very few chances for either team.
HT:Fulham 0-0 Hull:Fulham on top but struggling to find a final ball with Zamora on form as Hull look limp in attack and clueless in terms of creativity.
GOAL:Tottenham 3-0 Middlesbro: (40mins)Keane flicks the ball inside for Lennon, who drills a low shot past Jones.
HT:Newcastle 1-1 Man Utd: An entertaining first half which will give Newcastle confidence after they took the game to Manchester United
HT:Stoke 1-0 Bolton: Bolton have dominated without creating many opportunities, Stoke defending their lead well and look very well organised at the back.
HT:Wigan 0-1 West Ham:Cole sees red minutes after giving West Ham the lead in a fairly even game but with a man advantage Wigan willl be hopeful of a result.
HT:Man City 1-0 A Villa: Villa haven't got going and City have taken advantage with a superb first half display, punctuated by Elano's composed penalty kick.
GOAL:Wigan 0-1 West Ham: (33mins)A well crafted chance converted by Cole with a curling strike after Di Michele's through ball.
GOAL:Tottenham 2-0 Middlesbro: (14mins) Great build-up play by Modric and Keane is finished off by Pavlyuchenko.
GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 Middlesbro: (9mins)Modric floats over a corner that is flicked on for Keane to finish at the backpost.
GOAL:Man City 1-0 A Villa: (23mins) What a penalty! Cool and calm from Elano as he gives Man City a deserved lead from the spot.
GOAL:Newcastle 1-1 Man Utd: (20mins) Wayne Rooney's shot from just inside the box takes a deflection and flies past Steve Harper
GOAL:Stoke 1-0 Bolton: (15mins) James Beattie finds himself unmarked and places the ball into the bottom corner.
GOAL:Newcastle 1-0 Man Utd: (9mins) Van der Sar palms Jonas Gutierrez's effort straight to Peter Lovenkrands who slots the ball home
LINE UP: Duke, Zayatte, Turner, Gardner, Kilbane, Mendy, Ashbee, Ricketts, Geovanni, Fagan, Cousin
LINE UP: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Murphy, Etuhu, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora
LINE UP: Howard, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Rodwell, Pienaar, Cahill, Jo
LINE UP: Brown, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Andrews, Grella, Warnock, Roque Santa Cruz, Roberts, Diouf
LINE UP: Jones, Hoyte, Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, O'Neil, Bates, Arca, Downing, Aliadiere, Sanli.
LINE UP: Gomes, Zokora, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Jenas, Modric, Pavlyuchenko, Keane.
LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Davies, Knight, L Young, Milner, Petrov, Barry, A Young, Agbonlahor, Heskey.
LINE UP: Given, Zabaleta, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Kompany, De Jong, Elano, Caicedo.
LINE UP: Green, Neill, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Collison, Noble, Parker, Kovac, Di Michele, Cole
LINE UP: Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Brown, Cattermole, N'Zogbia, Mido, Zaki
LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, M Davies, Muamba, McCann, Taylor, K Davies, Elmander
LINE UP: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Whelan, Diao, Delap, Sidibe, Beattie
LINE UP: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Berbatov, Rooney
LINE UP: Harper, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Geremi, Gutierrez, Martins, Smith
FT:Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland: Liverpool showed better penetration after the break and, in the end, it became a cruise to victory as Sunderland faltered badly.
FT:West Brom 1-3 Arsenal:The Gunners win thanks to a Bendtner brace and a Toure header.Brunt gets a consolation for Albion.
FT:West Brom 1-3 Arsenal:The Gunners win thanks to a Bendtner brace and a Toure header.Brunt gets a consolation for Albion.
FT:Portsmouth 0-1 Chelsea:Drogba strike secures the points for Chelsea but Portsmouth were more than a match for the Blues and could have won this match tonight
GOAL:Portsmouth 0-1 Chelsea: (79mins)Ball breaks loose to Drogba in the box who smashes home and Chelsea finally break the deadlock!
GOAL:Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland: (65mins) Benayoun surely secures the points with a tap-in after a piece of woeful keeping from Fulop.
GOAL:Liverpool 1-0 Sunderland: (52mins) The goal comes as Gerrard cleverly nods down to Ngog in the box and he couldn't miss that one.
HT:Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland: Liverpool have had more of the ball but the best chance fell to Kenwyne Jones in the third minute but he shot stright at Reina.
HT:West Brom 1-3 Arsenal:Albion will be disappointed to be 3-1 down.The Gunners have punished them for defensive lapses.
HT:Portsmouth 0-0 Chelsea:An entertaining half comes to a close with both sides failing to convert a number of chances in the driving rain at Fratton Park.
GOAL:West Brom 1-3 Arsenal: (44mins) Bendtner finds room in the West Brom box to smash a half volley passed Carson.
GOAL:West Brom 1-2 Arsenal: (38mins) The Gunners retake the lead thanks to a Toure header from Arshavin's free-kick.
GOAL:West Brom 1-1 Arsenal: (7mins)Brunt brings West Brom level with a low free kick.
GOAL:West Brom 0-1 Arsenal: (4mins) Bendtner drives into the West Brom box and bends a low shot into the bottom corner.
LINE UP: Fulop, Ben-Haim, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Whitehead, Reid, Leadbitter, Richardson, Jones
LINE UP: Reina, Mascherano, Skrtel, Carragher, Insua, Benayoun, Gerrard, Alonso, Riera, Kuyt, Ngog
LINE UP: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Mikel, Ballack, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, Malouda
LINE UP: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Mullins, Davis, Kranjcar, Crouch, Nugent
LINE UP: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Eboue, Clichy, Song Billong, Djourou, Nasri, Denilson, Bendtner, Arshavin
LINE UP: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Donk, Robinson, Morrison, Greening, Koren, Brunt, Moore, Fortune
PENS:Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham:United win 4-1 on penalites after O'Hara and Bentley missed from the spot. Giggs, Tevez, Ronaldo and Anderson converted for United.
FT:A Villa 2-2 Stoke: It's all over and Stoke have come from two goals down to snatch a vital point at Villa Park.
ET:Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham: Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post with the last kick of the match as the Carling Cup final goes to extra-time at Wembley.
GOAL:A Villa 2-2 Stoke: (90mins)Whelan swoops to smash home the equaliser after good work by Fuller.
GOAL:A Villa 2-1 Stoke: (88mins)Shawcross gives Stoke hope with a header from six yards out.
GOAL:A Villa 2-0 Stoke: (79mins)Sub Carew scores with his first touch by lobbing the ball over Simonsen.
HT:A Villa 1-0 Stoke:Villa go in at the break with a deserved lead thanks to Petrov's strike.The home side have dominated.
GOAL:A Villa 1-0 Stoke: (45mins)Petrov fires home inside the area, after good work by Milner, to give Villa a deserved lead.
FT:Bolton 1-0 Newcastle:Bolton cling on for a deserved victory against a lacklustre Newcastle who never really found their stride at the Reebok.
LINE UP: Sorensen, Shawcross, Sonko, Higginbotham, Wilkinson, Diao, Amdy Faye, Pugh, Lawrence, Beattie, Sidibe.
LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Knight, Davies, Luke Young, Milner, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Heskey.
FT:West Ham 1-0 Man City:A deserved win for West Ham is secured by Collison's 70th minute chip over Given.
FT:Hull 1-2 Blackburn: Blackburn hold on to claim their 1st away win under Allardyce thanks to goals from Warnock and Andrews.
GOAL:Hull 1-2 Blackburn: (78mins) Corner into the Blackburn box and Ashbee strikes to bring Hull back into the game.
GOAL:Bolton 1-0 Newcastle: (47mins)Substitute Gardner finishes off a fine Bolton move, hammering the ball into the top corner.
GOAL:West Ham 1-0 Man City: (70mins)Collison with a great finish after Given saved Savio's shot.
HT:Bolton 0-0 Newcastle:A dull first half comes to a close with neither side managing to find a telling finish to break the deadlock at the Reebok.
HT:West Ham 0-0 Man City:West Ham forced Given into a couple of decent saves but no clear cut chances for either side.
HT:Hull 0-2 Blackburn: Two goals in a minute first from Warnock, then from Andrews and Hull are in big trouble.
GOAL:Hull 0-2 Blackburn: (34mins) Andrews taps home Warnock's cross and it's two goals in a minute for Blackburn.
GOAL:Hull 0-1 Blackburn: (33mins) Duke fumbles and Warnock bundles it home to give the visitors the lead with a soft goal.
LINE UP: Harper, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Ryan Taylor, Butt, Lovenkrands, Ameobi, Martins
LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Mark Davies, McCann, Muamba, Taylor, Kevin Davies, Elmander
LINE UP: Robinson, Ooijer, Nelsen, Samba, Givet, Diouf, Grella, Andrews, Warnock, Pedersen, Roque Santa Cruz
LINE UP: Duke, Doyle, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson, Mendy, Ashbee, Marney, Kilbane, Geovanni, Garcia
LINE UP: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, Zabaleta, De Jong, Kompany, Ireland, Bellamy, Robinho.
LINE UP: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, Zabaleta, De Jong, Kompany, Ireland, Bellamy, Robinho.
LINE UP: Green, Neill, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Collison, Kovac, Di Michele, Cole.
LINE UP: Green, Neill, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Collison, Kovac, Di Michele, Cole.
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