Portsmouth 0-1 Everton: The visitors strike just before half-time through Louis Saha with the home defence sleeping, the Toffees have five wins in their last six games while Pompey are still pointless in the league
Birmingham 1-2 Bolton: Fabio Capello is in attendance to watch Wanderers take the lead when a long-throw and a Kevin Davies flick-on set up Tamir Cohen to crash the ball home unmarked
Ever-ready City sub Kevin Phillips equalises following a one-two with Chucho Benitez but Chung-Yong Lee comes off the Bolton bench to claim the headlines with the winner, his first goal in English football
Blackburn 2-1 Aston Villa: The visitors take the lead through Gabriel Agbonlahor but Rovers equalise when a long ball causes confusion in the Villa defence and Chris Samba takes advantage
Rovers' Vince Grella is the first victim of a high-octane second-half, sent off for a second yellow, but Villa are the losers on the day when David Dunn scores from the spot after Richard Dunne's handball
Liverpool 6-1 Hull: The Reds make one change since their last win with Albert Riera brought in and the Spanish left-winger finds his compatriot Fernando Torres to score the opening goal with a clever jink and smart finish
Geovanni hasn't read the script, the Tigers' Brazilian equalising in front of the Kop as Martin Skrtel fails to clear a deep cross from the right
There is, literally and figuratively, no stopping Torres, though, as he collects Yossi Benayoun's through-ball and dances around the City defence to take Liverpool in to the break ahead
Torres gets his hat-trick before most fans have retaken their seats for the second half, cutting in from the right to finish with his left, five goals in his last two games
Not to be ignored, Reds' captain Steven Gerrard adds a fourth with a Ronaldinho-esque did-he-or-didn't-he-mean-it cross from long range that glides in to the top corner
There's still enough time for Hull to slump further as substitute Ryan Babel scores twice, once by design, from Dirk Kuyt's cross, once by fluke, as Riera's shot ricochets off the Dutchman and over Boaz Myhill
Stoke 0-2 Man Utd: City hold out well, Antonio Valencia and Nani missing chances while Liam Lawrence goes close for the hosts, until Ryan Giggs comes on and sets up the previously-anonymous Dimitar Berbatov to score
The win is complete when John O'Shea, on his 350th appearance for United, gets a deft flick to Giggs' free-kick, the versatile defender's first Permier League goal in 17 months
Tottenham 5-0 Burnley: Robbie Keane tucks in an early penalty before Jermain Defoe misses a sitter from four yards, a Burnley goal is denied, and Jermaine Jenas gets a deflected second goal, all in the first 45 minutes
Keane's second is the best of the day as Aaron Lennon is set free down the right and tees the ball up for the Tottenham captain to place the ball in to the top corner with his inside step
The Republic of Ireland striker gets his hat-trick, Spurs' fourth, but Tom Huddlestone's looping ball to set him up is a worryingly simple way past the visitors' defence
And Keane goes one better than Torres today by grabbing his fourth goal of the game, another from tucking in to the inside right channel, but Burnley have now lost 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 and 5-0 in successive away games
Wigan 3-1 Chelsea: The Blues may have one eye on equalling their best ever run - nine straight wins - but certainly are not watching Charles N'zogbia's cross or Titus Bramble's header that put the Latics in front
Didier Drogba sneaks an equaliser but it all goes wrong for the league leaders, Petr Cech sent off for bringing down Hugo Rodallega in the box, who then steps up to score the resulting penalty past substitute keeper Hilario
Things go from bad to torrid for Chelsea as Ashley Cole's injury reduces them to nine men and Wigan bag an injury-time third through Paul Scharner on the break, sending the home fans in to rapture
Fulham 0-1 Arsenal: The Gunners get revenge for last season's result, the only goal beautifully taken by Robin van Persie, but Vito Mannone is Arsenal's hero with great saves throughout the game, even with a busted rib
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