Saturday's football photos

Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal: The visitors fail to deal with John Carew's cross allowing Craig Gardner to put Villa ahead

A thumping drive from Mathieu Flamini beats Scott Carson to level proceedings in the 23rd minute

Arsenal score the winner before half time when Emmanuel Adebayor's well-placed header finds the top corner

Blackburn 3-1 Newcastle: The Magpies take a 47th-minute lead when Obafemi Martins heads home Geremi's free-kick

Blackburn equalise when Charles N'Zogbia's foul gives David Bentley the chance to curl home from outside the box

Bentley has a second in the 67th minute when he drills home off a post from 22 yards to turn the match on its head

Tugay's late strike completes the win and heaps further pressure onto beleaguered Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce

Chelsea 1-0 West Ham: Scott Parker returns to one of his former clubs and stops Didier Drogba's early advance

Luis Boa Morte's efforts to reach Carlo Cudicini's first-half fumble fail to impress John Terry and a short scrap ensues

Joe Cole's 76th-minute goal is enough for Chelsea as they take their unbeaten home record in the league to 70 games

Portsmouth 0-0 Everton: Sulley Muntari and Leon Osman both go close as their sides record a goalless draw at Fratton Park

Reading 1-1 Middlesbrough: Dave Kitson latches on to Kevin Doyle's flick before lobbing the Royals into a 54th-minute lead

Boro salvage a point when Tuncay Sanli beats Marcus Hahnemann with a late header from Luke Young's cross

Sunderland 1-0 Derby: The Mackems earn three precious points when Anthony Stokes bundles home in injury-time

Wigan 1-1 Man City: The Latics fall behind in the first minute when Titus Bramble's error allows Geovanni to score

The hosts are level before the interval though, courtesy of Paul Scharner's diving header midway through the half

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