Hull 1-4 Burnley: The importance of the day's game at the KC Stadium has not escaped Tigers midfielder Jimmy Bullard's shampoo suppliers who make their presence felt in the centre of town
It is a dream start for the home side as Kevin Kilbane nods in with less than five minutes on the clock. An ominous opening for Burnley who conceded four inside the first 20 minutes against Manchester City last week
But Northern Ireland striker Martin Paterson restores parity with his third goal of the season and Hull's Craig Fagan knows the fight is back on
Goalkeeper Brian Jensen gets his chin behind Jozy Altidore's shot to keep it all square as the sides head back to the dressing rooms for the interval
Michael Duff is brought down in the box by a combination of Ibramhima Sonko and George Boateng, allowing the ever-dependable Graham Alexander to step up and fire the Clarets in front from the spot
The Scotland defender plants home his sixth spot-kick of the season to turn the tables on the hosts
Alexander blasts home another from 12 yards after David Nugent is fouled to double Burnley's advantage
Wade Elliott adds a fourth as Burnley, who had just a single point from their away games before this afternoon, rack up an emphatic win and leave Hull fans glum
West Ham 1-0 Sunderland: The Hammers begin the day a point ahead of Hull in the precious 17th place but have played a game more than Iain Dowie's men
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola looks in confident mood after a late goal from Ilan secured his side a 2-2 draw at Everton last weekend and ended a run of six successive defeats
Upton Park erupts as the Brazilian striker repeats the trick to put West Ham in front and a first league win since 20 February within sight
Sunderland stopper Craig Gordon is in trouble with referee Michael Jones as Mexican striker Guillermo Franco lies hurt
Franco is aghast after he sees a goal ruled out for handball in the dying minutes but, in the end, one goal proves enough to take all three points for West Ham
Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea: Both teams are making their second appearances of the season at Wembley as they battle for the right to make a third in the FA Cup final on 15 May
Both sets of players seem to be struggling with the slippery surface, but Jon Mikel Obi's challenge seems to be the cause of Gabriel Agbonlahor's fall in the box. Crucially referee Howard Webb disagrees and waves play on.
Villa's James Milner, who missed the 1-0 win over Bolton last week with a sore Achilles, is back in the starting line-up but soon in hiding after missing an early chance
Webb's decision not to give a penalty dominates discussions both in the stands and on the pitch as the half-time whistle is blown
Didier Drogba turns in John Terry's wayward shot to open the scoring. The Ivory Coast striker has scored in each of his five competitive matches at Wembley for the Blues
Florent Malouda makes it safe for Carlo Ancelotti's men as he converts Michael Ballack's cross with just a minute of normal time remains
Frank Lampard rounds off a sweeping counter-attack deep into injury-time to pile the misery on Villa and take Chelsea within one match of a successful defence of the trophy
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