Manchester United 2-0 Fulham: The Cottagers go close with a couple of half chances but it is the league leaders who score first when Dimitar Berbatov nets his 22nd of the season in the 12th minute
Sir Alex Ferguson's side open up a two-goal lead when Nani's shot is deflected by Aaron Hughes to Antonio Valencia who heads home as they go 10 points clear at the top
Chelsea 1-0 Wigan Athletic: The Blues struggle to get the better of the struggling Latics but have Florent Malouda to thank for the only goal of the game early in the second half
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Stoke City: Having been sent off against Real Madrid on Tuesday, Peter Crouch heads home from Roman Pavlyuchenko's 11th-minute cross
It looks like being a good afternoon for the hosts when Pavlyuchenko feeds midfielder Luka Modric for a second goal soon after
Undaunted, Stoke up their game and pull a goal back when Matthew Etherington goes on a fine run which takes him into the area where he sends a shot between Heurelho Gomes' legs
Crouch gets the better of marker Ryan Shawcross again to restore Tottenham's two-goal cushion on 34 minutes during an action-packed first half
The drama continues when Kenwyne Jones (right) makes it 3-2 with a good goal of his own as the Potters refuse to give up but they fail to find an equaliser as Spurs close the gap on Manchester City to three points
Sunderland 2-3 West Bromwich Albion: Asamoah Gyan is left to celebrate after Baggies defender Nicky Shorey heads into his own net from the striker's cross to give the faltering Black Cats an early boost
West Brom trail for the best part of 20 minutes but draw level when Peter Odemwingie fires home his 11th goal of the campaign
Sadly for the visitors they fall behind again three minutes later when Phil Bardsley lashes home a superb free-kick from 30 yards, a lead they maintain until the break
However, the second half is all about Roy Hodgson's team who equalise through Youssouf Mulumbu and then win it when Paul Scharner nets a fine goal to lift them to 10th
Bolton Wanderers 3-0 West Ham United: Daniel Sturridge, on loan from Chelsea, has the Trotters fans on their feet in the 14th minute when he curls a fine shot beyond Hammers keeper Robert Green
Owen Coyle's team dominate proceedings and go 2-0 up when Martin Petrov's cross is converted by Chung-Yong Lee as relegation threatened West Ham fail to get going
West Ham's defence continues to look poor after the break and is duly breached again when Sturridge runs unchallenged to the edge of the area from where he finishes them off
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Birmingham City: With both sides looking to move away from the bottom three, a header from Lee Bowyer gives the Carling Cup winners a 32nd-minute lead but there is a suspicion of offside about it
The visitors look like keeping their lead until the interval but with only seconds of the first half remaining David Hoilett steals possession off Liam Ridgewell before rounding the keeper to make it 1-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Everton: Mick McCarthy's side start brightly and give Sylvain Distin and the rest of the Toffees defence a busy opening 20 minutes
The hosts fail to make the most of their dominance and see their lack of sharpness punished as goals from Jermaine Beckford and Phil Neville (pictured) give Everton a 2-0 lead after 39 minutes
The match ends as a contest just before the interval when Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is allowed to advance from the halfway line before smashing a third past a helpless Wayne Hennessey to leave Wolves in the bottom three
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