Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea: Under-fire Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti knows his side must beat Spurs to halt the recent collapse in form which has seen them lose five times and score only three goals in their last six matches
Roman Pavlyuchenko takes charge of a neat ball from Jermain Defoe on the edge of the box before firing hard and low into the corner of the net to give the home fans plenty to cheer about on 15 minutes
Didier Drogba, dropped to the bench by Ancelotti, has a point to prove after coming on for Mikel after the break and does so on 70 minutes, his shot bouncing off Heurelho Gomes to loop over the keeper into the net
Gomes's day looks set to get worse after he clumsily clobbers Ramires in the box to concede a penalty in the 91st minute, but saves Didier Drogba's shot to redeem himself and rescue a point for Spurs
Bolton 2-1 Blackburn: Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce will be hoping his team builds on last week's comprehensive win over Wolves to chalk up a victory against his old club Bolton and propel them into the top half of the table
The home side go down to ten men on 55 minutes after referee Mark Clattenburg brandishes a second yellow at midfielder Mark Davies for leading with his elbow in an aerial challenge on Phil Jones
But Bolton overcome the disadvantage, with substitute Fabrice Muamba pouncing on a poor clearance from Ryan Nelson to cut inside and fire a low drive past Paul Robinson to take the lead
Blackburn's endeavours pay off 4 minutes from full-time, as Mame Diouf runs onto a lovely pass from Jason Roberts to equalise for the visitors
Blackburn's joy is short-lived, as Bolton punt a long ball forward straight from the re-start; Stuart Holden charges upfield to take the ball down neatly on his chest and fire it home to claim the win for battling Bolton
Wolves 1-0 Birmingham: With Wolves languishing second from bottom in the table, and Birmingham hovering just above the drop zone, a derby win would provide valuable points and a big morale boost to the victors
Frustration shows on Birmingham keeper Ben Foster's face as his side fail to impose themselves on injury-hit Wolves as they seek their first away win since March
The home side dominate the action, and Stephen Hunt's goal on the stroke of half-time proves decisive in providing manager Mick McCarthy with his first win over derby rivals Birmingham in seven attempts
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