With the FA Cup semi-finals taking place this weekend there was only five crucial Premiership games yesterday but all of them were three o'clock kick-offs. Everton have hit top form and maintained seventh place after a home win against Blackburn. Leon Osman fired Everton ahead nine minutes into the second half before Baines converted a penalty after 75 minutes to ensure the win. Blackburn are now in serious trouble as they are just two points ahead of the relegation zone in sixteenth.
Wigan have been at the bottom of the table for six weeks, but they have now finally moved out of the relegation zone, at Blackpool's expense. Wigan's away win at Bloomfield Road was largely helped by Blackpool; Hugo Rodallega made it 1-0 after just three minutes from a Blackpool free-kick inside Wigan's half, the free-kick went to no-one before being intercepted by Wigan. Wigan's second goal then came from a Blackpool throw when Adam was caught napping in possession, N'Zogbia scored in the first half injury time from that poor throw. The game was wrapped up after 67 minutes when a Diame shot badly deflected off Eardley to wrong foot the returning Gilks. Blackpool got themselves a consolation seven minutes from time through DJ Campbell but Blackpool now face life in the relegation zone.
Birmingham are now five points clear of relegation and level on points with Sunderland after beating them at St.Andrews'. Seb Larsson broke the deadlock four minutes before half-time with Craig Gardner firing a long range effort past Mignolet after 66 minutes. Not a happy return for Steve Bruce to St.Andrews' as Sunderland continue their free-fall.
After their European disappointment on Tuesday, Chelsea were faced with a battle against West Brom who, despite being eleventh, are six points ahead of relegation. It looked like their European disappointment was going to spill over into the Premiership when Odmewingie put West Brom ahead after seventeen minutes. But Chelsea fought back and equalised Drogba, who arguably should've started on Tuesday, after 22 minutes. Kalou then made it 2-1 four minutes later before Lampard rounded it off in first half injury time. Chelsea now sit a point behind Arsenal who have a game in hand and eight points behind leaders Manchester United.
Two weeks ago Villa were languishing in seventeenth place and in a big fight for relegation. However last week's win over Newcastle saw them rise to fourteenth and after a win against West Ham, Villa now sit in ninth place on forty points. It wasn't looking that way when West Ham took the lead after just two minutes when Robbie Keane broke the offside trap after a corner. Villa equalised nine minutes before half-time when Bent headed from a Luke Young cross. Villa won the game in second half injury time when Agbonlahor also fired a header past Green this time from an Ashley Young cross. West Ham sit nineteenth level on points on Wolves in twentieth who have a game in hand, but are still three points away from Blackburn in sixteenth.
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