Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea: A scoreline that flattered Chelsea somewhat. Chelsea could have down to ten men when David Luiz brought Demba Ba down in a possible goal scoring opportunity after four minutes, but only received a yellow card. Chelsea then missed a penalty after thirteen minutes, Tim Krul saving Lampard's effort onto the post. They finally took the lead seven minutes before half-time when Didier Drogba headed past Krul. Newcastle fought hard in the second half, hitting the woodwork twice and John Terry blocked a Sammy Ameobi shot off the line. But all of Newcastle's hard work was for nothing as substitute Salomon Kalou made it 2-0 in the final minute with Daniel Sturridge adding the third a minute later.
QPR 1-1 West Brom: Heidar Helguson gave QPR the lead after twenty minutes before Shane Long earned a point nine minutes from time.
Wigan 0-4 Arsenal: Arsenal continued their fantastic recent form with a thrashing against sorry Wigan. Mikel Arteta broke the deadlock after 28 minutes with Thomas Vermaelen heading a second just a minute later. Gervinho made it three just after the hour mark before Robin Van Persie continued his unbelievable scoring record twelve minutes from time.
Blackburn 4-2 Swansea: The protests around Ewood Park didn't decrease despite the victory over Swansea. Yakubu gave the hosts the lead after twenty minutes before Leroy Lita equalised ten minutes before half-time. Yakubu made it 2-1 just before the break and then scored his sixth English League hat-trick twelve minutes after the restart. Luke Moore made it 3-2 after 66 minutes but Yakubu was on the score sheet again, this time from the spot with eight minutes remaining after Joe Allen brought substitute Simon Vukcevic down to earn a second yellow card.
Man City 5-1 Norwich: City continued their unbeaten run and extended their goal difference further. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring after 32 minutes. Samir Nasri added a second six minutes into the second half with Yaya Toure making it three after 68 minutes. Steve Morison made it 3-1 nine minutes from time before Mario Balotelli shouldered the ball home to make it 4-1 with two minutes left. Adam Johnson rounded the match off in injury time.
Tottenham 3-0 Bolton: Spurs went temporarily second after Bolton received another contentious red card. Gareth Bale gave Tottenham the lead after seven minutes and Bolton were then reduced to ten men when Gary Cahill was sent off after just eighteen minutes. Spurs took full advantage with Aaron Lennon doubling their lead five minutes into the second half and Jermain Defoe adding the third on the hour mark.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United: Neither team really turned up for this tea time kick-off and despite United playing much better than in recent games, they still only had one clear cut chance on target. Phil Jones scored his senior goal after twenty minutes to ensure United held onto City's coattails.
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