Southampton 0-0 Everton: Mauricio Pochettino's first game in charge of Southampton ends with a respectful point against Everton. The point for Southampton sees them move four points clear of the relegation zone. The point for Everton sees them sit four points ahead of Arsenal, who have a game in hand, but three points Tottenham in the battle for fourth place.
Tottenham 1-1 Manchester United: United's lead at the top has been cut to five after a late equaliser by Tottenham. Robin Van Persie was on hand to head home a Tom Cleverley cross on 25-minutes to give United the lead. United were holding on throughout the second half and should have had a penalty when Wayne Rooney was brought down. But United's resistance was finally broken in the final minute of injury time when a poor punch from David De Gea went straight to Aaron Lennon who squared the ball for Clint Dempsey to slot home, moving them four points clear of Everton in fourth.
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal: Chelsea move 11-points behind Manchester United after staving off an Arsenal comeback. The deadlock was broken after just six minutes when Juan Mata fired Chelsea ahead following a great chance missed by Olivier Giroud. Chelsea were awarded a penalty on 16-minutes when Ramires was tripped by Wojiech Szczesny. Szczesny was perhaps lucky to stay on the pitch and try to save Frank Lampard's spot-kick, but the midfielder expertly placed the effort into the bottom corner. Arsenal pulled one back two minutes before the hour mark when Theo Walcott broke through the offside trap. But it wasn't enough for them to find an equaliser late on and they sit seven points off the Champions League places.
Newcastle 1-2 Reading: Newcastle are now eerily just two points ahead of relegation and right in the middle of the scrap after surrendering their lead to lose to Reading. The deadlock was broken ten minutes before half-time when Yohan Cabaye chipped the nine-man wall from a free-kick into the top corner. But, just like against West Brom, Reading fought back and Adam Le Fondre equalised on 71-minutes with his first touch. It was a low cross from Jimmy Kebe that Le Fondre somehow slid over the line with his body. Le Fondre made it 2-1 six minutes later, pouncing on a loose ball after Hope Akpan hit an air shot. This is Reading's first away victory courtesy of Le Fondre's first away goals in the Premiership which moves them up to 18th and just a point away from safety.
Liverpool 5-0 Norwich: For the second time this season, Liverpool smash five past Norwich. Jordan Henderson gave Liverpool the lead on 26-minutes with a smashing half volley from long range. After getting at hat-trick at Carrow Road, Luis Suarez made it 2-0 ten minutes later after being played through by Daniel Sturridge. Sturridge would make it 3-0 with his third goal in three games just before the hour mark, turning in Stewart Downing's low cross. The irrepressible Steven Gerrard added the fourth from long range into the bottom corner on 66-minutes with Ryan Bennett completing the rout by putting the ball into his own net from Raheem Sterling's cross on 74-minutes. The win sees them move to seventh, level on points with Arsenal above them and West Brom below them. Norwich may begin to start looking over their shoulders as they are now seven points from safety.
Wigan 2-3 Sunderland: Wigan move back into the relegation zone and a point from safety. Wigan took the lead after just four minutes when David Vaughn put the ball into his own net. Sunderland were given a penalty for handball in the wall from a free-kick on 17-minutes. Craig Gardner stepped up and converted it coolly into the bottom corner to level the match. Steven Fletcher scored the only goal when these two met at the Stadium of Light and it was he who made it 2-1 three minutes later with a volley from close distance after Ali Al-Habsi had parried the initial shot from him. Fletcher would then make it 3-1 with a strike into the top corner three minutes before half-time. On-loan striker Angelo Henriquez managed to pull one back 11-minutes from time with a header from a Shaun Maloney cross, his first in English football, but it wasn't enough to inspire a comeback.
West Brom 2-2 Aston Villa: Villa surrender a two goal lead, but the point is enough to move out of the relegation by that solitary point. Villa took the lead on 12-minutes when Christian Benteke hit a great finish on the turn for his tenth of the season. It was 2-0 just after the half hour mark when Gabriel Agbonlahor finished well after cutting inside for only his second goal in the league this season. West Brom pulled one back four minutes into the second half when Romelu Lukaku played the ball back to Chris Brunt to smash inside the post. The point was then secured seven minutes from time when Peter Odemwingie volleyed in a Gareth McAuley header from a corner.
West Ham 1-1 QPR: QPR remain bottom of the table, five points from safety, after this point on Harry Redknapp's return to Upton Park. Loic Remy's debut sprung into life after just 14-minutes after breaking the offside trap to give QPR the lead. West Ham equalised on 68-minutes when Joe Cole rebounded a parried Carlton Cole header for his first West Ham goal in his second spell.
Swansea 3-1 Stoke: Swansea move four points clear of Stoke after this midfield battle. The deadlock was broken four minutes into the second half with Ben Davies scoring his first senior goal with great composure. Jonathan De Guzman made it 2-0 with a great free-kick on 57-minutes. De Guzman would make it 3-0 ten minutes from the end when he rounded off a great team goal after being put through one-on-one by Danny Graham. Stoke's consolation came in injury time with Michael Owen scoring his 150th Premier League goal, heading home a Cameron Jerome cross for his first Stoke goal.
Manchester City 2-0 Fulham: City close the gap to five points. David Silva made it 1-0 after just 95-seconds when he slotted Dzeko's parried shot past Mark Schwarzer. David Silva also got the second with a silky goal and slight lob over Schwarzer on 69-minutes.
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