Liverpool 0-2 West Brom: West Brom move above Liverpool after doing their first double over them in 46-years. Steven Gerrard should have put Liverpool ahead with a 76th minute penalty after Luis Suarez was felled in the box. But Gerrard's effort was magnificently saved by Ben Foster. Gareth McAuley headed West Brom level nine minutes from time from a corner that was a result of their first real attack. The points were then wrapped up in injury time when Romelu Lukaku finished powerfully past Pepe Reina.
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham: Villa climb out of the relegation zone after a great weekend all round for them. Charles N'Zogbia was fouled in the box 16-minutes from time and Christian Benteke scored the penalty to give them the lead. Villa went 2-0 ahead four minutes later when N'Zogbia scored a great free-kick. An Ashley Westwood own goal three minutes from time gave West Ham a goal back, but Villa held on to move a point clear of relegation. West Ham are 11th but sit seven points from safety.
Manchester United 2-0 Everton: United move 12-points clear at the top after beating Everton. Ryan Giggs continued to make history and his goal after 13-minutes meant that he has still scored in every single Premier League season. The points were wrapped up in first half injury time when Robin Van Persie rounded Tim Howard and squeezed the ball into the net despite Phil Jagielka's best efforts to stop it. Everton now fall to sixth and six points behind Tottenham.
Southampton 3-1 Manchester City: Mauricio Pochettino's first win in charge of Southampton comes at a great cost to Manchester City's title hopes. City's woes began after just seven minutes when Rickie Lambert's scuffed shot was parried for Jason Puncheon to smash home. It was 2-0 on 22-minutes when Joe Hart had an absolute howler, dropping a shot through his legs before Steven Davis scrambled it home, his first goal since against City in the first game of the season. City pulled one back five minutes before half-time when a counter attack from a corner was sliced home by Edin Dzeko. But City's hopes of a comeback were ended three minutes into the second half when an unchallenged Gareth Barry superbly placed the ball into his own bottom corner from around the penalty spot. The huge win for Southampton moves them four points ahead of the relegation zone while City remain nine points behind Manchester United who play Everton tomorrow.
Swansea 4-1 QPR: QPR remain rock bottom after losing 9-1 on aggregate to Swansea over the two games. The deadlock was broken after eight minutes was a parried shot came out to Michu who managed to flick the ball over Julio Cesar and into the net. Angel Rangel made it 2-0 on 18-minutes before a poor parry from Michel Vorm allowed substitute Bobby Zamora to pull a goal back three minutes into the second half. Swansea's two goal cushion was restored just three minutes later when Pablo Hernandez worked a way through and smartly scoring from a very acute angle. The points were well and truly wrapped up on 67-minutes when Michu scored his second. QPR remain seven points from safety while Swansea sit seventh and possibly eyeing a European place.
Chelsea 4-1 Wigan: Chelsea move to four points behind Manchester City while Wigan are now three points from safety. Chelsea took the lead on 23-minutes when Ramires scored after being put through by Fernando Torres. It was 2-0 11-minutes into the second half when a pull back was coolly slotted home by Eden Hazard. Wigan managed to pull a goal back just two minutes later when Shaun Maloney beat the offside and pulled Petr Cech miles from his goal before slotting around him. Frank Lampard was once again on the scoresheet with his 198th goal for Chelsea four minutes from time, now four away from the all-time record. Substitute Marko Marin headed home a parried Cesar Azpilicueta cross-come-shot for his first Chelsea goal in injury time, Chelsea's 100th goal in all competitions this season.
Tottenham 2-1 Newcastle: The scoreline could perhaps read Gareth Bale 2-1 France. The win for Spurs sees them move four points clear of Arsenal in fourth place. The defeat for Newcastle sees them remain four points ahead of the relegation zone. A quick start for Spurs saw them take the lead after just five minutes when a free-kick was beautifully placed into the bottom corner by Bale. Newcastle levelled on 24-minutes when Moussa Sissoko's pull back was controlled and fired home by Yoann Gouffran for his first goal in English football. The winner came 12-minutes from the end when Bale managed to beat Fabricio Coloccini to the ball before beating Tim Krul in the one-on-one, his 13th goal of the season.
Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal: Arsenal managed to hold on to the three points despite having ten men for the last half an hour. The win does mean Arsenal remain four points behind Tottenham in the race for fourth, the defeat for Sunderland keeps them just six points clear of the relegation zone. The only goal of the game came ten minutes before half-time when Theo Walcott laid the ball off for Santi Cazorla to fire home juat inside the box albeit with a slight deflection. A worrying sign for Arsenal saw Jack Wilshere forced off early in the second half with another injury. Carl Jenkinson was sent off for his second bookable offence on 62-minutes, a day after his 21st birthday. But Sunderland couldn't take advantage and Arsenal held on to the three points.
Stoke 2-1 Reading: There was no famous Reading comeback this time which leaves them back in the relegation zone, a point from safety. The win for Stoke puts them ten points clear now and only seven points from the famous 40-point mark. It was a rather late showing with the opening goal coming on 67-minutes with Robert Huth heading home a corner for his first goal since Easter Monday. Cameron Jerome made it 2-0 nine minutes from time with a fantastic turn and volley. Reading did threaten another comeback when Adrian Mariappa made it 2-1 two minutes later with a header from a corner. But Reading couldn't get the job done and Stoke managed to keep the three points.
Norwich 0-0 Fulham: A rather lacklustre draw at Carrow Road sees both teams go six points clear of the relegation zone. But neither are safe by any means.
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