There was not a lot of goals in yesterday's Premier League action but still some interesting results: The lunchtime kick-off was a big match between Everton and Tottenham with Everton looking to bounce up the table following their Merseyside derby win, Tottenham were looking to bounce back from their European defeat on Wednesday. Everton took the lead on 17 minutes through Leighton Baines however their lead only lasted three minutes when man of the moment Rafael Van Der Vaart equalised for Spurs. It finished 1-1 with both teams getting a well deserved point.
Birmingham managed to see off Blackpool at St.Andrews; after a couple of fantastic rants from Ian Holloway mid-week his mood wouldn't bettered following this result. Captain Ridgewell put the Blues ahead after 56 minutes and then Nikola Zigic rounded the match off eleven minutes into the second half.
Gerrard Houllier suffered his first defeat as Aston Villa boss away to Sunderland; Richard Dunne scoring an embarrassing own goal after 25 minutes to settle the tie. Fulham lost their second match on the bounce away to West Brom; Scott Carson scored an own goal nine minutes into the match to give Fulham the lead. But they couldn't hold on to it and Yousuff Mulumbu equalised after 17 minutes. Marc-Antoine Fortune put the Baggies ahead five minutes before half-time to secure the three points for Di Matteo's men.
With their main rivals all playing today, Chelsea were able to extend their lead at the top with a win over Wolves at Stamford Bridge. The in form Florent Malouda put Chelsea ahead after 23 minutes and Salomon Kalou finished the game off nine minutes from the end.
Wigan and Bolton held out a 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium; Hugo Rodallega put the home side ahead just under the hour mark. Johann Elmander equalised for Bolton on the 66th minute. The tea time kick-off was between West Ham and Newcastle. Carlton Cole put the Hammers ahead after twelve minutes before Kevin Nolan equalised eleven minutes later. Andy Carroll then won the game for Newcastle after 69 minutes.
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