Newcastle 3-0 Stoke: The Toon Army sit fourth with a game in hand over Arsenal, who are just three points ahead, after another emphatic win. Yohan Cabaye broke the deadlock on 14-minutes, rebounding a Papiss Cisse header which came back off the crossbar and into the Frenchman's path. Cabaye then became provider, slipping the ball through for Cisse to net for the 11th time this season just four minutes after Newcastle had originally taken the lead. Cabaye was then on the score sheet for a second time, curling a sublime effort into the bottom corner 12-minutes into the second half to round off a fantastic performance.
QPR 1-0 Tottenham: Defeat for Spurs means that they are now three points behind Newcastle in the race for fourth. The win for QPR sees them move three points clear of the relegation zone. The only goal of the game came from the former Spurs player, Adel Taarabt, his free-kick finding the bottom corner after 24-minutes. It didn't end well for the Moroccan though, he received a second yellow card with 12-minutes to go for stupidly kicking the ball away.
Blackburn 2-0 Norwich: Blackburn still find themselves three points from safety despite this win over Norwich. Mauro Formica got on the end of a perfect Morten Gamst Pedersen cross to give Blackburn the lead four minutes before half-time. Junior Hoilett then ensured Rovers of the points with a fantastic top corner effort four minutes after the break.
Bolton 1-1 Swansea: Bolton are now four points from safety with two games in hand over their rivals. Scott Sinclair scored his first away goal of the season with a great strike into the top corner, giving Swansea the lead after just six minutes. Bolton's equaliser came eight minutes later when Chris Eagles finished off a Martin Petrov cross. A point may not be enough at this stage, but it's better than none for Bolton.
Fulham 2-1 Wigan: Wigan remain three points ahead of the relegation zone, but it could have been more after initially taking the lead. It was Emerson Boyce who put the visitors in front, his first goal in two years with a great strike into the bottom corner 12-minutes into the second half. But just a minute later Pavel Pogrebnyak equalised for Fulham with his sixth in a white shirt. Philippe Senderos scored his first goal in a Fulham shirt, heading a free-kick in the final minute of normal time to take the point away from Wigan.
Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland: Martin O'Neill's return to Villa Park saw a game where Sunderland perhaps should have won, but the draw sees Villa stand five points ahead of the relegation zone. Nicklas Bendtner looked to have scored on 75-minutes but the linesman flagged for offside, replays showed that the Dane was actually onside. It was a family reunion as Craig Gardner returned to Villa Park to face his brother, Gary. But Craig's match didn't end well after he received a second yellow card in injury time.
Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea: A game full of yellow cards but not enough clear cut chances. The point sees Arsenal just three points ahead of Newcastle in third, but Newcastle do have that game in hand. Chelsea fall four points behind the Magpies and are starting to look desperate in their quest for Champions League football.
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