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During the 21st round of matches of the English Premier League on the first day of the New Year, the home teams had more success, winning six out of eight matches.
Only "Man Utd" and London's "Arsenal" managed to secure victories away from home.
Sir Alex Ferguson's proteges triumphed 2-1 over "W.B.A." at "The Hawthorns" stadium, maintaining their position at the top of the league table.
Wayne Rooney scored the opening goal early in the match, but James Morrison equalized for the hosts with an impressive shot in the 14th minute.
After the break, the home team had a great chance to take the lead, but Peter Odemwingie missed from the penalty spot, and shortly after, Javier Hernandez, who came on as a substitute, secured three points for the visitors.
Meanwhile, the "Gunners" easily defeated "Birmingham" 3-0 away from home.
"W.B.A." 1 - 2 "Man Utd" 3' [0 - 1] W. Rooney 14' [1 - 1] J. Morrison 75' [1 - 2] J. Hernandez
63' P. Odemwingie ("W.B.A.") missed a penalty
"Liverpool" 2 - 1 "Bolton" 43' [0 - 1] K. Davies 49' [1 - 1] F. Torres 90' [2 - 1] J. Cole
"Man City" 1 - 0 "Blackpool" 34' [1 - 0] A. Johnson
37' C. Tevez ("Man City") missed a penalty
"Stoke" 2 - 0 Liverpool "Everton" 23' [1 - 0] K. Jones 69' [2 - 0] P. Jagielka (own goal)
"Sunderland" 3 - 0 "Blackburn" 11' [1 - 0] D. Welbeck 19' [2 - 0] D. Bent 89' [3 - 0] A. Gyan
London's "Tottenham" 1 - 0 London's "Fulham" 42' [1 - 0] G. Bale
London's "West Ham" 2 - 0 "Wolves" 51' [1 - 0] R. Zubar (own goal) 79' [2 - 0] F. Sears
"Birmingham" 0 - 3 London's "Arsenal" 13' [0 - 1] R.v. Persie 58' [0 - 2] S. Nasri 66' [0 - 3] R. Johnson (own goal)
