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Leaders "Man City" once again outperformed "Man Utd", defeating "Bolton" 3-0 at home.
The hosts dominated the first half but failed to capitalize on several great chances. Wayne Rooney missed the best opportunity by failing to convert a penalty kick.
However, returning veteran Paul Scholes led "Man Utd" ahead just before half-time, and after the break, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick secured the lead.
Meanwhile, London's "Tottenham", currently in third place, dropped two important points playing a 1-1 draw with 16th place "Wolverhampton" team.
The visitors took the lead after Steven Fletcher's goal, but Luka Modric equalized from distance in the 53rd minute. The visitors successfully defended for the remainder of the game, with goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey repelling dangerous attempts from Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe.
London's "Chelsea" team added three points to their tally, defeating "Sunderland" 1-0 at Stamford Bridge stadium.
The only goal was scored by Frank Lampard: the Englishman was first to reach the ball, which rebounded off the crossbar after an impressive strike from Fernando Torres.
"Sunderland" had their chances as well, especially close to scoring were Craig Gardner and Nicklas Bendtner.
Results:
Birmingham's "Aston Villa" 1 - 1 Liverpool's "Everton"
56' [1 - 0] D. Bent
69' [1 - 1] V. Anichebe
"Blackburn" 3 - 1 London's "Fulham"
45' [1 - 0] M. G. Pedersen
46' [2 - 0] D. Dunn
56' [2 - 1] D. Duff
79' [3 - 1] M. Formica
Yakubu ("Blackburn") sent off in the 23rd minute
London's "Chelsea" 1 - 0 "Sunderland"
13' [1 - 0] F. Lampard
Liverpool 0 - 0 Stoke
Man Utd 3 - 0 Bolton
45' [1 - 0] P. Scholes
74' [2 - 0] D. Welbeck
83' [3 - 0] M. Carrick
W. Rooney ("Man Utd") missed a penalty kick in the 22nd minute
London's "Tottenham" 1 - 1 "Wolverhampton"
22' [0 - 1] S. Fletcher
51' [1 - 1] L. Modric
West Bromwich 1 - 2 Norwich
43' [0 - 1] A. Surman
68' [1 - 1] S. Long (from a penalty kick)
79' [1 - 2] S. Morison
