Sam Allardyce saw his Blackburn side claim the local bragging rights over Burnley in the first top-flight meeting of the clubs for 43 years.
• Dunn delighted with performance
It was a comfortable victory after an early scare when Robbie Blake made the breakthrough for Burnley after five minutes. However the home side effectively sealed the points before half-time thanks to goals from David Dunn, Franco di Santo and Pascal Chimbonda. … More
Ten-man Manchester City needed a brilliant late save from Shay Given to earn them a point at Wigan’s DW stadium.
• Melchiot: Petrov goal was sucker punch
The dismissal of Pablo Zabaleta for two bookable offences condemned the Blues to a difficult last 25 minutes. And Hugo Rodallega thought he has profited with a close-range volley a minute from time, only for Given to deny him. Wigan might grumble, although City were just about worthy of a … More
Arsenal continued their momentum with a 3-1 Barclays Premier League win over Birmingham at the Emirates Stadium.
Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby had fired the Gunners into a 2-0 lead inside 18 minutes. However, Lee Bowyer capitalised on a mistake by young keeper Vito Mannone – preferred to fit-again Manuel Almunia – to pull a goal back before half-time.
After soaking up plenty of pressure during the second half from the battling Blues, Andrey … More
Defender James Collins scored his first goal for Aston Villa to condemn Premier League leaders Chelsea to a second successive away defeat.
Martin O’Neill’s £5 million capture from West Ham took advantage of slack marking to head the winner after 52 minutes.
Didier Drogba had given the Blues the lead after 15 minutes but Collins’ defensive partner Richard Dunne levelled before the interval. … More
Everton staged a dramatic late rally as Russian winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov’s first goal for the club rescued a point against Wolves at Goodison Park.• McCarthy blasts sending offWolves looked to be heading for a much-needed victory when striker Kevin Doyle put them ahead with his third goal of the season, after 75 minutes.Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey had earlier produced a string of fine saves to keep Wolves in the match, but with two minutes of normal time left the £10 million Everton new boy struck with an equaliser.Wolves ended the match with 10 men when substitute Stefan Maierhofer was sent off in injury time. Everton successfully defended their right to field Marouane Fellaini following a row with the Belgian federation but opted to put him on the substitutes’ bench.The only change from the side that drew with Stoke last time out for the Toffees … More
Manchester United received more last-gasp salvation at Old Trafford – this time from Edwin van der Sar as they scrambled back to the Premier League summit with a 2-1 win over Bolton.
Late goals against Manchester City and Sunderland have kept United afloat at Old Trafford this season. This time the drama was all at the other end.
Two goals up and cruising against Bolton thanks to an early Zat Knight own goal and Antonio Valencia’s first since a £17million summer move from Wigan, United looked destined to cruise … More
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp made a triumphant return to Fratton Park but Jermain Defoe was sent off for a stamp in the Premier League victory against Portsmouth.
• Redknapp hails “fantastic” reception
After leaving Pompey nearly a year ago, Redknapp eventually took Defoe, Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar with him – and almost inevitably Defoe got on the scoresheet after Ledley King had broken the deadlock.
Defoe getting sent off, however, was not in the script – and it set up a thrilling finale after Kevin- … More
Striker James Beattie’s first goals of the season earned Stoke a 2-1 victory at home to West Ham.
The burly forward scored his opener from an 11th-minute penalty, only for Matthew Upson to head an equaliser before the interval.
However, Beattie had the last word when he forced home Ricardo Fuller’s cross at the far post with 20 minutes to go.
Those goals ended a run of four Premier League matches, which included successive home defeats … More
Darren Bent staked a further claim for a place in England’s World Cup squad as Sunderland heaped further misery on Liverpool.
However, he did so in controversial circumstances as the visitors were left fuming over the fifth-minute strike which secured the Black Cats’ first victory over a ‘top four’ team since their return to the Premier League.
• Palmer: No excuses from Benitez
Bent’s eighth goal of the season came when his shot was deflected past goalkeeper Pepe Reina by a … More
Richard Dunne scored a brilliant header against his former club but Craig Bellamy denied him the matchwinning glory with a second-half leveller for Manchester City as they drew 1-1 with Aston Villa.
• Dunne: No celeb out of respect
• Jolly: Dunne shines in reunion
Dunne had given Villa a half-time lead with his first goal since his £6million move from Eastlands, outjumping former Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. … More
