Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham
Craig Gardner won the match for Villa, but Dean Ashton is now a doubt for England after picking up a knee injury.
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan Athletic
The champions finally record the sort of victory we expected from them last season.
Arsenal 3-2 Sunderland
Arsenal’s new found resilience helped them to victory after Sunderland had pegged back their two-goal lead.
Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham
David Bentley and Benni McCarthy were on the scoresheet for Rovers to see off the Blues.
Bolton 0-1 Chelsea
The pressure on Avram Grant eases a little as Chelsea beat Bolton at the Reebok.
Fulham 0-2 Portsmouth
Benjani continues his goalscoring form with Hermann Hreidarsson making another surprising appearance on the scoresheet.
Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham
Liverpool rescue a point against Spurs thanks to Fernando Torres’s injury time strike.
Manchester City 3-1 Middlesbrough
Elano-inspired City continue their good form against struggling Boro.
Newcastle 3-2 Everton
Michael Owen capped his now customary pre-England match comeback with the winning goal.
Reading 1-0 Derby
The Royals edge out Derby courtesy of Kevin Doyle’s first goal of the season.
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