West Ham 0-1 Reading: Alan Pardew's hopes of bouncing back from Thursday's Uefa Cup loss are severely dampened Ouch! It's not the best start for Pardew as Reading's Seol Ki-Hyeon scores a cracking 25-yard strike within two minutes And Bobby Convey races to celebrate with the South Korean as the rain continues to settle on the east London pitch Despite Reading's great start, Carlos Tevez plays well, making great touches at every opportunity However, Tevez does not produce so much magic in the second half and is replaced by veteran Teddy Sheringham Blackburn 2-1 Wigan: Another early goal! Emmerson Boyce crosses for Emile Heskey to put Wigan ahead from 12 yards But David Bentley celebrates with Morten Gamst Pedersen as he scores a stunning equaliser shortly before half-time Svetoslav Todorov wastes an excellent opportunity to put the Latics back in front when Jason Brown saves his penalty And the visitors are made to pay when Jason Roberts sets up Benni McCarthy to roll in Rovers winner from close range Manchester Utd 2-0 Newcastle Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo shows off his attacking threat during the first half However, he is quickly brought down by Scott Parker and Mike Dean is swift to draw the yellow card on the midfielder Just before half-time Ole Gunner Solskjaer brightens the home crowd by tucking in his first league goal in over three years Solskjaer proves to Old Trafford that he's back with a bang, as his double strike secures them victory Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Portsmouth: What an opener - Danny Murphy puts in Dimitar Berbatov's rebound in 39 seconds Chris Foy awards a Spurs penalty after Didier Zakora is felled by Pedro Mendes, much to the annoyance of Pompey Nwankwo Kanu gets Portsmouth back into the game before half-time, as he heads Gary O'Neill's cross into the net Robbie Keane replaces Berbatov, then Michael Dawson is helped off the pitch after a collision with Tom Huddlestone Paul Robinson superbly saves Lomana LuaLua's header in added time, which cheers up Martin Jol as the whistle blows
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