Man Utd 3-1 Man City: Wayne Rooney latches onto Cristiano Ronaldo's pass to score the opener in the Manchester derby Striker Louis Saha gets in front of Ben Thatcher to bundle in United's second goal shortly before half-time City battle after the break and are given hope when Hatem Trabelsi pulls a goal back with a stunning long-range effort But Ronaldo pounces after a mistake by City defender Richard Dunne to seal United's victory six minutes from the end City end the game with 10 men after Bernardo Corradi's dive in the penalty area earns him a second yellow card Bolton 4-0 West Ham: Kevin Davies scores twice as struggling West Ham are trounced at the Reebok Stadium Portsmouth 2-0 Everton: Matthew Taylor puts Pompey ahead with an incredible volley from just inside the Everton half Worse follows for the visitors when Kanu meets Gary O'Neil's cross to score Portsmouth's second goal 12 minutes later Watford 0-0 Reading: Damien Francis (r) challenges Reading's James Harper during a goalless encounter at Vicarage Road Liverpool 4-0 Fulham: Steven Gerrard scores from the rebound after his 54th-minute penalty is saved by keeper Jan Lastuvka Jamie Carragher and Luis Garcia get on the scoresheet before winger Mark Gonzalez's free-kick completes Liverpool's win Middlesbrough 1-1 Wigan: Henri Camara's penalty puts Wigan ahead - but Yakubu's equaliser rescues a point for Boro Tottenham 5-1 Charlton: Tottenham's Dimitar Berbatov opens the scoring with a goal just after the half-hour mark Spurs are celebrating again just two minutes later when Finnish midfielder Teemu Tainio doubles their lead That lead is reduced when Spurs centre-back Michael Dawson puts the ball into his own net two minutes before the beak Spurs run riot in the second half and after goals from Steed Malbranque and Jermain Defoe, Berbatov nets his second Blackburn 1-3 Newcastle: Striker Obafemi Martins scores for in-form Newcastle for the second match running Defender Steven Taylor nets the Magpies' second 10 minutes before the interval to leave them firmly in control Blackburn's Stephane Henchoz is sent off for fouling Martins but his team pull a goal back through Morten Gamst Pedersen After Rovers keeper Brad Friedel goes forward for a corner, Martins sprints away to score again on the counter attack
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