Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham: The Gunners must make do without striker Thierry Henry for the north London derby But the injured Frenchman is quick to his feet to congratulate Emanuel Adebayor after he races clear to put Arsenal ahead Referee Graham Poll then awards the Gunners a penalty after judging that Pascal Chimbonda felled Tomas Rosicky Gilberto Silva slams the spot-kick low to Paul Robinson's right to give the Gunners a 2-0 half-time lead And the stand-in skipper tucks in a second penalty after Robin van Persie is fouled to seal a comfortable win Blackburn 2-0 Fulham: Shabani Nonda celebrates after hooking the ball beyond Jan Lastuvka to open the scoring Benni McCarthy doubles Blackburn's lead as his curled effort loops over Lastuvka with the aid of a deflection off Ian Pearce Middlesbrough 1-2 Man Utd: Mark Schwarzer gives away a penalty when he is adjudged to have fouled Cristiano Ronaldo Louis Saha shows no sign of nerves as he puts the away side 1-0 up from the spot on 18 minutes at the Riverside Stadium James Morrison levels the scores on 66 minutes before Darren Fletcher heads United back in front two minutes later Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa: Gareth Barry blasts home from the penalty spot after David James' foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor Matthew Taylor levels the scores with a header before making it 2-1 to Portsmouth with a well-taken penalty on 80 minutes Juan Pablo Angel celebrates after levelling the scores just two minutes later with a deflected right-foot effort Reading 1-0 Bolton: Kevin Doyle is congratulated by his team-mates after heading the opening goal from John Oster's cross Bolton boss Sam Allardyce gesticulates angrily as his side fail to trouble Reading in the second half at the Madejski Stadium Sheff Utd 2-1 Charlton: Andy Reid is mobbed by his team-mates after opening the scoring on 17 minutes at Bramall Lane Chris Morgan rises above the Charlton defence to head home Keith Gillespie's corner to level the scores on 64 minutes Gillespie celebrates after his spectacular late strike gives Sheff Utd all three points against Charlton Wigan 0-4 Liverpool: Craig Bellamy curls the ball past Chris Kirkland to give the away side the lead on nine minutes Dirk Kuyt celebrates after rounding off a great passing move to put Liverpool 3-0 up at the JJB Stadium on 40 minutes
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