Tottenham 2-3 Newcastle: Shay Given makes two early saves but cannot prevent Jermain Defoe putting Spurs ahead Spurs look in complete control but Paul Huntington equalises out of nothing in the 16th minute - his first goal for Newcastle Newcastle's Nicky Butt and Spurs defender Pascal Chimbonda have to be pulled apart after an angry exchange at half-time Tottenham's lead is restored when Dimitar Berbatov gets his 11th goal of the season eight minutes into the second half But Tottenham are pegged back again when Obafemi Martins hits the net with a brilliant 72nd-minute strike And a minute later, Butt stuns White Hart Lane by holding off Teemu Tainio and firing home the winner Everton 1-1 Reading: Film star Sylvester Stallone is Everton's guest for the match against the Royals at Goodison Park Reading go ahead when Everton defender Joleon Lescott puts the ball into his own net after 26 minutes Reading suffer a setback 11 minutes later, when striker Kevin Doyle is forced off with what looks like a nasty injury Everton's Andrew Johnson is thwarted by Steve Sidwell (r) and Ivar Ingimarsson as Reading battle to protect their lead But Johnson comes up with an equaliser 10 minutes from the end to rescue a point for the home side Hearts 1-2 Celtic: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink equalises after Saulius Mikoliunas blasts Hearts into a deserved lead And Jiri Jarosik's winner means former Hearts skipper Steven Pressley can celebrate a victory against his old club
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