Portsmouth 2-1 Man Utd: Matthew Taylor puts Pompey ahead against Premiership leaders United at Fratton Park Rio Ferdinand's comical own goal with a minute remaining seals United's fate, although John O'Shea reduces the deficit Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham: Blues defender Ricardo Carvalho fires home the winner from 30 yards seven minutes after half-time Carvalho's goal - his sixth of the season - cuts Manchester United's lead at the top of the table Arsenal 0-1 West Ham: Bobby Zamora's goal just before half-time gives West Ham a shock win at the Emirates Stadium Goalkeeper Robert Green is the Hammers' hero, producing a string of saves to help his side claim three priceless points Sheffield Utd 1-2 Newcastle: Obafemi Martins fires Newcastle in front against struggling Sheffield United at Bramall Lane Substitute Christian Nade raises United's hopes of climbing out of the bottom three with an equaliser on 74 minutes But Steven Taylor's close-range header wins it for Newcastle and leaves the Blades in serious trouble Wigan 1-3 Bolton: Former England striker Emile Heskey bundles in the opening goal for relegation-threatened Wigan Wigan are pegged back two minutes before the break when Nicolas Anelka scores after being set up by El-Hadji Diouf Andranik Teymourian then scores twice to keep Bolton's dream of a Champions League place very much alive Middlesbrough 4-1 Watford: Mark Viduka puts Middlesbrough into the lead after just four minutes at the Riverside Stadium Damien Francis equalises but George Boateng makes it 2-1, Viduka scores again and Fabio Rochemback gets Boro's fourth Reading 1-2 Liverpool: Alvaro Arbeloa scores his first goal for Liverpool since joining the club last summer Brynjar Gunnarsson levels befoe Dirk Kuyt's late header from Jermaine Pennant's right-wing cross gives Liverpool the points Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa: Rovers' Benni McCarthy scores with a penalty after Phil Bardsley fouls Morten Gamst Pedersen But Patrik Berger boosts his chances of securing a new Villa contract by netting a 34th-minute equaliser for the visitors And Gabriel Agbonlahor tucks away a second-half winner to give Villa a much needed victory after a bad run of results
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