Everton 2-4 Man Utd: Players and fans observe a moment's silence then a minute of applause in tribute to Alan Ball The league-leaders start badly; Alan Stubbs's free-kick is deflected off Michael Carrick to give the Toffees the lead Chelsea 2-2 Bolton: Title challengers Chelsea also start poorly, as Bolton's Lubomir Michalik fires home on 20 minutes The Blues are back in the driving seat after Salomon Kalou's header and Jussi Jaaskelainen's own goal makes it 2-1 But Kevin Davies heads home a Bolton free-kick to make it 2-2 at Stamford Bridge and give the Red Devils a boost United's lifeline is short-lived, as Manuel Fernandes scores minutes later to put a dent in their title hopes: 2-0 to Everton United's fightback begins: a goal from John O'Shea and an own goal from old boy Phil Neville put them back in it With 20 minutes to go in each match the scoreline reads 2-2, but it's United in the ascendancy with Chelsea starting to flag Wayne Rooney scores to give United the vital third goal, and sub Chris Eagles' late goal seals a crucial victory Alex Ferguson celebrates on the pitch as United go five points clear at the top, while Chelsea's title hopes hang by a thread Portsmouth 2-1 Liverpool: Jerzy Dudek fails to clear David James' kick and Benjani Mwaruwari heads into an empty net Niko Krancjar gets a second to seal the win which propels Portsmouth into the Uefa Cup qualification places Middlesbrough 2-3 Tottenham: After assisting Robbie Keane's opener, Berbatov scores a fine volley for Spurs' second Mark Viduka and Emmanuel Pogatetz score either side of Keane's second, but Spurs win and climb to eighth in the table Wigan 0-3 West Ham: Luis Boa Morte, Yossi Benayoun and Marlon Harewood score to seal West Ham's fifth win in seven Although still in the drop zone, West Ham's win gives them a fighting chance of survival as struggling Wigan slide to 17th Blackburn 4-1 Charlton: Jason Roberts adds a brace to Hermann Hreidarsson's own goal and Matt Derbyshire's strike The defeat deals a blow to Charlton's survival hopes, as they slump below West Ham to second-bottom in the table Man City 0-2 Aston Villa: John Carew and Shaun Maloney score for the visitors in the day's only meaningless fixture Sheffield United 1-0 Watford: The Blades' bid for survival is boosted as Michael Tonge's goal moves them up to 15th
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