Birmingham 1-1 Reading: Mikael Forssell's header is blocked but the rebound hits him and goes in to put the Blues ahead The Royals level early in the second half when Stephen Hunt earns a penalty and then converts it Derby 0-1 Middlesbrough: Stewart Downing's cross is sweetly volleyed home by the in-form Tuncay as Boro edge home Fulham 0-1 Newcastle: The Cottagers slip into the relegation zone following Joey Barton's last-minute penalty winner Man City 4-2 Bolton: Italian striker Rolando Bianchi gives the hosts a seventh-minute lead from close range Bolton draw level just after the half hour when El-Hadji Diouf expertly steers home Kevin Davies' cross-shot Just before half time, Ricardo Gardner's ball finds its way to Kevin Nolan (left) who puts the Trotters ahead Lubomir Michalik's own goal restores parity again before Darius Vassell bundles home a third for Sven-Goran Eriksson's team Youngster Kelvin Etuhu comes off the bench to score a fourth in the final minute to seal the win and put City in the top four Portsmouth 0-1 Tottenham: Dimitar Berbatov's solitary strike nine minutes from time earns Spurs a precious away win Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa: Danny Higginbotham leaps high to meet Ross Wallace's corner and give Roy Keane's side the lead Villa earn a point when Paul McShane fouls Shaun Maloney who curls home the resulting free-kick in the 73rd minute West Ham 0-2 Everton: Yakubu scores his second goal at Upton Park in three days as the Toffees look for another win Andy Johnson makes sure of the points with a late goal to move Everton into the top six ahead of Portsmouth Wigan 5-3 Blackburn: The Latics score first when Denny Landzaat finishes well after latching onto Marcus Bent's flick In the 12th minute Bent has a goal of his own after getting the better of Ryan Nelsen and Christopher Samba Things worsen for the visitors when Benni McCarthy has a penalty saved and then Paul Scharner heads a third With the interval looming, Roque Santa Cruz chests the ball down and unleashes a 25-yard half-volley to pull one back Santa Cruz completes his hat-trick, with goals either side of Brett Emerton's red card, as Blackburn make it 3-3 Wigan respond well and two more goals from Bent, another hat-trick, earn Steve Bruce's strugglers a vital victory
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