Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle: Ater having his bail conditions changed, midfielder Joey Barton returns to the Magpies bench

New executive director Dennis Wise joins Newcastle chairman Chris Mort in the stand as he prepares to watch his new team

Shortly before the break Emmanuel Adebayor meets Mathieu Flamini's cross to head the Gunners in front

Kevin Keegan introduces Barton to the action but it fails to prevent Flamini's fine long-range effort doubling Arsenal's lead

With 10 minutes to go, Nicklas Bendtner plays in Cesc Fabregas for a third as Arsenal return to the top of the table

Bolton 0-0 Fulham: A disappointing crowd of under 18000 turn out at the Reebok Stadium for Tuesday's game

Fulham's Leon Andreasen and Bolton's on-loan midfielder Danny Guthrie both go close in a goalless first half

The sides cancel each other out after the interval to earn Roy Hodgson his first point as Cottagers manager

Middlesbrough 1-0 Wigan: Stewart Downing's ball finds Jeremie Aliadiere who finishes well to give Boro the lead

Turkish striker Tuncay Sanli wastes a good chance to make it 2-0 as the hosts keep their noses in front at the interval

Gareth Southgate's team hold on for a precious win but they lose Downing to a leg injury shortly before the end

Sunderland 2-0 Birmingham: Roy Keane's side have the lead when Daryl Murphy prods home at the Stadium of Light

A brave Craig Gordon dives at the feet of Cameron Jerome as Birmingham attempt to find an equaliser

Substitute Rade Prica makes his Mackems debut and scores the second to help move them out of the bottom three