Birmingham 2-2 Arsenal: The early game is seconds old when Eduardo is carried off after a late tackle from Martin Taylor Arsenal look stunned by Eduardo's horrific injury and James McFadden capitalises, swinging in a superb free-kick Cometh the hour, cometh the teenager... Theo Walcott crashes home his first and second league goals for Arsenal But incredibly Gael Clichy gives away a penalty in stoppage time and McFadden converts to secure a priceless draw Liverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough: Tuncay gives the visitors a shock lead at Anfield, heading in a Stuart Downing free-kick It doesn't last long, two superb finishes by Spaniard Fernando Torres swiftly redressing the balance for Liverpool Torres is the difference between the sides and he seals his first Anfield hat-trick in the second half to huge acclaim Wigan 2-0 Derby: After a slow start, both sets of players play ping-pong in the Derby box before Paul Scharner prods home Lovely work from Wilson Palacios sets up Antonio Valencia to double the margin at the JJB Stadium Portsmouth 1-0 Sunderland: Another slow burner comes to life when Nico Kranjcar wins a penalty and Jermain Defoe scores Fulham 0-1 West Ham: Nolberto Solano does his best Superman impression after scoring the winner late on But there is a hint of handball about his goal and Fulham's Leon Andreasen is shown the red card for protesting Newcastle 1-5 Man Utd: Newcastle legend Sir Bobby Robson celebrates his 75th birthday at St James's Park The Magpies start strongly before Cristiano Ronaldo beats Habib Beye and sets Wayne Rooney up for a superb opener Michael Carrick cuts Newcastle's defence and passes to Ronaldo who finishes beautifully from 12 yards Ronaldo continues the celebration after rounding keeper Steve Harper and stroking in his 29th goal of the season Abdoulaye Faye briefly cheers struggling Toon manager Kevin Keegan up by volleying home his first goal of the match But Newcastle clear a corner only to Wayne Rooney, who unleashes a sublime curling shot piling misery on Keegan Then Louis Saha joins in the attack and slots in Rooney's pass in added time which closes the league gap on Arsenal
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