Chelsea 2-4 Manchester City: Given their recent personal dispute, Wayne Bridge decides not to shake hands with Blues captain John Terry in the moments before the match gets under way
Few chances materialise before Joe Cole puts in Frank Lampard who fires the ball into the far corner of Shay Given's goal in the 42nd minute
With half-time just moments away Carlos Tevez gets the better of Terry allowing him to scuff a weak effort past the sprawling Hilario to make it 1-1
Six minutes into the second half the visitors take the lead courtesy of Craig Bellamy who outpaces Jon Obi Mikel before placing a low shot beyond the injured Petr Cech's understudy
Things go from bad to worse for Carlo Ancelotti's side when Gareth Barry is sent tumbling in the box by substitute Juliano Belletti who concedes a penalty and gets a red card in the process
Tevez is given the responsibility of converting the spot-kick and he confidently steers it to Hilario's right to put City 3-1 up with a quarter of an hour to go
Referee Mike Dean shows another red card to Michael Ballack for a nasty foul on Tevez minutes later before Bellamy adds a fourth for City as Chelsea implode at Stamford Bridge
The hosts cut the deficit at the death with a Frank Lampard penalty but it is little consolation for Terry and his team-mates who have a day to forget
Stoke City 1-3 Arsenal: Having conceded an early goal from a Rory Delap throw in a recent FA Cup tie, the Gunners come unstuck in similar fashion with Danny Pugh the scorer on this occasion
Arsene Wenger's side respond well to the early setback and level on 32 minutes when Nicklas Bendtner (left) guides a fine header beyond goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen
Disaster strikes for Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey midway through the second half when a tackle by Ryan Shawcross leaves him with an horrific leg injury - the shaken Stoke player is sent off and heads to the stands in tears
The game appears to be heading for a draw until a handball by Pugh in the 90th minute allows Cesc Fabregas to put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot
With the game deep into injury time, Thomas Vermaelen taps home a third to make sure of the win to leave Arsenal only three points behind leaders Chelsea
Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth: Having entered administration on Friday, Pompey make a bright start and see Frederic Piquionne give them a 25th-minute lead
The Clarets level soon after, however, when Brian Jensen's long kick is flicked on by Steven Fletcher and Martin Paterson hooks a stunning lob over goalkeeper David James
Avram Grant's side have Clarke Carlisle to thank for conceding two penalties after the break - Jamie O'Hara sees his effort saved but Hassan Yebda converts his to win it despite a late red card for Ricardo Rocha
Birmingham City 1-0 Wigan Athletic: The match at St Andrew's looks like being goalless at the break until Mario Melchiot's foul gives James McFadden the chance to score what proves to be the winner from the penalty spot
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Owen Coyle's side start the day in the bottom three but they move up to 15th thanks to Zat Knight's sidefooted effort just before half-time
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