Bolton Wanderers 0-4 Manchester United: Owen Coyle's side appear to be containing the reigning champions reasonably well until Ryan Giggs's cross is sidefooted into his own net by Jlloyd Samuel in the 38th minute
United score again midway through the second half when Darren Fletcher's shot is only parried by Jussi Jaaskelainen allowing Dimitar Berbatov to net the second
The Bulgarian forward has a second nine minutes later after getting on the end of Nani's low cross to effectively end Bolton's challenge
Sir Alex Ferguson swaps Fletcher for Darron Gibson in the closing stages and he registers a fourth almost immediately as Manchester United ease back into top spot with this emphatic win
Chelsea 7-1 Aston Villa: The first goal of the day goes to the Blues when Florent Malouda's low cross in turned in by Frank Lampard after 15 minutes
However, the visitors find themselves back on level terms just before the half hour when John Carew slots home from Ashley Young's cross
Carlo Ancelotti's side respond well and regain the lead just before the interval thanks to Lampard who scores from the penalty spot after a foul by James Collins on Yuri Zhirkov
Left-back Zhirkov creates the third for Chelsea on 57 minutes when his ball into the box is swept home by the impressive Florent Malouda from 10 yards out
Chelsea win another penalty minutes later, again courtesy of Zhirkov, which Lampard sends into the corner to complete his hat-trick
Further goals from Malouda and Salomon Kalou make it 6-1 before Lampard scores his fourth and Chelsea's seventh as the Blues' title hopes receive a significant boost
Birmingham City 1-1 Arsenal: Arsene Wenger's side look like being held to a goalless draw until a fine strike from Samir Nasri breaks the deadlock with nine minutes to go
Alex McLeish decides to bring on veteran striker Kevin Phillips in an effort to save the game and it is he who grabs a crucial equaliser at the death to dent Arsenal's title hopes
West Ham United 0-1 Stoke City: After a poor run of results, the Hammers start the day just above the bottom three but lose again when substitute Ricardo Fuller beats several players before firing past Robert Green
Hull City 2-0 Fulham: Desperately needing a win to try and avoid relegation, the Tigers take a 16th-minute lead when Jimmy Bullard converts a penalty against his former club
It looks like being a good day for the strugglers when Craig Fagan loops a header over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer in the opening minutes of the second half to make it 2-0
Hull boss Iain Dowie sees his side close out the vital win which lifts them on to level points with 17th-placed West Ham with a game in hand
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Portsmouth: With Spurs looking to keep hold of fourth place, Peter Crouch gives them a 27th-minute lead after getting on the end of Gareth Bale's cross
The hosts double their lead shortly before half-time when Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar flicks home after the ball comes off Hayden Mullins
Although they do not concede any further goals, Portsmouth suffer injuries to Hermann Hreidarsson (pictured), Danny Webber and David James as they end the match with 10 men and another a defeat
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Everton: The Toffees have the better chances at Molineux but the two defences come out on top as the sides have to settle for a share of the points on offer
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