Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City: Frank Lampard is tackled by Manchester City's Nigel de Jong as the visitors make a brighter start at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea start to impose themselves on the visitors with Fernando Torres looking lively as an attacking threat early on as the hosts start to enjoy some possession in key areas
Manchester City's De Jong and Joleon Lescott manage to frustrate the Spaniard as the opening half ends goalless with both defences in control of proceedings
Newly reinstated England captain John Terry provides cause for concern for Chelsea as he receives treatment for a leg injury 10 minutes into the second half
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti makes changes as his side search for a breakthrough with Florent Malouda and the disappointed birthday boy Torres replaced by Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka
With the final 10 minutes approaching the hosts make the breakthrough as David Luiz glances a header past City keeper Joe Hart from Didier Drogba's free-kick
Chelsea seal the vital three points with a wonderful goal from Brazilian Ramires who skips around two City defenders before firing the ball past Hart in added time
Sunderland 0-2 Liverpool: Kenny Dalglish takes the Reds to the north east looking for a positive result against the Black Cats following the club's disappointing Europa League exit to Braga
Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand attempts to match the aerial challenge of Liverpool's Andy Carroll during the early stages of the Premier League encounter at the Stadium of Light
Sunderland enjoy plenty of possession but it's Liverpool that make the first breakthrough as Dirk Kuyt steps up to slot home a penalty after John Mensah was judged to have fouled Jay Spearing in the box
Kuyt celebrates after slotting home the 34th-minute penalty that gives his side a controversial lead as replays suggest that contact with Spearing was initially made outside the box
Liverpool double their lead in the 77th minute as Luis Suarez collects Dirk Kuyt's throw-in before surging into the box and thumping a terrific shot into the Sunderland net from the tightest of angles
The Uruguayan celebrates with his team-mates as he continues to flourish at his new club with the goal that looks to have secured all three points for Dalglish's side
Minutes later and things go from bad to worse for the hosts as John Mensah is shown a straight red by referee Kevin Friend after tangling with Suarez with the Liverpool man clear on goal
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