Fulham 3-0 Blackpool: Prior to the Premier League game against Blackpool, Fulham chairman Mohammed Al Fayed unveils the controversial Michael Jackson statue that has been erected outside Craven Cottage
Fulham's Danny Murphy tackles David Vaughan during the opening period of the encounter on the banks of the Thames with the visitors Blackpool on the back foot
Bobby Zamora makes his first start for the Cottagers since suffering a horrific broken leg and he makes a stunning impact, charging at Blackpool's goal and thumping a terrific shot into the net in the 23rd minute
Five minutes later and the hosts double their lead and it's Zamora who grabs his second with a header from Danny Murphy's free-kick that takes a slight deflection on its way into the Blackpool net
Fulham wrap up the comfortable win that plunges Blackpool into trouble as Dickson Etuhu sweeps home Brede Hangeland's pass after Clint Dempsey's header comes back off the post
Manchester City 5-0 Sunderland: The hosts make a fine start to the match as Yaya Toure releases Adam Johnson who strikes low into the corner in just the ninth minute of the clash
Things get even better for City six minutes later as Phil Bardsley brings down Carlos Tevez in the box and the Argentine strokes home the resulting penalty despite the best efforts of keeper Simon Mignole
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini encourages his side as they seek a third goal that would surely end any challenge that Steve Bruce's side can provide
The third goal arrives in the 63rd minute as David Silva is on hand to tuck the ball home after Mario Balotelli's effort is blocked in the area
City start to run riot as substitute Patrick Vieira slides home City's fourth with his very first touch from Aleksander Kolarov's cross in the 67th minute
Sunderland's afternoon gets even worse as Lee Cattermole's sloppy pass across the box reaches Man City's Yaya Toure who neatly clips the ball home for the fifth in the 73rd minute
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