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Man City 1-3 Fulham: The hosts' Brazilian star Robinho starts on the bench while Martin Petrov makes his return from injury

The Cottagers cause a few early problems but City survive and take the lead through Stephen Ireland shortly before the half hour

It is a lead they cannot hold on to though, as strikes from Clint Dempsey and former City player Dickson Etuhu put Fulham 2-1 up

With Dempsey scoring again, Mark Schwarzer makes a fine double save at the other end to make sure of the London club's win

Aston Villa 3-3 Everton: Luke Young comes under pressure from Steven Pienaar as the Toffees look for an early breakthrough

They get it in the 19th minute when Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini taps home from Leighton Baines' fine low cross

With the hosts looking shaky at the back, Everton double their lead when Tim Cahill heads the ball home from a corner shortly after

Instead of going further behind, Martin O'Neill's side respond well and have John Carew to thank for reducing the defict

Goalkeeper Tim Howard looks far from solid as Aston Villa pile on further pressure but the score remains 2-1 at the interval

Instead of drawing level, the hosts allow Everton to restore their two-goal lead when Pienaar's bending effort beats Brad Friedel

However, a brilliant free-kick from James Milner and a Gareth Barry penalty see Aston Villa end this sensational match with a point