Liverpool 1-4 Chelsea: Premiership champions Chelsea start well at Anfield - Frank Lampard's penalty puts them 1-0 up The home side fight back though and skipper Steven Gerrard fires Liverpool level on 36 minutes But Damien Duff nips in to score from Didier Drogba's pull-back to put Chelsea back in front - Joe Cole later makes it three And Chelsea substitute Geremi scores from close-range to seal an awesome victory for Jose Mourinho's men Man City 2-0 Everton: David Moyes and Stuart Pearce try to rally their sides after a disappointing opening half The match springs to life in the 72nd minute as Mills unleashes a spectacular right-footed shot to give the hosts the lead Darius Vassell wraps up the win for Pearce's men - stroking the ball beyond Nigel Martyn in the 90th minute Arsenal 1-0 Birmingham: Kenny Cunningham is sent off following a professional foul on Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg Minutes later Arsenal are awarded a penalty after Ljungberg is fouled but the Rober Pires is denied by Maik Taylor's save Robin van Persie's effort takes a cruel deflection off Stephen Clemence in the 81st minute to give Arsenal the 1-0 win Wigan 2-1 Bolton: Henri Camara flicks the ball over Jussi Jaaskelainen to help Wigan claim another Premiership win Aston Villa 2-3 Middlesbrough: George Boateng scores Boro's second against his former club as his side dominate
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