Blackburn 0-1 Liverpool: A minute's silence is observed to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy Robbie Fowler boosts his chances of landing a new contract by scoring Liverpool's winner at Ewood Park after 29 minutes Djibril Cisse misses a late chance to score a second goal for Liverpool but Rafael Benitez's side still get the points Aston Villa 3-1 Birmingham: Villa chairman Doug Ellis (r) and his Blues counterpart David Gold meet before the crucial derby Birmingham are dealt a major blow when Matthew Upson is ruled out after suffering an injury in the warm-up Worse follows for the relegation-threatened Blues when Milan Baros gives their rivals and fellow strugglers an early lead Chris Sutton equalises but young defender Gary Cahill's amazing acrobatic effort puts Villa back in front And Birmingham's fate is sealed when Baros scores his second goal and Villa's third 12 minutes from the end Birmingham boss Steve Bruce looks dejected as Villa's fans celebrate a win that all but ensures their Premiership status Celtic 1-1 Hibernian: North of the border, Steven Fletcher puts Hibernian ahead in the 35th minute at Parkhead Maciej Zurawski's header from Paul Telfer's 75th-minute cross secures a point for the SPL champions
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