Saturday's action

Photos from Saturday's games

1928: Emile Heskey's first-half header gives Liverpool all three points at a sodden St Mary's.

1851: Michael Owen misses a golden chance to score a second for Liverpool.

1840: The second half gets underway at a sodden St Mary's.

1758: Heskey is through on goal again, but this time is denied by Antti Niemi. Saints though look brittle at the back, with Liverpool threatening every time they come forward.

1751: Southampton 0-1 Liverpool
Emile Heskey heads home a John Arne Riise free-kick.

1738: Liverpool start well, forcing Antti Niemi into two early saves.

1735 GMT: The game at St Mary's kicks off.

Team news: Jo Tessem partners James Beattie for Saints, while Michael Owen and Emile Heskey starts in attack for Liverpool.

Results:
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham
Charlton 1-1 Bolton
Everton 2-1 Sunderland
Leeds 0-0 West Brom
Newcastle 2-0 Man City
Early game: Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea

1657: Important victories for Newcastle, Spurs, Newcastle and Everton, while Bolton and West Brom gain valuable points away from home.

1644: Charlton 1-1 Bolton
Battling Bolton equalise late on at The Valley, and it's a brilliant overhead kick from Youri Djorkaeff.

1642: Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham
Birmingham are finally level, and deservedly so thanks to Stern John, following good work from Stan Laziridis.

1637: Robbie Fowler comes on for Leeds. But can he get the goal the Elland Road faithful are yearning for?

1633: West Brom's Andy Johnson is dismissed for two bookings in four minutes, the second yellow card for dissent after the Baggies players felt they should have been awarded a penalty.

1629: Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
Teddy Sheringham volleys Spurs in front from six yards out.

1624: Newcastle 2-0 Man City
Laurent Robert sends over a superb cross from the left which Craig Bellamy converts.

McBride scored two in six minutes for Everton

1620: Everton 2-1 Sunderland
Having hauled Everton level, new recruit Brian McBride takes a reverse pass from Tomasz Radzinski in his stride and thumps the Toffees in front.

1614: Everton 1-1 Sunderland
Brian McBride bundles Everton level, his second goal since moving to Goodison.

1606: Charlton 1-0 Bolton
Mark Fish puts the Addicks ahead after a mad scramble in the Bolton box.

---

1547: Robbie Keane has a goal for Spurs ruled out at Villa Park because strike partner Teddy Sheringham is offside.

1537: Everton 0-1 Sunderland
Kevin Phillips expertly finds Kevin Kilbane who fires the visitors ahead against the run of play.

1529: Blackburn's Andy Todd is sent off for lashing out at Birmingham's Christophe Dugarry.

1525: Ali Benarbia's shot comes back off the inside of the post as Man City battle to get level at St James' Park.

1521: Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham
Damien Duff puts Rovers ahead after good work from David Thompson and Andy Cole.

Shearer only needed 10 seconds to find the net

1501: Newcastle 1-0 Man City
Carlo Nash makes an awful mistake straight from the kick-off and amazingly, Alan Shearer finds the net after just 10 seconds.

1500 GMT: Kick-off at six other grounds.

1424: Man Utd take all three points thanks to Diego Forlan's late strike.

1423: Substitute Juan Veron does superbly to set up Diego Forlan who smashes home what must be the winner for United in the 93rd minute.

1410: Roy Keane twists and turns in the box, but blasts badly wide on his left foot.

1400: David Beckham sends over another superb cross from the right, but Ruud van Nistelrooy's goalbound header is somehow kept out by Carlo Cudicini. A truly world-class save from the Chelsea keeper.

1340: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hits the post from a few yards out.

1330: Ryan Giggs replaces Phil Neville for Man Utd as the second half gets underway.

1311: Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
Carlo Cudicini's poor clearance falls straight to David Beckham, whose pinpoint cross is emphatically headed home by Paul Scholes.

1302: Man Utd 0-1 Chelsea
Emmanuel Petit pierces the Man Utd defence with a perfect through ball and Eidur Gudjohnsen beats Fabien Barthez with a deft finish.

1250: A scrappy opening 20 minutes with no clear cut chances for either side.

1245: Chelsea bring on Gianfranco Zola for the injured Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

1237: Chelsea have started the better, forcing a succession of early corners.

1230 GMT: Referee Paul Durkin gets the game underway.

---

Team news:

Mark Delaney and Stefan Moore start for Aston Villa while Spurs bring back Dean Richards, Mauricio Taricco and Teddy Sheringham

Blackburn have Andy Todd in their back four at home to Birmingham, who have Ian Bennett in goal instead of Nico Vaesen.

Scott Parker and Shaun Bartlett start for Charlton; Mike Whitlow replaces Ivan Campo for Bolton.

Richard Wright is fit to keep goal for Everton at home to Sunderland who give a Premiership debut to Sean Thornton.

Robbie Fowler is still at Leeds, and still on the bench; Lucas Radebe takes Jonathon Woodgate's place. Scott Dobie replaces the suspended Jason Roberts for West Brom.

Alan Shearer is back up front for Newcastle; Nikos Dabizas and Nolberto Solano also return, while Carlo Nash replaces injured Man City goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and Ali Benarbia comes in for Eyal Berkovic.