Wayne Rooney's 21st Premier League goal of the season has secured a 1-0 victory for Manchester United over Fulham to put them three points clear of Manchester City in the title race.
Carlos Tevez marked his Manchester City return by setting up Samir Nasri's late winner in a vital 2-1 home victory over Chelsea that kept the pressure on leaders Manchester United in the title race.
Manchester United have ruthlessly ripped apart 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers to stroll to a 5-0 victory and move four points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has scored a hat trick to lift his team to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Everton in the Premier League Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Arsenal narrowed the gap on third-placed Tottenham Hotspur to one point when Thomas Vermaelen struck deep in stoppage time to seal a 2-1 win over Newcastle United in a dramatic Premier League match.
Two goals from Wayne Rooney have put Manchester United back on top of the Premier League for the first time in five months after they beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 and Manchester City surprisingly lost 1-0 at Swansea City.
Manchester City raced five points clear in the league with a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers while Chelsea's woes under Andre Villas-Boas continued after a 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion.
All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen watched from the bench as his new team Tottenham Hotspur played out a cagey 0-0 draw against Liverpool in their Premier League match at Anfield.
Mario Balotelli scored the winner with a stoppage-time penalty as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat title rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 but Manchester United remained snapping at their heels with a 2-1 victory at Arsenal.
Chelsea wasted the chance to get back into the Premier League title race after Norwich City defended resolutely to earn a 0-0 draw at Carrow Road on Saturday, their frustrations increased by an injury to midfielder Frank Lampard.
Swansea City beat Arsenal 3-2 to deny super-sub Thierry Henry a magical return to the Premier League and Mark Hughes made a losing start as manager of struggling Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.
Newcastle United have inflicted a second straight defeat on Premier League champions Manchester United with a rousing 3-0 win to leave Manchester City three points clear at the top of the table.
Premier League leaders Manchester City put their recent run of poor form behind them to beat Liverpool 3-0, while Tottenham Hotspur maintained their title push with a 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion.
Fulham scored twice in the dying minutes to beat Arsenal 2-1 and deny them a return to the top four in the Premier League in a dramatic match at Craven Cottage on Monday.
Sunderland has stunned Manchester City with a stoppage-time winner to beat the Premier League leaders 1-0 as Roberto Mancini's side let the slip-ups of their main title rivals go unpunished.
Craig Bellamy scored twice for Liverpool and substitute Steven Gerrard netted another to cap a 3-1 comeback victory over Newcastle in the Premier League overnight.
Tottenham have maintained the edge over Chelsea in the Premier League's top four, holding their London rivals to a 1-1 draw to retain a two-point cushion in third.
Premier League leaders Manchester City and champions Manchester United helped switch attention back to the action and away from controversies surrounding racism with convincing wins today.
Steve Kean's tenure as Blackburn Rovers manager was left hanging by a thread after his team slumped to the bottom of the Premier League following a 2-1 home defeat by neighbours and fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers.
Arsenal and Chelsea may be forced to postpone their Premier League matches on Boxing Day because of a strike by London transport workers.
