Wayne Rooney scored in the second-half around to raise Manchester United to a 4-2 win at West Ham United, while Chelsea hopes that the title by 1-1 at Stoke City is unprecedented.
After a boring first half, the leaders seemed in trouble two goals, but Rooney has produced a virtuoso, its hundredth compensation objective in the process of the Premier League, the responsibility to keep his side in the fight for the title.
The Hammers were in the first half very well and led to the break with two penalties, Mark Noble, the first after a hand of Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic after Carlton Cole had the second shot on the edge of the box.
Sir Alex Ferguson threw spices Javier Hernandez, meanwhile, and until his appearance attack Kingdom. The threat was there long before Rooney reduce the deficit on 65 minutes with a superb free kick.
Rooney showed his class is not restricted to set pieces when he received a pass on the edge of the box, took the ball and calmly slotted over Robert Green.
The return was crowned when a controversial penalty stroked home United Rooney won the three points. West Ham allowed to dry on the face of attack by the Red Devils and sloppy defending Hernandez slides home a shot-on Ryan Giggs.
Meanwhile, the chances of Chelsea's reserves are the crown of the Premiership by a thread after a 1-1 draw with Stoke.
Jonathan Walters gave the locals a dream start after eight minutes, before David Luiz outmuscling deception Michael Essien in the area and driving past Petr Cech, but the failure at first only served to boost Chelsea. After creating a wave of opportunities, which eventually drew in 33 minutes, along with Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka before nodding home from the penalty spot.
Despite the introduction of Fernando Torres at the beginning of the second half was Stoke who looked more likely to last ten minutes when Chelsea Drogba hit the bar. Stoke had reached the post twice, had his head on the line.
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson landed a blow to his former team beat Liverpool 2-1 at the Hawthorns were. The visitors had the opportunity to enter the dressing room to ensure a level playing field in half, hours after going through a trial period. Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger two boxes of the law, and the Reds can not be resolved by the subsequent reorganization forced by Pepe Reina tactic, repeated to save it.
But against the run of things, was Liverpool who took the lead shortly after the break - Martin Skrtel used to trigger the disaster bags unstoppable header. Hodgson frustration was short-lived, however, that Chris Brunt in a penalty kick at 62 minutes of exercise after a foul on Peter Odemwingie.
And it was another penalty, the West Brom the three points, with the brunt of the change back in the absence of Odemwingie Reina, Soti Kyrgiakos had cheated earlier in the movement.
The pressure on Gerard Houllier was relaxed as Aston Villa's 2-2 draw against Everton eligible claims by a dramatic clash at Goodison Park
A Candy injury ravaged side took a deserved lead five minutes before halftime through Leon Osman, who made no mistake from Walker to Russia Diniyar Bilyaletdinov stolen through pass from Kyle.
Under fire Houllier, has been plagued by rumors of unrest dressing was reinforced in 47 minutes, Darren Bent, the signing of 24 million pounds in January, knocked the ball into the roof of the net after the meeting with Stewart Downing full. And it was Villa edges folded within twenty minutes later in controversial circumstances, slotting home had been a few seconds after Jermaine Beckford Everton player crossed the line at the other end.
But this was not the end of the drama, as Everton have a set of actions in 83 minutes, followed by Leighton Baines became a collision between Phil Jagielka and Jean Makoun.
Birmingham City gained revenge for their defeat in the FA Cup quarter-final, breaking a 2-1 home victory over Bolton Wanderers.
Kevin Phillips, Alex McLeish rewarded decision of the hand of a little home was lined with four minutes left badly cleared a corner kick into his path. This strike has laid the groundwork for a long period of domination Birmingham - but not until the 60 th minutes increased the lead, with Craig Gardner at home from the edge of the box hit the adoption of trade with Cameron Jerome.
Johan Elmander ensured a nervous end to halve the deficit with 20 minutes before the Swede notched his first league strike since San Esteban time from the end of the precipitation of Kevin Davies, but the Blues.
Newcastle offers a single point away from the coveted 40 with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Wolves at St. James' Park after a few short Kevin Nolan put Newcastle ahead after 22 minutes, the connection was with a film Shola Ameobi for his 12 league goal of the season before Ameobi in the minutes just before the holidays, meet the highest increase of Peter Lovenkrands' half.
Wolves are expected again five minutes after the break when Lovenkrands struck in his third season before fourth solace Jonas Gutierrez has been crushed by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
The Stade de DW Wigan and Tottenham Hotspur were forced satisfied with a point after a 0-0 draw.
Roman Pavyluchenko successful application of a sanction was the most remarkable event of 45 forgettable first, when the Spurs seemed to duty an eye on their midweek clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Tottenham also slow in the second half with his midfield shorn of the invention looking at the absence of Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale - Peter Crouch, but was about to snatch all three points when he sent a header just wide.
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