Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3

Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 0

Sunderland 0 Manchester City 1

Aston Villa’s latest signing James Milner had to be content with a place on the bench for the home clash with Liverpool in the Premier League.

Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1

Shaun Wright-Phillips was handed a second debut for Manchester City at Sunderland this afternoon.

Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov was not included in the squad for the Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan launched a stern defence of Joey Barton after the controversial midfielder endured a hot reception on his return to action in today’s 3-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal.

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor felt the Gunners had shown “character and personality” to bounce back from last week’s defeat at Fulham to beat Newcastle 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal 3 Newcastle 0

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate watched his side fight back for a home win over Stoke which means they have achieved their best start in nine seasons.

Hull boss Phil Brown remained upbeat despite admitting watching his side get beaten 5-0 by Wigan was “a tough one to swallow”.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley implored striker Craig Bellamy not to play for Wales next week after a 20-minute cameo which clinched a flattering 4-1 victory over Blackburn at Upton Park.

Harry Redknapp hailed his England quartet after they combined to defeat Everton 3-0 and lift Portsmouth off the bottom of the Premier League.

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray praised his team after they withstood a “bombardment” from Bolton to record their first point back in the Premier League with a 0-0 draw at the Reebok Stadium.

Arsenal 2 Newcastle 0

Everton 0 Portsmouth 3

West Ham 4 Blackburn 1

Bolton 0 West Brom 0

Hull 0 Wigan 5

Middlesbrough 2 Stoke 1

Bolton 0 West Brom 0

West Ham 2 Blackburn 1

Hull 0 Wigan 2

Everton 0 Portsmouth 2

Middlesbrough 1 Stoke 0

Charlton 4 Norwich 0

Manchester City 1 Blackburn Rovers 1

Bolton 1 Aston Villa 2

Liverpool 3 Crystal Palace 2

Fulham 1 Chelsea 4

Denis Irwin admitted feeling emotional after finally bringing his glittering 22-year career to an end at Molineux today.

Aston Villa boss David O’Leary attempted to put a brave face on his team’s UEFA Cup heartache by admitting he would be delighted if the Midlanders missed out by one place next year as well.

Bobby Robson hailed the endurance and spirit of his Newcastle team after they had grabbed a place in next season’s UEFA Cup.

Claudio Ranieri revealed how he said “goodbye” to his Chelsea players after their 1-0 victory over Leeds – in case he does not get another chance to do so.

Arsene Wenger tonight paid tribute to his Arsenal players after they became only the second team in English football history to complete a top-flight season without defeat.

Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira lifted the Premiership trophy to tumultuous applause at Highbury after the Gunners completed an historic unbeaten league season.

Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 2

Arsenal 2 Leicester City 1

Bolton 0 Fulham 2

Wolves 0 Tottenham 2

Liverpool 1 Newcastle 1

Chelsea 1 Leeds United 0