Newcastle boss John Carver suspected defender Mike Williamson of deliberately getting himself sent off as the Magpies’ 3-0 loss at Leicester left them in the thick of a Barclays Premier League relegation battle.

West Ham striker Diafra Sakho scored a late winner to inflict defeat on new Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat in his first match in charge and finally bring some cheer back to Upton Park.

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Sunderland 0 QPR 2

Fulham 1 Sunderland 3

Fulham 1 Sunderland 3

Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph has lost his appeal against the red card he received in Sunday’s draw with Sunderland, the club have announced.

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 0

Aston Villa held Sunderland to a 0-0 draw despite going down to 10 men for the third time in four games.

Newcastle United 0 Sunderland 1

Adam Johnson condemned Newcastle to a fourth successive derby defeat for the first time in their history as Sunderland snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory at St James’ Park.

Sunderland 1 West Ham 1

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce accused Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson of diving for a penalty after the two teams played out a frustrating 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.

Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Hull at Stamford Bridge.

Willian and Santiago Vergini both hit the woodwork as Sunderland extended their run of good results against Chelsea with a 0-0 draw.

Sunderland 1 Everton 1

Sunderland 1 Everton 1

Crystal Palace 1 Sunderland 3

Premier League

Jordan Henderson secured Liverpool’s first Premier League win in four matches after West Brom threatened to frustrate Brendan Rodgers’ men at Anfield.

Team news for the 3pm games in the Premier League

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 5 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Sunderland 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Sunderland 2 Tottenham 2

Holders Manchester City will host Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the Capital One Cup.

Manchester United's conquerors the MK Dons were handed a favourable draw in the third round of the Capital One Cup with a home tie against fellow League One side Bradford.

Sunderland appeared to one step closer to signing Manchester City’s Jack Rodwell after he was pictured at the club’s training ground on Monday.

Manchester City may have crashed to Wigan in the FA Cup, but manager Manuel Pellegrini believes they can still topple Barcelona this week.

Manuel Pellegrini, the Manchester City manager, accused his players of complacency after their surprising 2-1 home FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Wigan.

Manchester City 1 Wigan 2

Manchester City 1 Wigan 2

Cardiff City 1 Wigan Athletic 2

Maribor 2 Wigan 1

Manchester City 5 Wigan 0

Wigan 2 Nottingham Forest 1

West Brom 2 Wigan 3

Wigan 2 Tottenham 2

West Ham 2 Wigan 0

Millwall 0 Wigan 2

QPR boss Harry Redknapp admitted that yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Wigan was one of the most deflating results he has experienced.

QPR 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Wigan forward Shaun Maloney struck a free-kick four minutes into injury time to nudge QPR closer to relegation from the Premier League today.

Wigan 1 Norwich 0

Everton 0 Wigan 3