Man Utd 5 Crystal Palace 2

Chelsea moved six points clear at the top of the Barclays Premiership with an emphatic 4-0 hammering of struggling Norwich at Stamford Bridge.

Middlesbrough 3 Aston Villa 0

Bolton 0 Man City 1

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has launched an attack on former referee Jeff Winter after the retired official branded Robbie Savage a “coward” after a bust-up with Aston Villa skipper Olof Mellberg.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech insists referee Graham Poll must be suffering “an uneasy conscience” after allowing Thierry Henry’s free-kick at Highbury, but he admits any appeal would be pointless.

Referee Graham Poll came under renewed fire today as goalkeeper Petr Cech blamed him for costing Chelsea victory at Highbury by allegedly reneging on a promise to blow his whistle before Thierry Henry’s free-kick.

Former referees’ chief Philip Don has defended Graham Poll’s decision to allow Thierry Henry to score with a quick free-kick against Chelsea yesterday.

Graham Poll, who was criticised by Jose Mourinho for allowing Thierry Henry’s audacious free-kick at Highbury, was today revealed as the official who gave Chelsea pre-season refereeing advice.

Southampton 2 Middlesbrough 2

Newcastle 1 Sporting Lisbon 1

Office and factory staff are switched on to working harder if they can listen to the radio at the same time, new research showed today.

Rangers 0 Auxerre 2

Chelsea and West Ham have been charged by the Football Association following alleged incidents of missile-throwing by fans during their Carling Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.

Rafael Benitez is becoming increasingly concerned by Liverpool’s inability to finish off their opponents.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refused to blame goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek for the error which led to the loss of two valuable points tonight.

Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 1

The Football Association have tonight launched an inquiry into alleged comments from Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, criticising referee Graham Poll.

Referee Graham Poll has been backed by the Premier League over his decision to allow Thierry Henry’s quickly taken free-kick against Chelsea to stand.

Chelsea’s Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has today joined the row over Thierry Henry’s quickly-taken free kick by accusing referee Graham Poll of going back on a promise to blow the whistle before allowing the game to restart.