Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3

Celtic 1 Dunfermline 0

Newcastle United 2 Tottenham 1

Nicolas Anelka made amends for an incredible miss by bagging a late winner for Manchester City in today’s thrilling match at Loftus Road.

An uncharacteristic error by Russell Hoult extended Charlton’s impressive Premiership run at The Valley.

David Beckham capped his return to Barclaycard Premiership combat with a majestic chip to finish off Birmingham at Old Trafford.

James Milner added to his new-found burgeoning reputation with a goal to remember as Leeds ended title-chasing Chelsea’s unbeaten run with a first Elland Road win for more than three months.

Dion Dublin’s deflected shot earned struggling Aston Villa a crucial three points against 10-man Middlesbrough who had midfielder Mark Wilson harshly sent off as they suffered another bout of away-day blues.

Supersub Ali Benarbia snuffed out Villa’s hopes of ending their away-day blues at Maine Road this afternoon.

Paul Devlin’s penalty rescued a point for 10-man Birmingham – but their disciplinary problems are beginning to mount after striker Geoff Horsfield collected his second straight red card of the season.

Eidur Gudjohnsen inspired the victory over Aston Villa which cranked up Chelsea‘s title challenge up a gear.

Six more players have been called up to the All-Stars football tour.

West Ham 2 Newcastle 2

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 1

Thomas Sorensen returned from injury to help Sunderland snatch a precious Premiership point by holding Blackburn in a gritty battle.

Newcastle United marched back into the Champions League as Kieron Dyer tore brave Zeljeznicar to shreds.

Corrado Grabbi was the unlikely saviour as Blackburn forced a draw to prevent Liverpool assuming pole position at the top of the Premiership.

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren has warned his side about the menace posed by Blackburn strike duo Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke ahead of tomorrow’s showdown at the Riverside Stadium.

Ipswich stormed back into the UEFA Cup tonight with an emphatic 8-1 thrashing of Luxembourg part-timers Avenir Beggen at Portman Road.

Arsenal’s attempt to rewrite English football’s history books failed in a pulsating 2-2 draw with West Ham at a stunned Upton Park today.