Manchester City stage a late fightback to keep their title bid alive, coming from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Sunderland.
Aston Villa fell to defeat against Chelsea at Villa Park, just 24 hours after captain Stiliyan Petrov had been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
QPR collected a valuable victory in their battle against the drop as Samba Diakite’s first goal for the club ended in-form Arsenal’s winning run.
Chelsea turned on the style in the second half to ease past Bolton and end a winless run of five games.
Trouble at the Bridge. It is not much of a delivery from the corner but Nathan Redmond’s set-piece skids through the six-yard box and after Curtis Davies has swiped and missed, David Murphy applies the finishing touch at the far post
Wade Elliott’s needless hack at Ramires’ shins gives Juan Mata the chance to haul his side back level after a little over a minute. The Spaniard’s penalty is hard and low, but not quite far enough into the bottom left and a sprawling Colin Doyle palms it on to the post. A superb stop.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Birmingham Matta Missed Penalty
Branislav Ivanovic gets his head up out on the right flank and whips over a pinpoint cross that Daniel Sturridge snaps his neck muscles into, directing a powerful header down into the bottom corner past a helpless Colin Doyle.
Thierry Henry’s stoppage-time winner handed Martin O’Neill his first home defeat as Sunderland manager.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United overcame a meek Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday.









