Team of The Week
FORMATION : 4-4-2
GK : David James - Portsmouth
RB : Ledley King -Totenham
CB : Christopher Samba - blackburn
CB : Michael Dawson - Tottenham
LB : Gareth Bale - Tottenham
RM: Michael Brown - Porsmouth
CM: Luis Nani - Man. United
CM: Morten Gamst Pedersen - Blackburn
LM: Will Atkinson - Hull
ST : Craig Bellamy - man. City
ST : Nicolas Anelka - Chelsea
Manchester City returned to fourth place in the Barclays Premier League after a comfortable win over Burnley.
Roberto Mancini's men were 5-0 up at half-time, with three of the goals coming in the space of three minutes.
Emmanuel Adebayor (2), Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Patrick Vieira and Vincent Kompany were all on target before Steven Fletcher replied for Burnley.
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Darren Bent grabbed a brace as Sunderland won at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
The £10m man scored after just 34 seconds and then converted a 29th-minute spot-kick, although he was then denied twice from the penalty spot by keeper Heurelho Gomes either side of half-time.
Substitute Peter Crouch pulled one back for the visitors with 18 minutes remaining, but Bolo Zenden's stunning 86th-minute volley saw Spurs' run of five successive Barclays Premier League wins come to an end.
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Stoke City dealt Hull City's survival hopes a blow with this victory at the Britannia Stadium.
Goals by Ricardo Fuller and Liam Lawrence at either end of their Barclays Premier League match at home to Hull flattered Tony Pulis' side, who were given a real test by the relegation-threatened Tigers.
The Jamaica international, whose brilliant individual effort beat West Ham United last week, capitalised on a sixth-minute error by defender Paul McShane to clip a shot past Boaz Myhill.
Hull, who played the last 15 minutes with 10 men after captain George Boateng was knocked unconscious by a Tuncay Sanli overhead kick, deserved more for a spirited second-half performance but conceded late on.
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Portsmouth clung on to their place in the Barclays Premier League with a battling draw against Blackburn Rovers.
The south coast club could have been relegated if they had lost this match but the visitors were unable to break down Avram Grant's depleted side.
David Dunn and Christopher Samba came closest to netting for Rovers, but both fired efforts against the post. Jamie O'Hara had Pompey's best chance, but Gael Givet nodded his header off the line
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Aston Villa bounced back from their heavy defeat at Chelsea with a narrow win at Bolton Wanderers.
Ashley Young scored his first goal in six matches as Villa made a strong recovery from last week's 7-1 mauling at Chelsea.
Young struck in the 11th minute with a delightful curler from 13 yards to boost his side's hopes of a fourth-placed finish in the Barclays Premier League.
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Arsenal kept pace in the title race thanks to a late winner at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The visitors had Karl Henry sent off for a foul on Tomas Rosicky on 66 minutes but their well-drilled defence looked to have secured a precious point.
However striker Nicklas Bendtner snatched an injury-time winner to keep Arsene Wenger's men in the hunt at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
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Chelsea went back to the top of the Barclays Premier League with victory at Manchester United.
Joe Cole's clever backheel flick put the visitors ahead after just 20 minutes and substitute Didier Drogba doubled the advantage 11 minutes from time with a firm finish after the offside flag stayed down.
United substitute Federico Macheda bundled in from close range two minutes later to set up a tense finale but Carlo Ancelotti's side hung on to seize the whip-hand in the title race.
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