England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports, Analyses, Teams of the Week, Table, Etc.

Manchester United claimed a crucial victory over Tottenham to boost their hopes of defending the Premier League title, while Arsenal took control of the race for fourth thanks to an inspired Robin van Persie.Andre Villas-Boas lost his job as Chelsea manager following defeat at West Brom, the Tyne-Wear derby ended in a draw and Wolves dropped into the relegation zone after being hammered by Fulham.

Review

Liverpool 1 - 2 Arsenal
Paul Wilson at Anfield
Duncan White at Anfield
Andy Hunter at Anfield


West Brom 1 - 0 Chelsea
Dominic Fifield at The Hawthorns


Manchester City 2 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
Paul Doyle at the Etihad Stadium


Tottenham 1 - 3 Manchester United
Kevin Palmer at White Hart Lane
Daniel Taylor at White Hart Lane


Newcastle 1 - 1 Sunderland
Louise Taylor at St. James' Park
Jason Burt at Sports Direct Arena
Sunderland's Lee Cattermole and Stephane Sessegnon banned

Fulham 5 - 0 Wolves
David Hytner at Craven Cottage

Team of the Week
Team of the Week II

Five Things We Learned

Pos.	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
1	Manchester City	27	21	3	3	69	19	50	66
2	Manchester United	27	20	4	3	66	27	39	64
3	Tottenham Hotspur	27	16	5	6	52	33	19	53
4	Arsenal	27	15	4	8	55	38	17	49
5	Chelsea	27	13	7	7	47	32	15	46
6	Newcastle United	27	12	8	7	39	39	0	44
7	Liverpool	26	10	9	7	30	25	5	39
8	Fulham	27	9	9	9	37	36	1	36
9	Stoke City	27	10	6	11	27	38	-11	36
10	West Bromwich Albion	27	10	5	12	34	35	-1	35
11	Norwich City	27	9	8	10	38	44	-6	35
12	Sunderland	27	9	7	11	35	31	4	34
13	Everton	26	9	7	10	27	28	-1	34
14	Swansea City	27	8	9	10	30	34	-4	33
15	Aston Villa	27	6	12	9	30	35	-5	30
16	Queens Park Rangers	27	5	7	15	28	46	-18	22
17	Blackburn Rovers	27	5	7	15	38	60	-22	22
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	5	7	15	30	56	-26	22
19	Bolton Wanderers	27	6	2	19	29	56	-27	20
20	Wigan Athletic	27	4	8	15	23	52	-29	20