Of the four teams that started play yesterday in the top five, all of them managed to win, each scoring the vital goals within the final 10 minutes.
Manchester United went top for the first time this season after Dimitar Berbatov’s late winner broke a resiliant Bolton lead by a supurb performance from Finnish goalkeeper Jussi Jaskalainien who made at least 3 world-class saves from Ronaldo. Berbatov converted a 90th minute cross from Carlos Tevez to give United the 3 points.
Chelsea followed up surviving an FA Cup scare at Southend by turning a likely defeat at home to Stoke into a valuable win. Goals from Belletti (88) and Frank Lampard (90) were enough to seal a win after Rory Delap had put the Potters ahead (60).
10-man Aston Villa defeated Sunderland with an 80th-minute penalty from Gareth Barry, in a match which saw Ashley Young sent off for the visitors.
In the late kick-off, Arsenal overcame a spirited fightback from Hull to keep up with the Premier League’s top four with eventually solid 3-1 victory at the KC Stadium. Goals from Nasri (82) and Bendtner (86) cancelled out Daniel Cousin’s equaliser to win after Adebayor’s header had given them a first-half lead.
In the other games, Man City beat Wigan 1-0, West Brom defeated Middlesbrough 3-0, and Blackburn overcame Newcastle by the same scoreline.
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