Inglismaa meistriliigas tõusis Newcastle United peale eilset 1:0 võitu Tottenham Hotspuri üle Premier League'i teiseks meeskonnaks, jättes enda seljataha ühe mängu vähem pidanud Manchester Unitedi.

Liiga liider Londoni Arsenal tegi kolmapäeval 2:2 viigi Liverpooliga.

Mart Poomi koduklubi Sunderland langes aga tabeli eelviimasele astemele, kuna West Ham United alistas koduväljakul Blackburn Roversi 2:1.

Tulemused ja algkooseisud:

Liverpool - Arsenal 2:2 (0:1) (52. John Arne Riise, 90. Emile Heskey - 8. Robert Pires, 63. Dennis Bergkamp)

Liverpool: Jerzy Dudek, Jamie Carragher, Stephane Henchoz, Sami Hyypia, John Arne Riise, El Hadji Diouf, Danny Murphy, Steven Gerrard, Bruno Cheyrou, Emile Heskey, Michael Owen

Arsenal: David Seaman, Bisan Lauren, Sol Campbell, Pascal Cygan, Ashley Cole, Ray Parlour, Patrick Vieira, Gilberto Silva, Robert Pires, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry

Manchester City - Fulham 4:1 (1:1) (21. Nicolas Anelka, 47. Ali Benarbia, 61. Marc-Vivien Foe, 70. Shaun Wright-Phillips - 2. Steed Malbranque)

Man City: Carlo Nash, David Sommeil, Steve Howey, Sylvain Distin, Richard Dunne, Ali Benarbia, Marc-Vivien Foe, Kevin Horlock, Niclas Jensen, Djamel Belmadi, Nicolas Anelka

Fulham: Maik Taylor, Steve Finnan, Martin Djetou, Alain Goma, Rufus Brevett, Bjarne Goldbaek, Sean Davis, Sylvain Legwinski, Steed Malbranque, Steve Marlet, Luis Boa Morte

Tottenham - Newcastle 0:1 (0:0) (90. Jermaine Jenas)

Tottenham: Kasey Keller, Dean Richards, Anthony Gardner, Ledley King, Steve Carr, Simon Davies, Gustavo Poyet, Darren Anderton, Goran Bunjevcevic, Teddy Sheringham, Robbie Keane

Newcastle: Shay Given, Titus Bramble, Andrew O'Brien, Nikos Dabizas, Olivier Bernard, Brian Kerr, Kieron Dyer, Jermaine Jenas, Laurent Robert, Alan Shearer, Craig Bellamy

West Bromwich - Charlton Athletic 0:1 (0:0) (60. Shaun Bartlett)

West Brom: Russell Hoult, Darren Moore, Phil Gilchrist, Sean Gregan, Adam Chambers, Ifeanyi Udeze, Andy Johnson, Ronnie Wallwork, Jason Koumas, Daniele Dichio, Jason Roberts

Charlton: Dean Kiely, Richard Rufus, Mark Fish, Jonathan Fortune, Radostin Kishishev, Chris Powell, Scott Parker, Jason Euell, Claus Jensen, Shaun Bartlett, Kevin Lisbie

West Ham - Blackburn 2:1 (0:1) (58. pen. Paolo Di Canio, 89. Jermain Defoe - 38. Dwight Yorke)

West Ham: David James, Nigel Winterburn, Tomas Repka, Ian Pearce, Glen Johnson, Steve Lomas, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Lee Bowyer, Les Ferdinand, Paolo Di Canio

Blackburn: Brad Friedel, James McEveley, Martin Taylor, Andrew Todd, Lucas Neill, Kerimoglu Tugay, Garry Flitcroft, David Thompson, Keith Gillespie, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke