Game Week 15- Review

Liverpool surged to their fifth successive victory and moved into third place in the Barclays Premier League with a 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers. Sami Hyypia's early glancing header set Liverpool on their way but Bolton's response was spirited and defiant until Fernando Torres grabbed his 11th goal of the season a minute from half-time. Steven Gerrard rammed home the third from the penalty spot after Peter Crouch had been fouled after 54 minutes and Ryan Babel tapped in the fourth with six minutes left.

Former Arsenal midfielder Sebastian Larsson produced a stunning injury-time winner to claim Birmingham City's first win at Tottenham Hotspur for 24 years. Robbie Keane appeared to have secured victory with his two-goal salvo in three minutes but Cameron Jerome fired an equaliser before Larsson struck in Alex McLeish's first match in charge.

Joe Cole's late winner against his former club West Ham United allowed Chelsea to put the pressure on their Barclays Premier League title rivals in the early kick-off at Stamford Bridge. West Ham contained their opponents for most of the match but never looked like equalising once the Blues took the lead on 76 minutes.

David Bentley scored two superb goals to help condemn Newcastle United to a 3-1 defeat- their fourth defeat in their last five matches. Obafemi Martins opened the scoring at the start of the second half for the Magpies but Bentley then ran the show with Tugay adding a third in stoppage time.

Portsmouth were held to their fourth goalless home draw in five Barclays Premier League matches by Everton after missing a hatful of chances. The result allowed both teams to maintain their unbeaten runs, 10 matches for Portsmouth and eight for Everton, in a match that ultimately disappointed after a promising start.

Ten-man Wigan Athletic recovered from conceding the second fastest goal in the Premier League this season to end their eight-match losing streak. New manager Steve Bruce could hardly have had a worse start as Titus Bramble gifted Geovanni a 28-second opener for Manchester City. But Wigan recovered admirably, levelled before the break through Paul Scharner and looked the most likely winners until captain Mario Melchiot was sent off near the end for a two-footed lunge on Stephen Ireland.

Middlesbrough slipped into the Barclays Premier League bottom three despite Tuncay's first goal for the club earning them a point at Reading. The Turk came off the bench to head home Luke Young's cross six minutes from time . It could have been worse for Boro and manager Gareth Southgate after Dave Kitson put Reading ahead early in the second half.

A last-gasp close-range goal from substitute Anthony Stokes handed Sunderland a priceless win over Derby County at The Stadium of Light. The home side enjoyed most of the pressure but found clear cut chances hard to come by against a resilient Derby side. The Black Cats move out of the relegation zone after the win.

Arsenal weathered a vastly-improved second half-performance from Martin O'Neill's side to maintain their unbeaten domestic record and the leadership of the Barclays Premier League. Craig Gardner had given Villa hope of their first win over the Gunners in 18 meetings when he put them ahead. But Arsenal could easily have added to goals from Mathieu Flamini and Emmanuel Adebayor.

In the Monday match Roanldo scored a brace to give Manchester United a 2-0 victory at home.Ronaldo's efforts were enough to see United reclaim second spot in the Barclays Premier League with their seventh straight home win - three points adrift of Arsenal, who also have a match in hand.