Tuesday 1 february > English Premier League

Arsenal 2 - 1 Everton
Arshavin 70’    Saha 24’
Koscielny 75’


Review:

Arsenal recovered from Louis Saha's hotly disputed goal to come from behind and beat Everton at the Emirates.
Everton took a first-half lead when Saha scored from what looked like an offside position - but the officials ruled that the intervention of Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny made the goal legitimate. Arsenal struggled long and hard to make the breakthrough in the face of discipline and organisation from David Moyes's side, but ensured they maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United with two swift strikes in the final 20 minutes. Substitute Andrey Arshavin drew them level when Jack Rodwell unwittingly headed Cesc Fabregas' pass into his path before Koscielny took advantage of poor Everton marking at Robin van Persie's corner to head the winner five minutes later. It was a crucial victory for Arsenal, who faced a potentially damaging defeat as Everton protected the lead given to them in contentious circumstances for so long.

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Sunderland 2 - 4 Chelsea
Bardsley 4’           Lampard 15’ (pen.)
Richardson 26'      Kalou 23’
                            Terry 60’
                            Anelka 90’
Review:
He may have been hundreds of miles away back in London but the Fernando Torres effect was already clearly in evidence here at the Stadium of Light. Everyone knows the most expensive footballer in the history of English footballer can be an inspirational presence on the field, but on Tuesday night the £50 million striker’s new Chelsea colleagues showed just how influential he can be even when he’s got his feet up.
Defensively Chelsea might look shaky but in taking their tally of goals in 10 in three Premier League games, Carlo Ancelotti's forwards provided evidence that Torres has had a galvanising effect on Stamford Bridge after being on the payroll for less than 24 hours. Even Ancelotti admitted that Torres and fellow new recruit David Luiz had caused the champions to raise their game after his team overcame a dreadful start to glide to a comfortable victory.

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Manchester United 3 - 1 Aston Villa
Rooney 1’, 45’                  Bent 58’
Vidic 63’


Review:

It was at Old Trafford. Two goals from Rooney and one for Vidic see United over the line after Bent gave Villa some brief hope of getting something out of this one. It finished 3-1 for the Premier League leaders.

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West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Wigan
Odemwingie 5’                        N'Zogbia 20’
Fortuné 79'                              Watson 43’


Review:

A 78th minute goal from Fortuné saved a point for Roberto Di Matteo’s West Brom in an enthralling encounter that leaves Wigan still in the relegation zone after a 2-2 draw. The draw means that Wigan remain in 18th place in the Premier League, whereas West Brom lie 16th, three points clear of the drop zone. In a dual between the Premier League’s two youngest managers, it was the visitors who started the brighter of the two sides, with Wigan knocking the ball around confidently and looking to attack from the off.
 



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