Fulham stunned Chelsea at Craven Cottage with a 1-0 victory, although ugly post-match scenes threatened to mar a spectacular victory for Chris Coleman’s men. Luis Boa Morte fired the winner for the Cottagers 7/1 on 17 minutes, while Didier Drogba canceled out Chelsea’s equalizer on handball.

Manchester United tightened their grip on second place but worked hard to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1. United, the higher-priced half, saw a goal from Louis Saha in the 16th and 64th minutes, although Nathan Ellington’s strike 12 minutes from time set the stage.

Liverpool cut second-place Manchester United to two points but have played two more games following Sunday’s 3-1 win over Newcastle United. Peter Crouch scored in the ninth minute for the 11/8 Reds, while Steven Gerrard doubled the lead in the 34th. Shola Ameobi gave the Magpies hope five minutes before the break, but Djibril Cisse’s penalty in the 51st secured a valuable away win.

Tottenham Hotspur continued their race for a place in next season’s Champions League with a 2–0 win at Birmingham. Relegation-threatened City held their ground for 66 minutes until Aaron Lennon scored his first goal for 5/4 Spurs. The fit Robbie Keane added a second with 13 minutes to go to maintain fourth place for Martin Jol’s men.

Arsenal are not giving up on league matters just yet and demolished Charlton 3-0 at Highbury. The Gunners were highly likely to win at 2/5 and took just 13 minutes to lead through Robert Pires. Emmanuel Adebayor got on the scoreboard in the 32nd minute and Alexsander Hleb completed the masterclass four minutes into the second half.

Blackburn also collected maximum points in a 3-2 win against Middlesbrough. The in-form Craig Bellamy opened the scoring for 5/6 Rovers after 11 minutes only for Mark Viduka to equalize five minutes later. Morten Gamst Pedersen restored the lead for Rovers, but Fabio Rochemback equalized in the 62nd. Bellamy fired a superb personal second six minutes later to seal victory for Mark Hughes’ side.

Portsmouth moved within three points of safety with a poignant 4-2 win at West Ham, manager Harry Redknapp’s former club. Portsmouth, 7/2 outsiders before kick-off, found themselves up 3-0 at halftime.

Everton may make a late bid for Europe after destroying Aston Villa 4-1, their sixth win in a row. James McFadden broke the deadlock after 16 minutes for the 4/5 Toffees and further goals from Tim Cahill and Leon Osman gave David Moyes’s side a clear lead at half-time. Newcomer Gabriel Agbonlahor gave the villains hope, but Cahill scored his second goal of the game in stoppage time.