Les Ferdinand claimed the honour of scoring the 10,000th Premiership goal this afternoon when he grabbed the first of Tottenham’s four goals in an emphatic win over Fulham. Darren Anderton, Simon Davies, and Sergei Rebrov notched the others as Fulham failed to muster the slighest reply.
Manchester United, meanwhile, continued their revival as Ruud van Nistelrooy turned in a Ryan Giggs cross to give the champions a 1-0 win away to Middlesbrough.
Newcastle came from behind at home before Gary Speed gave them a 2-1 victory over Blackburn. Southampton also got a home victory as they beat a lacklustre Sunderland side 2-0, thanks to an own-goal from Jody Craddock and a second-half strike from Marian Pahars.
American international Joe Max-Moore struck for the first time this season to earnEverton a 1-0 win against Derby at Goodison Park.
Frederic Kanouté fired West Ham into a home lead over Arsenal, only for Ashley Cole to equalise almost immediately. The match ended 1-1. Bolton and Charlton fought out a 0-0 stalemate.