Premier League review:Jose Bosingwa put in a match-winning display for Chelsea as they moved to the top of the Barclays Premier League table on goal difference with a 2-0 win over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Blues pulled level on 14 points with Liverpool, who earlier had Fernando Torres to thank for a 2-0 win in the 208th Merseyside derby, and the London club have the better goal difference.
Chelsea knew their stay at the top would nevertheless be a brief one if Arsenal were to win at home to Hull in the late kick-off, with three points enough to bring them to the summit.
Full-back Bosingwa put Chelsea ahead after 36 minutes at Stoke when he fired home following a quick give-and-go with Frank Lampard.
Lampard's chipped pass put the Portuguese defender clear and he took it on his chest before rifling in from a tight angle via Andy Griffin on the line.
Bosingwa then created Chelsea's second goal after 76 minutes when his cross provided Nicolas Anelka with the chance to claim his third league goal of the season.
Referee Rob Styles was at the centre of a potential penalty row at Old Trafford, where Manchester United won 2-0 against Bolton.
Styles awarded Cristiano Ronaldo a highly controversial penalty despite United apparently failing to even appeal for a foul.
Jlloyd Samuel was the unlucky defender penalised for felling the Portugal winger, who shrugged off the protests to slot home from the spot-kick.
Wayne Rooney, on as a substitute, put daylight between the teams with a sumptuous finish following neat interplay with Ronaldo.
Newcastle, after yet another week of turmoil on Tyneside, slumped to a 2-1 defeat against Blackburn in front of an increasingly disheartened St James' Park.
The club's new interim manager Joe Kinnear was present at the game but his arrival was insufficient to jolt the Magpies into action.
Sebastien Bassong cleared off his own line after 22 minutes but after half an hour Chris Samba stole in to nod Carlos Villanueva's teasing free-kick past Shay Given.
Roque Santa Cruz's header made it 2-0 shortly before the interval.
Michael Owen was taken down by Ryan Nelsen after 50 minutes and dusted himself down to make it 2-1 from the spot.
Djibril Cisse grabbed his second goal for Sunderland but could not prevent them being on the wrong end of a 2-1 reverse to hosts Aston Villa.
The Frenchman, on loan from Marseille, struck a fine first-time shot from the edge of the area after a fine pass from Steed Malbranque, who split the Villa defence down the middle with his pinpoint pass.
Ashley Young restored parity after 17 minutes when he curled an inch-perfect free-kick beyond Craig Gordon from the left.
John Carew made it 2-1 after another Young free-kick was charged down, allowing Stiliyan Petrov to square the ball to the Norwegian, who produced a cheeky finish to convert.
West Ham put a bad week off the field behind them to roar back with a 2-1 win over 10-man Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Carlton Cole tapped home after 44 minutes before Matthew Etherington made it two goals in as many minutes in a late first-half flurry of activity which also saw Andrew Johnson sent off for the hosts.
Danny Murphy's penalty in the second half gave Fulham hope when Lucas Neill was penalised for handball in the area, but it was not enough.
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Ross Turnbull gifted West Brom the three points at the Riverside, fumbling Jonas Olsson's subsequent tame shot as the visitors won 1-0.
Substitute Ishmael Miller played in Olsson with a quick-thinking overhead kick but where his side-footed effort should have been easily gathered, it trickled between Turnbull's legs.
Afonso Alves, who hit the crossbar after 17 minutes, missed a sitter seconds later, while David Wheater's header was cleared desperately off the line.
