Premier League review:Liverpool twice came from behind against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium to register their second win in four games but Rafael Benitez's side owed much of their second half dominance to the rather harsh dismissal of Sean Davis from the homeside's midfield.
The Merseysiders’ vulnerability from set-pieces was again exposed when Kevin Davies scored a 38th minute opener from a corner and the striker was instrumental when flicking on for Tamir Cohen.
The Israeli, whose father Avi once played for Liverpool, smashed the ball past Pepe Reina minutes into the second half.
By that time Liverpool themselves had hit the net, when Glen Johnson got his second of the season with a left-footed striker four minutes before the break.
Davis was given his marching orders in the 55th minute when he tangled with Lucas Leiva to earn his second booking.
Liverpool weren’t long capitalising through Fernando Torres, the Spaniard netting Dirk Kuyt superb assist.
With the man advantage, Liverpool were well on top and should have gone ahead through Torres, Kuyt and substitute Andrei Voronin, but the winner came from Steven Gerrard with seven minutes left, when the captain steered an 18-yard effort into the top corner.
Tottenhamjoined Chelseaat the top of the table after Aaron Lennon's winner deep in injury-time secured a 2-1 win at home to Birminghamand maximum points form four games.
After an open first half which Spurs dominated while Birmingham also had chances, the home side pushed hard for a breakthrough after the break.
Substitute Peter Crouch came closest for Spurs - heading against the post and seeing another header cleared off the line by Lee Carsley - and he finally made the breakthrough with a far-post header in the 72nd minute from Tom Huddlestone's free-kick.
Birmingham snatched an equaliser three minutes later when Lee Bowyer capitalised on a defensive mix-up caused by City substitute Christian Benitez to slam the ball home.
With the game heading for a draw, however, former Spurs defender Stephen Carr slipped in possession to allow his old side to break forward in numbers before Lennon gleefully scored four minutes into injury-time.
Stokeenjoyed a straightforward 1-0 win at home to listless Sunderland as Dave Kitson's 43rd-minute strike proved the difference.
Both sides battled valiantly without producing any clear-cut early chances, but when the visitors failed to clear Liam Lawrence's corner, Kitson fired the ball past Craig Gordon.
Hulland Wolvesshared a 1-1 draw at Molineux after early goals in each half.
Hull went ahead through Geovanni's third-minute header, the Brazilian profiting from Stephen Hunt's perfect cross.
But Wolves scored even more quickly in the second half as defender Richard Stearman stole in to level after Jody Craddock flicked on a free-kick from deep.
Blackburnand West Hamcancelled each other out at Ewood Park in a battle of brawn and beauty.
West Ham's quality on the ball gave them the edge in the first half but Blackburn's grit saw them give as good as they got in an ultimately goalless stalemate.
