Premier League Review: Liverpoolmaintained their one-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 3-1 victory over struggling Blackburnat Ewood Park.
Rovers battled well in the first half and the Reds needed Jose Reina's fingertip save from Morten Gamst Pedersen to preserve parity.
The visitors upped the ante in the second half and Paul Robinson denied Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun with an impressive double stop, but it was a soft shot that beat him as Xabi Alonso's mishit effort bobbled into the bottom corner (69).
Benayoun then doubled the lead 10 minutes later when he jinked past Stephen Warnock and found the far corner from a tight angle.
Roque Santa Cruz's 86th-minute header gave Rovers hope but Gerrard made sure in injury-time with the easiest of finishes after Robinson charged out of his goal.
Chelseaare still breathing down Liverpool's necks after breaking the top-flight record for consecutive away wins with an 11th successive triumph on the road at Bolton.
Luiz Felipe Scolari's side were ahead after only nine minutes when former Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka headed in Jose Bosingwa's cross for his 99th Premier League goal and their second was a moment of sheer class.
Michael Ballack nodded the ball into the penalty area and Deco's superb overhead kick found the bottom corner (21).
Bolton exerted more pressure in the second half with John Terry clearing Matt Taylor's header off the line but Wanderers could not breach the visitors' defence and it ended 2-0.
Arsenalclimbed above Manchester United, for a couple of hours at least, with Emmanuel Adebayor's goal giving them a 1-0 win against Wiganat the Emirates.
Cesc Fabregas' ball in broke for the big striker and he made no mistake (16). On the stroke of half-time, the same player was denied by Chris Kirkland when the Latics keeper pushed Adebayor's shot onto the post.
The Gunners also hit the woodwork after the break when Denilson's shot struck the inside of the post but they needed Manuel Almunia's diving save from Mario Melchiot .
Stokecame back from 2-0 down to take a point against Newcastleat a shell-shocked St James' Park.
Michael Owen looked to have put the Magpies on the way to victory with first-half goals from crosses by Jonas Gutierrez (8) and Obafemi Martins (24).
Stoke were back in it on the hour mark when substitute Ricardo Fuller set up Mamady Sidibe and they secured an unlikely point when a header by ex- Sunderland defender Danny Higginbotham fell to former Newcastle defender Abdoulaye Faye in front of goal (90).
Hullsecured their first victory in seven games thanks to two late goals against Middlesbroughat the KC Stadium
After Geovanni missed a first-half sitter for the hosts, Boro went ahead 11 minutes from time when Jeremie Aliadiere set up Tuncay Sanli, who scored with a neat back heel.
But the hosts were level within three minutes when Bernard Mendy's shot came off the post onto the back of Boro keeper Ross Turnbull and into the net.
And amazingly there was a third goal in six minutes as David Wheater pulled back Geovanni in the box, earning a red card for his troubles, and Marlon King tucked away the spot-kick (85).
In the day's early kick-off, Jimmy Bullard scored his first league goal of the season to earn Fulhama point at home to Manchester Cityand extend their unbeaten run to five matches.
With England manager Fabio Capello watching from the stands, Bullard smashed home in the 27th minute to cancel out Benjani Mwaruwari's sixth-minute header.
