United roared back from a goal down for a 2-1 victory over Chelsea, courtesy of Uruguayan substitute Diego Forlan's stoppage-time winner, that keeps the pressure on league leaders Arsenal.
Iceland striker Eidur Gudjohnsen chilled Old Trafford when he ran on to French midfielder Emmanuel Petit's deft pass through the United defense and gently flicked the ball over the advancing Fabien Barthez.
But United were level before the break when a woeful clearance from Chelsea's Italian keeper Carlo Cudicini found David Beckham on the right wing and Paul Scholes rose to head home his England team mate's booming cross.
Forlan smashed in his winner deep in stoppage time, pouncing on a long ball into the box from fellow substitute Juan Sebastian Veron of Argentina.
Aston Villa 0, Tottenham 1
Glenn Hoddle's men chalked up a second consecutive league win thanks to a second-half strike from skipper Teddy Sheringham.
Travelling Spurs fans thought their side were in front just before the break when Robbie Keane poked home a knock-down from Sheringham -- only for the strike to be ruled offside.
Keane, who scored a hat-trick in their 4-3 victory over Everton last weekend, looked set to beat Villa's offside trap on several occasions before the breakthrough finally came -- the unmarked Sheringham volleying in Steve Carr's cross from the right after 69 minutes for Spurs first away league win over Villa since 1986.
Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1
Ten-man Rovers thought they had held on for all three points until Stern John came off the substitutes' bench to score a late, but fully deserved, equalizer for City.
Ireland midfielder Damien Duff fired Rovers in front after 19 minutes, collecting Andy Cole's pass before beating City keeper Ian Bennett. But Rovers were down to 10 men within 10 minutes when defender Andy Todd was dismissed for lashing out at City's new French forward Christophe Dugarry.
* Ten-man Rovers thought they had held on for all three points until Stern John came off the substitutes' bench to score a late, but fully deserved, equalizer for Birmingham City.
* Charlton player Claus Jensen's probing free-kick into Bolton's area led to a goalmouth melee and South African defender Mark Fish lashed home his first goal since April 2001.
Birmingham piled on the pressure in the second half and got their just rewards when John headed home a cross from Stan Lazaridis in the 83rd minute.
Charlton 1, Bolton Wanderers 1
Alan Curbishley's men looked to have bounced back from their 4-1 defeat by Chelsea on the sand dunes of Stamford Bridge last weekend -- only to be suckered by a superb equalizer from French playmaker Youri Djorkaeff five minutes from time.
Charlton's Claus Jensen had the best of the scoring chances in the first half against Sam Allardyce's relegation strugglers but he had better luck after the re-start. His probing free-kick into the area led to a goalmouth melee and South African defender Mark Fish lashed home his first goal since April 2001.
Charlton were all set for victory -- only for a bicycle kick from Djorkaeff, with his back to goal, to earn Allardyce's side a valuable point.
Everton 2, Sunderland 1
American striker Brian McBride, who scored on his debut in last weekend's 4-3 defeat at Tottenham, hit both goals as Everton came back for a rousing victory at Goodison Park.
Buoyed by their midweek FA Cup win over Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland took a 34th minute lead through Ireland midfielder Kevin Kilbane's first goal of the season, following a pass by striker Kevin Phillips.
But two goals in six minutes from McBride, meeting Scot Gemmill's cross with an overhead kick in the 51st minute and then shooting home after collecting the ball from Canadian striker Tomasz Radzinski, gave David Moyes's side all three points.
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