Peter Crouch scored two goals to lead Liverpool in its 3-0 victory over Watford. Forward Craig Bellamy scored first in the 34th minute, before Crouch netted on a rebound six minutes later to make it 2-0.
The England striker notched his 12th goal of the season in the 48th minute after tapping in a pass from Bellamy. The Hornets stayed last with only one victory from 21 league games, while Liverpool is third with 43 points.
Bolton 0, Manchester City 0
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Manchester City drew 0-0 at Bolton, though midfielder Joey Barton missed a clear chance in the 68th when he shot wide in front of goal. Fifth-place Bolton has 40 points, while City stayed in 10th with 30.
Charlton 1, Middlesbrough 3
A 27th-minute goal by Charlton striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink against his former club was canceled out as Middlesbrough rallied for a 3-1 win.
Lee Cattermole scored just before halftime, before Julio Arca took advantage of an error by Addicks defender Hermann Hreidarsson to give the Teesiders the lead in the 63rd minute.
Striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu scored his 11th goal of the season five minutes later to move Middlesbrough up to 13th in the standings on 27 points. Charlton is next-to-last with 16.
Chelsea 4, Wigan 0
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scored his 21st goal of the season and Frank Lampard and Arjen Robben also scored as the Blues kept pace with Manchester United with a 4-0 win over Wigan.
Lampard curled in a free kick in the 13th minute and Robben rounded goalkeeper Chris Kirkland to score in the 63rd minute.
Kirkland pushed a cross from cross into his own net in the 70th minute, and Drogba scored with a header in the 90th minute. Chelsea is second with 51 points; Wigan is 17th with 22.
Man. United 3, Aston Villa 1
Leader Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 behind goals from Park Ji-sung, Michael Carrick and Cristiano Ronaldo. Park scored his first of the season in the 11th minute before Carrick scored his first for the Red Devils two minutes later.
Ronaldo headed in a cross from Park in the 35th minute for his 13th of the season. Gabriel Agbonlahor pulled one back for Villa in the 52nd minute. United has 57 points, while Villa -- which hasn't won in 12 straight games -- dropped to 14th with 26.
Sheffield United 1, Portsmouth 1
An 81st-minute equalizer from midfielder Gary O'Neil gave Portsmouth a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United.
Blades midfielder Stephen Quinn scored from a free kick in the 22nd minute before a defensive mix-up between goalkeeper Paul Gerrard and defender Claude Davis allowed O'Neil to tap in a goal.
Sixth-place Pompey has 37 points, while Sheffield is 16th with 24 points.
West Ham 3, Fulham 3
Fulham defender Philippe Christanval scored an equalizer in the fourth minute of injury time in a 3-3 draw at West Ham. Canadian striker Tomasz Radzinski scored for Fulham in the 16th minute, but Bobby Zamora leveled in the 28th minute.
West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun scored the first of two goals in the 46th minute, before US striker Brian McBride scored his eighth of the season for Fulham in the 64th minute.
Benayoun scored again in the 68th minute, before Christanval's first goal in more than eight years. Fulham is 12th with 28 points. West Ham is 18th with 19.
Blackburn 0, Arsenal 2
Striker Thierry Henry scored a goal and assisted on another as 10-man Arsenal beat Blackburn 2-0.
Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva was sent off for kicking out at Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage in the 13th minute.
Defender Kolo Toure headed in from a free kick by Henry in the 37th minute. In the 71st minute, Henry curled a shot from 18m into the top corner for his 10th goal of the season.
Arsenal stayed fourth with 42 points. Blackburn stayed 11th with 28.
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