Wayne Rooney scored twice to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 comeback victory at Sheffield United, preserving the club's three-point lead at the top of the English Premier League. Keith Gillespie had headed the hosts in front after 12 minutes, but Rooney leveled before the half-hour and then netted the winner with 16 minutes remaining. Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late chance to extend the margin. United finished the day on 34 points.
Chelsea stayed within striking distance by defeating West Ham 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, a Geremi free kick providing the only goal. Arsenal dropped points after being held 1-1 at home by Newcastle, with Thierry Henry coming off the bench to cancel out Kieron Dyer's opener.
Portsmouth jumped above Arsenal into third place with a 2-1 win over Watford, decided by a Lomano Lua Lua penalty in the final minute. Everton defeated Bolton 1-0 and Reading beat Charlton 2-0.
Manchester City kept their perfect home record intact with a 3-1 win over Fulham, Bernardo Corradi scoring twice. Liverpool and Middlesbrough shared a goalless draw at the Riverside, a result that ended Liverpool's run of five consecutive defeats.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in November 2006, in its own words.