Football: the best of Wednesday's Premier League action

Manchester City's captain Kolo Toure (right) and Everton's captain Phil Neville lead their sides out of the tunnel before kick-off at Eastlands. City must win tonight to overtake fourth-placed Tottenham
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Everton's goalkeeper Tim Howard rushes from his line to deny Carlos Tevez a 17th league goal of the season
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Everton's French forward Louis Saha tumbles under a tackle from City's Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong
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Tim Cahill celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game for Everton with a header from Leighton Baines's cross
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Mikel Arteta (left) and Cahill celebrate at the final whistle after inflicting a first home defeat of the season on Manchester City. Arteta's late goal had made it 2-0 to Everton
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At Fratton Park, Portsmouth's players look keen to showcase their talents following news that the club has been granted permission to sell its players outside the transfer window. Here, Steve Finnan avoids Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge
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Portsmouth's goalkeeper David James swings wildly at the ball but gets nothing on it, allowing Didier Drogba to score an embarrassingly easy goal after 32 minutes. The ball struck a divot in the turf as it approached James, but the England keeper should have dealt with the danger
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Florent Malouda shoots past Portsmouth's Marc Wilson to give Chelsea a 2-0 lead five minutes after the interval
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Steve Finnan and Joe Cole leap for the ball - Finnan opting for the eyes-closed approach
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Malouda and Drogba both score second goals before Frank Lampard nods in Chelsea's fifth and final goal. The 5-0 win moves them back into second place at Arsenal's expense, a point behind Manchester United
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Meanwhile, at Villa Park, Fraizer Campbell puts Sunderland in the lead against Aston Villa after 22 minutes ...
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Only for John Carew to respond with a far post tap-in eight minutes later. And that's how it stayed for the remainder of the match
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Villa boss Martin O'Neill vents his frustration. His side have now drawn seven of their last ten league games
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At Ewood Park, David Dunn gives Blackburn the lead against Birmingham
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Phil Jones reacts in anguish after taking a blow to the face from City's Cameron Jerome
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A glorious free-kick from James McFadden brings Birmingham back on level terms
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But Dunn, a former Birmingham player, scores again in the 67th minute to give Blackburn all three points
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