Premier League: Tuesday night's action - in pictures
Just five minutes into the game at Goodison, Manchester City receive a scare when Denis Stracqualursi's header is cleared off the line by Joleon Lescott Photograph: Nigel Roddis/ReutersOn the hour mark Everton take the lead when Darron Gibson smashes the ball into the net from outside the area. Final score 1-0Photograph: Nigel Roddis/ReutersManchester United's Park Ji-Sung is brought down by Stoke City's Jermaine Pennant and the referee points to the spot. Javier Hernandez beat Thomas Sorensen to give United the leadPhotograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
Six minutes after half-time the ref points to the spot for a second after Jon Walters bundles over Antonio Valencia. This time it's Dimitar Berbatov who steps up to take it. He hits it to the goalkeeper's left and despite Thomas Sorensen going the right way, it's just out of his reach. Final score 2-0Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPATottenham revived their Premier League campaign with a comfortable victory courtesy of the feet of Gareth Bale who scored twice...Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Imagesand a twenty yard shot on the turn by Luka Modric. Final score 3-1Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action ImagesIn the 39th minute at the Liberty Stadium Swansea take a deserved lead when former Chelsea player Scott Sinclair hits a volley from distance which flies over Petr Cech and into the netPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesWith five minutes to go Chelsea are down to 10 men when Ashley Cole scythes down Nathan Dyer, which gets the Chelsea defender a second yellow card and consequently an early bathPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesThree minutes into injury time Chelsea are saved when Jose Bosingwa's shot takes a big deflection off the leg of Swansea City's Neil Taylor which wrong-foots Michel Vorm and the ball nestles in the back of the netPhotograph: Matt Dunham/APThere's relief on the faces of the Chelsea strike-force which is no doubt matched by that on the face of Andre Villas-Boas. Final score 1-1Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersAndy Carroll looks mighty relieved to get on the score sheet, his last goal in the Premier League was back on the 29th October. It was a smart finish from the big striker who ghosted into the Wolves penalty area before scoring from close rangePhotograph: Clive Mason/Getty ImagesCraig Bellamy fires a free-kick over the wall which Wayne Hennessey was equal to. The Liverpool striker had better luck on the hour mark when he beat the Wolves keeper with a low shot from the edge of the areaPhotograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesAn unmarked Dirk Kuyt finished things off with a smart finish between Wayne Hennessey and the near post. It was his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool, and it's taken him 5 and a half years to reach his half century. Final score 0-3Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images
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