Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas goes flying as he challenges Burnley's Andre BikeyPhotograph: Nigel Roddis/guardian.co.ukHe managed to pick himself up after hitting the deck and after seven minutes slots home from inside the penalty area to open the scoringPhotograph: Nick Potts/guardian.co.ukHowever 19 minutes later Burnley have a chance to get back into the game as Thomas Vermaelen clumsily brings down Andre Bikey in the box and the referee points to the spotPhotograph: Andrew Yates/guardian.co.uk
Which Graham Alexander emphatically slams home to make it 1-1Photograph: Nigel Roddis/guardian.co.ukA dispondant looking Arsene Wenger walks off at half time. His mood wouldn't have changed when he made the same journey after the final whistle, as the score stayed 1-1Photograph: Nigel Roddis/ReutersLiverpool fans unveil a tribute to Bill Shankly, on the 50th anniversary of the date that the legend joined LiverpoolPhotograph: Peter Byrne/guardian.co.ukThe tributes weren't restricted to the official mosiac cards as Liverpool fans paid their own tributes with banners on the KopPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesLiverpool's Alberto Aquilani and Wigan Athletic's Emmerson Boyce battle for a high ball
Photograph: Stephen Pond/Empics SportNine minutes into the match and following a quick throw-in, an immaculate delivery from Fabio Aurélio and an unnecessary rush out of goal by Kirkland, pursuing a ball he was never going to reach, Ngog rises above everyone to head his sixth goal of the season into an unguarded netPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesLiverpool's midfielder Steven Gerrard looks on as Jason Koumas heads the ball awayPhotograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesA quarter of an hour after coming on as a sub, Fernando Torres picks up the loose ball following a long punt upfield and then races through, after rounding Kirkland, his first shot hits Titus Bramble but he makes no mistake with the rebound to make it 2-0. N'Zogbia pulled one back for Wigan just before the final whistle but it was to be Liverpool's three points and Liverpool's nightPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesManchester City manager Mark Hughes shows that he may have lost the dark hair he sported in his playing days but he hasn't lost his touchPhotograph: Andrew Couldridge/guardian.co.ukPeter Crouch put his long legs to good use as he battles for the ball with Micah Richards Photograph: Clive Mason/guardian.co.ukJust after half an hour has gone, Aaron Lennon sends in a high cross from the byline on the right hand side of the City goal. Crouch rises on the edge of the six-yard box and heads goalwards, his effort is blocked and Nico Kranjcar stabs home the rebound from about two yards out to open the scoringPhotograph: Gerry Penny/EPAJermain Defoe leaves City's Irish Stephen Ireland on his backside. After 53 minutes Jermain Defoe nips in behind Kolo Toure to get on the end of a looping, diagonal header from Peter Crouch and rifle the ball past the horribly exposed Shay Given from about 10 yards. There were only three touches - the long punt from Gomes, the header from Crouch and the volley from Defoe. Total football!Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesManchester City's Carlos Tevez rues a missed chance after against SpursPhotograph: Toby Melville/guardian.co.ukIn injury time, Kranjcar receives the ball from Jenas and running parallel with the byline, he gallops towards Tolo Koro, sends the ball one way, runs around the other, picks the ball up again and then stabbs a low drive past Shay Given to make it 3-0 and three points for SpursPhotograph: Sean Dempsey/PA
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