Sport: Wednesday's Premier League action in pictures

The Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, left, and Stephen Warnock both miss the ball. Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images

Everton's Jo squeezes his shot past Blackburn's Ryan Nelsen. Photograph: Paul Thomas/AP

Aston Villa's James Milner bundles over Shaun Wright-Phillips of Manchester City in the area and gives away a penalty. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

The City faithful celebrate as Elano celebrates converting the penalty. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips, right, and Aston Villa's Luke Young dive for the ball. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Gelson Fernandes, right, shows a deft touch as he takes the ball away from Gareth Barry. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Aston Villa's John Carew hurdles over a tackle by Manchester City's Stephen Ireland. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Shaun Wright Phillips celebrates with Stephen Ireland after scoring City's second goal against Aston Villa in the 89th minute. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Shaun Wright-Phillips is dwarfed by Zat Knight as they embrace at the end of the match. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

The Tottenham captain, Robbie Keane, celebrates scoring Tottenham's first goal. Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Anticipation is etched on the faces of the Spurs fans behind the goal as Roman Pavlyuchenko pokes the ball goalwards. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Middlesbrough's Gary O'Neil gestures to the linesman who is doing his best to ignore him. Photograph: Tom Hevezi/AP

Tuncay Sanli causes chaos in the Tottenham defence. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

Peter Lovenkrands slots the ball past Edwin van der Sar after the United keeper spilled a shot to put Newcastle 1-0 up and end the goalkeeper's clean sheet record. Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport/PA Photos

Wayne Rooney, left, and Dimitar Berbatov watch the former's shot to see if it ends up in the back of the net. It did and brought United back to 1-1. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/EPA

There's no way through for Darren Fletcher as Newcastle's Jonas Gutierrez, left, and Alan Smith slide in to stop his run. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Wayne Rooney controls the ball in mid-air. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Alan Smith, second left, attempts a shot on goal as Edwin van der Sar gets ready to block it but it doesn't reach him as Darren Fletcher charges the shot down. Photograph: Ian Horrocks/Newcastle Utd via Getty Images

Cristiano Ronaldo skips past the sliding challenge of Alan Smith. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Dimitar Berbatov slides the ball past the Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini to score United's winning goal. Photograph: Michael Regan/Action Images

Fulham's Andy Johnson turns Michael Turner of Hull City and goes past him. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Fulham's Clint Dempsey shows his disappointment after missing a chance. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

Hull's Bernard Mendy skips down the wing as Paul Konchesky keeps an eye on him. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

West Ham United's goalscorer Carlton Cole controls the ball with his chest as Wigan's Titus Bramble looks on. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

It's handbags at the JJB as West Ham and Wigan players scuffle following a bad tackle by Lee Cattermole on the Hammers' Scott Parker, who is lying on the ground. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Hugo Rodallega attempts an overhead kick. Photograph: Martin Rickett/AP

Bolton's goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen looks deep in thought amid the snow at the Britannia Stadium. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Liam Lawrence of Stoke and Bolton's Andy O'Brien clash in mid-air as they challenge for the ball. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Ricardo Fuller celebrates scoring the second goal for Stoke. Photograph: Keith Williams/Action Images

Three's a crowd as Stoke's James Beattie, Bolton's Gary Cahill, top, and Gavin McCann challenge for the ball. Photograph: Keith Williams/Action Images