Second-half goals from Frank Lampard and Salomon Kalou eased Chelsea into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win after Huddersfield had briefly threatened to cause an upset at Stamford Bridge. Michael Collins stunned Chelsea when he put Town level seconds before half-time to cancel out Lampard's opener in the 18th minute.
Manchester United may be lying in Arsenal's slipstream at the top of the table
but they gained the high ground in the FA Cup following a 4-0 win at Old Trafford. Two goals from Darren Fletcher and one each from Wayne Rooney secured their place in the quarter-final.
| Man Utd | Arsenal |
| Wayne Rooney (16) | |
| Darren Fletcher (20) | |
| Luis Nani (38) | |
| Darren Fletcher (74) |
Arsenal moved five points clear of Manchester United and a massive
eight points ahead of Chelsea as they scrapped their way to a 2-0 win
over Blackburn Rovers.
| Arsenal | Blackburn |
| P Senderos 4' | |
| E Adebayor 90' |
Manchester City completed a league double over Manchester United on
the day the city remembered the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Darius Vassell put City ahead in the 25th minute and Benjani Mwaruwari,
on his debut following a protracted move from Portsmouth, headed the second. United replied with an injury-time goal from Michael Carrick but City held on.
| Man Utd | Man City |
| 91' M Carrick | 25' D Vassell |
| 44' B Mwaruwari |
10. Dalian Atkinson, (Wimbledon v ASTON VILLA , 3rd October 1992)
09. Dennis Bergkamp, (Lecester City v ARSENAL, 27th August 1997)
08. Tony Yeboah, (Wimbledon v LEEDS UTD, 23rd September 1995)
07. Thierry Henry, (ARSENAL v Manchester Utd, 1st October 2000)
06. Eric Cantona, (MANCHESTER UTD v Sunderland, 21st December 1996)
05. Matt Le Tissier, (SOUTHAMPTON v Newcastle Utd, 24th October 1993)
04. Paolo Di Canio, (WEST HAM UTD v Wimbledon, 26th March 2000)
03. Matt Le Tissier, (Blackburn Rovers v SOUTHAMPTON, 10th December 1994)
02. Dennis Bergkamp, (Newcastle Utd v ARSENAL, 2nd March 2002)
01. David Beckham, (Wimbledon v MANCHESTER UTD, 17th August 1996)
Liverpool's wretched league run came to an end as three second-half
goals against Sunderland sealed a 3-0 victory and eased the pressure on
the team and manager Rafael Benitez.
| Liverpool | Sunderland |
| P Crouch (57) | |
| F Torres (69) | |
| S Gerrard (89) pen |
Jermain Defoe attained instant hero status at Fratton Park with the
equaliser that prevented Chelsea setting a club record of 10 straight wins.
| Portsmouth | Chelsea |
| J Defoe (64) | N Anelka (55) |
Manchester United earned a vital point deep in injury time against
Tottenham but still lost top place in the Barclays Premier League
following the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.
| Tottenham | Man Utd |
| D Berbatov (21) | C Tevez (90) |
Arsenal emphasised their Barclays Premier League title credentials by becoming the first side to win at Eastlands in the league this season.
| Man City | Arsenal |
| Fernandes Gelson (28) | E Adebayor (9) |
| Da Silva Eduardo (26) | |
| E Adebayor (88) |
| Arsenal February 2008 Match Schedule |
| DATE | TIME | HOME | AWAY | COMPETITION |
| Sat. 2 | 12:45 UK | Man City | Arsenal | English Premier League |
| Mon. 11 | 20:00 UK | Arsenal | Blackburn | English Premier League |
| Sat. 16 | 17:15 UK | Man Utd | Arsenal | English FA Cup |
| Wed. 20 | 19:45 UK | Arsenal | AC Milan | UEFA Champions League |
| Sat. 23 | 12:45 UK | Birmingham | Arsenal | English Premier League |
| Chelsea February 2008 Match Schedule |
| DATE | TIME | HOME | AWAY | COMPETITION |
| Sat. 2 | 15:00 UK | Portsmouth | Chelsea | English Premier League |
| Sun. 10 | 16:00 UK | Chelsea | Liverpool | English Premier League |
| Sat. 16 | 15:00 UK | Chelsea | Huddersfield | English FA Cup |
| Tue. 19 | 19:45 UK | Olympiakos | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League |
| Sun. 24 | 15:00 UK | Tottenham | Chelsea | English Carling Cup |
| Liverpool February 2008 Match schedule |
| DATE | TIME | HOME | AWAY | COMPETITION |
| Sat. 2 | 17:15 UK | Liverpool | Sunderland | English Premier League |
| Sun. 10 | 16:00 UK | Chelsea | Liverpool | English Premier League |
| Sat. 16 | 15:00 UK | Liverpool | Barnsley | English FA Cup |
| Tue. 19 | 19:45 UK | Liverpool | Inter Milan | UEFA Champions League |
| Sat. 23 | 15:00 UK | Liverpool | Middlesbrough | English Premier League |
| Man Utd February 2008 Match Schedule |
| DATE | TIME | HOME | AWAY | COMPETITION |
| Sat. 2 | 15:00 UK | Tottenham | Man Utd | English Premier League |
| Sun. 10 | 13:30 UK | Man Utd | Man City | English Premier League |
| Sat. 16 | 17:15 UK | Man Utd | Arsenal | English FA Cup |
| Wed. 20 | 19:45 UK | Lyon | Man Utd | UEFA Champions League |
| Sat. 23 | 17:15 UK | Newcastle | Man Utd | English Premier League |
