Record-holder Ryan Giggs marked a lifetime's loyalty with the best present possible as he delivered another Premier League title to Manchester United as they beat Wigan 2-0.
United were in front but needing calming despite Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half penalty when Giggs kept his nerve to coolly slot home Wayne Rooney's through ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Manchester United strolled to a 2-0
win over Portsmouth at Old Trafford. His superb brace came in the space
of three first half minutes.
| Man Utd | Portsmouth |
| C Ronaldo 10' | |
| C Ronaldo 13' |
Rooney keeps United on top
Man United retained their position on top of the Premier League
after goals from Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo earned them a 2-0 win
at plucky Reading.
| Reading | Man Utd |
| W Rooney 77' | |
| C Ronaldo 90' |
| Aston Villa | Reading | 15:00 |
| Arsenal | Birmingham City | 15:00 |
| Derby County | Wigan Athletic | 15:00 |
| West Ham Utd | Fulham | 15:00 |
| Middlebrough | Liverpool | 15:00 |
| Everton | Man City | 15:00 |
| Man Utd | Newcastle | 17:15 |
| Newcastle | Man City | 19:45 |
| Liverpool | Wigan Athlentic | 20:00 |
| Blackburn | sunderland | 20:00 |
| Bolton | Derby County | 20:00 |
| Fulham | Chelsea | 12:45 |
| Middlebrough | Everton | 15:00 |
| Man Utd | Birmingham | 15:00 |
| Reading | Portsmouth | 15:00 |
| Arsenal | West Ham Utd | 15:00 |
| Aston Villa | Tottenham | 17:20 |
| Home | Away | Time |
| West Ham Utd | Everton | 15:00 |
| Birmingham City | Reading | 15:00 |
| Derby County | Middlebrough | 15:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Blackburn Rovers | 15:00 |
| Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers | 15:00 |
| Portsmouth | Tottenham Hotspur | 15:00 |
| Sunderland | Aston Villa | 15:00 |
| Fulham | Newcastle Utd | 17:15 |
Middlesbrough duo Stewart Downing and Tuncay Sanli fired in the goals
as Gareth Southgate's struggling team ended Arsenal's undefeated Premier
League record with a shock 2-1 win at the Riverside Stadium.
| Middlesbrough | Arsenal |
| S Downing (pen) 4' | T Rosicky 90' |
| T Sanli 74' |
Reading rode their luck to inflict a 3-1 defeat on Liverpool and put
a dent in the Merseysiders' title challenge hopes. Stephen Hunt's
penalty was cancelled out by Steven Gerrard's 10th goal of the season,
but the home side were not to be denied and responded with
second-half goals from Kevin Doyle and James Harper.
| Reading | Liverpool |
| S Hunt (pen) 17' | S Gerrard 28' |
| K Doyle 60' | |
| J Harper 67' |
Ryan Giggs' 100th league goal for Manchester United broke Derby's resistance at Old Trafford, setting the Red Devils on the road to an eighth successive Premier League home win. Carlos Tevez grabbed a double, before Steve Howard netted the Rams' first away goal of a difficult campaign. Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the scoring with an injury-time spot-kick but Giggs' goal took the glory.
| Man Utd | Derby |
| R Giggs 40' | S Howard 76' |
| C Tevez 45' | |
| C Tevez 60' | |
| C Ronaldo (pen) 90' |
Andriy Shevchenko celebrated his Chelsea return by starring in
Saturday's 2-0 Premier League victory over Sunderland.
Shevchenko finished Salomon Kalou's 23rd minute cross for
his second league goal of the season to cap a lively display.
| Chelsea | Sunderland |
| A Shevchenko 23' | |
| F Lampard (pen) 75' |
Adebayor fast goal bring arsenal ahead...but Taylor make Newcastle
draw 1 - 1 Arsenal at final.
| Newcastle United | Arsenal |
| S Taylor 59' | Adebayor 3' |
Cristiano Ronaldo put the Red Devils in front on nine minutes before
the Cottagers had chances the level with Shefki Kuqi a major culprit.
But United doubled their lead after the break through Ronaldo once
more and then squandered chances to extent the lead.
Liverpool maintained their unbeaten Premier League record, made it five successive
wins and continued to rattle in the goals with a 4-0 victory over Bolton. After demolishing
Bolton, they have scored 21 goals in that five-game run to move into third place in the table
| Liverpool | Bolton |
| S Hyypia 17' | |
| F Torres 45' | |
| S Gerrard 56' (pen) | |
| R Babel 86' |
Arsenal with a 2-1 win to keep unbeaten record and the leadership of
the League
| Arsenal | Aston Villa |
| M Flamini 23' | Craig Gardner 14' |
| E Adebayor 36' |
Joe Cole's goal make Chelsea to climb into second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over West Ham.
| Chelsea | West Ham |
| Joe Cole 75' |
Man Utd is lost....3 point behind Arsenal
| Man Utd | Bolton |
| Nicolas Anelka 10' |
Steven Gerrard is back with 1 goal 2 assist
| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
| Gerrard 27' | |
| Dirk Kuyt 46' | |
| Ryan Babel 66' |
Arsenal is now top on league with 3 point in front Man Utd
| Arsenal | Wigan Athletic |
| William Gallas 83' | |
| Tomas Rosicky 86' |
