Liverpool defeats Chelsea by 2:0 during English Premier League soccer match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Saturday Jan. 20, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    After half-time, Nobby Solano converted from the penalty spot after a hand-ball from Luis Boa Morte (53) to give Newcastle a point.

    Bottom club Watford now have a ten-point chasm to close after allowing Aston Villa to end a 12-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory at Villa Park.

    Martin O'Neill's side took the lead in lucky circumstances when Gavin McCann's shot took a deflection off both Malky Mackay and Gavin Mahon with just four minutes to go, and Gabriel Agbonlahor had time to make sure of the win in injury-time.

    Middlesbrough enjoyed a thumping 5-1 win over Bolton Wanderers - who missed the chance to climb above Arsenal into fourth.

    Boro raced into a 4-1 lead before half-time, with Abel Xavier the unlikely threat early on as his header deflected back off the post and in off the unfortunate Gary Speed (6).

Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant celebrates scoring the second goal against Chelsea during their English Premiership match in Liverpool.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The Portuguese defender then headed home himself (10), and after Mark Viduka's neat first-time finish at the back post (23), Kevin Nolan pulled one back for Bolton with a composed strike fromthe edge of the box.

    The excellent Stewart Downing rifled home a rare right-footed effort with two minutes to go before the break, and Viduka added his second (84) after the dismissal of El Hadji Diouf (66) for foul and abusive language.

    Reading won the battle of the two promoted sides at The Madejski Stadium as they beat Sheffield United 3-1 in a bad tempered encounter.

    Shane Long, deputising for the injured Kevin Doyle, picked up where his compatriot had left off with a close-range finish (44), and Ulises de la Cruz added a second on 50 minutes before the gameerupted when substitute Keith Gillespie was dismissed for use of the elbow on Stephen Hunt.

    The incident sparked an unseemly brawl between the two benches,with Reading assistant Wally Downes and Neil Warnock sent to the stands, and Hunt had the last laugh when he scored a third with 20minutes to go.

    However Christian Nade grabbed a consolation (77) when Reading's offside trap from a free-kick went horribly wrong.

    European hopefuls Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw at Fulham in a game that witnessed a dramatic conclusion following Heidar Helguson's dismissal (53).

    The Cottagers took the lead from the penalty after a dubious handball decision against Michael Dawson, with Vincenzo Montella (84) stroking home for his first Premiership goal.

    However Pascal Chimbonda popped up four minutes later for an equaliser.

    In the evening kick-off, Blackburn Rovers moved into tenth as goals from Morten Gamst Pedersen (44, 62) and Matt Derbyshire (90)gave them a 3-0 win at Manchester City.