QPR lost out to two defensive howlers against Stoke, first leaving Peter Crouch unmarked and then conceding a penalty against the former Ranger to make it 0-2 at Loftus Road. After a strong start and plenty of missed chances by Loic Remy, the home side crumbled against Tony Pulis' men and looked like a lost cause in the end. And with four games remaining and 10 points from safety, Harry Redknapp knows Premier League survival is near impossible. Stoke meanwhile recorded their first win in eight taking them up to 15th, six points safe from the drop zone.
Kevin Nolan sealed his 100th goal and West Ham's win against Wigan in spectacular fashion at Upton Park. The Latics enjoyed plenty of possession and chances but could not find a way past man-of-the-match Jussi Jaaskelainen. Matthew Jarvis' low-cut cross from the left found the back of the net before Nolan horizontal side-jump-shot doubled the lead and bagged the points for Sam Allerdyce's Hammers.
Sunderland recorded their second win under Paulo Di Canio against Everton, making it two wins on the trot and the first home win for the Italian manager. The Black Cats went ahead thanks to Stephane Sessegnon's shot sneaking under Tim Howard, recording a surprise win against David Moyes' men whose Champions League hopes are left reeling, five points behind Chelsea in fourth. Sunderland meanwhile can breath big sigh of relief now sitting much more comfortably in 14th, six points clear from the relegation zone.
Two Bennett goals within three minutes secured a win for Norwich against bottom-side Reading. Ryan opened the scoring and Elliott doubled it soon after. Gareth McClearly pulled one back in sweet fashion, but all hopes are gone for Nigel Adkins' side, rock bottom, 10 points separating them from safety. The win takes Chris Hughton's Canaries up to 13th, one point behind the Saints in 12th.
Below-par Arsenal were lucky to escape from Craven Cottage with all three points. Ten-man Fulham fought and worked hard and proved much better and more dangerous after the sending off early on in the game. Steve Sidwell deserved the red card for his nasty tackle on Mikel Arteta. Fulham then pressed much more, Dimitar Berbatov pulling a couple of strong, fast saves out of Wojciech Szczesny. However, Per Mertesacker spoiled the show heading in the only goal of the game, just before the break. And that would stay the only difference between the sides on the scoreboard, the Gunners seeing Olivier Giroud sent off for an aggressive tackle late on in the match. The Cottagers pressed hard late on but all to no avail leaving Martin Jol wondering and Arsene Wenger smiling. 
Yoan Gouffran gave Newcastle a nice early lead with a high bouncer catching out West Brom keeper Ben Foster, but after a comfortable first half, the Toons were to escape with a point! Steve Clarke will have been fuming after his side were awarded a free kick just outside the box end of the first half, which replays showed should have been a penalty as Newcastle defender James Perch fouled Billy Jones in the area. But the home side drew level eventually and deservedly so thanks to Jones pouncing and netting a rebound leaving West Brom in 8th, five points behind Liverpool in 7th, and Newcastle in 16th, six points clear from the drop.
Swansea and Southampton shared no goals but a point each at the Liberty Stadium leaving them in 9th and 12th respectively, three points between them. It was a fair result in the end after the Saints enjoyed chances in the first half with the Premier League's english top scorer Rickie Lambert and captain Adam Lallana denied by Michel Vorm, whilst the Swans came close a couple of times in the second half. Lallana's disallowed goal looked like a harsh decision though, a foul given on keeper Vorm whilst it more looked like the Dutchman just missed and messed it up himself.My Predictions => Actual Results:
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal => 0-1
Norwich 1-1 Reading => 2-1
QPR 1-0 Stoke => 0-2
Sunderland 1-1 Everton => 1-0
Swansea 2-2 Southampton => 0-0
West Brom 3-1 Newcastle => 1-1
West Ham 3-2 Wigan => 2-0
Tottenham 1-2 Man City => (tomorrow)
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea => (tomorrow)
Man United 2-1 Aston Villa => (Monday)
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