John Terry put the dissapointment of being stripped as England captain on Friday aside as he lead Chelsea to a well deserved 2-0 win over arch rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal went into the game knowing that defeat would mean the end of their title ambitions and Arsene Wenger was made to eat his words after claiming that Didier Drogba "doesn't do much" after Chelsea first round win at the Emirates. The Ivory Coast striker scored both goals of the match in the first half to seal the win for Chelsea who never really looked like losing this encounter. Drogba opened the scoring in the 8th minute when he fired home from a corner after Terry flicked the ball into his path. Drogba then doubled their lead in the 23rd minute when Arsenal were once again caught on the break, this time it was Lampard that exposed Arsenal's weakness when he picked out Drogba who brushed aside Clichy before firing a clinical shot pass Almunia. Two nil at the break and it would remain that way as Chelsea secured a vital win that sees them regaining top spot on the English Premier League table.

Other results on Sunday

Brimingham 2 - 1 Wolves

Saturday 6 February

Liverpool 1 - 0 Everton

Liverpool emerged victorious from a gruelling Merseyside Derby battle which saw seven yellow cards and two red cards being produced during the 90 minutes. Liverpool had to play with 10 men for more than 60 minutes after Sotirous Kyrgiakos was shown a straight red for a lunging two footed tackle on Fellaini but this was not enough to stop a determined Liverpool side from claiming all three points. The winner was scored in the 54th minute after Dirk Kuyt headed home from a Steven Gerrard corner. The Dutch striker's 5th goal in five matches would prove to be enough to settle this fiercely contested Derby as Liverpool continue with their good run of form while also bringing an end to Everton's 9 match unbeaten run. The win moves the Reds into 4th place ahead of Spurs, man City and Aston Villa.

Manchester United 5 - 0 Portsmouth

Even the eternal optimist will have trouble believing that Pompey can avoid relegation this season after this horror show at Old Trafford. Portsmouth managed to contain the United attack for 40 minutes until Wayne Rooney opened the scoring with a header from Fletcher's cross. United doubled their lead on the stroke of half time when Nani's cross was deflected in off Vanden Borre. Another own goal on the hour mark made it 3-0, this time it was Carrick's shot which bounced off Richard Hughes and into the roof of the net via the underside of the crossbar. Dimitar Berbatov made it 4-0 two minutes later with a low finish from outside the box and Pompey's misery was completed when the conceded the third own goal of the match when Marc Wilson sliced a cross into the roof of his own net to hand United a comprehensive 5-0 win which sent them top of the table for at least one day.

Hull 2 - 1 Manchester City

An inspirational performance from Hull City saw them pick up their first win in 11 games while denting Manchester City's chances of finishing in the Top Four this season. USA striker Jozy Altidore scored his first goal for the Tigers when he curled in the opener on the half hour mark after Hull were awarded a free kick for a foul on him. George Boateng doubled Hull's lead in the second half with a thunderous volley after Kolo Toure's clearance fell to him invitingly. City hit back 5 minutes later though through Adebayor but it would prove to be to City's only goal of the match as they failed to trouble Hull's defense in the last 30 minutes of the match.

Burnley 2 - 1 West Ham

Burnley picked up their first win under new manager Brian Laws as they added to the pressure on Gianfranco Zola, who's side are still stuck in the drop zone and in real danger of being relegated. David Nugent opened the scoring for Burnley in the 14th minute with a superb lobbed finish after new signing Daniel Fox had picked out the striker with an accurate long ball. West Ham were unlucky not to have equalised when they hit the woodwork twice after the break, and Fox popped up again to make the Hammers pay for their missed chances. This time curling in a brilliant free-kick in the 55th minute. Burnley survived an onslaught on their goal from the Hammers who could only manage a late goal through new signing Ilan who finished from close range in the 81st minute. Hull managed to hold on for the win which sees them move to 14th spot on the log while leaving West Ham rooted in the relegation zone.

Stoke 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers

Stoke City turned on the style on Saturday afternoon as they outplayed Blackburn Rovers to secure a comfortable 3-0 win at the Britania Stadium. Danny Higginbottom handed Stoke City an early lead in the 8th minute when he fired in on the volley from a corner. Stoke then doubled their lead on the stroke of half time when Mamady Sidibi fired in from a Matthew Etherington cross in stoppage time. Rovers were reduced to 10 men when Chris Samba was given a red card for a foul on Ricardo Fuller before Matthew Etherington capped off a fine Stoke performance with a great finish after playing a one two with Lawrence. The win sees Stoke leapfrog Rovers into 11th position, but with two games in hand.

Other results on Saturday

Tottenham 0 - 0 Aston Villa
Sunderland 1 - 1 Wigan
Bolton 0 - 0 Fulham