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Premier League: Wednesday’s matches – in pictures

All the best images from around the grounds on a night packed full of Premier League action
  
  


Wednesday night football: Fans look at an Arsenal team photograph outside the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal v Hull City Fans look at an Arsenal team photograph outside the Emirates Stadium Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Nicklas Bendtner celebrates
The first goal of the night comes after just 90 seconds when Nicklas Bendtner slams a header past Allan McGregor. It's 1-0 to the Arsenal Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil scores
Arsenal start the second half as they did the first, at speed, and Özil doubles their lead two minutes after the restart when he converts an Aaron Ramsey pass. Final score: 2-0 Photograph: GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Marouane Fellaini warms up
Manchester United v Everton Marouane Fellaini warms up with Danny Welbeck, Adnan Januzaj, left, and Nani, right Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Marouane Fellaini
Former Everton player Marouane Fellaini is soon in the thick of it, tussling with former team-mate Steven Pienaar Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Ryan Giggs header
Veteran Ryan Giggs proves he's still got a spring in his step when he rises highest and to meet a header but it just floats wide of the Everton goal. It's goal-less when the teams go in at half-time Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Bryan Oviedo scores
With four minutes to go Romelu Lukaku finds Bryan Oviedo in the box with a peach of a pass and the Everton midfielder slots the ball past Manchester United's keeper David de Gea to give the visitors the lead Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Lukaku seems rather pleased
Lukaku seems rather pleased Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images
premier league: Everton fans lit a smoke bomb after Oviedo's goal
Everton fans lit a smoke bomb after Oviedo's goal. The home side continued to have the majority of play but couldn't couldn't find a way though an organised Evertonian defence Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images
premier league: Bryan Oviedo and Sylvain Distind
After the final whistle goes Bryan Oviedo and Sylvain Distind celebrate Everton's first victory at Old Trafford for 21 years. Final score 0-1 Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Scarves for sale outside Anfield
Liverpool v Norwich City Scarves for sale outside Anfield Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Luis Suarez scores
Norwich's Liverpool bogeyman Luis Suarez opens the scoring at Anfield with a 40 yard screamer. Just before the half hour mark Luis Suarez gets his and Liverpool's second when he taps the ball home from close range. He's now on a hat-trick; if he gets it, it'll be the third he's scored against the Canaries. Six minutes later he gets it when he juggles the ball on the edge of the area, plays it over a defender's head and thwacks it into the net Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: John Ruddy
John Ruddy is having one of those days Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
premier league: Luis Suarez free-kick
It's not over yet as Luis Suarez scores his fourth goal from a free-kick. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images
premier league: Luis Suarez celebrates his goal
Bradley Johnson pulled a goal back for the visitors before Raheem Sterling notched in the dying minutes, but nothing can take away the fact that the night belonged to Luis Suarez. Final score: 5-1 Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Fans turn up early for the game
Swansea City v Newcastle United Fans turn up early for the game Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Nathan Dyer celebrates
A Nathan Dyer volley opens the scoring for the home side during first half injury time Photograph: Adam Holt/Action Images
Wednesday night football: Mathieu Debuchy own goal
A comical goal doubles the home side's lead when a sublime low pass plays in Jonjo Shelvey in and Mathieu Debuchy hares after the midfielder and seemed to have done enough to distract him, as Shelvey's shot was too weak to beat Tim Krul. But it ricocheted off the keeper and on to the falling Debuchy, who unknowingly shunted it into the net! Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Shelvey scores
With seven minutes to go Shelvey crowns an impressive performance with a sweet curler into the top corner from 25 yards, a splendid and richly deserved goal for Shelvey. Final score: 3-0 Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Fans check out merchandise ahead of the game
Sunderland v Chelsea Fans check out merchandise ahead of the game Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images
Wednesday night football:  Jozy Altidore scores
If those Sunderland fans purchased any scarves then they will be being waved in adulation after fourteen minutes when Jozy Altidore puts the home side ahead Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Wednesday night football: Frank Lampard
That lead lasts just three minutes when Frank Lampard is left unmarked on the edge of the six yard box to head the ball past Vito Mannone in the Sunderland goal Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Eden Hazard celebrates
There's a magnificent turnaround on the cards at the Stadium of Light after Eden Hazard strokes the ball home from the edge of the box to notch his seventh goal of the season Photograph: Ian Macnicol/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: John O'Shea
John O'Shea proves to be as adept in the opposition's eighteen yard box as his own when he battered home from close range after latching onto a deflected Wes Brown shot Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images
Wednesday night football: Eden Hazard
Sunderland are having a hard time trying control Eden Hazard as the Belgian gets his second and Chelsea's third just after the hour mark Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images
Wednesday night football: Phil Bardsley
Phil Bardsley puts into his own net with six minutes to go to make it 4-2 to Chelsea. However two minutes later Bardsley puts the ball into the right net and give Jose Mourinho kittens. Final score: 3-4 Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP
Wednesday night football: Sergio Aguero celebrates
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City Suarez isn't the only striking sensation in top form tonight as Manchester City's Sergio Aguero notches after just nine minutes for his 17th goal in 17 games. Yaya Toure doubles the visitor's lead midway through the first half when he meets a low left-wing cross with a gorgeous sidefoot into the bottom corner Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
premier league: Yaya Toure celebrates
Following Claudio Yacob's foul on Kolarov, Yaya Toure, left, stepped up to score from the spot and put City 3-0 up. An late own goal by Pantilimon and Victor Anichebe's smart finish during injury time gave City a jittery finish but they held on for the win. The result means that City remain in third place on 28 points, six behind league leaders Arsenal. Final score: 2-3 Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Rene Meulensteen and Andre Villas-Boas
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur Over at Craven Cottage it's a tale of two bosses as new Fulham head coach Rene Meulensteen is pitting his wits against Spurs' under pressure boss Andre Villas-Boas Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Giorgos Karagounis is tackled by Sandro of Spurs
Giorgos Karagounis is tackled by Sandro of Spurs during a ding-dong end-to-end first half affair, which ends goal-less Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Fulham's midfielder Ashkan Dejagah scores
New Fulham boss Rene Meulensteen must be doing something right as the home side take the lead just before the hour mark courtesy of the right boot of Ashkan Dejagah. Photograph: Olly Greenwood/AFP/Getty Images
premier league: Spurs celebration
Spurs turned things around and Chiriches and Holtby scored to move Spurs up to sixth. Final score: 1-2 Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
Wednesday night football: Ted Bates statue
Southampton v Aston Villa The statue of former Southampton player, manager, director and president Ted Bates stands proud outside St Mary's Stadium. Though his current day incarnation, Mauricio Pochettino won't be happy to see his Saints side go behind after a quarter of an hour to a Gabriel Agbonlahor goal following an Aston Villa breakaway Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Jay Rodriguez scores
Southampton bossed the first half and they get the goal they deserve three minutes into the second when Jay Rodriguez smacks a header past Villa keeper Brad Guzanto to get the home side back on level terms Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
Wednesday night football: Libor Kozak
Just six minutes later the visitors retake the lead, again against the run of play, when Libor Kozak heads home. That lead lasts just five minutes after Daniel Osvaldo heads in to make it 2-2. With ten minutes to go Delph yet again gives the visitors the lead. Will they be able to hang onto it this time? The answer is yes. Final score: 2-3 Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images
Wednesday night football: Queens Royal Lancers
Stoke City v Cardiff City Lancers from the Queens Royal Lancers march into the Britannia Stadium ahead of kick-off Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images
Wednesday night football: Ben Turner
Ben Turner does his best to clear the Cardiff lines as Stoke attempt to break the deadlock. However neither side managed to find the back of the net. Final score: 0-0 Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action Images
 

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