Tottenham beat Fulham , City stays at top

Hussain Ali

Sports Correspondent,SAM Daily Times

Tottenham Hotspurs beat Fulham 3-1 on Sunday. Gareth Bale put the spurs in lead from the 10h minute. Lennon and Bale produced a great link-up play between themselves as Lennon scored the equalizer in 45 minutes. Fulham dominantly attacked in the first half as their only goal came in 56 minutes, through a own goal from Kaboul's back on Duff's corner. Defoe scored the last goal 5 minutes into the stoppage time.

Earlier, Manchester City beat QPR 3-2 in a tense match with spirited Queen Park Rangers. City had gone first time behind in a league game this season when Bothroyd scored through a header from Barton's deep cross in the 28th minute before Dzeko  equalized in 43 minutes.

 Silva put City ahead just five minutes into the second half. QPR struggled back in 69h minute with a goal-bound header from Bothroyd, that skimmed off Helguson’s shoulder in the way. Yaya Toure headed in 74th minute as City continue their 5 points lead in the league.

The Gunners continued  to recover when they beat West Brom 3-0 .Van Persie opened the goal for Arsenal in 22 minutes, scoring a total of 13 goals in 11 matches so far in the league. Vermaelen scored in 39th minute and Arteta wrapped it all up in 74 minutes.

Wes Brown gifted United with a own goal ensuring their joy as Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 25 years as a manager in Manchester United.

Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 with the only goal coming from Frank Lampard in 51 minutes as Liverpool draw with Swansea City as the game ended with no goals.

Sunday, 6th November 2011:

Fulham                       1-3           Tottenham

Wolverhampton          3-1 Wigan Athletic

Bolton Wanderers   5-0 Stoke City

Saturday, 5th November 2011:

Newcastle United        2-1 Everton

Arsenal                     3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Aston Villa                  3-2 Norwich City

Blackburn Rovers       0-1 Chelsea

Liverpool                    0-0 Swansea City

Manchester United 1-0 Sunderland

QPR                           2-3 Manchester City