Man Utd 3-0 Liverpool

Manchester United outclassed 10-man Liverpool to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League table.

Wes Brown put United ahead from Wayne Rooney's cross before Liverpool's hopes were hit when Javier Mascherano was sent off for dissent before the break.

Pepe Reina made some great saves but he was at fault when Cristiano Ronaldo headed home United's second and Nani's fine finish completed an emphatic win.

Chelsea's victory over Arsenal leaves United five points clear at the top.

Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal

Didier Drogba's double kept Chelsea's title hopes alive while damaging Arsenal's with a win that saw them leapfrog their rivals to go second.

William Gallas hit the post from five yards in the first half but Bacary Sagna put Arsenal in front with a near-post header on 59 minutes.

Drogba equalised with a low drive after Juliano Belletti's long pass was laid off to him by Frank Lampard.

And on 82 minutes Drogba poked home the winner after a Nicolas Anelka flick-on.

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As the Premier League and Football League seasons enter their final furlong, several stories are still waiting to be written.

The battle for the title in England's top flight looks set to go down to the wire, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea leading the way for that honour.

Then there is the race for Champions League and Uefa Cup qualifying places, not to mention the scrap for survival.

Derby look doomed at the foot of the Premier League but none of the teams in the bottom half of the table are safe.

In the Championship, the tussle for promotion is more wide open than it has been for years, with at least half of the division still in contention and, although Colchester are slipping behind at the bottom of the table, the fight against the drop looks set to be another close affair.

Swansea are setting the pace at the top of League One, while Bournemouth and Luton - who have been docked 10 points for going into administration - are two of the sides fighting relegation.

In League Two, Peterborough and Milton Keynes are heading the field in a bid to clinch automatic promotion, while Wrexham and Mansfield currently occupy the positions that would lead to a drop into the Blue Square Premier.

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a pundit, you can make your own guess at how things will turn out by using the Score Predictors on the BBC Sport website.

Listing every remaining fixture between now and the end of the campaign, the Predictors give you the chance to forecast results in any of the top four English divisions and see the impact those scores would have on the league table.

You can predict one result or all of them - our table will update whenever you ask it to.

Man Utd 2-0 Bolton

Manchester United brushed aside Bolton to move three points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

Stand-in skipper Cristiano Ronaldo was in brilliant form, shooting home from a corner before striking a sensational free-kick that moved through the air.

Bolton, who have lost their last five league games, might have equalised but Tomasz Kuszczak denied Kevin Davies.

Kuszczak also denied Nicky Hunt and Gavin McCann while Nani and Ronaldo almost extended United's lead.
It was United's game in hand on Arsenal and they did not waste it, while Chelsea drew 4-4 at Tottenham on what turned out to be an excellent night for Sir Alex Ferguson's team.

At one point in the season Bolton had ascended to 13th in the Premier League table but they now appear to be in deep trouble, third from bottom and with games against Arsenal and Chelsea among their remaining eight fixtures.
Trotters boss Gary Megson, without injured skipper Kevin Nolan, might have been encouraged when he saw the United team sheet.

Ferguson left Wayne Rooney on the bench while Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs were rested completely as part of seven changes from the team that won at Derby.



But any hope Bolton had of a positive result dissolved when Ronaldo struck after eight minutes.


Poor control from Abdoulaye Meite gifted possession to United and within seconds Carlos Tevez appeared to be clean through after controlling a cross from Louis Saha with his chest.



It was a slightly heavy touch from the Argentine, allowing Ricardo Gardner to make a decent covering tackle, but after Bolton failed to clear the subsequent corner Ronaldo struck the ball into the floor and up into the opposition goal.



Bolton had set out with five across midfield - and a plan to frustrate their superior opponents, but within 20 minutes that hope lay in tatters.



A disappointing evening for Meite, which ended when he was withdrawn at the break, continued when his foul on Ronaldo was punished in brilliant fashion by the Portugal international.



His strike from a central position 25 yards from goal swerved and dipped at the last moment, leaving Al Habsi helpless.



It was Ronaldo's 23rd Premier League goal of the season - taking him three clear of Fernando Torres at the top of the scoring table.

It was also his 33rd goal of the campaign in all competitions - and takes him past the season record set by George Best in 1968 of 32 goals by a winger.

The match might have been different had Davies managed to convert an excellent cross from Danny Guthrie with the score at 1-0 but his cushioned volley was well saved.



Nemanja Vidic, Nani and Tevez all threatened before the break as United looked to exorcise the ghosts of the 1-0 defeat at the Reebok in December.



And Nani came close to a third seconds after the restart, only an excellent low save by Al Habsi stopping his free-kick.



To their credit, Bolton refused to be cowed and enjoyed an excellent period of play.



Kuszczak made an excellent save to tip over a long-range strike from Nicky Hunt and the United keeper followed that with a low dive to thwart Gavin McCann.

El-Hadji Diouf had the ball in the net from a free-kick but the goal was ruled out as the referee had not blown for him to take it.


United continued to pose a goal threat and Al Habsi did well to prevent Ronaldo completing his hat-trick.

Bu the last good chance fell to Bolton's Matthew Taylor with four minutes remaining.

The ball dropped invitingly six yards from goal but his contact was poor and Kuszczak saved.
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Rangers 1-1 Partick Thistle

First Division side Partick Thistle will face Rangers in a quarter-final replay after coming close to causing another Scottish Cup upset.

Thistle appeared unfazed to be playing the SPL leaders and gave their more illustrious opponents little room in the first-half at Ibrox.

Damon Gray triggered wild celebrations in the Thistle end with a composed finish in the 67th minute.

But their joy was shortlived when Kris Boyd equalised two minutes later.
CIS Cup final hero Boyd was rewarded for his scoring exploits with a place in Rangers' starting line-up against Partick.

Rangers manager Walter Smith made six changes to the side which started at Hampden with Charlie Adam, Steven Whittaker, Kevin Thomson, Steven Naismith and Nacho Novo all given starts.

Barry Ferguson missed out with an ankle problem, while David Weir, Sasa Papac, Brahim Hemdani, Chris Burke and Lee McCulloch were all rested.

Partick made two changes from their goalless draw with Morton. In came Simon Donnelly and Gary Harkins, out went Willie Kinniburgh and Stephen McKeown.

Rangers were sluggish early on as the visitors looked to add to a week of Scottish Cup upsets.
Mark Roberts sent Gray clear with a defence-splitting pass and his effort was palmed away for a corner by McGregor.

Adam spurned a great chance just before the half-hour mark when he fired wide after a quick counter-attack and good work by Novo.

Jonathan Tuffey saved well from a Cuellar header in the 42nd minute when he rose powerfully to meet Adam's corner.

Naismith struck the bar with a header after he connected with Davis' cross after 56 minutes.

Partick stunned the Ibrox crowd when they took the lead in the 67th minute.

Celtic 0-1 Aberdeen

Aberdeen bundled Scottish Cup holders Celtic out of the tournament thanks to Darren Mackie's second-half strike.
Celtic laid siege to the visitors' goal in the first half but strikers Scott McDonald and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink wasted good opportunities.

And in a rare Aberdeen attack, Mackie slammed in a smart 69th-minute finish.

Celtic poured forward in the closing stages but it is the Dons who will now meet First Division Queen of the South in the semi-finals.
Aberdeen had been denied by a last-minute goal in the first tie but turned in a stubborn defensive display to make the most of the replay.

Celtic started strongly and midfielder Massimo Donati drove over from 30 yards with less than a minute gone.

Moments later, Vennegoor of Hesselink headed a Lee Naylor cross over the crossbar from eight yards after good work from Aiden McGeady on the left flank.

Celtic remained camped in the Dons half and visiting midfielder Karim Touzani had to react quickly to block Shunsuke Nakamura's drive.

Vennegoor of Hesselink then stretched awkwardly to volley Nakamura's perfectly weighted cross over the bar from only six yards out.

On the half hour, McDonald found space on the edge of a congested six yard box but his mistimed header from Nakamura's corner flew wide via a deflection.

The Dons defence survived another scare when the Australian striker flashed a shot wide from close range after collecting a neat back-heel from Vennegoor of Hesselink.

Aberdeen did not threaten until the 41st minute but a lunging interception from Celtic skipper Stephen McManus prevented Barry Nicholson from getting a touch to a dangerous low cross.

McManus was then guilty of a slack back-pass but keeper Artur Boruc was quick off his line to save at the feet of Richard Foster.

Celtic did not have it all their own way after the interval as the visitors worked hard to close them down and the game grew increasingly scrappy.

The ball fell kindly to McGeady on the edge of the penalty area on 59 minutes but the midfielder skewed his shot wide of the target.

Donati fired another effort over the top before Aberdeen stunned the home crowd by taking the lead.

Celtic failed to clear their lines and Lee Miller flicked it on for Mackie to lash a shot beyond Boruc from 10 yards.

Nakamura tried his luck with a dipping long-range free-kick but Derek Soutar got down smartly to prevent it creeping in at the base of his post.

Soutar had to punch away a Georgios Samaras header and Zander Diamond got a fortunate block on a net-bound nod from Vennegoor of Hesselink.

The tall Dutch striker then sent a header narrowly wide and Foster had to clear when Soutar spilled an effort from Samaras.

Celtic continued to press forward with Boruc joining in the final attack but the Dons held on for a famous win.