Villains take the Goodison spoils
Martin O'Neill bounces back from a 4-0 trouncing at Chelsea in midweek
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Saturday, 11, Nov 2006 06:52
Aston Villa won 1-0 away at Everton as a Chris Sutton header three minutes from the interval proved the only goal of a tense affair.
There was more bad news for the Toffees as dynamic Australian international Tim Cahill departed the action on a stretcher after a collision with teammate Lee Carsley.
Bolton threw away a winning position away to Sheffield United as they drew 2-2 and strikes from El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Davies proved insufficient for victory.
Rob Hulse nodded home for the Blades with 20 minutes remaining and Colin Kazim-Richards curled home the leveller on 87 minutes to the delight of the Bramall Lane.
Middlesbrough grabbed a crucial 1-0 win over fellow struggler West Ham as Massimo Maccarone struck in the 74th minute for the Teessiders.
Charlton stayed stuck to the bottom of the league as Wigan won out 3-2 at the JJB Stadium.
Lee McCulloch and Senegalese international Henri Camara scored in the first half for the Latics and, although Darren Bent pulled Iain Dowie's men back into the game briefly, Matt Jackson climbed off the bench to restore the two-goal cushion on 78 minutes.
Darren Bent scored a late consolation for the Addicks as their season continued its uncertain progress.
Portsmouth's Andy Cole scored against one of his many old clubs as Pompey drew 1-1 at home to Fulham.
Zat Knight gave the Craven Cottage outfit the lead on 57 minutes, but Cole's predatory instinct came to Harry Redknapp's rescue 17 minutes later.