Everton 1 - 1 Birmingham

Birmingham failed to win for the first time in six matches but still got the draw they needed at Everton to But Sebastian Larsson curled in to level and Birmingham dug in thereafter.
Tim Cahill came closest to a winner but Everton could not break through and they stay two points off the drop zone.
The result may end a run of five straight victories for Birmingham, but Alex McLeish will be happy enough with a resolute defensive display from his side that extends their unbeaten run to nine matches and ensures they will spend Christmas Day within touching distance of those sides chasing a European spot.leapfrog Liverpool into seventh in the league.

An irrepressible start from the hosts was rewarded by Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's stinger and Louis Saha was incorrectly denied a second by an offside flag.

West Ham 1 - 1 Chelsea

Chelsea failed to capitalise fully on Manchester United's shock defeat at Fulham as they drew at West Ham.

The Hammers took the lead just before half-time when Jack Collison was fouled by Ashley Cole and Alessandro Diamanti converted the resulting penalty.
Chelsea's equaliser also came from the spot after Matthew Upson was harshly judged to have fouled Daniel Sturridge.
Frank Lampard was made to take the penalty three times but kept his cool to ensure the visitors grabbed a point.

Whilst a draw is not the ideal result for Chelsea, it caps a good week for them, after their win at Portsmouth on Wednesday and United's loss at Craven Cottage.

Wolverhampton 2 - 0 Burnley

Wolves put in a forceful performance as they moved out of the relegation zone courtesy of a win over Burnley.

Nenad Milijas put Wolves ahead when he stroked in a shot after keeper Brian Jensen parried a Matt Jarvis shot.
Kevin Doyle beat Steven Caldwell to a long ball and got past Mike Duff before stabbing in a Wolves second.
Caldwell had a header cleared off the line by Kevin Foley and Steve Fletcher was denied two penalties as Burnley failed to get back into the game.
Richard Stearman appeared to be holding Fletcher as they challenged for a Wade Elliot cross before Karl Henry looked guilty of tugging the Burnley striker's shirt in the box.
Ultimately, though, an improved second half effort from the visitors came too late and Wolves leapfrogged them in the Premier League table with the win.

Wolves had chances to seal a more convincing victory with Burnley chasing the game as they earned three points which will probably give their manager Mick McCarthy extra satisfaction.

There had been plenty of furore following McCarthy's controversial resting of 10 players from the win over Tottenham for the midweek defeat by Manchester United.

McCarthy had clearly prioritised the game against a Burnley side that has struggled on its travels this season and brought back most of the side that had beaten Spurs last weekend.

The Midlands outfit were under pressure to justify their manager's decision and, whether it was a case of them being sharper and fitter or Burnley's poor away record, the home side quickly grabbed a stranglehold of the game.