Tottenham came from behind to stun Premier League leaders Chelsea 5-3 at White Hart Lane on New Year's Day, while Frank Lampard grabbed ...
Tottenham came from behind to stun Premier League leaders Chelsea 5-3 at White Hart Lane on New Year's Day, while Frank Lampard grabbed the winner for Manchester City as they moved level with Chelsea at the summit.
Chelsea started brightly against Spurs with Diego Costa (18) tapping home, but goals from Harry Kane (30, 52), Danny Rose (44) and an Andros Townsend penalty on the stroke of half-time put Spurs 4-1 up.
Eden Hazard scored a brilliant counter-attacking goal to make it 4-2, but Spurs added a fifth through the impressive Nacer Chadli (78) before John Terry scored late on to make it 5-3 as Spurs recorded their first win over Chelsea since 2010.
Earlier in the day at the Etihad Stadium the game burst into life when Yaya Toure rifled Manchester City into the lead shortly before the hour mark and Stevan Jovetic back-heeled a second.
Jack Rodwell's header and a penalty from fellow City old boy Adam Johnson, after Pablo Zabaleta fouled Santiago Vergini, got Sunderland dramatically back on terms.
But Lampard, on for Jovetic having extended his loan from New York City FC, steered a header into the corner to restore the Blues' lead and move City level with Chelsea at the top of the table - with both teams having the exact same goal difference and goals scored record.
John Carver's stint as Newcastle caretaker manager began with a thrilling game in which they led Burnley three times but had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Local boys Steven Taylor and Jack Colback put the Magpies ahead but Paul Dummett's shambolic own goal and Danny Ings' strike had Burnley level on each occasion.
Moussa Sissoko restored the Magpies' advantage but George Boyd's low angled drive made it 3-3.
Liverpool also let a winning position slip as Leicester came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Anfield.
The hosts led through two Steven Gerrard penalties but two goals in three minutes, from David Nugent and Jeff Schlupp, levelled matters.
Southampton remained in the top four after an excellent 2-0 win over nearest pursuers Arsenal.
Sadio Mane beat Wojciech Szczesny from a tight angle for the first goal and if the Poland goalkeeper's positioning was questionable on that occasion, his panicked hack clear amid defensive confusion allowed Dusan Tadic to poke home the second.
Manchester United were perhaps fortunate to escape with a 1-1 draw from their lunchtime encounter with Stoke.
The Potters took an early lead when Ryan Shawcross deftly turned in Peter Crouch's header but Radamel Falcao equalised for United.
Stoke had penalty appeals rejected when Crouch's header struck Chris Smalling's arm and when the former England striker hit the post and Geoff Cameron may have been impeded as he challlenged for the rebound, but they had to settle for a point.
Sixth-placed West Ham drew 1-1 with West Brom. Diafra Sakho headed the hosts in front from Aaron Cresswell's cross but Saido Berahino exchanged passes with Stephane Sessegnon before slotting home the equaliser as new Baggies boss Tony Pulis watched on from the stands.
Hull were one of several struggling teams to pick up much-needed points as they inflicted a fourth successive league defeat on Everton.
Ahmed Elmohamady headed in fellow wing-back Liam Rosenior's cross and Nikica Jelavic sprung the offside trap to lob goalkeeper Joel Robles before Everton lost Antolin Alcaraz to a second yellow card late on.
Swansea left it late to earn a 1-1 draw against QPR at Loftus Road.
Leroy Fer's 25-yard rocket gave Rangers a 20th-minute lead and Swansea ended the game with 10 men when Wayne Routledge was sent off for an angry reaction to a late tackle from Karl Henry - for which the midfielder was booked.
But they snatched a stoppage-time equaliser when substitute Wilfried Bony produced an opportunistic finish.
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace - the latter widely expected to announce Alan Pardew as their new manager - played out a goalless draw enlivened only by Yannick Bolasie's spectacular effort against the crossbar for the visitors.
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