Manchester United beat West Ham 4-1 on goals from Ronaldo, Carrick and Tevez. That puts Manchester within one win from the Premier League title. Ronaldo continues his incredible season scoring his 39th and 40th goal. If Manchester wins at Wigan next Sunday they will get the title because of a better goal difference compared to Chelsea.

Totenham outplayed Reading and sent them into the relegation zone with a 1-0 win. Robie Keane scored the lonely goal in the 16th minute.

The visiting Wigan secured their Premier League safety by overcoming host Aston Villa by a score of 2-0. Both goals were scored by Antonio Valencia with only 10 minutes apart. A disappointing loss for Aston Villa who is chasing the fifth spot in the standings to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

The dead last Derby County were no match for the Blackburn Rovers and lost to them 3-1. Derby surprisingly opened the scoring with a goal in the 19th minute but Blackburn responded with three of their own in the second half. With only one game left Derby became the team the with lowest points scored in Premier League history.

Middlesbrough needed a win to secure their Premiership future and they did just that by beating Portsmouth 2-0. Both of Middlesbrough’s goals were headed in from corner kicks. Portsmouth had several very good chances but Milan Baros’ and Niko Kranjcar’s shots went wide.

Fulham recorded their third win in four matches to edge towards Premier League safety. This was a crucial match for both, and Fulham came on top by beating Birmingham 2-0. Brian McBride and Erik Nevland scored one goal each and kept Fulham’s survival hopes alive.