Chelsea reclaimed their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League table after a hard-earned 2-1 win over bottom side Portsmouth on Wednesday. Nicolas Anelka's first-half strike and a second-half penalty from Frank Lampard secured the first win in five matches for Carlo Ancelotti's side and ensured it was an unhappy return to Stamford Bridge for former Chelsea boss Avram Grant, now the manager of Portsmouth.
Arsenal's hopes of catching the leaders suffered a setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Burnley, but it was a better night for their north London rivals Tottenham, who claimed an emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Liverpool bounced back from their weekend defeat at the hands of Arsenal by defeating Wigan 2-1 at Anfield.