LONDON: Manchester United piled the pressure on Chelsea with a 2-0 win over nine-man Wigan, while the Premier League leader crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham Saturday. Sir Alex Ferguson's second-placed side is now level on points with Chelsea and only goal difference is keeping United behind the champion, which suffered its third defeat in four matches. Elsewhere, Tottenham staged a stunning fightback from two goals down to clinch a 3-2 win over bitter rivalsArsenal in the north London derby. At St. Andrew's, Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea, without injured England stars John Terry and Frank Lampard, fell behind in the 17th minute when Lee Bowyer produced a fine finish from Cameron Jerome's header to notch his first goal in nearly a year. At Old Trafford, United took the lead on the stroke of half-time when French left-back Patrice Evra headed in Park Ji-sung's cross for his first Premier League goal in four years. Wigan self-destructed after half-time as Antolin Alcaraz and Hugo Rodallega were sent off in quick succession for needless challenges. Mexico striker Javier Hernandez ensured United pushed home its numerical advantage when he headed home Rafael's cross in the 77th minute. At the Emirates Stadium, Harry Redknapp's Tottenham trailed to goals from Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh at half-time. But Gareth Bale reduced the deficit for the visitors, who equalized through Rafael van der Vaart's penalty before Younes Kaboul headed the winner with five minutes left to give Spurs their first victory at Arsenal since May 1993. Nasri, who refused to shake hands with Spurs captain William Gallas due to their long-running feud, opened the scoring in the ninth minute as he raced onto Cesc Fabregas's pass, punished the indecision of Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and clipped the ball into the net from a tight angle. Arsene Wenger's team increased their lead in the 27th minute through Chamakh, but Bale gave Tottenham hope when he scored in the 50th minute. And Redknapp's team were level in the 67th minute when van der Vaart stroked home a penalty and Tottenham snatched the winner in the 85th minute as Kaboul rose highest to glance a header past Lukasz Fabianki. Bolton maintained its fine form with a 5-1 rout of 10-man Newcastle at the Reebok Stadium. Blackpool climbed further away from the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over second-bottom Wolves at Bloomfield Road. Stoke's Jon Walters scored twice to inspire a 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion. – Agence France
