EPL wrap: QPR win six-pointer; Everton rediscover mojo; Sunderland, Fulham ... - NEWS.com.au

Party-starter ... Marouane Fellaini scores the first in Everton's 3-1 romp over Reading. Source: AAP

Eight games, 22 goals and plenty of drama in just another action-packed Saturday of English Premier League.

Manchester United continued its relentless march to the title, Chelsea moved up to third and Liverpool thrashed Wigan, but they weren’t the only sides in action.

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man United	28	23	2	3	37	71
2	Man City	27	16	8	3	26	56
3	Chelsea	28	15	7	6	26	52
4	Tottenham	27	15	6	6	15	51
5	Arsenal	27	13	8	6	22	47
6	Everton	28	11	12	5	9	45
7	Liverpool	28	11	9	8	19	42
8	Swansea	28	10	10	8	5	40
9	West Brom	28	12	4	12	1	40
10	Fulham	28	8	9	11	-5	33
11	Stoke	28	7	12	9	-7	33
12	West Ham	28	9	6	13	-9	33
13	Norwich	28	7	11	10	-18	32
14	Sunderland	28	7	9	12	-7	30
15	Newcastle	28	8	6	14	-11	30
16	Southampton	28	6	9	13	-12	27
17	Wigan	28	6	6	16	-22	24
18	Aston Villa	27	5	9	13	-26	24
19	Reading	28	5	8	15	-20	23
20	QPR	28	3	11	14	-23	20

Birthday boy Harry Redknapp had a day to remember as he masterminded a QPR win at his former club Southampton.

Redknapp was not awarded the warmest of receptions on his St Mary's return but will not let it trouble him as his QPR side eked out a 2-1 victory.

QPR constructed a fine counter-attack to take the lead on 15 minutes as Loic Remy found a deft finish from a tight angle after being played through, despite Danny Fox's best efforts to keep the ball from crossing the line.

It was a lead they relinquished before half-time though. Jay Rodriguez's shot from distance should have been dealt with but when QPR goalkeeper Julio Cesar spilled into the path of Gaston Ramirez, the talented Uruguayan pulled off an outlandish dinked finish to level.

QPR's winner on 77 minutes was owed much to Park Ji-Sung's industry. The Hoops midfielder won a ball he had no right to win before feeding a low cross for Jay Bothroyd to convert from a couple of yards.

Everton needed a hard-fought win to pull them out of a sticky patch of poor form as they beat Reading 3-1 at Goodison Park.

David Moyes' side survived an early scare when Adam Le Fondre rattled the woodwork before Marouane Fellaini's 12th goal of the season forged them ahead before half-time.

It was the Belgian who started the move he went on to finish when after switching the ball to Seamus Coleman on the right, he made inroads into Reading's box to meet the return cross with a bullet of a header.

After the interval it was all Everton as they added to their lead through a pair of fine efforts. Steven Pienaar got the first in spectacular fashion when he cut inside from the right to unleash a jackhammer of a strike from the edge of the area that flew into the top corner.

The South African then turned provider as he played in Kevin Mirallas with a clever pass that dissected Reading's backline. Mirallas was a model of composure as he steadied himself before calming beating Stuart Taylor at his near post.

Hal Robson-Kanu's late consolation proved to be no more than that for Reading as Brian McDermott's side were unable to stage a fight-back.

It proved to be some game at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland and Fulham shared four goals on a glorious afternoon in the North East.

Fulham took the lead in controversial circumstances when Mark Halsey changed his mind to award a penalty after ruling Craig Gardner to have clipped Ashkan Dejagah.

Dimitar Berbatov converted with ease before Fulham's lead was extended when from a break Dejagah made rapid strides before feeding in a perfect cross for Sascha Riether to convert.

Sunderland reduced the arrears just a minute later when they were awarded a penalty of their own and set-piece expert Gardner made no mistake.

The comeback was complete with 20 minutes left when Stephane Sessegnon drilled home after Senderos could only clear into the path of the Sunderland playmaker.

Meanwhile at Stoke City, West Ham conducted a perfect smash-and-grab job by claiming a valuable 1-0 win.

Hammers substitute Jack Collison was his side's hero at the Britannia Stadium as he had the home fans groaning on the stroke of half-time, when he angled home from fellow replacement Ricardo Vaz Te's cute reverse ball.

Stoke rallied after the interval and went close to levelling when Charlie Adam struck the bar, but it was Sam Allardyce's side who stood strong to claim what could prove to a massive three points for the Hammers.

There were fears that Swansea might just suffer a Capital One Cup hangover for their visit from Newcastle United, but such reservations were allayed with just five minutes left as substitute Luke Moore scored the game's only goal at the Liberty Stadium.

It was a scuffed finish that claimed Michael Laudrup's side a maximum haul but one which was good enough to move them ten points ahead of their visitors in the table.