Barclays Premier League Standings

|       Home       |         Away      | Pos Name  P  W  D  L   F  A  W  D  L   F  A   GD   PTS 1 Chelsea 11   5  0  0  16  0   3  1  2  11  5   +22    25 2 Man Utd 11   5  1  0  15  5   1  4  0  9  8   +11    23 3 Arsenal 11   4  0  2  15  6   2  2  1  7  5   +11    20 4 Manchester City 11   3  1  1  7  5   3  1  2  8  5    +5    20 5 Newcastle 11   2  1  2  14  7   3  1  2  6  7    +6    17 6 Bolton 11   2  3  1  10  8   1  3  1  7  8    +1    15 7 Tottenham 11   2  2  1  6  4   2  1  3  7 10     -1    15 8 Sunderland 11   3  3  0  7  3   0  3  2  4  9    - 1    15 9 Liverpool 11   3  2  1  9  6   1  1  3  3  8    - 2    15 10 WBA 11   3  2  1  8  6   1  1  3  6 13     -5    15 11 Everton 11   2  2  1  7  5   1  3  2  5  5    +2    14 12 Blackpool 11   1  2  2  9 10   3  0  3  8 13     -6    14 13 Fulham 11   2  3  1  8  6   0  4  1  5  6    +1    13 14 Aston Villa 11   2  3  0  5  1   1  1  4  5 13    -4    13 15 Birmingham 11   2  3  1  6  5   0  3  2  6  9    -2    12 16 Blackburn 11   2  2  2  6  6   1  1  3  5  7    -2    12 17 Stoke City 11   2  1  2  6  6   1  0  5  4 10    -6    10 18 Wigan Athletic 11   1  2  3  4 14   1  2  2  4  6  -12    10 19 Wolves 11   2  2  1  7  6   0  1  5  4 12    -7     9 20 West Ham Utd 11   1  1  3  5  9   0  3  3  4 11  -11     7

West Brom 0-2 Manchester City

Mario Balotelli netted twice before being sent off as Manchester City secured a 2-0 win at West Brom.

The victory eases the pressure on City manager Roberto Mancini.

Balotelli opened the scoring in the first half having combined with City skipper Carlos Tevez, who was back in the team following his two-match injury lay-off.

The Italian striker then converted David Silva's cross soon after to give the visitors - defeated in their last three matches - a two goal advantage.

Balotelli's afternoon took a turn for the worse after the break, though, when he was red-carded following a tangle with Youssouf Mulumbu, who was also sent for an early bath after scything down Tevez late on.

With Arsenal being defeated by Newcastle, the result meant fourth-placed City drew level on points with the Gunners in the Barclays Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Fernando Torres produced a striker's masterclass to score twice as Liverpool were 2-0 winners over Chelsea.

The Spain international has a liking for playing the Londoners at Anfield, as his six goals in five matches against them at home shows.

Chelsea were heavily linked with a summer bid for Torres but it never materialised and manager Carlo Ancelotti said he did not need to buy the striker as he was satisfied with his own forwards.

However, Torres was more than happy to give a display of his quality to the Blues boss, whose side had conceded only three goals in 10 league games prior to kick-off.

It was always likely the result would come down to who took their chances and with Didier Drogba left on the bench until the second half, Torres was given a head start.

He did not need a second invitation and in addition to his two expertly-taken first-half goals he was a constant threat to the Chelsea defence

Torres has been short of form this season but he has always been able to produce a performance against Chelsea at Anfield over the years and this was no different.

Evra unconcerned by Man City

Patrice Evra claims Manchester United must spend as "little time" as possible thinking about their neighbours City.

The sides meet in the eagerly-anticipated derby at Eastlands on Wednesday night but the United full-back believes the club's priorities are the Premier League and Champions League.
The France international does not see the fixture as any more important than games against Liverpool or Chelsea.
He told the News of the World: "Look, I like to win against Chelsea, I love to play against Manchester City and I hate to lose against Liverpool at Anfield. That's my mentality.
"They're always rivals, but every year we've got to win the Premier League.
"We don't think about Manchester City because they are not our problem."
The full-back also claims City are a lesser side without skipper Carlos Tevez.

Torres: My best form is coming

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres insists the Reds must maintain their momentum after beating Chelsea 2-0.

A 2-0 defeat of Chelsea at Anfield - Torres scoring both goals - was a third successive victory for Roy Hodgson's team.

But Spain international Torres knows there can be no letting up.

He said: "We weren't good enough at the start of the season. But we thought from the beginning we needed time to work with a new manager and new players.

"Now we have to show against the teams in the middle of the table, or teams who are not as good as Chelsea, we can play this way - with this intensity and quality."

Torres continued on Sky Sports: "We have to keep winning. We have won three games in seven days but we have to forget that now and keep getting points."

On a personal level he added: "It's been difficult for me with injuries but I am training every day and every day feeling better and improving.