Saturday's football photos

Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool: Disaster strikes for Villa when defender Martin Laursen turns the ball into his own net

Gareth Barry levels with a late penalty after Jamie Carragher's handball, but Steven Gerrard replies with a superb free-kick

Gerrard's delight and that of his Liverpool team-mates is clear after a brilliant goal worthy of winning any game

Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham: Goalkeeper Craig Gordon makes his debut for promoted Sunderland at the Stadium of Light

Tottenham boss Martin Jol brings £16.5m striker Darren Bent off the bench in an attempt to break the deadlock

But it is Sunderland substitute Michael Chopra who scores a last-gasp winner to give Roy Keane's team a dramatic victory

Bolton 1-3 Newcastle: Bolton fall behind when goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is deceived by Charles N'Zogbia's free-kick

Obafemi Martins then scores twice to leave Bolton trailing ex-boss Sam Allardyce's new team 3-0 after just 26 minutes

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka reduces the deficit with a goal three minutes into the second half

Derby 2-2 Portsmouth: Promoted Derby make a dream start at Pride Park - skipper Matt Oakley gives them an early lead

Pompey hit back when Benjani equalises after 26 minutes following good work by new signing David Nugent

Portsmouth look set for victory after John Utaka's goal seven minutes from time - but Andy Todd nets a Rams equaliser

West Ham 0-2 Man City: Italian striker Rolando Bianchi puts Sven-Goran Eriksson's new-look City side ahead at Upton Park

Geovanni delights the travelling City fans with a second-half strike, sealing a great victory for Eriksson's men

Everton 2-1 Wigan: Leon Osman's 26th-minute goal puts the home side in front at Goodison Park

Victor Anichebe scores the second goal to sink Wigan, who pull one back through Antoine Sibierski late on

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn: England wide-man Stewart Downing opens the scoring for Middlesbrough with a free-kick

Worse follows for Rovers when Benni McCarthy is stretchered off after suffering a head injury

But Blackburn equalise when McCarthy's replacement, summer signing Roque Santa Cruz, heads home

And fellow substitute Matt Derbyshire curls in a superb winner to give Rovers all three points

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