ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

16TH DECEMBER

SUNDERLAND               (0)     VS         ASTON VILLA                           (2)

BRIMINGHAM CITY        (2)     VS         BLACKBURN ROVERS                (1)

BOLTON WANDERERS   (3)     VS         WEST HAM UNITED                   (1)

MANCHESTER UNITED   (3)     VS         WOLVEHAMPTON WANDERERS  (0)  

MANCHESTER UNITED defeated Wolves 3-0, drew level on points with Premier League leaders Chelsea while Aston Villa moved up to third above Arsenal with 32 points. United goalscorers Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Antonio Valencia while Aston Villa's Emile Heskey and James Milner.

Meanwhile high riding Birmingham City climb up to six spot when they edged Blackburn 2-1. Cameron Jerome scored two goals for City and Blackburn's Ryan Nelsen got the consolation. In another match Bolton send trouble West Ham packing with a 3-1 win. Ivan Klasnic scored two goals and Gary Cahill for Bolton while Alessandro Diamanti scored for West Ham.