United, who started with Carlos Tevez up front in place of the injured Wayne Rooney, had chances through Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half while Jussi Jaaskelainen kept out Nemanja Vidic.

Kevin Davies should have given Bolton the win and the game looked set for a draw until the Bulgarian headed home Tevez's cross to move the Red Devils one point clear of Liverpool, who play Everton on Monday.

Chelsea scored twice in the last six minutes as they came from behind to beat strugglers Stoke 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Didier Drogba was once again omitted from the squad but his replacement, Salomon Kalou, cleared the bar from six yards from a Frank Lampard cross early on.

Kalou then had an appeal for a penalty turned down by referee Peter Walton, Nicolas Anelka missed a chance just before the break, then Lampard saw a low shot saved by Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.

Stoke shocked the Stamford Bridge crowd on the hour when James Beattie's deft touch found Rory Delap who lifted the ball over Petr Cech to give the Potters the lead.

Chelsea looked doomed but Juliano Belletti's header and Lampard's low drive in injury time gave Luiz Felipe Scolari's side the win.

Aston Villa also had to come from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1 at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats broke the deadlock 14 minutes in when Carlos Edwards' free-kick found Danny Collins at the back post and he headed past a stranded Brad Friedel to register his first goal of the season.

James Milner's controversial goal levelled things on the hour. Ashley Young raced down the right to cross for the former Leeds man who dove to head the ball home but replays showed the ball may have struck his arm.

Young was then given a straight red for a two-footed lunge before Gareth Barry converted a penalty after Paul McShane fouled Gabriel Agbonlahor.

West Brom moved off the foot of the table by cruising past Middlesbrough 3-0 at the Hawthorns.

Middlesbrough had gone into the match without a win in nine and started terribly when Chris Brunt's deflected shot squeezed past Ross Turnbull to break the deadlock.

They then went 2-0 down when Robert Koren struck a 12-yard shot past Turnbull.

Boro's misery was compounded after 62 minutes when Didier Digard was sent off before Koren's brilliant 18-yard strike made it 3-0.

Sam Allardyce came back to haunt old club Newcastle as his Blackburn side beat the Magpies 3-0 at Ewood Park.

Benni McCarthy scored from the penalty spot just after the break after referee Rob Styles controversially judged that David Edgar had fouled the South African in the box.

Jason Roberts put Rovers 2-0 up after 66 minutes after Nicky Butt was sent off for the Magpies.

Roberts added a third four minutes from the end to put the result beyond doubt.

Manchester City edged three more points away from the relegation zone thanks to Pablo Zabaleta's second-half volley.

City had endured a frustrating first half but Zabaleta hit the winner just after the break when he latched onto a Wigan clearance and dispatched a superb right-foot volley past Chris Kirkland.

City's delight was soon tempered when Richard Dunne was sent off for kicking out at Amr Zaki but City held on for the win.

Samir Nasri and Nicklas Bendtner struck two late goals as Arsenal beat Hull 3-1 at the KC Stadium.

Emmanuel Adebayor headed home Robin Van Persie's cross to put the Gunners ahead on the half hour.

Daniel Cousin, who scored the winner in Hull's 2-1 win at the Emirates earlier this season, put Phil Brown's side back in it when he headed past Manuel Almunia to level 65 minutes in.

Arsenal pressed for a second and got the breakthrough when Samir Nasri's well-placed shot beat Boaz Myhill with eight minutes left.

Bendtner sealed the win five minutes later to keep Arsenal three points behind Aston Villa in fifth.