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Manchester City 1-0 Swansea

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Man City: Hart, Richards (Kolo Toure 85), Nastasic, Kompany, Clichy, Nasri, Yaya Toure, Barry, Kolarov (Balotelli 46), Tevez, Aguero (Lescott 90+6).
Subs: Pantilimon, Evans, Sinclair, Dzeko.
Goals: Tevez 61.
Swansea: Vorm (Tremmel 66), Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies, Ki, Routledge, Britton (Graham 73), de Guzman, Hernandez (Dyer 78), Michu.
Subs: Monk, Shechter, Tiendalli, Agustien.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

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Full-time: Manchester City 1-0 Swansea
90+13min: It's now officially the Premier League's longest game in history as the hosts counter and fire over the bar through Balotelli.

90+10min: Cheers all-round as the hundredth minute mark comes up where Swansea still press for an equaliser.

90+9min: Tevez worms his way into the penalty area, but there is no magic strike this time as he turns the ball wide.

90+7min: Good effort from Ki as the ball bounces towards him 25 yards out, but his powerful shot drifts off target.

90+6min: Time to shore up the back for Manchester City as Joleon Lescott replaces Aguero.

90+4min: Very little chance of the latest Premier League goal being scored, as Dirk Kuyt holds that record for a 112th minute strike against Arsenal.
Swansea though will settle for any goal in the next eight minutes and they are certainly pushing for an equaliser.

90+1min: Wow, there will be 12 added minutes! As you can imagine the home fans are not too happy about that.

88min: A tasty cross from Rangel on the right is aimed towards Danny Graham at the near post, but it just misses the striker and flashes across the face of the goal.

86min: Just four minutes left of normal time but expect a lot of additional minutes - maybe even 10 of them.

Medical attention: The referee and Manchester City keeper, Joe Hart call for assistance after Micah Richards went down inside the box

83min: Oxygen is being applied to Richards as he is carried off on a stretcher to applause from the home fans, but this looks like a very serious injury to the defender as he is replaced by Kolo Toure.

80min: Nearly disaster For Manchester City, as Richards goes down clutching his knee inside the box allowing Wayne Routledge space at the back post.
The ball is poor to to the winger though who fails to test Hart with a shot.
More importantly though, Richards looks very badly hurt and is he being attended to by a number of medics.

78min: A final change from Swansea as Nathan Dyer replaces Pablo Hernandez.

77min: From InfostradaLive:
Carlos Tevez scores 1-0. Man City are unbeaten in all previous PL matches in which he scored: 29 wins - 3 draws.

74min: Inches wide from De Guzman! Samir Nasri poorly clears straight to the forward who nearly makes him pay the full price for his carelessness by curling just wide of the top corner from 20 yards. Hart was no where near it.

73min: A tactical switch from Swansea as Danny Graham replaces Leon Britton.

72min: Michu again throws his head at a cross and this time appeals for a penalty after the ball bounces off Kompany's arm.
It's a non-starter for me as the Manchester City captain knew very little about it.

69min: From OptaJoe:
36 - Manchester City have now scored in their last 36 home PL games, only Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea have ever gone on longer runs. Sweet.

66min: Vorm is given a warm ovation by the crowd as he is carried off and replaced by Gerhard Tremmel.

64min: Sadly Vorm looks like he has picked up a serious injury after that goal too. Play has still not restarted as the Dutchman is going to have to be taken off on a stretcher.
It's unclear what the injury is but the keeper did point down to his leg immediately after the goal.

Super strike: Carlos Tevez (left) gave Manchester City the lead with an effort from outside the box

61min: GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 Swansea
What a cracking finish! Gael Clichy picks out Carlos Tevez 25 yards out, and the Argentine unleashes a dipping effort that settles right into the bottom corner. Vorm had no chance.

60min: Out of the blue, it's Hart to the rescue again for Manchester City! A fine passing move from the visitors ends with a cross to Michu inside the box, who unmarked forces Hart to reach down low to parry away his effort.
The rebound seconds later is blocked by Kompany which enables Hart to collect.

57min: Half-chance for Aguero inside the box, but the Argentine has to snap at his half-volley under pressure, and Vorm takes comfortably.

56min: A delay in play, which Swansea probably need to stop the hosts momentum, after Ashley Williams requires treatment on his shoulder following an aerial challenge with Richards. He'll be okay to continue though.

53min: The hosts have warmed up now. Tevez's pass for Richards into the box is sublime, before the full-back's low ball along the six-yard box just evades a touch from Balotelli.
The home fans want a penalty after the Italian goes down but I didn't see too much wrong with the incident.

51min: An excellent run from Balotelli to latch on to a pass puts him one-on-one with Vorm, but the keeper does well to force the Italian out wide and the Swansea defence races back to clear the danger.

50min: That's better though. A cross from the right picks out Balotelli who fires over from six yards out - although credit must go to Chico who put him under heavy pressure.

49min: The hosts couldn't have been much worse after that first half performance but despite improving after the break they are still toiling to break down Swansea.

46min: Much quicker start from the hosts as Aguero lashes a shot wide from the edge of the box - that's woken the home fans up inside a ground where there are many empty seats.

Off target: Sergio Aguero (blue) fires wide for Manchester City at the start of the second half

Second-half: Change of formation for Manchester City as they send on Mario Balotelli for Aleksandar Kolarov.
18.26: It's games like these where I feel for those who create highlight reels. I don't envy their job when they have to deal with first halves like that.

18.23: From InfostradaLive:
Manchester City have gone on to win their last six PL home matches that were 0-0 at half time. They are unbeaten in their last nine in total from this position, since a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in May 2010.

18.20: There will be a few choice words in the home dressing room at the break. The lack of urgency in Manchester City has been startling as they go into half-time fortunate to be at 0-0.
Swansea haven't been too ambitious but they have looked much more clever when they do attack and Laudrup would have been delighted with that 45 minutes.

Frustration: Michu reacts after missing a chance to put Swansea ahead

Half-time: Manchester City 0-0 Swansea
45min: Two minutes are to added on to this uneventful first half.

43min: I don't know what on earth is wrong with Manchester City but that half-chance from Tevez aside they have created absolutely nothing. Very poor showing from the hosts so far.

40min: Chance of the match has come and gone and it should result in Swansea leading.
Ki Sung-yueng's through ball splits the defence and this time Michu is onside as he homes in on goal.
On this occasion the Spaniard tries to lift the ball over an on-rushing Hart, but the England stopper wins this battle by blocking the effort.

39min: Great advantage played by Martin Atkinson as Richards wipes out De Guzman, because Pablo Hernandez picks up the loose ball and charges into the box before his low cross is cleared by Kompany.
The Manchester City defender is retrospectively booked.

38min: We have a shot on goal! Tevez strikes from a tight angle inside the box but Vorm does well to save and hold the effort with Sergio Aguero sniffing the potential rebound.

37min: Swansea have the ball in the net as Michu runs on to a pass through the hosts' defence before slotting comfortably past Hart - the only problem is he is a good couple of yards offside.
Moments earlier a poor kick-out from Vorm presented Tevez with a chance inside the box, but the defence is alert enough to close down the striker and clear the danger.

34min: Nearly a dent is made on the Swansea defence, but Gareth Barry's clever pass to split the back four is just too heavy for Tevez as the ball trickles out for a goal kick.

Shielded: Manchester City's Matija Nastasic holds off Swansea's Chico Flores

32min: Intelligent play from the visitors who are not here to settle for a draw.
Chico runs from the back to play a one-two with De Guzman, before charging into the Manchester City box for the lofted return.
He controls well but is met by an alert Joe Hart who stops the attack in its tracks.

30min: Manchester City are seeing more of the ball now but apart from a hopeful Micah Ricahrds cross from the right flank - there isn't much to show for it so far.

27min: From InfostradaLive:
Manchester City have scored exactly one first half goal in six of their previous eight PL matches this season.
They have not scored more than one first half goal in a match since April 14 (in their eventual 6-1 victory at Norwich).

24min: Play was stopped for a couple of minutes, after Michu banged heads with Richards inside the box following a teasing cross from Swansea's right flank.
Joe Hart immediately waved for medical attention as the forward looked out cold, but I'm pleased to say the Spaniard has come back round and should continue.

21min: Strong play from Carlos Tevez to barge Chico off the ball on the left flank, but the Aegentine wastes the promising position by crossing low straight to Vorm.

20min: A very even game and I have to hand it to Laudrup. The Swansea boss drummed in pre-match about how he wanted to keep possession and his team are certainly doing that well so far.

17min: Very harsh for Angel Rangel that. The defender is booked for diving but all he did was bounce off Micah Richards following a strong challenge from the Manchester City defender.
It's his fifth of the season so he will be suspended for the next match.

On the run: Swansea's Jonathan de Guzman (right) attempts to escape the attention of Vincent Kompany

14min: Swansea win a free-kick on the left flank following a foul by Vincent Kompany. But although Joe Hart comes and fails to collect Jonathan de Guzman's delivery, a free-kick is given to the hosts for an infringement inside the box.

12min: A few grumbles from the home fans as the ball is wastefully put out for a throw in by their side.
It's been a very poor and slow start so far. I don't think even Serie A fans would put up with this.

9min: Signs of life as Carlos Tevez tries to escape inside the box, but Chico Flores is on hand to make a superb last ditch tackle to stab the ball away.

6min Swansea are camped inside their own half but there is no threat from the hosts yet who are yet to test Michel Vorm with a shot.

3min: A quiet start which has seen Manchester City take control of the ball but not a lot else as the sun sets over the city.

Kick-off: We are underway in Manchester.

Just don't touch the hair: Manchester City players flick the ears of team-mate Mario Balotelli

17.28: The players are out at a slightly subdued Etihad Stadium.

17.25: It's been a tough week for Roberto Mancini, with questions raised over the relationship with his Manchester City players.
Before kick-off why not read Sportsmail's Des Kelly and his excellent column, where he claims ultimately that the buck stops with the Italian.
17.20: Swansea boss Michael Laudrup spoke to ESPN before the game and I think ruled out any kick-and-rush tactics:

'We have to be wary. It’s a great team who have lots to choose from. They want to show everyone a good performance but we are on alert.

'We have to keep the ball and we like to have the ball and we won’t want to give it away to players who can change a game at any moment.

'Michu is top scorer and that is very important but the most important thing is to keep the ball today.'

17.15: From the Etihad Stadium:
Man City v SwanseaMan City: Hart, Richards, Nastasic, Kompany, Clichy, Nasri, Yaya Toure, Barry, Kolarov, Tevez, Aguero. Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Kolo Toure, Evans, Sinclair, Dzeko, Balotelli.
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies, Ki, Routledge, Britton, de Guzman, Hernandez, Michu. Subs: Tremmel, Dyer, Graham, Monk, Shechter, Tiendalli, Agustien.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

Dropped: Edin Dzeko (right) was replaced by Carlos Tevez in the Manchester City starting line-up

17.10: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini spoke to ESPN before the game:

'I expect a reaction but it is clear this is a difficult game.

'Joleon Lescott has played a lot of games and we need something fresh.

'I don’t know if Edin Dzeko is a super sub but he is a top striker. I don’t know why there is a fuss being caused about my relationship with the players because it’s not true.'

17.05: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini makes three changes as he looks to put his midweek Champions League misery behind him against Swansea in the Barclays Premier League.
One key change comes in defence where Matija Nastasic replaces England centre-back Joleon Lescott while Aleksandar Kolarov comes in for the suspended James Milner.
Carlos Tevez returns up front for Edin Dzeko while Swansea go into the game unchanged.
There was some minor disruption when part of the inside of one stand, including the media centre, was evacuated after a fire alarm went off about 40 minutes before kick-off.
A turnstile was temporarily closed but it proved a false alarm and people were allowed back in moments later.

17.00: It may be all going wrong in the Champions league for Manchester City, but as far as the Premier League is concerned it has been a strong enough start for Roberto Mancini's men, who are are one of just two unbeaten sides in the division.
Or so it seems anyway. Are Swansea going to be on the end of a Manchester City backlash or are cracks starting to appear in the champions? Team news on the way.

Saturday climax: Manchester City host Swansea at the Etihad Stadium

Wigan 2 West Ham 1:

Wigan ended a run of six Barclays Premier League games without a win with their first home victory of the season as goals from Ivan Ramis and James McArthur downed West Ham.
The visitors went into the match in much the better form but were behind in the eighth minute courtesy of a fine finish from centre-back Ramis.
McArthur doubled Wigan's advantage with his first goal of the season just after the break, and James Tomkins' injury-time header came too late for the Hammers.

Sunning strike: Ivan Ramis centre smashes a sweet volley to give Wigan the lead

Match facts

WIGAN: Al Habsi, Ramis, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Beausejour, Kone, Di Santo (Watson 77), Maloney. Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Gomez, McManaman, Boselli, Stam.
Goals: Ramis 8, McArthur 47
Booked: Ramis, Di Santo, McCarthy
WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Tomkins, Reid, Collins, McCartney, Noble (Cole 63), Diame (O'Neil 72), Benayoun (Maiga 45), Nolan, Jarvis, Carroll. Subs: Spiegel, O'Brien, O'Neil, Chambers, Hall.
Goals: Tomkins 90
Booked: Maiga, Noble, O'Neil
Referee: J Moss
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Andy Carroll is yet to score for West Ham but he was the central figure in the opening moments as Wigan struggled to cope with the power of the striker.
They just about stood firm, though, and it was the hosts who took the lead in fine style in the eighth minute when defender Ramis met Jean Beausejour's corner with a perfect volley that flew past Jussi Jaaskelainen.

The Spaniard's only previous goal for the Latics came in their Capital One Cup win over the Hammers last month, but they had not learned their lesson and left him all alone.
Ramis was then booked for a foul on Wigan old boy Mohamed Diame 25 yards out but Mark Noble curled his free-kick into the wall, while down the other end Jaaskelainen needed to be alert to push away a fierce strike from James McCarthy.
Wigan were enjoying themselves and Carroll was called upon in defence in the 31st minute, heading away from just in front of the post as Beausejour let fly.

Opening salvo: Wigan's Ivan Ramis is congratulated after his stunning opener

 

West Ham had offered little since their initial flurry but they broke down the other end and Matt Jarvis bent in a cross that just eluded Yossi Benayoun and forced Ali Al Habsi to push the ball behind.
From the resulting corner, Jarvis and Winston Reid were both denied by last-gasp Wigan defending.

The Latics looked vulnerable from set-pieces and James Collins would surely have scored had he made a better connection with Noble's free-kick.

It was the hosts who ended the first half better, though, with strikers Franco Di Santo and Arouna Kone causing problems, and they doubled their lead less than two minutes into the second half.

Ivan the terror ball: Wigan's Ivan Ramis watches his volley fizz towards the West Ham net

 

West Ham were the architects of their own downfall as a poor Jaaskelainen clearance was seized on by Wigan and Shaun Maloney teed up McArthur, who drilled in their second.

Hammers boss Sam Allardyce had sent on Modibo Maiga in place of Benayoun at the start of the half but they now faced a real uphill struggle.

Under pressure: Wigan's Arouna Kone (right) chases down James Collins

Franco foiled: James Tomkins can only watch as Wigan's Franco Di Santo (left) gets in a shot

Close encounters: Kevin Nolan and Di Santo (left) square up while Ramis and Shaun Maloney celebrate

And the new man did not help the cause when he was booked for diving on the edge of the Wigan area, a decision that delighted the home fans.
Carroll had seen little of the ball in the second half and he could not control a cross in front of goal, but he stayed on as Carlton Cole replaced Noble and Gary O'Neil came on for Diame.
The extra attackers did not seem to help West Ham, though, and it was Wigan who looked the more likely to score on the break as the visitors left gaps at the back.

Di Santo denied: Winston Reid blocks Franco Di Santo's shot

Aston Villa 1 Norwich 1:

Norwich defender Michael Turner denied Paul Lambert a victory against his former club and ensured the Aston Villa boss's bold decision to drop Darren Bent would come under huge scrutiny.
Christian Benteke had appeared to justify Lambert's decision to axe Bent from his starting line-up for the third time in four matches with Villa's 27th minute opener.
But Villa were forced to defend desperately after left-back Joe Bennett's sending-off early in the second period before Turner earned the Canaries a deserved share of the spoils.

Points shared: Norwich defender Michael Turner (centre) celebrates scoring the equaliser late in the game

Match facts

Aston Villa: Guzan, Herd, Vlaar, Lowton, Bennett, Albrighton, El Ahmadi, Holman (Weimann 76), Delph, Agbonlahor (Lichaj 54), Benteke (Bent 70).
Subs not used: Given, Ireland, Westwood, Bannan.
Goals: Benteke 27
Booked: Herd
Sent off: Bennett
Norwich: Ruddy, Russell Martin (Ryan Bennett 46), Bassong, Turner, Garrido, Elliott Bennett (Snodgrass 64), Tettey, Johnson (Morison 70), Pilkington, Hoolahan, Holt.
Subs not used: Rudd, Howson, Jackson, Barnett.
Goals: Turner 79

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
Attendance: 33,184
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Fittingly the Norwich goal was created by Wes Hoolahan who was the most creative player on either side.
Villa have now won only one of their last 19 league matches and they were indebted to a trio of fine saves from keeper Brad Guzan for earning them a point.
Norwich fans greeted the arrival of Lambert into the dug-out with a chant of 'there's only one Chris Hughton' but there was no verbal animosity directed at their former manager.
Norwich, fresh from last weekend's win over Arsenal, knocked the ball around in confident fashion in the early stages.
But it was Villa midfielder Brett Holman who produced the first attempt on goal. He exchanged passes with Karim El Ahmadi before firing a low drive which Canaries keeper John Ruddy got his body behind.
Norwich looked full of confidence but Elliott Bennett dragged his shot well wide from the edge of the box.
It needed a fine save by Guzan to keep his side on level terms after 22 minutes. Grant Holt threaded the ball through to Hoolahan who was left with only Guzan to beat but the United States international managed to block the shot with his left foot. Guzan then cut out an attempted knock back across goal from Holt aimed at the unmarked Anthony Pilkington.

Predator: Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke opens the scoring in the first half with a smart finish

New hero: Benteke celebrates in front of the home fans after his strike against Norwich

But then against the run of play Villa went ahead through Benteke's second goal since his £7million summer move from Genk after 27 minutes. Gabriel Agbonlahor held the ball up before releasing the overlapping Holman and his cross found Benteke completely unmarked. The Belgian international had time to pick his spot before sliding the ball past Ruddy into the corner of the net.
Villa defender Joe Bennett became the first player to be yellow carded for a challenge on Elliott Bennett. A long pass from Fabian Delph was brought under control by Benteke inside the Norwich box but his eventual shot was deflected wide.

Roar of delight: Paul Lambert celebrates as Villa take the lead but his afternoon turned sour later in the game

Norwich made a half-time change with defender Russell Martin replaced by Ryan Bennett.
Villa were reduced to 10 men after 52 minutes when Joe Bennett collected a second yellow card for another offence against Elliott Bennett. It led to Lambert bringing off Agbonlahor and replacing Joe Bennett with Eric Lichaj at left-back.

Axed: Darren Bent (left) sat on the bench next to Stephen Ireland after being dropped by manager Lambert

Norwich had more of the possession with their numerical advantage but Elliott Bennett's poor touch let him down after a probing ball over the top of the Villa back four from Bradley Johnson. Villa defender Chris Herd was booked for persistent fouling after 62 minutes.
Guzan made his second crucial save of the game when he blocked a rising close range attempt from Hoolahan after Pilkington had supplied the telling pass.
Herd then made a crucial block on a Hoolahan header after Holt headed back across goal into his path before Bent replaced Benteke after 69 minutes.

Last line of defence: Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan (centre) punches the ball clear

On the attack: Norwich striker Grant Holt (second left) shoots at goal during the first half

Guzan was again Villa's saviour when he saved Holt's low drive after he broke clear but he had no chance of preventing Turner's equaliser after 79 minutes.
Pilkington's quickly taken corner picked out Hoolahan and his inswinging cross was met by Turner whose glancing header flew into the far corner of the net.

Mixed day: Guzan makes a superb save from Wes Hoolahan (top) but can't hide his frustration after conceding (below)

Reading 3 Fulham 3:

Hal Robson-Kanu salvaged a point late in the game for Reading during a chaotic finish to the Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham at the Madejski Stadium.
Robson-Kanu prodded home from close range in the dying seconds of a breathless final 13 minutes that produced four goals.

And again!: Hal Robson-Kanu celebrates Reading's third

Three-peat: Reading's Hal Robson-Kanu scores the third for Reading

Match facts

Reading: McCarthy, Cummings, Gorkss, Mariappa, Shorey, Pogrebnyak (Le Fondre 80),Tabb (McCleary 69), Leigertwood, Kebe (Robson-Kanu 78), McAnuff, Roberts. Subs Not Used: Federici,Gunter,Pearce,Hunt.
Booked: Cummings.
Goals: Leigertwood 26,McCleary 85,Robson-Kanu 90.
Fulham: Schwarzer, Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, Riise, Duff (Dejagah 67), Baird (Sidwell 80), Diarra, Richardson, Rodallega (Ruiz 58), Berbatov. Subs Not Used: Stockdale, Senderos, Petric, Karagounis. Booked: Baird.
Goals: Ruiz 61,Baird 77,Berbatov 88.

Att: 24,093
Ref: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
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Dimitar Berbatov appeared to have struck the winner for Fulham moments earlier after driving home Steve Sidwell's pass, but Reading refused to throw in the towel. 
The Royals' search for a first Premier League win of the season continues, but they will take comfort from twice hauling in their opponents' lead.
They created the first chance for former Fulham striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who will have nightmares over the fifth-minute sitter he nodded wide of the left post from five yards out.
The Russian had done the hard work, outmuscling Fulham's defence as he leapt to connect with Nicky Shorey's cross, only to head the ball wide.
Wonderful link-up play masterminded by Hugo Rodallega presented Berbatov with a half-chance, but his hard shot drifted outside the right post.
It was then Rodallega's turn to rue his lack of composure as he sent a wonderful cross by Kieran Richardson straight into the arms of Alex McCarthy.

Surely this time: Dimitar Berbatov thinks he's won the game for Fulham

Reading surged ahead with a magnificent 27th-minute goal from Mikele Leigertwood who drilled the ball home from 20 yards.

Skipper Jobi McAnuff did the initial damage with an intelligent run that ended with an inch-perfect pass to the unmarked Leigertwood who gave the diving Mark Schwarzer no chance.

Opening up: Mikele Leigertwood celebrates Reading's first goal

Rodallega's wastefulness continued as once again he directed a glorious opportunity straight at the grateful McCarthy.
Heavy rain had given way to sunshine and the capacity crowd were enjoying a lively encounter between two well-matched sides.

Out in front: Reading's Adrian Mariappa view with Fulham's Hugo Rodallega (left)

Fulham attacked with great speed, but occasionally were left exposed to the counter.
Berbatov yelled in frustration as he sought to offload the ball only to be surrounded by static team-mates, and Reading quickly regained possession.
Jimmy Kebe was finding space down the right with McAnuff just failing to reach one cross.

Patience: Fulham boss Martin Jol

Moments later Jason Roberts, who again did not wear a Kick It Out T-shirt during the warm-up, darted past left-back John Arne Riise before his deflected shot was bundled to safety.
Reading's ascendancy was brought to an abrupt halt in the 62nd minute when Fulham equalised through Bryan Ruiz.

Levelling up: Brian Ruiz (centre) celebrates with teammates

The Costa Rican forward exchanged passes with Damien Duff before dispatching a tremendous shot struck with vicious force past McCarthy.
Fulham were energised by the goal and began spraying the ball around with greater urgency, spending lengthy spells around Reading's area.

Tangled up: Reading's Pavel Pogrebnyak battles with Fulham's Aaron Hughes (left)

They were rewarded when Chris Baird fired his second goal in two matches, heading home Ruiz's corner in the 78th minute - seven days after condemning Aston Villa to defeat with another late strike.
The score did not come without cost, however, as the Northern Ireland international then limped off having injured himself during the celebration.

Back in front: Chris Baird scores Fulham's second

Back in it: Garath McLeary (left) celebrates his equaliser for Reading

Mikel Arteta's late goal gave Arsenal a much-needed 1-0 win over struggling QPR at the Emirates Stadium, where England midfielder Jack Wilshere returned for the Gunners after more than a year on the sidelines.
Arsenal had endured a difficult spell following the international break with successive defeats at Norwich and Schalke preceding a heated annual general meeting on Thursday.
It was, though, far from a vintage Arsenal display against a hard-working QPR side, who owed much to an inspired performance by goalkeeper Julio Cesar.

Spain gain: Mikel Arteta poked home a late winner for Arsenal against 10-men QPR

MATCH FACTS

ARSENAL: Mannone, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Andre Santos, Arteta, Wilshere (Walcott 67), Cazorla, Ramsey, Podolski (Gervinho 71), Giroud, Gervinho (Arshavin 81). Subs Not Used: Martinez, Koscielny, Coquelin, Jenkinson.
Booked: Giroud.
Goals: Arteta 84.
QPR: Julio Cesar, Bosingwa, Mbia, Nelsen, Traore (Onuoha 73), Wright-Phillips (Mackie 79), Diakite, Granero, Hoilett, Taarabt, Zamora (Cisse 72). Subs Not Used: Green, Ferdinand, Ephraim, Faurlin.
Sent Off: Mbia (80).
Booked: Granero, Taarabt.
Attendance: 60,103
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
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The Brazilian was finally beaten by Arteta's scrambled effort with eight minutes left after QPR full-back Stephane Mbia had been sent off for kicking out at Gunners defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Wilshere's previous Arsenal league appearance came in May 2011 and he missed the whole of the 2011-12 campaign with niggling ankle and knee problems, which ruled him out of Euro 2012 and the London Olympics.

The 20-year-old's first touch was greeted by huge cheers around the stadium, and it was a positive start by the hosts. Mbia diverted Andre Santos' low cross goalwards, which Cesar cleared with his legs.

In the 10th minute, a looping header from Aaron Ramsey dropped onto the top of the crossbar.

There was almost a dream return for Wilshere when he collected the ball in midfield and charged to the edge of the QPR penalty area before drilling in a low, left-foot shot which Cesar spilled but then collected as Santi Cazorla looked for a rebound.

He's back: Jack Wilshere made his first appearance for the Gunners in 524 days

QPR, still without a Barclays Premier League away win and bottom of the table, looked dangerous on the counter-attack, especially through Shaun Wright-Phillips who stretched Santos at every opportunity.

Arsenal threatened again on the half-hour as Olivier Giroud's angled shot was parried away before Lukas Podolski crashed a 25-yard free-kick into the defensive wall.

Wilshere then fed Santos out on the left, and the Brazilian cut back inside but curled a tame effort at Cesar.

He's Bac too: As well as Wilshere, Bacary Sagna was appearing for the first time this season

At the start of the second half, there was a moment of concern when QPR midfielder Esteban Granero stood on Wilshere's foot and left the England man on the floor. He hobbled off for some treatment but was able to rejoin the action.

In the 50th minute, a floated free-kick from Arteta into the QPR penalty area was headed goalwards by Per Mertesacker, but Cesar made a good save at full stretch.

At the other end, Junior Hoilett put the ball in the Arsenal net, chipping Gunners goalkeeper Vito Mannone, but play had already been stopped by an offside flag against three QPR players.

Hooped: Aaron Ramsey continued to be deployed on the right before switching back to the middle

The match was becoming an increasingly scrappy affair, as referee Anthony Taylor struggled to keep order following a series of free-kicks.

With 25 minutes left, Wilshere was replaced by Theo Walcott and left the field to a standing ovation from the home support.

Podolski then came off for Gervinho as Arsene Wenger looked to inject some pace down the flanks.

QPR made a double change as Djibril Cisse and Nedum Onuoha replaced Bobby Zamora and the injured Armand Traore.

The best opening of the game fell to Cazorla after good work from Walcott down the right, but the Spaniard, who had been so impressive before the international break, blasted the ball over from 12 yards.

Interested spectator: Stan Kroenke was in the stands for the second successive match

Nervous: Both Arsene Wenger and Mark Hughes have been under pressure for different reasons