Tricky Toffees give City lots to chew over

MANCHESTER UNITED drew level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after the Citizens slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Everton on Tuesday night.

United comfortably saw off Stoke 2-0 and are 6-4 for title glory while their city rivals are out to 5-6 following their latest flop.

Former United midfielder Darron Gibsonscored the winner for the Toffees, much to the delight of both Goodison Park and Old Trafford.

Tottenham maintained their charge with a confident 3-1 triumph over Wigan and are 14-1 to win the league.

Ten-man Chelsea got off the hook at Swansea, where they earned a 1-1 draw thanks to a late Jose Bosingwa equaliser.

However, the Blues' Champions League spot is now coming under almost as much pressure as their manager Andre Villas-Boas and they are out to 1-2 to qualify for Europe's premier competition next season.

Andy Carroll responded to rumours about his future by notching the opener in a straightforward 3-0 Liverpool victory over struggling Wolves.

Ladbrokes offer 4-6 that the former Newcastle striker will still be at Anfield for the first game of next season and 8-11 that he starts against Spurs on Monday, when Luis Suarez is expected to return from suspension.

It was only Carroll'sthird league goal of the campaign and Ladbrokes offer 5-6 that he adds five goals or more to his tally during the rest of the season.