EPL-Liverpool overtaken by Chelsea

Mido marked his Wigan debut with a goal as Steve Bruce's side held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw in their Premier League clash at the JJB Stadium on Wednesday night.

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Two goals from Kalou against Boro fired Chelsea into second place in the Premier League after Liverpool were held to a draw with Wigan

The Egyptian, signed on loan from Middlesbrough, sent Jose Reina the wrong way from the spot after Lucas had fouled Jason Koumas to cancel out Yossi Benayoun's opener with nine minutes remaining.

Fernando Torres had headed against the post from Steven Gerrard's cross before Benayoun put the visitors ahead in the 41st minute.

Javier Mascherano's through-ball picked out the Israeli's run and he skipped past keeper Mike Pollitt before finding the net from the tightest of angles, the ball shaving the near post on its way in.

The draw leaves Liverpool two points behind league leaders Manchester United, who have a game in hand on all their title rivals.

Chelsea moved back up to second, ahead of Liverpool on goal difference, after Salomon Kalou's brace gave them a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.

Boro failed to clear Frank Lampard's corner and Kalou lashed a volley in to the roof of the net from inside the after 58 minutes.

And the Ivory Coast international sealed the win in the 81st minute with a close-range header.

Manchester City added to Newcastle United's relegation worries with a 2-1 win at Eastlands.

Robinho, starting after a week plagued by off-field concerns, played in Shaun Wright-Phillips to fire the opening goal under Steve Harper in the 17th minute.

Things went from bad to worse for Joe Kinnear's side as Michael Owen went off injured in the 19th minute and Craig Bellamy, on his debut, netted 13 minutes from time with a smart finish from the edge of the area.

Andy Carroll's tap-in after David Edgar had robbed Wayne Bridge, another City debutant, and sent in a low cross gave Newcastle hope of snatching a point, but the home side held on.

Arsenal's faint title hopes faded even further despite Robin van Persie's stoppage-time leveller against Everton at Goodison Park.

The Dutchman controlled Abou Diaby's long ball on the left side of the area before crashing a fine shot inside the far post.

Tim Cahill's towering header from Leighton Baines' left-wing cross, which he directed back across Manuel Almunia, had given Everton a 61st-minute lead.

West Ham continued their bid for a European place with a 2-0 home win over Hull.

They missed the chance to go ahead in the 21st minute when Carlton Cole was fouled in the area. Matt Duke, preferred to Boaz Myhill in the Hull goal, dived to his left to brilliantly claw away Mark Noble's penalty with one hand.

But the Hammers did take the lead 11 minutes later when David Di Michele fired Cole's inswinging cross from the left into the roof of the net at the back post.

Cole doubled the hosts' lead six minutes after the break when he stabbed the ball into an open goal after Di Michele's angled shot from the left had come back off the near post.

Benni McCarthy made up for an earlier penalty miss with an 87th-minute equaliser to earn Blackburn a 2-2 draw with Bolton, which leaves Rovers a point above the drop zone.

The South African scrambled the ball in after Christopher Samba's knock-down had been played across the face of goal by Jason Roberts.

McCarthy had earlier seen his penalty saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen after Stephen Warnock's 66th-minute drive brought Rovers back into the game at 2-1.

In the first half, Ariza Makukula drove the ball across the face of goal and Matthew Taylor got to the ball ahead of Andre Ooijer at the far post to sidefoot home a 12th-minute opener.

Kevin Davies made it two 10 minutes before the break when he reacted quickest to score from close range after Rovers keeper Paul Robinson had superbly blocked his initial effort.(ESPN)