Another exciting weekend of football proved just how close the title race could be this season. Liverpool continued their horror run with a comprehensive defeat at Craven Cottage, while Manchester City could only manage a draw against Birmingham City.

Before we wrap up some of the best matches of the weekend, why not take a look at the latest Sportsbook.com odds for Wednesday night’s clash between West Ham United and Aston Villa.

West Ham United: +165
Draw: +230
Aston Villa: +150

Let’s take a look at what week 11 of the Premier League had to offer.

Bolton Wanderers (0) vs. Chelsea (4): This fixture had already been played out once last week when Chelsea crushed Bolton 4-0 in the Carling Cup. The Wanderers would have been hoping for a better result than that, but a few late strikes from the Blues saw a repeat of the disappointing score line.

While Chelsea had much of the possession in the first half, both managers would have expected the score to be 0-0 after the first 45. However, a Jlloyd Samuel challenge in the penalty area forced the referee’s hand, and Bolton were handed a double whammy. Samuel was sent from the field for a late tackle on the last man, and Frank Lampard converted the penalty, continuing his stellar run of converted spot kicks for three years.

With only ten men left on the pitch, the game was put out of reach when Deco scored for the second consecutive season at the Reebok Stadium. A Zat Knight own goal, and 90th minute Didier Drogba strike put the game in the region of a thrashing, although Chelsea would be hard pressed to say that it was an easy match.

Manchester United (2) vs. Blackburn Rovers (0): Manchester United have an uncanny way of putting games to bed by the slimmest of margins, and still coming across as by far the better squad. Perhaps it is the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, who, over two seasons, collected a combined tally of more than 100 goals. Nevertheless, United came through this match unscathed after their most recent defeat at Liverpool.

The first half was a mixed bag of opportunities, with the Red Devils getting far more chances and possession than Rovers. Nani and Berbatov had the best chances in the opening 45, but neither side could find the breakthrough before the referee blew his whistle.

The second half was entirely different. Blackburn hardly got a touch on the ball, and within the first 10 minutes Dimitar Berbatov had scored a marvellous goal. Patrice Evra belted the ball into the area, Berbatov trapped, controlled, turned, and then smashed the ball past Paul Robinson, who could only look on in shock. Wayne Rooney collected all three points for United with a typical effort three minutes from time. Gabriel Obertan and Anderson teamed up to send a cross into the box, with Rooney latching onto the end of it and rocketing it past the keeper.

Fulham (3) vs. Liverpool (1): Despite sitting in sixth position, Liverpool are now nine points shy of Chelsea on the Premier League table. Their win over United last weekend obviously did nothing to raise their confidence levels, as they slumped to yet another loss against mediocre opponents.

Strangely enough, Liverpool enjoyed the majority of possession, but a few simple mistakes ended up being converted into goals by Fulham, the first of which came from Bobby Zamora in the 23rd minute. Fernando Torres equalized three minutes from half time, and the game looked to be anyone’s for the taking.

Eric Nevland destroyed the Reds’ chances for an easy victory when he got the final touch on a Zoltan Gera header, and it was all downhill from there. Within three minutes both Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were given their marching orders, and with only nine men it was too easy for Clint Demspey to put the final nail in the coffin.

Portsmouth (4) vs. Wigan Athletic (0): A thrilling victory for Portsmouth wasn’t enough to pull them off the bottom of the table, but they will certainly take a lot of confidence from a match where they were in complete control throughout.

Aruna Dindane scored his first Premier League goal for Portsmouth against Wigan, and eventually his first hat-trick. The opener came on 34 minutes, and Pompey fans didn’t have to wait long for the second, which came in first half injury time. Frederic Piquionne managed to double his side’s lead, but only after Steve Finnan left the field with an injury.

Piquionne has his own injury concerns after he was stretchered off on 56 minutes, but Dindane didn’t let his teammates down with a second goal eight minutes later. The icing on the cake came a minute before full-time when Dindane converted a penalty, picking up a hat-trick and the match ball.

Don’t forget to head over to Sportsbook.com for all the latest odds on the West Ham United vs. Aston Villa match this Wednesday, November 4.