Captain John Terry put Chelsea five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League with the only goal of the game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Terry glanced home a 76th-minute free-kick from Frank Lampard - although United disputed the initial decision and then claimed Didier Drogba was in an offside position as he swung a leg at his captain's header.

United had their chances, Wayne Rooney twice going close, but the Blues made it a club record of 11 straight home wins.

Hull manager Phil Brown breathed again as Seyi Olofinjana and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired his side to a priceless 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke.

The struggling Tigers had been heading for yet another damaging defeat - and Brown possibly for the sack - after Matthew Etherington's first-half strike at the KC Stadium.

But Hull were rewarded for their greater endeavour as Olofinjana levelled against his former club - and substitute Vennegoor of Hesselink won it in the final minute, moments after Abdoulaye Faye was sent off.

Everton secured a much-needed first win in five Premier League games with a battling 2-1 victory at West Ham, who slipped back into the relegation zone as a result.

Louis Saha, who missed the midweek Europa League defeat to Benfica with a calf problem, netted from 20 yards against the run of play on 26 minutes.

Dan Gosling added a second just after the hour, but the Hammers made a fight of it following an own goal by Tony Hibbert.

Wigan suffered considerable frustration after failing to finish off Roy Hodgson's hard-working Fulham side in a contest that saw the Londoners return to the capital with a valuable point from a 1-1 draw.

Roberto Martinez's side at least put their embarrassment of last week's drubbing at the hands of the Premier League's bottom club behind them but it could have been so much better.

Wigan dominated almost throughout, driven on by French midfielder Mohamed Diame, and led through Emmerson Boyce's strike only for Clint Dempsey to grab an equaliser from the spot.