Manchester United moved close to within two points of the Champions League places after recording a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions, with a 1-0 win at Norwich City.
The defending champions were without Wayne Rooney due to a groin injury and needed the half-time introduction of Danny Welbeck to secure victory at Carrow Road.
David Moyes’s side had laboured until then but in the 57th minute, a favourable ricochet off Javier Hernandez set Welbeck free and he rounded England teammate, John Ruddy, before sliding in the winning goal.
The win took United level on points with fifth-placed Everton, although they have now played a game more than all of the teams above them apart from City.
Elsewhere, relegation rivals, West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion, played out a richly entertaining 3-3 draw at Upton Park.
West Ham led twice, first through Joe Cole and then Kevin Nolan, but on each occasion they were pegged back by the visitors, who remain without a permanent head coach following the sacking of Steve Clarke.
Nicolas Anelka broke his West Brom duck with a quick-fire brace to cancel out Cole’s fourth-minute opener and put the away team ahead, with Saido Berahino netting a 69th-minute equaliser after goals from Modibo Maiga and Nolan had restored West Ham’s lead.
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