Chelsea, Liverpool and Hull City maintained their winning runs with impressive victories on an eventful Super Sunday.

Liverpool came from 2-0 down to beat 10-man Manchester City 3-2 and keep up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea, who defeated Aston Villa 2-0 to stay ahead of the Merseysiders on goal difference.

Just behind them, surprise package Hull piled the pressure on Tottenham manager Juande Ramos with a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane which lifted the Tigers up to third.

Liverpool looked in trouble as they trailed to a 19th-minute goal from Stephen Ireland and Javier Garrido’s curling free-kick four minutes from the interval.

However, Fernando Torres slid in from close range to reduce the deficit in the 55th minute before the Spain striker headed a 73rd-minute equaliser from Steven Gerrard’s left-wing corner.

City then had right-back Pablo Zabaleta sent off for an over-the-top challenge on Xabi Alonso, although Liverpool, having used all their substitutes, also went down to 10 men late on when Martin Skrtel was carried off on a stretcher with a serious-looking knee injury.

But in injury-time Dirk Kuyt fired home to complete the turnaround.

Chelsea’s win was much more routine, with Joe Cole (21) and Nicolas Anelka (44) scoring the goals in a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

At White Hart Lane another stunning goal from Geovanni compounded bottom side Spurs’ problems.

The Brazilian drilled a 30-yard free-kick into the top corner to move the Tigers, in their maiden season in the top flight, into third place.

Bolton were 3-1 winners at Upton Park after West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green handed them a 30th-minute lead when he dropped the ball at the feet of Kevin Davies and he hooked home.

Green then fumbled a shot to allow Gary Cahill to stab home from close range four minutes later.

Carlton Cole pulled a goal back for the hosts in the 69th minute but a drilled free-kick from Matt Taylor secured victory.

Jermain Defoe was Portsmouth’s match winner again as he fired home in the 51st minute to clinch a 2-1 win over Stoke at Fratton Park after Peter Crouch’s overhead kick (25) had been cancelled out by Ricardo Fuller (48).

Newcastle hit back from two goals down against Everton to claim a 2-2 draw and give stand-in manager Joe Kinnear a welcome point.

Everton cruised into a two-goal lead at Goodison Park thanks to Mikel Arteta’s penalty and US$26.5 million midfielder Marouane Fellaini’s first for the club.

But Steven Taylor pulled one back a minute from the break with a far-post header and then made the equaliser for Damien Duff a minute into the second period.