Reds add to Fulham blues

Liverpool have deepened Fulham's relegation fears after strolling to a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage.

Winger Jermaine Pennant scored the first goal with a tight-angle and set up Peter Crouch for the second in the 70th minute.

The win sees Rafa Benitez' men tighten their grip on the Barclays Premier League fourth spot and leaves Fulham five points adrift of safety.

Fellow strugglers Bolton lifted themselves out of the drop zone with a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough.

A close-range tap in from Gavin McCann was enough to move Wanderers up to 16th place ahead of Reading on goal difference.

Birmingham, who face local rivals Aston Villa on Sunday, slip into the relegation zone.

Derby will go down after a catastrophic season, but they forced West Ham to work hard for a 2-1 win at Upton Park.

The Hammers opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Bobby Zamora headed a George McCartney free-kick past Roy Carroll.

But Tyrone Mears equalised for County in the 65th minute when he was sent clear by Hossam Ghaly and put the ball past goalkeeper Robert Green.

Carlton Cole was set up by Freddie Ljungberg in the 77th minute to give the Hammers the points.

Wigan's clash with Tottenham at the JJB Stadium finished 1-1 after Emile Heskey cancelled out Dimitar Berbatov's opening goal.

Berbatov scored in the sixth minute from an Aaron Lennon cross but Heskey equalised after shaking off the Spurs defence and smashing a low shot past goalkeeper Radek Cerny.

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