▁V anden ▁Bor re , ▁the ▁shot ▁rolling ▁past ▁ke eper ▁David ▁James . ▁In ▁the ▁second - half , ▁a ▁Michael ▁Car rick ▁shot ▁took ▁a ▁wild ▁def lection ▁off ▁Richard ▁Hugh es ▁to ▁loop ▁over ▁ke eper ▁James ▁and ▁in ▁off ▁the ▁cross bar ▁before ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁made ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁close - range ▁miss ▁in ▁the ▁first - half ▁by ▁shooting ▁home ▁from ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁Port sm outh ' s ▁mis ery ▁was ▁complete ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁left ▁when ▁Marc ▁Wilson ▁shot ▁spect ac ular ly ▁into ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁net ▁whilst ▁trying ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁ball . ▁The ▁win ▁put ▁United ▁top ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁hours , ▁before ▁Ch else a ▁beat ▁Ar sen al ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁top ▁spot . ▁ ▁United ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁Villa ▁Park ▁where ▁they ▁drew ▁ 1 – 1 ▁with ▁A ston ▁Villa . ▁Villa ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁through ▁a ▁Carlos ▁Cu é ll ar ▁header ▁but ▁their ▁lead ▁was ▁short - l ived ▁as ▁James ▁Collins ▁put ▁through ▁his ▁own ▁net ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁score ▁ 1 – 1 . ▁N ani ▁was ▁sent ▁off ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁minutes ▁for ▁a ▁two - fo oted ▁tack le ▁on ▁St ili yan ▁Pet rov ▁but ▁United ▁held ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁point , ▁which ▁– ▁combined ▁with ▁Ever ton ' s ▁win ▁over ▁Ch else a ▁that ▁evening ▁– ▁reduced ▁the ▁gap ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the