Nine-man Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in seven games on Saturday with a 3-1 defeat at Fulham [ Images ] in a day of red cards in the Premier League.

Defenders Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were two of eight players to see red on Saturday as Rafa Benitez's [ Images ] men were undone by goals from Bobby Zamora [ Images ], Erik Nevland and Clint Dempsey [ Images ].

Chelsea [ Images ] stayed top of the league with a comfortable 4-0 win at 10-man Bolton Wanderers, while Aruna Dindane hit a hat-trick as Portsmouth beat Wigan Athletic 4-0.

Earlier Arsenal [ Images ] had coasted to a 3-0 win over north London [ Images ] rivals Tottenham Hotspur [ Images ] to move into second. Manchester United [ Images ] can go above them with a win at home to Blackburn Rovers in the day's late match.