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Summary Bolton Wanderers defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the English Premier League.
Liverpools hopes of qualifying for the Champions League suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat at struggling Bolton.Goals from Mark Davies, Nigel Reo-Coker and Gretar Steinsson secured a vital three points for Bolton, who moved out of the relegation zone for the first time this season following the win.But the defeat saw Liverpool squander an opportunity to close the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea, and continued a miserable run of form for the Reds who have taken only six points from a possible 18 in their last six games.Liverpool, whose lone goal came from Craig Bellamy, are now in seventh place, six points adrift of Chelsea.Earlier, Fernando Torres three-month goal-drought continued as Chelsea also stumbled in a 0-0 draw at Premier League newboys Norwich.Chelsea enjoyed the better chances of a scrappy game but were left frustrated as 50 million pound striker Torres drew a blank yet again.The draw left Chelsea in fourth place, five points behind third-placed Tottenham, who face leaders Manchester City at Eastlands on Sunday.Elsewhere Saturday, Clint Dempsey struck a hat-trick as Fulham came from behind to defeat sixth-placed Newcastle 5-2 at Craven Cottage.Queens Park Rangers moved out of the relegation zone after goals from Heidar Helguson, Akos Buzsaky and Tommy Smith gave new manager Mark Hughes the first league victory of his reign with a 3-1 win over bottom club Wigan.Meanwhile, Blackburn battled to a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park, David Goodwillie equalising for Rovers after Tim Cahills first goal for 13 months gave Everton the lead on 24 minutes.A dramatic finale at the Britannia Stadium saw West Bromwich Albion snatch a 2-1 win over Stoke.Sunderlands resurgence under Martin ONeill gathered pace with a 2-0 win over Swansea, Stephane Sessegnon scoring the opener after working a clever one-two with James McClean on 14 minutes.Elsewhere, Robbie Keane made a triumphant return for Aston Villa, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over 10-man Wolves in his first match back since completing a loan move from MLS team Los Angeles Galaxy.
