Hull, who have already won away to Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham in their first top-flight season, stunned Liverpool when Paul McShane headed the Tigers into a 12th minute lead at Anfield.
Jamie Carragher scores a self goal for the seventh time in his Liverpool career, the latest coming in a 2-2 draw with Hull City on Saturday; Arsenal, Middlesbrough split points
LONDON: Hull, who have already won away to Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham in their first top-flight season, stunned Liverpool when Paul McShane headed the Tigers into a 12th minute lead at Anfield. And they were 2-0 in front thanks to an own-goal from Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
However, Steven Gerrard performed yet another rescue act for Liverpool by twice equalising for the Premier League leaders against surprise package Hull City in a 2-2 draw on Saturday
Aston Villa leapfrogged Arsenal into fourth place by coming from behind to beat Bolton Wanderers 4-2 after the Gunners lost ground with a 1-1 draw away to Middlesbrough - a result that left them eight points off top spot.
Under-pressure Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince saw the second-bottom side lose their sixth straight league match in a 3-0 defeat away to Wigan.
Elsewhere, Sunderland climbed out of the bottom three with a 4-0 thrashing of basement club West Bromwich Albion.
Tim Cahill headed home in the 90th minute as Everton left it late to beat Manchester City 1-0 while Stoke and Fulham played out a goalless draw.
However, barely two minutes later, Reds captain Gerrard scored from close range following a pass from Albert Riera. England midfielder Gerrard, as he’s so often done before, continued to drag Liverpool back into the game with his second goal in the 32nd minute after Dirk Kuyt’s cross fell into his path.
Villa were a goal behind against Bolton when Johan Elmander scored in the 17th minute. But Martin O’Neill’s men equalised eight minutes later when Gabriel Agbonlahor shot home.
And Villa were ahead when Kevin Davies put Gareth Barry’s cross through his own net five minutes before half-time under pressure from Martin Laursen.
The Villa Park faithful celebrated a third goal in the 67th minute when Agbonlahor scored his second after turning in Ashley Young’s cross.
At the Riverside, former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere secured a point for Boro after Emmanuel Adebayor had given the Gunners the lead.
Managerless Sunderland scored their first goals since Roy Keane quit as manager with Kenwyne Jones netting twice in two minutes to the delight of home fans at the Stadium of Light. Jones was on target when he headed in Djibril Cisse’s cross in the 22nd minute before following-up after Scott Carson blocked Cisse’s shot. It was 3-0 before the break when Andy Reid headed in Steed Malbranque’s cross and 4-0 soon afterwards when Cisse scored with a penalty.
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