Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a low strike before Daniel Cousin headed Hull City level at the near post.

Michael Carrick struck from 20 yards, Ronaldo headed in a corner and Nemanja Vidic volleyed home as United led 4-1.

But Bernard Mendy lobbed Edwin van der Sar, and when Mendy was fouled by Rio Ferdinand, Geovanni converted the penalty to set up a grandstand finish.

In the Championship, Sheffield United beat Plymouth Aryle thanks to two goals from former England striker James Beattie.

Barnsley enjoyed a 3-1 away win at troubled Charlton, Jon Macken netting twice before Darren Moore secured the points, while there were draws for Sheffield Wednesday (away to Crystal Palace) and Doncaster Rovers (at home to Swansea City).

In League One, Leeds United gained their first away win since September with a 1-0 win at Cheltenham Town, Luciano Becchio scoring the only goal of the day.

And there was an amazing game at Huddersfield Town. The Terriers tossed away a 2-0 lead against Crewe, only for Parker to pop up in the closing moments to grab a winner - and then get red carded.

Both Bradford City and Rotherham United drew their League Two matches - but in contrasting circumstances.

While the Millers held high-flying Wycombe to a goalless draw, the Bantams shared six goals with Barnet and had to settle for a point despite taking the lead three times through Barry Conlon (2) and Peter Thorne.

York City suffered a 1-0 defeat at Oxford United in the Blue Square Premier after conceding a late Yemi Odubade penalty.

Results
Barclays Premier League
Chelsea 5-0 Sunderland
Everton 1-0 Fulham
Man Utd 4-3 Hull
Middlesbrough 1-1 West Ham
Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan
Stoke 2-1 Arsenal
West Brom 2-2 Blackburn

The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Bristol City 1-4 Reading
Burnley 2-0 Norwich
Charlton 1-3 Barnsley
Crystal Palace 1-1 Sheff Wed
Doncaster 0-0 Swansea
Ipswich 2-0 QPR
Preston 2-3 Southampton
Sheff Utd 2-0 Plymouth
Watford 3-4 Blackpool

Coca-Cola Football League One
Brighton 4-1 Millwall
Cheltenham 0-1 Leeds
Huddersfield 3-2 Crewe
Leicester 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Leyton Orient 1-0 Hartlepool
MK Dons 1-0 Tranmere
Oldham 0-2 Yeovil
Peterborough 2-0 Hereford
Scunthorpe 3-3 Swindon
Southend 3-3 Colchester
Stockport 3-0 Carlisle
Walsall 3-1 Northampton

Coca-Cola Football League Two
Bournemouth 1-1 Chesterfield
Bradford 3-3 Barnet
Brentford 1-2 Rochdale
Dag & Red 0-0 Accrington Stanley
Exeter 2-0 Chester
Grimsby 1-2 Darlington
Lincoln City 0-1 Port Vale
Macclesfield 0-1 Gillingham
Morecambe 2-0 Aldershot
Notts County 0-1 Bury
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Shrewsbury 3-0 Luton

Blue Square Premier
Altrincham 0-1 Histon
Barrow 3-1 Forest Green
Burton Albion 3-1 Ebbsfleet United
Cambridge Utd 0-0 Rushden & D'monds
Kettering 0-1 Weymouth
Kidderminster 2-0 Grays Athletic
Northwich 1-2 Eastbourne Borough
Oxford Utd 1-0 York
Torquay 2-0 Mansfield
Woking 0-1 Stevenage
Wrexham 2-0 Lewes

Blue Square North
AFC Telford 3-1 Hucknall
Burscough 0-2 Harrogate Town
Droylsden 2-0 Blyth Spartans
Farsley Celtic 0-1 Vauxhall Motors
Fleetwood Town 1-0 Hinckley Utd
King's Lynn 3-0 Solihull Moors
Southport 0-0 Workington
Stafford Rangers 0-1 Redditch
Tamworth 0-0 Gainsborough