A point at Blackburn Rovers put Liverpool top of the English premier league on Saturday while Tottenham Hotspur grabbed a late equaliser as the north London derby with Arsenal also ended 1-1.
But champions Manchester United got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Leicester City.
Michael Owen scored in Liverpool's draw at Ewood Park which lifted them above Leeds United, who visit Sunderland on Sunday, on goals scored.
Sol Campbell kept his cool on his return to White Hart Lane and Arsenal looked to have stolen the points through Robert Pires until goalkeeper Richard Wright let a Gus Poyet volley slip into the net in stoppage time.
Manchester United revitalised their title bid by beating Leicester at Old Trafford, with Dwight Yorke scoring his first goal of the season.
Aston Villa missed the chance to go top when they were held 0-0 at home by Middlesbrough and Newcastle United were beaten 3-1 at Fulham.
Derby County moved off the bottom by beating Southampton, who replace them, 1-0 at Pride Park.
