Van Persie latched on to Adebayor's chipped through-ball and was felled from behind by Lucas Neill.
Walcott coolly slotted home on 24 minutes after latching onto a superb through-ball from skipper Gilberto.
And two minutes later Jeremie Aliadiere had his shot saved by Taylor after Sol Campbell's neat through-ball.
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Ebanks-Blake's strike came after some intricate passing saw him latch onto a through-ball to beat last man Darren Purse.
This time it was Xavi with the through-ball, a perfectly weighted pass that sent Alba streaking through on goal.
As the half entered stoppage-time, Blake added a second for Wanderers, latching onto Ndah's through-ball before slotting low past Jason Brown.
Hateley came reasonably close with two free-kicks and his interception and through-ball set up Sutton, but the striker took too long to shoot.
He latched onto Mark Noble's through-ball and out-paced the Fulham defence before beating Schwarzer to the pass and poking home into the unguarded net.
The Spaniard latched onto Gilberto Silva's through-ball, before twisting and turning in the box and then curling into the corner from 12 yards out.
Flo wasted a great chance to equalise, nipping in front of Shaw to meet Emerson Thome's through-ball but lifting his shot over the bar.
Shell-shocked, Portsmouth fought to get back into the game and Baros should have collected Lassana Diarra's clever through-ball after slipping through United's defence unnoticed.
The Ivory Coast midfielder stole in unmarked to nod home a lofted through-ball from influential midfielder Xavi to score his sixth goal this season.
Martins had latched on to a deftly chipped through-ball from John Obi Mikel - who had an otherwise uninspiring game, like many of his team-mates.
Zaza did even better to stop Robinho's first-time shot after good work by Stephen Ireland, while Wright-Phillips was horribly off-target following another sublime Elano through-ball.
The England midfielder looked desperate to secure the three points and he set up Maxi with a stunning through-ball but the Argentine wasted his shot.
Controversy exploded soon after, as Ireland nodded down for Wright-Phillips to instantly knock a beautifully weighted through-ball into the path of Robinho beyond Newcastle's back-line.
Substitute Tommy McCallion's superb through-ball split the Swifts defence and Patterson slotted past Rouse at his near post for his seventh league goal of the season.
Spurs were creating chances, too, Pavlyuchenko heading Kaboul's cross wide at the near post and Bale excellently denied one-on-one by Jaaskelainen after Jermain Defoe's clever through-ball.
But City's one-man advantage told in the end as Ireland latched onto Robinho's through-ball to slip it past the on-rushing Given, leaving Newcastle second from bottom.
His first chance fell in the 16th minute when Dirk Kuyt threaded a pinpoint through-ball, but the striker was denied by a fine sprawling save from Kirkland.
The Londoners were the better side before the interval and Hayes was denied an opening goal by Nelson before his through-ball found Wagstaff who made it 1-0.
And Harewood raced through on goal after a fine through-ball from Sheringham but never looked confident and blasted the ball straight at the imposing figure of Lehmann.
St Mirren went back on the attack and Steven Thomson latched onto a through-ball and stabbed a shot towards goal, forcing Allan McGregor to make a last-ditch save.
Martin Caceres had to hold off Robben as he ran on to Robin van Persie's through-ball, but that was the nearest the Netherlands came to extending their lead.
West Ham started confidently enough but it was the champions who had the first clear opportunity when Rooney squandered a great chance to open the scoring after Darren Fletcher's through-ball.
At the other end Blades striker Henri Camara should have done better when James Harper's perfectly-weighted through-ball found him, but though he lifted over Jussi Jaaskelainen, he also cleared the crossbar.
"Craig's going to hold the ball up, get on the end of crosses and bring other players into the game, but don't get him to chase a 50-yard through-ball, " he said.
Lovenkrands had a good chance to double the lead a few minutes later after an intelligent through-ball from Ricksen, but the Dane's shot on the turn was deflected wide by Martyn Corrigan's challenge.
Bolton began to grow in confidence, and when Okocha's through-ball put Nolan clean in on goal there appeared only one outcome, but Taylor dived low to his left to produce a brilliant save.
Only a last-ditch tackle from Michel Salgado denied Didier Drogba after a clever through-ball from Anelka and, from the resulting corner, Ivanovic flicked the ball on for Ramires, who lashed a half-volley against the bar.
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