Arsenal Londra, lidera in Premier League

Arsenal Londra, învingătoare sâmbătă, cu 3-1, pe terenul lui Bolton Wanderers, a urcat pe prima poziţie a clasamentului campionatului de fotbal al Angliei, profitând de paşii greşiţi făcuţi de FC Liverpool şi Chelsea Londra, care au încheiat la egalitate partidele disputate duminică, pe teren propriu, cu Stoke City (0-0) şi, respectiv, Manchester United (1-1).

Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen - Samuel, Andy O'Brien, Shittu, Steinsson, Joey O'Brien (McCann 61), Muamba (Vaz Te 80), Nolan, Gardner, Smolarek (Riga 56), Davies.
Arsenal Londra: Almunia - Sagna, Fabregas, Toure, Gallas, Song, Chichy (Djourou 46), Eboue, Denilson, Adebayor, Bendtner (Walcott 73).

În derby-ul etapei a 5-a din Premier League, disputat pe Stamford Brige, Manchester United a deschis scorul prin sud-coreeanul Park (min.18), Chelsea Londra reuşind să egaleze cu 10 minute înainte de finalul jocului, prin ivorianul Kalou, intrat în joc în locul germanului Ballack.

Chelsea Londra: Cech - Bosingwa, Terry, Carvalho (Alex 13), A.Cole - J.Cole, Ballack (Kalou 74), Obi Mikel, Lampard, Malouda (Drogba 46) - Anelka.
Manchester United: Van der Sar (Kuszczak 32) - Neville, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra - Fletcher, Hargreaves, Scholes (Cr.Ronaldo 55), Park (O'Shea 75) - Rooney, Berbatov.

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Rezultate:

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Sunderland AFC - FC Middlesbrough 2-0
A marcat: Chopra (81, 90+2)

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West Ham United - Newcastle United 3-1
Au marcat: Di Michele (8, 37), Etherington (53), respectiv, Owen (67)

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FC Liverpool - Stoke City 0-0

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Blackburn Rovers - Fulham FC 1-0
A marcat: Derbyshire (84)

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Bolton Wanderers - Arsenal Londra 1-3
Au marcat: K. Davies (14), respectiv, Eboue (26), Bendtner (27), Denilson (87)

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West Bromwich Albion - FC Aston Villa 1-2
Au marcat: J. Morrison (34), respectiv, Carew (27), Agbonlahor (29)

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Chelsea Londra - Manchester United 1-1
Au marcat: S. Kalou (80), respectiv, Park (18)

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Tottenham Hotspur - Wigan Athletic 0-0

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Manchester City - FC Portsmouth 6-0
Au marcat: Jo (13), Dunne (20), Robinho (57), Wright-Phillips (68), Evans (78), Fernandes (83)
Manchester City: Hart - Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Garrido, Kompany, Wright-Phillips, Ireland (Gelson 77), Elano, Robinho (Sturridge 85), Jo (Evans 71).
FC Portsmouth: James - Johnson (Pamarot 82), Distin, Campbell, Belhadj, Diarra, Davis (Diop 33), Kaboul (Utaka 46), Armand Traore, Crouch, Defoe.

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Hull City - Everton FC Liverpool 2-2
Au marcat: Turner (18), P. Neville (50, autogol), respectiv, Cahill (73), Osman (78)

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1	Arsenal	12	5	4	0	1	11	2	9
2	Chelsea	11	5	3	2	0	10	3	7
3	Liverpool	11	5	3	2	0	5	2	3
4	Aston Villa	10	5	3	1	1	10	7	3
5	Manchester City	9	5	3	0	2	15	7	8
6	West Ham United	9	5	3	0	2	11	9	2
7	Hull City	8	5	2	2	1	7	10	-3
8	Sunderland	7	5	2	1	2	5	6	-1
9	Everton	7	5	2	1	2	9	11	-2
10	Blackburn Rovers	7	5	2	1	2	6	11	-5
11	Fulham	6	4	2	0	2	4	4	0
12	Middlesbrough	6	5	2	0	3	6	8	-2
13	Portsmouth	6	5	2	0	3	5	12	-7
14	Wigan Athletic	5	5	1	2	2	7	4	3
15	Manchester United	5	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
16	West Brom	4	5	1	1	3	5	7	-2
17	Bolton Wanderers	4	5	1	1	3	5	7	-2
18	Stoke	4	5	1	1	3	7	10	-3
19	Newcastle United	4	5	1	1	3	4	9	-5
20	Tottenham	2	5	0	2	3	4	7	-3

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1	Wolverhampton	19	7	6	1	0	21	7	14
2	Birmingham City	16	7	5	1	1	9	4	5
3	Preston	14	7	4	2	1	10	7	3
4	QPR	13	7	4	1	2	10	7	3
5	Bristol City	12	7	3	3	1	11	5	6
6	Reading	11	7	3	2	2	16	10	6
7	Cardiff City	11	7	2	5	0	7	5	2
8	Coventry	11	7	3	2	2	6	6	0
9	Charlton Athletic	10	7	3	1	3	9	8	1
10	Blackpool	10	7	3	1	3	5	7	-2
11	Swansea City	9	7	2	3	2	7	8	-1
12	Norwich	9	7	2	3	2	7	8	-1
13	Burnley	9	7	2	3	2	6	9	-3
14	Sheffield Wed	9	7	2	3	2	9	13	-4
15	Sheffield Utd	8	7	2	2	3	8	6	2
16	Ipswich	8	7	2	2	3	9	8	1
17	Watford	8	7	2	2	3	8	10	-2
18	Plymouth	8	7	2	2	3	7	9	-2
19	Doncaster Rovers	7	7	2	1	4	4	9	-5
20	Derby County	6	7	1	3	3	5	8	-3
21	Crystal Palace	5	7	1	2	4	6	10	-4
22	Southampton	5	7	1	2	4	6	11	-5
23	Nottingham Forest	5	7	1	2	4	7	14	-7
24	Barnsley	4	7	1	1	5	4	8	-4