Premier League Round Up

The main story of last weeks football action was the humbling result at Old Trafford, where Champions Manchester United were beaten 4-1 by chasing Liverpool. The result closed the gap between the two teams to four points, but United still have one game in hand which would see the gap restored at seven points. United captain Rio Ferdinand has said the defeat was a wake up call, and maintains that such a result will not happen again. In contrast, Rafa Benitez has told all clubs in the league that United are beatable. Chelsea are on the same points as Liverpool after beating Manchester City 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Michael Essien, who was starting his first league game since August scored the winning goal in the first half.

Arsenal moved into fourth with a 4-0 victory over Blackburn. Andrei Arshavin scored his first goal for the gunners, with Eboue scoring two. Aston Villa continued their slump in form with a home defeat to Tottenham. The villains lost 2-1, after goals from Jenas and Bent severely dented their champions league push. They have yet to win in 4 league games, and remain on the same points as Arsenal, but remain 5th on goal difference. Everton continued their push for 4th with a 3-1 victory over stoke.

In the relegation scrap, Middlesborough salvaged a draw against Portsmorth after going one nil down and one man down. They could have snuck the victory but Alfonso Alves failed to score, and the pressure remains on manager Gareth Southgate. Fulham finally won away for the first time at Bolton (3-1), Wigan beat Sunderland (2-1), and Newcastle and Hull shared the spoils at the KC Stadium (1-1). West Ham drew with bottom club West Brom this evening (0-0).