| Arsenal and Chelsea sit joint top at
the top of the Premiership, with points, goal difference and goals scored
not able to separate the two London giants, however United will be able to
leapfrog both sides with victory at White Hart Lane tomorrow. Two games were
postponed due to the horrific weather conditions in a day that saw wins for
Chelsea, Aston Villa and Everton. Here is a full review of the Premiership
games today: Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Aston
Villa
The Villains won their first league match on the road this season with
an impressive performance at Ewood Park. Stefan Moore and Juan Pablo Angel
were on target for David O'Leary's side, which eased the relegation worries
of the Midlands outfit. It's the opposite for Rovers though, who could drop
into the bottom 3 after the Sunday and Monday fixtures.
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Arsenal
Sam Allardyce's side moved into the top half with a fantastic
performance which saw them earn a deserved point against unbeaten Arsenal.
Henrik Pedersen's late strike cancelled out Robert Pires' earlier effort to
earn Bolton a point, and do their Lancashire friends a massive favour!
Charlton Athletic 0-0 Newcastle United
Sir Bobby Robson's side failed to build on their drubbing of Tottenham
Hotspur last week, with a goalless draw against Charlton Athletic. The
result means the two sides stay in the top 6 positions they owned at the
start of the day, but the Magpies' title challenge looks well and truly
dead.
Everton 3-2 Leicester City
The game of the day was undoubtedly at Goodison Park. Despite the
Toffees having the lion share of possession in the opening period, the two
sides went in level at the break with veteran Foxes striker Les Ferdinand
cancelling out Everton's opener, which came through a Steve Howey own-goal.
The visitors then took the lead through James Scowcroft, but Wayne Rooney
and Thomasz Radzinski netted within eight minutes of each other to give the
home side all three points.
Fulham 0-1 Chelsea
The Blues put the shock home defeat against Bolton Wanderers behind
them, beating Chris Coleman's Fulham side 1-0 at Loftus Road. Things looked
grim for the big-spenders in the first-half with players arguing amongst
themselves as chances were missed, but Hernan Crespo silenced some of his
critics in the second-half with a well-taken header to give the title
contenders all three points.
Postponed Matches:
Birmingham City v. Middlesbrough
Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Liverpool
Sunday's Fixtures:
Southampton v. Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur v. Manchester United
Monday's Fixture:
Manchester City v. Leeds United |
