Saturday, December 23, 2006

Red Devils and Blues Keep On Winning

Ten games were contested Saturday in the English Premier League as the first half of the regular season came to a close:

At Birmingham:

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice (58', 85') to help spark Manchester United to an impressive 3-0 road plastering of Aston Villa to remain on top of the EPL standings.

At Wigan:

After blowing a two-goal lead (as Wigan Athletic's Emile Heskey scored twice [45', 75']), visiting Chelsea won the match Arjen Robben's goal at 90' to stay two points in back of Manchester United.

At London:

Robin Van Persie's double (85', 88') helped Arsenal spank visiting Blackburn 6-2.

At London:

In a local London derby, visiting West Ham United and Fulham battled to a 0-0 draw.

At Manchester:

Nicolas Anelka's double (8', 25') provided all the scoring in Bolton's 2-0 road blanking of slumping Manchester City.

At Reading:

Andrew Johnson (14') and James McFadden (47') each had a tally as Everton blanked homestanding Reading 2-0.

At Middlesbrough:

Goals from Aiyegbeni Yakubu (29') and Julio Arca (52') sparked Middlesbrough to a 2-0 triumph at home over sad-sack Charlton Athletic.

At Newcastle:

Three first-half goals, one from each of three different players, were more than enough as Newcastle United bested visiting Tottenham Hotspur 3-1.

At Liverpool:

Craig Bellamy (47') and Xabi Alonso (88') provided the scoring punch for Liverpool as the Reds downed visiting--and struggling--Watford 2-0.

At Portsmouth:

Second-half goals from Sol Campbell (54') and Noe Pamarot (68') helped spark a come-from-behind 3-1 home win for Portsmouth over Sheffield United.

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