Wins For Red Devils and Blues

Eight matches were contested Saturday in the English Premier League:

At Manchester:

Thanks to goals from Ji-Sung Park (24') and Darren Fletcher (82'), Manchester United maintained their six-point lead over Chelsea in the EPL standings with a 2-0 home win over relegation zone residents Charlton Athletic.

At Chelsea:

Didier Drogra's double (45', 83) helped ignite Chelsea's 3-0 home whitewashing of Middlesbrough to stay six points back of Manchester United.

At Newcastle:

Obafemi Martins (26') and Nolberto Solano (PK-70') provided the goals that lifted Newcastle United to a 2-1 come-from-behind home win over Liverpool.

At Reading:

Steve Sidwell's double (16', 90') provided all the scoring for Reading as the Royals racked up their fourth straight league victory, 2-0 at home over Aston Villa.

At Sheffield:

Phil Jagielka's successful penalty kick (62') lifted Sheffield United to a 2-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur.

At Liverpool:

Andrew Johnson's tally (10') was the only score of Everton's 1-0 home triumph at Blackburn's expense.

At London:

Darius Henderson's successful penalty kick (12') lifted bottom-occupying Watford to a 1-0 road win over underachieving---and fellow relegation zone residents---West Ham United.

At Portsmouth:

Nwankwo Kanu's game winner (81') lifted Portsmouth to a 2-1 home win over Manchester City.