Red Devils, Blues, Magpies Win; Addicks and Trotters Draw

Four games were contested Wednesday in the English Premier League:

At Manchester:

Manchester United maintained their six-point lead over Chelsea atop the Premiership standings with a 4-0 home fistbeating of last-place Watford. Cristiano Ronaldo (PK-20, pictured here; Getty Images), Henrik Larsson (70'), and Wayne Rooney (71') helped power the Red Devils.

At London:

Second-place and two-time defending titleholders Chelsea kept pace with Manchester United with their 3-0 home whitewashing of Blackburn. Didier Drogba (6', pictured here; Getty Images), Frank Lampard (67'), and sub Solomon Kalou (90') provided the Blues with all the game's goals.


At Newcastle:

Goals from James Milner (5'), Kieron Dyer (7'), Antoine Sibierski (90') propelled Newcastle United to a 3-1 win at the expense of visiting Aston Villa.

At Bolton:

Charlton Athletic, fighting to climb out of the relegation zone, and hosts Bolton battled to a 1-1 draw. Henrik Pedersen (6') scored for the Trotters, but Talal El Karkouri (12') equalized for the visiting Addicks.