Saturday, December 29, 2007

Man United stunned & Chelsea Win

Manchester United FC were beaten 2-1 by West Ham United FC in the Premier League, allowing Arsenal FC the chance to regain top spot later on a Saturday where Chelsea FC left it late before overcoming Newcastle United FC.

United stunned
Champions United were seemingly on their way to a sixth successive league win when in-form Portuguese playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo found the net for the 13th time in the English top flight this season on 14 minutes at Upton Park. However they fell to only their second defeat in 18 games in all competitions when first Anton Ferdinand (77) and then Matthew Upson (82) turned the match in West Ham's favour. The result left the visitors just a point clear of Arsenal, who travel to Everton FC this evening.

Kalou clincher
Chelsea closed the gap on the leaders to four points at Stamford Bridge when they defied an injury-ravaged squad to beat Newcastle 2-1. Michael Essien had given Avram Grant's side the lead on 29 minutes and after Nicky Butt (56) equalised they managed to clinch the three points through Salomon Kalou just three minutes from time.

Four-goal Berbatov
Elsewhere, there was a remarkable game at White Hart Lane where Tottenham Hotspur FC beat Reading FC 6-4 thanks to four goals by Dimitar Berbatov and Aston Villa FC came from behind to claim victory 2-1 at Wigan Athletic FC. Middlesbrough FC also got three important away points, beating Portsmouth FC 1-0, Sunderland FC moved out of the relegation zone after a 3-1 win against Bolton Wanderers FC, and the points were shared at St.Andrews where Birmingham City FC and Fulham FC drew 1-1.

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