16th December

Liverpool 0 - Man Utd 1

a big Sunday as the top 4 play. Kewell almost took the lead early for Liverpool as he shot a good ball on target but Evra cleard off the line and Torres sent his header wide. They looked like they where locked until Utd got a corner just before half time Giggs took the corner low Rooney played onto tevez low and Tevez drove high from point blank range to take Utd in front. Babel had a shot go inches wide from a belting long shot. Rafa just isnt getting the results, Reading now Man utd It would be a strange twist of fate if Jose was holding out to take the position at Liverpool come the end of the Season. Contractually Jose is not allowed back into the Premier league this season but he could come back next season very easily.

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise (Aurelio 80), Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Kewell (Babel 65), Torres, Kuyt (Crouch 73).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Lucas.

Booked: Gerrard, Mascherano.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Anderson (O'Shea 90), Giggs, Rooney, Tevez (Carrick 83).
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Saha, Fletcher.

Booked: Evra, Anderson, Brown.

Goals: Tevez 43.

Att: 44,459.

Ref: M Halsey (Lancashire).
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Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 0

A scrappy London derby saw John Terry was injured and lots of hand bags being thrown around. Arsenal beat Chelsea for the first since Jan 2004. Chealsea never lost to Arsenal whilst Jose was at the Bridge but Avram first encounter with the Gunner and he lost (pleb). Wright-Phillips and Schevchenko both put Almunia to work from long range efforts. Gallas got the winner a shot that Cech looked like he could have sved but error's where mnade and Gallas made it look all to easy on the 45th min.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Van Persie 69), Flamini, Fabregas, Rosicky, Hleb (Silva 77), Adebayor (Bendtner 90).
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Senderos.

Booked: Adebayor, Eboue, Flamini, Toure, Fabregas.

Goals: Gallas 45.

Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Terry (Ben-Haim 38), Ashley Cole, Wright-Phillips (Kalou 75), Obi, Makelele (Pizarro 65), Lampard, Joe Cole, Shevchenko.
Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Belletti.

Booked: Terry, Lampard, Joe Cole, Ben-Haim, Obi.

Att: 60,139

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).