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On Saturday, seven matches of the 28th round were played in the English Premier League. After them, the London Chelsea club firmly solidified its position as the leader, leading its closest pursuers by 17 points.
In this round, Jose Mourinho's players had some trouble - the West Brom team, who fought hard at home, created far more dangerous opportunities in the first half than the title-holding opponents. However, in the second half, they broke down and lost 2-1. The visitors finished the match with ten men - Dutch defender Arjen Robben was sent off for a rough foul.
The Liverpool attack machinery continues to surge ahead. This time, Rafael Benitez's team, who face a return leg of the Champions League match against Benfica from Lisbon on Tuesday, failed to break through the defense of the mid-table Charlton team - the match ended 0-0. Losing two important points, Liverpool players complicated their chances of taking second place, which is currently more likely for Man Utd.
The Arsenal team, which competes in the Champions League against Real Madrid, also won a beautiful victory. The team from the English capital thrashed Fulham 4-0 away and returned to fifth place. Frenchman Thierry Henry, who scored two goals in this match and tore apart the opponent's defense for the entire 90 minutes, once again proved that he is one of the best footballers on the planet. In addition to him, Emmanuel Adebayor and Cesc Fabregas also shined.
The Newcastle team, led by interim coach Glenn Roeder, has shown good athletic form lately. This time, the Magpies defeated the successful Bolton team, who compete well this season and contend for a high position, 3-1 at home. The winners were scored by Nolberto Solano, legendary Alan Shearer, and Shola Ameobi. Kevin Davis, who has been playing well lately, also scored a consolation goal for the visitors.
Middlesbrough and Aston Villa achieved minimal victories at home against the bottom teams Birmingham and Portsmouth, while the West Ham and Everton drew a lively match 2-2.
Saturday's results:
1 - 2
51' [0 - 1] Didier Drogba
74' [0 - 2] Joe Cole
88' [1 - 2] Nwankwu Kanu
61' Arjen Robben was sent off ("Chelsea")
1 - 0
36' [1 - 0] Milan Baros
0 - 4
31' [0 - 1] Thierry Henry
35' [0 - 2] Emmanuel Adebayor
77' [0 - 3] Thierry Henry
86' [0 - 4] Francesc Fabregas
1 - 0
45' [1 - 0] Mark Viduka
3 - 1
34' [1 - 0] Nolberto Solano
45' [2 - 0] Alan Shearer
70' [3 - 0] Shola Ameobi
71' [3 - 1] Kevin Davies
2 - 2
10' [1 - 0] Marlon Harewood
19' [1 - 1] Leon Osman
23' [2 - 1] Dean Ashton
71' [2 - 2] James Beattie
0 - 0
