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On Saturday, eight matches of the fifth round were played in the English Premier League. After them, the leader remained the same - London's Chelsea, who continued to dominate with their fifth consecutive victory.
The defending champion of England's capital defeated Sunderland 2-0 today, a club that is new to the country's top league. Jeremy and Didier Drogba scored the goals for the winners in the second half. Surprisingly, Charlton Athletic also continues to perform well, defeating Birmingham and securing their fourth victory out of as many possible.
Europe's strongest team Liverpool continues to dominate. Rafael Benitez's team were unable to overtake Tottenham, currently in fifth place. Interestingly, despite scoring only one goal in three games, Liverpool are currently in tenth place.
In the Manchester derby, Manchester United and Manchester City drew 1-1. This was the first points dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson's team after three consecutive wins. Manchester City, on the other hand, have earned 11 points in five matches and are currently in a strong third place. Arsenal suffered an unexpected defeat, losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough without their star player T.Henry.
Meanwhile, Newcastle, with debutant Michael Owen, drew 1-1 with Fulham. Owen did not manage to score in his debut match, but earned a penalty, which was converted by C.N'Zogbia.
All Saturday's results:
1 - 2 26' [1 - 0] Jonathan Greening 40' [1 - 1] David Connolly 90' [1 - 2] Jimmy Bullard
0 - 0
1 - 1 13' [0 - 1] Brian McBride 78' [1 - 1] Charles N'Zogbia
84' Scott Parker was sent off ("Newcastle")
0 - 1 15' [0 - 1] Darren Bent
1 - 1 45' [1 - 0] Ruud van Nistelrooy 76' [1 - 1] Joey Barton
0 - 1 60' [0 - 1] Duncan Ferguson (own goal)
2 - 0 54' [1 - 0] Geremi 82' [2 - 0] Didier Drogba
2 - 1 40' [1 - 0] Aiyegbeni Yakubu 59' [2 - 0] Massimo Maccarone 90' [2 - 1] Jose Antonio Reyes
