"Arsenal" became the sole leader in England © EuroFootball.com

In the English "Premier" League, after playing eight matches of the fifth round, the only team that has not lost points became the defending champions "Arsenal" club, crushing "Fulham" in the London derby.

The fifth victory could not be won by another London club "Chelsea", which failed to break the resistance of "Aston Villa" away and ended the match without goals.

For the third consecutive match, "Man Utd" team failed to win - this time they played a dramatic match ending in a draw with "Bolton", who now shares third place together with the victorious "Middlesbrough" and "Everton".

Tournament table

Saturday's results:

0 - 0

3 - 0

9' [1 - 0] Garry Flitcroft (own goal)

16' [2 - 0] Alan Shearer

83' [3 - 0] Andy O`Brien

2 - 1

27' [1 - 0] Mark Viduka

42' [1 - 1] Emile Heskey

48' [2 - 1] Mark Viduka

0 - 1

60' [0 - 1] Tim Cahill

3 - 0

16' [1 - 0] Steven Gerrard

42' [2 - 0] Steve Finnan

60' [3 - 0] Luis Garcia

0 - 3

62' [0 - 1] Fredrik Ljungberg

65' [0 - 2] Zatyiah Knight (own goal)

71' [0 - 3] Jose Antonio Reyes

2 - 2

44' [0 - 1] Gabriel Heinze

52' [1 - 1] Kevin Nolan

90' [2 - 1] Les Ferdinand

90+2' [2 - 2] David Bellion

3 - 1

3' [1 - 0] Ricardo Fuller

43' [1 - 1] Danny Granville

47' [2 - 1] Patrik Berger

85' [3 - 1] Tony Popovic (own goal)