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On Saturday, six matches were played in the English championship.
Didier Drogba scored his 100th goal in the English Premier League, securing London's Chelsea a 1-0 victory against the majority of the time ten-man Stoke team.
The Ivory Coast national team star scored after a brilliant attack in the 68th minute.
Stoke mostly defended and controlled the ball for just over a quarter of the time, as early as the 27th minute Ricardo Fuller was sent off for a rough tackle on Branislav Ivanovic.
In another match, "Liverpool" once again disappointed their fans, losing 0-1 to "Sunderland" away.
After a disappointing first half, the hosts scored the only goal in the 56th minute: Fraizer Campbell's shot hit the post, then Pepe Reina's head and again the post, until Nicklas Bendtner, who was the first to reach it, put the team ahead.
Once again, Liverpool demonstrated a poor offensive arsenal and failed to launch a serious attack, despite Steven Gerrard and forward Andy Carroll appearing after substitutions.
In a crucial battle for survival in the top league, "Bolton" beat London's "Queens Park Rangers" 2-1 and climbed to 16th place in the league table.
The hosts' victory was sealed by a late goal from Ivan Klasnic after a pass from Ryo Miyaichi, but the visitors will be upset about the referee's assistant's decision in the first half. Then, after Clint Hill's shot, the ball clearly crossed the goal line, but the goal was not counted.
"Bolton" capitalized on this and surged ahead before the break, with Djibril Cisse's equalizer not enough for QPR in the second half.
Results:
London's "Chelsea" 1 - 0 "Stoke"
68' [1 - 0] D.Drogba
R.Fuller ("Stoke") sent off in the 25th minute
"Sunderland" 1 - 0 "Liverpool"
56' [1 - 0] N.Bendtner
Birmingham's "Aston Villa" 1 - 0 London's "Fulham"
90' [1 - 0] A.Weimann
"Wolverhampton" 0 - 2 "Blackburn"
43' [0 - 1] D.Hoilett
69' [0 - 2] D.Hoilett
"Bolton" 2 - 1 London's "Queens Park Rangers"
37' [1 - 0] D.Pratley
48' [1 - 1] D.Cisse
86' [2 - 1] I.Klasnic
Liverpool's "Everton" 1 - 0 London's "Tottenham"
22' [1 - 0] N.Jelavic
