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This weekend, all twenty teams in the English Premier League played matches. After these games, there were no major changes in the league table - "Chelsea" continued to lead firmly, distancing their closest pursuers by a safe 11 points. On Saturday, all the leaders secured victories. "Chelsea", with A.Robben returning from injury after a long time, easily crushed "Crystal Palace" 4-1. Two goals were scored by the Serbian player M.Kežman, who has been gaining more confidence as the season progresses. Meanwhile, the chasers of the London club settled for more modest victories. "Man Utd" narrowly defeated "Fulham", while "Arsenal" also won by a similar score against "Blackburn". These two teams are separated by only two points in the league table. The most interesting derby took place on Sunday, when "Liverpool" and "Everton" clubs fought for fourth place. After a dramatic battle, "Liverpool" emerged victorious. Interestingly, the winning coach R.Benitez had to make all three substitutions in the first half, as N.Warnock, F.Morientes, and D.Hamman couldn't continue playing. Furthermore, L.Garcia also played the second half with an injury. Moreover, in the 77th minute, M.Baroš was sent off the field. Also on Sunday, "Middlesbrough" unexpectedly lost at home to "Southampton" who are fighting to stay in the league with a score of 1-3. In another match, "Birmingham" defeated the mid-table "Aston Villa" 2-0. All weekend results:
0 - 1 43' [0 - 1] Robin Van Persie
1 - 4 9' [0 - 1] Geoff Horsfield 24' [1 - 1] Jonatan Johansson 73' [1 - 2] Robert Earnshaw 84' [1 - 3] Robert Earnshaw 90' [1 - 4] Robert Earnshaw (from a penalty kick)
29' Talal El Karkouri sent off ("Charlton")
4 - 1 29' [1 - 0] Frank Lampard 42' [1 - 1] Aki Riihilahti 54' [2 - 1] Joe Cole 78' [3 - 1] Mateja Kezman 90' [4 - 1] Mateja Kezman
1 - 0 21' [1 - 0] Cristiano Ronaldo
1 - 1 43' [0 - 1] Kieron Dyer 45' [1 - 1] Steve Stone
2 - 1 16' [1 - 0] Jermain Defoe 44' [1 - 1] Claudio Reyna 84' [2 - 1] Robbie Keane
1 - 0 42' [1 - 0] Stelios Giannakopoulos
2 - 0 52' [1 - 0] Emile Heskey 89' [2 - 0] Julian Gray
1 - 3 14' [0 - 1] Andreas Jakobsson 41' [1 - 1] Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 60' [1 - 2] Peter Crouch 67' [1 - 3] Peter Crouch
2 - 1 27' [1 - 0] Steven Gerrard 32' [2 - 0] Luis Garcia 82' [2 - 1] Tim Cahill
77' Milan Baros sent off ("Liverpool")
