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During the XXXV round of matches in the central England "Premier" League played on Saturday between two capital teams - "Arsenal" and "Chelsea" - no goals were scored.
"Chelsea" made as many as eight changes compared to the Champions League match against "Barcelona", but "Arsenal" failed to take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen their position in the top four.
In a dull first half, Robin van Persie hit the crossbar, and Laurent Koscielny shook the crossbar, but "Chelsea" managed to keep the goal intact.
After the break, Van Persie missed two more chances, while on the other side of the field, Koscielny just managed to miss marking Daniel Sturridge at the last moment.
However, spectators should note that the London Derby, which has produced many excellent matches in history, disappointed this time, despite being crucial for both teams.
The "Newcastle" club continues to demonstrate impressive sporting form, crushing "Stoke" 3-0 at home and rising to fourth place in the league table. Although the "Magpies" did not nurture great ambitions before the season, with four rounds left, Alan Pardew's team is on track for a guaranteed position in the Champions League.
Contributing to this is the London "Tottenham" team, which has long held onto the top four and lost 0-1 against "Queens Park Rangers" in the next capital derby. Harry Redknapp's team could not save the match, especially when the hosts ended the match with ten men after Adel Taarabt was sent off.
Results:
London "Arsenal" 0 - 0 London "Chelsea"
Birmingham "Aston Villa" 0 - 0 "Sunderland"
90' C. Gardner ("Sunderland") sent off
"Blackburn" 2 - 0 "Norwich" 41' [1 - 0] M. Formica 49' [2 - 0] D. Hoilett
"Bolton" 1 - 1 "Swansea" 6' [0 - 1] S. Sinclair 14' [1 - 1] C. Eagles
London "Fulham" 2 - 1 "Wigan" 57' [0 - 1] E. Boyce 58' [1 - 1] P. Pogrebnyak 89' [2 - 1] P. Senderos
"Newcastle" 3 - 0 "Stoke" 14' [1 - 0] Y. Cabaye 18' [2 - 0] P. Cisse 57' [3 - 0] Y. Cabaye
London "Queens Park Rangers" 1 - 0 London "Tottenham" 24' [1 - 0] A.Taarabt 78' A.Taarabt ("Queens Park Rangers") sent off
