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In the only Monday England "Premier" league match, London's "West Ham" crushed "Birmingham" 3-0 at home and rose to sixth place in the standings.
London 3 - 0 11' [1 - 0] Marlon Harewood 63' [2 - 0] Marlon Harewood 65' [3 - 0] Dean Ashton
Marlon Harewood scored two goals in Monday's match: in the 11th minute he put the hosts ahead, and in the 63rd minute he doubled the lead when he sent the ball back into the net himself after his 11-meter penalty shot was saved by Maiko Taylor.
The crushing of "Birmingham" was finished a few minutes later by the costly winter acquisition Dean Ashton, who headed the ball into the net after a great pass from defender Yossi Benayoun.
This was the fifth consecutive victory for "West Ham" - the best streak for a London club in the "Premier" league in the last 10 years, allowing them to rise to sixth place in the English championship.
This year, the newly promoted to the top league "West Ham" has the same amount of points as London's "Arsenal" in fifth place, and is only four points behind fourth-placed "Tottenham".
In the only Tuesday match, the European champions "Liverpool" will host London's "Arsenal" in a very intriguing duel.
