Chelsea Beats Portsmouth, Extends Lead Over Arsenal
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Chelsea defeated Portsmouth 2-0 today to move eight points clear of Arsenal atop English soccer&#39;s Premiership. Charlton scored twice in the last 10 minutes to beat third-placed Everton 2-0.
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Champions Arsenal bounced back from a disappointing Champions League performance with a scintillating display at Highbury to extend their lead at the top to five points.
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Eidur Gudjohnsen scored 31 seconds into the second half for league-leading Chelsea, helping offset two first-half goals by Arsenal&#39;s Thierry Henry.
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Chelsea moved five points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premiership after a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of Charlton Athletic in their London derby, although the Gunners do have a game in hand on their city rivals, at Liverpool on Sunday.
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Didier Drogba let his actions speak louder than words as he fired Chelsea to a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough, while Arsenal consolidated their lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Bolton on Saturday.
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Chelsea maintained its five-point lead Arsenal with a big win against Newcastle, while the Gunners sank Birmingham in the English Premier League.
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Chelsea beat Portsmouth (2-0) to stretch their lead in the Premiership table to eight points and perhaps move another step closer to a title that has eluded them for 50 years.
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LONDON, Dec 26 (SW) - Chelsea maintained their five-point lead in the Barclays English Premier League on Boxing Day with a home win over Aston Villa, while champions Arsenal knocked off city rivals Fulham at Highbury.
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Sport: Premier League: Arsenal show they can battle, with William Gallas' header bringing victory over Chelsea
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Eidur Gudjohnsen&#39;s equaliser gave Chelsea a 2-2 draw with champions Arsenal at Highbury and took the Blues four points clear at the top of the Premiership table.
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Champions Arsenal extended their record unbeaten Premier League run to 45 games with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday but title rivals Chelsea were held 0-0 at
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Chelsea scored twice from set-pieces to cancel out two goals from Thierry Henry and draw 2-2 at Arsenal and maintain a five-point lead over its opponent at the top of English soccer&#39;s Premiership.
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Arsenal moved up to second in the Premiership after a Sol Campbell screamer earned them a 1-0 win at Portsmouth. This was a match Arsenal needed to win, and they impressed in the first-half, with Ashdown saving
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Chelsea maintained their two-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premiership as the two title contenders were held to hard-fought draws by Bolton and West Brom.
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Chelsea stretched their lead to eight points at the top of the Premiership table following a hard-fought 2-0 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
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Arsenal closed the gap on Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea to five points after a narrow 1-0 victory at crisis club Newcastle.
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Chelsea became the new Premier League leader Saturday when it beat Everton 1-0 while Arsenal was held to a 1-1 tie at Crystal Palace.