Chelsea and Arsenal maintain pace
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Chelsea have maintained their five point lead at the top of the Barclays Premiership as they edged past Aston Villa 1-0 and Arsenal beat Fulham 2-0.
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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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Two weeks ago, Arsenal was riding a record unbeaten streak. Now it can&#39;t seem to win, and Chelsea has emerged as English soccer&#39;s dominant team.
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English champions Arsenal stayed second in the table, five points behind leaders Chelsea, after a goal in either half from France internationals Thierry Henry and Robert Pires ensured a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Fulham at Highbury.
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Arsene Wenger is confident his Arsenal side can reel in high-flying Chelsea who have edged five points ahead in the Premiership race.
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CHELSEA emerged from the Adrian Mutu drugs controversy to virtually assure its place in the next round of the Champions League yesterday while London rivals Arsenal saw its calamity-prone goalkeeper Jens Lehmann cost it a point.
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Try telling Arsenal the Premiership is a marathon not a sprint. The champions have come out of the blocks at an extraordinary pace, racking up nine goals in two games and
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Chelsea&#39;s Eidur Gudjohnsen celebrates after scoring during the Premiership game between Arsenal and Chelsea FC, London, Sunday Dec. 12, 2004.
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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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Patrick Vieira scored his third goal of the season as Arsenal won 1-0 at Newcastle today to close within five points of Premiership soccer leader Chelsea.
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Jose Mourinho has seen his Chelsea stars open up an eight-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premiership table after the Blues won 2-0 at Portsmouth.
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Two weeks ago, Arsenal was riding a record unbeaten streak. Now, the Gunners can&#39;t seem to win a game, and Chelsea has emerged as English soccer&#39;s dominant side.
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It may be against their ethos, but Arsenal were grateful to win ugly on Sunday, staggering to a tentative victory that lifted them above Everton into second and kept Chelsea&#39;s lead to a manageable five points.
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Patrick Viera scored for Arsenal on the stroke of half-time to help close the gap on Premiership leaders Chelsea. Newcastle were unlucky to not to be awarded a first-half penalty when Ashley Cole clearly handled the ball in the area but went unpunished.
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Chelsea host London rivals Arsenal in Sunday's Premiership match.
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Chelsea has beaten Aston Villa 1-0 on a goal by Damien Duff, retaining its five-point lead in the Premier League. Defending champions Arsenal, in second place, defeated Fulham
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A rare goal from Ashley Cole fired Arsenal to a 1-0 win over Manchester City yesterday as the Gunners maintained their slender advantage over Chelsea at the top of the English Premiership.