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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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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Sport: Premier League: Arsenal show they can battle, with William Gallas' header bringing victory over Chelsea
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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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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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Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win on Didier Drogba&#39;s two goals, Arsenal needed an own-goal for victory and defending champion FC Porto was held to a 0-0 draw on the opening night of the Champions League season.
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LONDON, England -- Manchester United and Everton both scored Boxing Day victories to keep pace with leaders Chelsea and champions Arsenal in the race for the English Premier League title.
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Chelsea's resurgence under Avram Grant gathered pace as they cruised to a 2-0 win over Schalke 04 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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Chelsea have got off to a victorious start in the Premier League&#39;s busy holiday programme with a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa while champions Arsenal brushed aside Fulham 2-0.
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Chelsea stormed five points clear at the top of the Premiership with a resounding 4-0 win against Charlton at The Valley - a result that heaps pressure on Arsenal, who must win at Anfield tomorrow to stay in touch of Jose Mourinho increasingly
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London, England (Sports Network) - Chelsea&#39;s 4-1 win over West Bromwich on Saturday afternoon allowed the Blues to move even on points with Arsenal atop the Premiership table.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had a stark reminder for his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead of their league clash 48 hours later at Highbury: the Premiership title race is far from over.
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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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Arsenal produced another imperious performance to win 4-1 at Norwich City yesterday and maintains its slender lead over Chelsea at the top of the English Premiership table.
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Joe Cole's second-half goal gives Chelsea a narrow win over Liverpool to keep them in touch with leaders Arsenal.
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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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London, England (Sports Network) - Leaders Chelsea and defending champions Arsenal played to an intense 2-2 draw in a London derby Sunday at Highbury.