Arsenal blues as Reds suffer
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October 5, 2010, Tuesday
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CHELSEA'S Didier Drogba proved Arsenal's nemesis again as he inspired the champion to a 2-0 win over its London rival and Blackpool pulled off a stunning 2-1 victory at Liverpool in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Chelsea bounced back from defeat at Manchester City to overpower Arsenal at Stamford Bridge and move four points clear at the top as Liverpool slumped into the relegation zone with five points following Blackpool's triumph on its first league visit to Anfield since 1971.
Liverpool's day started badly when more than 2,000 fans marched from the city center to protest against the ownership of Americans Tom Hicks and George Gillett and the defeat left new manager Roy Hodgson with just one league victory in seven matches.
City beat Newcastle United 2-1 to leapfrog Manchester United and Arsenal and move into second place.
Chelsea, which has beaten Arsenal in its last four league matches, tops the table with 18 points, followed by City on 14, United (13) and Arsenal (11).
The victory was Chelsea's sixth in seven league games and Drogba again proved an unstoppable force against Arsenal, giving his side the lead with a stunning flick on the turn after 40 minutes to notch up his 13th goal in 13 appearances against Arsene Wenger's team.
Defender Alex sealed victory with an unstoppable free kick after 85 minutes, ending a difficult week for Chelsea, during which manager Carlo Ancelotti's father died.
Blackpool stunned Liverpool with a 29th-minute penalty from Charlie Adam after Glen Johnson's foul on Luke Varney who struck again for the visitors before halftime.
Defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos pulled one back for Liverpool after 53 minutes when he headed home a Steven Gerrard free kick, but the home side, which lost Spain striker Fernando Torres with an injury after nine minutes, was unable to fight back. "It's a bad result and a very bad day," Hodgson said. "There's nothing more I can say."
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