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Chelsea extends lead to four
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February 22, 2010, Monday
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CHELSEA took advantage of Manchester United's slip-up at Everton when it won 2-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to go four points clear of the champion at the top of the English Premier League.
Didier Drogba took his tally to 25 in all competitions with both goals as Chelsea, without midfielder Frank Lampard, climbed to 61 points from 27 matches ahead of United, which lost 1-3 at Everton in a lunchtime kickoff.
Dimitar Berbatov put United ahead after 16 minutes at Goodison Park, but Everton won with goals from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (18 minutes) and substitutes Dan Gosling (76th) and Jack Rodwell (90th).
Third-placed Arsenal closed the gap on United to two points with a 2-0 home win over Sunderland. Nicklas Bendtner scored in the 27th and Cesc Fabregas added a stoppage-time penalty as the visitors' run without a win stretched to 13 matches.
Manchester City is fourth with 45 points, one ahead of Liverpool, which it was facing yesterday.
At the other end of the table, West Ham United beat Hull City 3-0 at Upton Park to pull away from the relegation zone and leave its opponent just one point above it.
Portsmouth stayed nailed firmly to the bottom when it lost 1-2 at home to Stoke City after conceding a stoppage-time goal to substitute Salif Diao - his first league strike for seven years.
Stoke was reduced to 10 men in the 73rd when Andy Wilkinson was sent off but took all three points after Robert Huth canceled out Frederic Piquionne's opener for the debt-ravaged host.
In Italy, Inter Milan had both center backs sent off in the first half but the Serie A leader still battled to a 0-0 home draw with Sampdoria on Saturday. ww
Second-placed AS Roma can cut the gap to five points with a win over Catania but Inter will still feel galvanized for Wednesday's Champions League last 16 first leg at home to manager Jose Mourinho's former side Chelsea.
Straight red card
Walter Samuel caught Nicola Pozzi with his arm as the last man and was given a straight red card on the half hour before Ivan Cordoba picked up a second yellow for a foul on the striker in the 39th.
Despite the advantage, fourth-placed Samp failed to impose itself and relentless Inter carved out the best chances for Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder in its third straight draw.
More controversy came when Eto'o, returning to the lineup, was booked for diving in the area in the second half.
Mourinho, who has now not lost in 130 domestic home league games over eight years at Porto, Chelsea and Inter, burst out laughing at that point while the San Siro crowd waved white tissues at the referee in a rare protest.
Didier Drogba took his tally to 25 in all competitions with both goals as Chelsea, without midfielder Frank Lampard, climbed to 61 points from 27 matches ahead of United, which lost 1-3 at Everton in a lunchtime kickoff.
Dimitar Berbatov put United ahead after 16 minutes at Goodison Park, but Everton won with goals from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (18 minutes) and substitutes Dan Gosling (76th) and Jack Rodwell (90th).
Third-placed Arsenal closed the gap on United to two points with a 2-0 home win over Sunderland. Nicklas Bendtner scored in the 27th and Cesc Fabregas added a stoppage-time penalty as the visitors' run without a win stretched to 13 matches.
Manchester City is fourth with 45 points, one ahead of Liverpool, which it was facing yesterday.
At the other end of the table, West Ham United beat Hull City 3-0 at Upton Park to pull away from the relegation zone and leave its opponent just one point above it.
Portsmouth stayed nailed firmly to the bottom when it lost 1-2 at home to Stoke City after conceding a stoppage-time goal to substitute Salif Diao - his first league strike for seven years.
Stoke was reduced to 10 men in the 73rd when Andy Wilkinson was sent off but took all three points after Robert Huth canceled out Frederic Piquionne's opener for the debt-ravaged host.
In Italy, Inter Milan had both center backs sent off in the first half but the Serie A leader still battled to a 0-0 home draw with Sampdoria on Saturday. ww
Second-placed AS Roma can cut the gap to five points with a win over Catania but Inter will still feel galvanized for Wednesday's Champions League last 16 first leg at home to manager Jose Mourinho's former side Chelsea.
Straight red card
Walter Samuel caught Nicola Pozzi with his arm as the last man and was given a straight red card on the half hour before Ivan Cordoba picked up a second yellow for a foul on the striker in the 39th.
Despite the advantage, fourth-placed Samp failed to impose itself and relentless Inter carved out the best chances for Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder in its third straight draw.
More controversy came when Eto'o, returning to the lineup, was booked for diving in the area in the second half.
Mourinho, who has now not lost in 130 domestic home league games over eight years at Porto, Chelsea and Inter, burst out laughing at that point while the San Siro crowd waved white tissues at the referee in a rare protest.
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