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Chelsea held at Newcastle, United on top
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November 29, 2010, Monday
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CHELSEA'S English Premier League title defense continued to splutter yesterday when it could only draw 1-1 at Newcastle United and missed its chance of returning to the top of the standings.
Having lost three of its last four league games Chelsea fell behind again after six minutes when Andy Carroll took advantage of a misplaced backpass by Alex.
The champion leveled through Salomon Kalou at the end of the first half but though it was on top for most of the second period it struggled to create clear chances.
Manchester United, which hammered Blackburn Rovers 7-1 on Saturday with five goals by Dimitar Berbatov, remains top on 31 points with Chelsea and Arsenal, 4-2 winner at Aston Villa, both on 29.
Manchester City is fourth on 26 after being held to a 1-1 draw at Stoke City while sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur was hosting Liverpool later yesterday.
West Ham United stayed bottom despite a 3-1 home win over another relegation-threatened side, Wigan Athletic on Saturday, after fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers overcame Sunderland 3-2.
West Bromwich Albion returned to form by trouncing Everton 4-1 away while Bolton Wanderers recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Blackpool.
At Old Trafford, Bulgarian Berbatov, eclipsing Wayne Rooney in the England striker's first league start since the beginning of October, put in a five-star performance after wrapping up his hat-trick two minutes after the break.
Under increasing flak for a scoring drought extending back to September, Berbatov was only the fourth player to score five in a single game in the Premier League.
Berbatov wasted no time getting on the scoresheet at Old Trafford, taking his first goal from close range in the second minute and his second in the 27th before notching a third in the 47th. He made it four in the 62nd and five eight minutes later.
"We've been waiting for that performance for weeks," said United manager Alex Ferguson. "We kept saying that our rhythm and tempo has not been good enough in the last few weeks but today it was. We found it."
The only other player to manage five for United in Ferguson's time as manager was Andy Cole.
South Korean forward Park Ji-sung had made it 2-0 in the 23rd while Nani scored United's fifth in the 48th with Blackburn, taken over this month by Indian poultry giant Venky's, getting a roasting.
Chris Samba scored a late consolation goal with a header seven minutes from time.
Having lost three of its last four league games Chelsea fell behind again after six minutes when Andy Carroll took advantage of a misplaced backpass by Alex.
The champion leveled through Salomon Kalou at the end of the first half but though it was on top for most of the second period it struggled to create clear chances.
Manchester United, which hammered Blackburn Rovers 7-1 on Saturday with five goals by Dimitar Berbatov, remains top on 31 points with Chelsea and Arsenal, 4-2 winner at Aston Villa, both on 29.
Manchester City is fourth on 26 after being held to a 1-1 draw at Stoke City while sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur was hosting Liverpool later yesterday.
West Ham United stayed bottom despite a 3-1 home win over another relegation-threatened side, Wigan Athletic on Saturday, after fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers overcame Sunderland 3-2.
West Bromwich Albion returned to form by trouncing Everton 4-1 away while Bolton Wanderers recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Blackpool.
At Old Trafford, Bulgarian Berbatov, eclipsing Wayne Rooney in the England striker's first league start since the beginning of October, put in a five-star performance after wrapping up his hat-trick two minutes after the break.
Under increasing flak for a scoring drought extending back to September, Berbatov was only the fourth player to score five in a single game in the Premier League.
Berbatov wasted no time getting on the scoresheet at Old Trafford, taking his first goal from close range in the second minute and his second in the 27th before notching a third in the 47th. He made it four in the 62nd and five eight minutes later.
"We've been waiting for that performance for weeks," said United manager Alex Ferguson. "We kept saying that our rhythm and tempo has not been good enough in the last few weeks but today it was. We found it."
The only other player to manage five for United in Ferguson's time as manager was Andy Cole.
South Korean forward Park Ji-sung had made it 2-0 in the 23rd while Nani scored United's fifth in the 48th with Blackburn, taken over this month by Indian poultry giant Venky's, getting a roasting.
Chris Samba scored a late consolation goal with a header seven minutes from time.
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