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Usual Suspects at the top
In rain that has inspired many a cliche about the grimness of the north Arsenal, who were dire, revived hopes of a fourth league title under Arsene Wenger thanks to a dramatic and hardly credible late winner conjured by Cesc Fábregas. His 90th minute shot ping ponged in off Jlloyd Samuel to give his club a first league win here in six years, and possibly send Bolton now four points and a troublesome goal difference from safety on the road to Premier League oblivion.I can't remember a better comeback, being 2-0 down and with ten men.Everything went against Arsenal, but they kept going.
Seconds remained when Andy Reid scored the winning goal to furnish Sunderland with the right reward for a performance illustrating that Roy Keane's players possess a genuine belief that their future lies in the Premier League. Optimism generated by their first away victory of the season at Aston Villa was further enhanced by the manner in which they responded to the setback of an early goal from Fredrik Ljungberg.
Sunderland's leading scorer Kenwyne Jones was responsible for their equaliser, but it looked destined to be an inadequate return for this excellent display until Reid struck five minutes into stoppage time.
Step outside the summertime's in bloom, as the City supporters from down the road used to sing.
You would never have guessed from the weather, on the weekend the clocks go forward, but Manchester United turned on the sunshine football to go six points clear at the top of the table.
Aston Villa were not just beaten here, they were hammered into the muddy ground. And these were not just any old four goals, they included three of the goals of the season. A couple of them might even rank among the greatest United goals of all time. The formerly lugubrious Avram Grant has been pictured laughing a lot recently, presenting himself as a jolly old cove. This will have wiped the smile off his face. On the wettest day of the season United were zinging in the rain.
Newcastle United ended their lingering relegation worries in emphatic fashion at White Hart Lane, with three second half goals inflicting an embarrassing defeat on Juande Ramos Tottenham.
The result moves Kevin Keegan's side nine points clear of the relegation zone with six games to play, surely a position from which Premier League survival can be attained.
Bensala
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