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English Premier News :: Chelsea win 2-1 at Old Trafford to go top of the table

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Posted on 2010-04-03 by Gooner

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Chelsea moved to the top of the Barclays Premier League title with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Manchester United went into the clash without the injured Wayne Rooney but with a one-point advantage at the top of the table.

However, the hosts fell behind in the 20th minute when Joe Cole flicked in Florent Malouda's pull-back to put Chelsea ahead.

United improved after half-time but found themselves two down with 11 minutes left as substitute Didier Drogba slammed the ball past Edwin van der Sar, although replays showed the striker was clearly offside as he collected Salomon Kalou's pass.

United replacement Federico Macheda pulled one back within two minutes when Petr Cech pushed Nani's cross onto the chest of the youngster - this time Macheda getting the benefit of the doubt when he handled.

Dimitar Berbatov had the best chance to force a draw but his 90th-minute but his snapshot from the edge of the area was easily saved by Cech.

PREMIER LEAGUE TOP SIX

Team        Pl  GD Pts
1 Chelsea   33 +54  74
2 Man Utd   33 +50  72
3 Arsenal   33 +41  71
4 Man City  32 +24  59
5 Tottenham 32 +26  58
6 Liverpool 32 +21  54

 

Sourced From : English Premier League Blog

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