Newz Forum: SOCCER: Barclays Premiership results 25/09/04

Man City 0 Arsenal 1
Arsenal extended their unbeaten league run to 47 games with a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Barclays Premiership. Ashley Cole scored the winner after 14 minutes following good initial work from Jose Reyes. Kevin Keegan's side did threaten to grab an equaliser with Jon Macken and Nicolas Anelka going close, but Jens Lehmann was equal to their efforts.

Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 1
Chelsea had leapt above the Gunners for just over two hours after their lunchtime win against Middlesbrough. Didier Drogba scored the only goal of the game with nine minutes remaining at the Riverside. The Ivory Coast striker met Frank Lampard's low free-kick and steered his shot past Mark Schwarzer to maintain Jose Mourinho's side's unbeaten record this season.

Liverpool 3 Norwich 0
Liverpool secured a comfortable victory against Norwich at Anfield. Milan Baros scored the opener after 23 minutes with a fine run and shot. Luis Garcia doubled the lead three minutes later after a Djibril Cisse had set him up. Cisse then added the third after 64 minutes with a low drive and it stayed 3-0.

Tottenham 0 Man Utd 1
Tottenham's unbeaten start to the season was brought to an end with 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at White Hart Lane. Pedro Mendes had a 30-yard drive saved by Roy Carroll in the first half but chances were few and far between. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored the winner after 42 minutes, scoring from the penalty spot after Erik Edman fouled John O'Shea.

Newcastle 3 West Brom 1
Newcastle dominated against West Brom but were made to wait before grabbing the points with a 3-1 win. Craig Bellamy had a good chance early on but was brought down by Darren Purse - who was booked. Purse was later dismissed in the second half for his second offence. Patrick Kluivert finally opened the scoring after 70 minutes when Russell Hoult spilled a Laurent Robert cross. James Milner came off the bench to score the second with a tap-in shortly after and Alan Shearer wrapped up the points with a third. Geoff Horsfield grabbed a consolation for the Baggies with three minutes to go.

Fulham 1 Southampton 0
Fulham piled the pressure on Southampton manager Steve Wigley with a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage. Tomasz Radzinski scored after 24 minutes when he met Luis Boa Morte's dangerous cross in a powerful header. Southampton have still not won since previous boss Paul Sturrock left the club.

Aston Villa 1 Crystal Palace 1
Andy Johnson's early strike for Crystal Palace against Aston Villa gave the Eagles hope of a first league win this season - but Villa hit back and the points were shared. Johnson scored after six minutes when he latched onto a Aki Riihilahti through-ball and finished emphatically. But Lee Hendrie hit back nine minutes before the break with a 25-yard effort that found the top corner - and it stayed 1-1.

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