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Arsenal wallops Leeds to extend lead
Leeds, Nov 02: Arsenal swept to an easy victory over struggling Leeds to keep their lead in the English premier league.
Leeds, Nov 02: Arsenal swept to an easy victory over struggling Leeds to keep their lead in the English premier league.
Arsenal hammered Leeds United 4-1 to stay top of the premier league on Saturday (November 1) at Elland Road. Leeds paid for some poor defending as Thierry put the visitors in front, running to a long pass from Ashley Cole and beating Leeds goakepeer Paul Robinson at the near post after only eight minutes. Arsenal were in devasting form and nine minutes later, Swedish Fredrick Ljungberg found Brazilian Gilberto Silva free but the ball slipped to Robert Pires and the Frenchman made it 2-0. Leeds were hit on the break again as captain Ray Parlour combined with Dennis Berkgkamp. The shot by the Dutchman hit the post and Frenchman Henry scored from the rebound in the 33rd minute. Some Leeds supporters lost their hopes before halftime and Gilberto Silva completed Arsenal's rout five minutes after the break.
After a freekick by Bergkmap, the Brazilian midfielder collected a pass from Pires and turned a left foot shot into the net. Leeds staged a brief comeback with Alan Smith claiming a consolation goal in the 64th minute.
The 4-1 win left Arsenal on 27 points, one ahead of Chelsea and two above Manchester United.
Match summary: Leeds United 1 - Alan Smith 64 Arsenal 4 - Thierry Henry 8, 33, Robert Pires 17, Gilberto Silva 50 Halftime: 0-3 Attendance: 36,491
English league soccer standings after matches played on Saturday: Premier league P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 11 8 3 0 23 9 27 2. Chelsea 11 8 2 1 21 9 26 3. Manchester United 11 8 1 2 21 6 25 4. Birmingham City 10 5 4 1 9 5 19 5. Manchester City 11 5 3 3 22 12 18 6. Fulham 10 5 3 2 20 13 18 7. Newcastle United 11 4 4 3 16 13 16 8. Southampton 11 4 4 3 10 7 16 9. Charlton Athletic 10 4 3 3 14 13 15 10. Liverpool 10 4 2 4 15 11 14 11. Portsmouth 11 3 3 5 11 15 12 12. Tottenham Hotspur 11 3 3 5 10 14 12 13. Aston Villa 11 2 5 4 9 13 11 14. Middlesbrough 11 3 2 6 9 15 11 15. Bolton Wanderers 11 2 5 4 9 19 11 16. Everton 11 2 4 5 12 15 10 17. Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 2 3 6 7 23 9 18. Blackburn Rovers 10 2 2 6 15 19 8 19. Leeds United 11 2 2 7 10 25 8 20. Leicester City 10 1 2 7 14 21 5
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Arsenal hammered Leeds United 4-1 to stay top of the premier league on Saturday (November 1) at Elland Road. Leeds paid for some poor defending as Thierry put the visitors in front, running to a long pass from Ashley Cole and beating Leeds goakepeer Paul Robinson at the near post after only eight minutes. Arsenal were in devasting form and nine minutes later, Swedish Fredrick Ljungberg found Brazilian Gilberto Silva free but the ball slipped to Robert Pires and the Frenchman made it 2-0. Leeds were hit on the break again as captain Ray Parlour combined with Dennis Berkgkamp. The shot by the Dutchman hit the post and Frenchman Henry scored from the rebound in the 33rd minute. Some Leeds supporters lost their hopes before halftime and Gilberto Silva completed Arsenal's rout five minutes after the break.
After a freekick by Bergkmap, the Brazilian midfielder collected a pass from Pires and turned a left foot shot into the net. Leeds staged a brief comeback with Alan Smith claiming a consolation goal in the 64th minute.
The 4-1 win left Arsenal on 27 points, one ahead of Chelsea and two above Manchester United.
Match summary: Leeds United 1 - Alan Smith 64 Arsenal 4 - Thierry Henry 8, 33, Robert Pires 17, Gilberto Silva 50 Halftime: 0-3 Attendance: 36,491
English league soccer standings after matches played on Saturday: Premier league P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 11 8 3 0 23 9 27 2. Chelsea 11 8 2 1 21 9 26 3. Manchester United 11 8 1 2 21 6 25 4. Birmingham City 10 5 4 1 9 5 19 5. Manchester City 11 5 3 3 22 12 18 6. Fulham 10 5 3 2 20 13 18 7. Newcastle United 11 4 4 3 16 13 16 8. Southampton 11 4 4 3 10 7 16 9. Charlton Athletic 10 4 3 3 14 13 15 10. Liverpool 10 4 2 4 15 11 14 11. Portsmouth 11 3 3 5 11 15 12 12. Tottenham Hotspur 11 3 3 5 10 14 12 13. Aston Villa 11 2 5 4 9 13 11 14. Middlesbrough 11 3 2 6 9 15 11 15. Bolton Wanderers 11 2 5 4 9 19 11 16. Everton 11 2 4 5 12 15 10 17. Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 2 3 6 7 23 9 18. Blackburn Rovers 10 2 2 6 15 19 8 19. Leeds United 11 2 2 7 10 25 8 20. Leicester City 10 1 2 7 14 21 5
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