Birmingham, Nov 23: Arsenal stay top of premiership beating Birmingham 3-0.
Arsenal stayed top of the premier league on Saturday (November 22) with a 3-0 victory at Birmingham City and Thierry Henry was involved in all the goals. First, Henry put Freddie Ljungberg through. In the second half, Henry crossed into the penalty area and Birmingham defender Kenny Cunningham almost deflected the ball into the net, but was saved from embarrassment by the reaction of goalkeeper Maik Taylor. Henry then put Dennis Bergkamp through and he lobbed the goalkeeper for 2-0. Finally, Henry split the defence with a perfect pass that gave French compatriot Robert Pires the chance to make it 3-0. English league soccer standings after matches played on Saturday: P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 13 10 3 0 28 10 33 2. Chelsea 13 10 2 1 27 9 32 3. Manchester United 13 10 1 2 25 8 31 4. Charlton Athletic 13 6 4 3 20 16 22 5. Birmingham City 13 5 5 3 11 11 20 6. Newcastle United 13 5 4 4 19 18 19 7. Fulham 12 5 3 4 22 18 18 8. Manchester City 13 5 3 5 22 18 18 9. Liverpool 13 5 3 5 18 14 18 10. Southampton 13 4 5 4 10 8 17 11. Portsmouth 12 4 3 5 17 16 15 12. Middlesbrough 13 4 3 6 11 15 15 13. Bolton Wanderers 13 3 6 4 11 19 15 14. Everton 13 3 4 6 15 17 13 15. Leicester City 13 3 3 7 20 22 12 16. Tottenham Hotspur 12 3 3 6 11 16 12 17. Blackburn Rovers 13 3 2 8 18 24 11 18. Aston Villa 12 2 5 5 9 15 11 19. Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 2 4 7 8 26 10 20. Leeds United 13 2 2 9 11 33 8


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