Aston Villa took a step towards next month's League Cup final at Wembley when a James Milner goal gave them a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in the first leg of a lively semi-final at Ewood Park on Thursday.
Teenager Federico Macheda's brilliant winner last weekend merely papered over the cracks in a Manchester United team floundering in their defence of the English Premier League title. When they visit Sunderland on Saturday (1930 IST), United may find themselves once again looking to claim back their one-point lead from Liverpool whose home kickoff against Blackburn Rovers is two-and-a-quarter hours earlier.
Arsenal lit up the opening day of the Premier League season with a 6-1 demolition of Everton and Didier Drogba struck in stoppage time to give Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti a winning start on Saturday.
Didier Drogba struck in stoppage time as Chelsea marked Carlo Ancelotti's first Premier League match in charge with a 2-1 victory over Hull City on Saturday.
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Blackburn Rovers dumped 10-man Chelsea out of the League Cup 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday after a quarter-final thriller ended 3-3 following extra time at Ewood Park. Big-spending Manchester City beat a young Arsenal team 3-0.
Liverpool had two players sent off and suffered a sixth loss in seven games with a 3-1 defeat at Fulham on a Saturday of red cards in the Premier League.
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The three favourites for the English League Cup were kept apart when the draw for the quarter-finals was made on Saturday. Manchester United will host Blackburn Rovers in the only all Premier League clash while Arsenal, who will keep faith with their policy of fielding the reserves in the competition, will travel to Championship (second division) Burnley who beat Chelsea on penalties on Wednesday.
Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 on Saturday for a club record seventh consecutive away league victory to stay firmly in the Premier League title race.
Manchester City is ready to make a 15 million pound swoop for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. City boss Mark Hughes made a firm inquiry about the Ivory Coast striker in January and, although he was knocked back, the Londoners admitted a summer move is a possibility.
A preview of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
United rested several big names but were too good for Rovers at Old Trafford with Argentine striker Tevez running the show in a 5-3 victory in the only all Premier League clash of the quarter-finals. Tottenham, who beat Chelsea in the final last season, fell behind against Championship (second division) side Watford but hit back to win 2-1 at Vicarage Road.
Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at a rain-drenched Ewood Park. Aston Villa could have gone above Manchester United into the top four but lost 2-1 at Middlesbrough for whom Tuncay Sanli scored an 88th-minute winner.
Mark Hughes was confirmed as Manchester City's new manager on Wednesday after quitting English Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers. City's Web site said the 44-year-old Hughes, who signed a three-year deal, had agreed to join after meeting the club's new executive chairman Garry Cook on Tuesday.
Manchester United crushed Derby County 4-1 away while Everton beat Aston Villa 3-1 at Goodison Park on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. United were pushed all the way by the Championship (second division) strugglers in the League Cup semi-finals last month but cruised home this time with goals by Nani, Darron Gibson, Cristiano Ronaldo and Danny Welbeck.
Aston Villa took full advantage of the absence of the other Premier League high-fliers on Saturday, winning 1-0 at West Ham United to climb to third. A deflected James Milner shot 12 minutes from time gave Villa 34 points from 18 games and pushed them above Manchester United (32).
Liverpool beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 at Ewood Park on Saturday to stay top of the Premier League and increase the pressure on Rovers manager Paul Ince whose team have now gone 10 league matches without a win.
Attendances at Premier League games are down by an average of 920 fans per game this season, according to an investigation by the Daily Telegraph.
Sven-Goran Eriksson left Manchester City on Monday, less than a year after taking over as coach of the English Premier League club. A statement on the side's Web site said the 60-year-old Swede had parted company with the club by mutual consent.
A rare header by Cesc Fabregas three minutes into injury time earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw on Saturday after hosts Sunderland seemed on course for an upset victory in the Premier League. Manchester United edged closer to the leading pack with a 2-0 win at a rain-sodden Blackburn Rovers after goals from Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney.
Carlos Tevez scored late in the match as Manchester United drew 1-1 at Blackburn Rovers. United have 81 points, Chelsea 78 and Arsenal 74 and Liverpool are fourth with 69 points.
Liverpool ended their seven-year wait for a home league win over Manchester United on Saturday when Ryan Babel came off the bench to give them a deserved 2-1 victory over the champions. Their victory took them to 10 points from four games, the same as Chelsea, who won 3-1 at Manchester City, despite Robinho marking his debut for City with a goal after 13 minutes.
Jose Mourinho thinks Chelsea's quest to win four trophies this season could play into Liverpool's hands.
Arsenal will host Newcastle United in the outstanding League Cup third-round tie after the draw was made on Saturday.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney rose to second place on the all-time Premier League scoring list with a clever winner against Swansea City on Saturday.
Two goals from Kieran Richardson gave Sunderland a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth to boost their hopes of escaping the Premier League drop zone.
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Everton were knocked out of the FA Cup 1-0 by third division Oldham Athletic in the third round.
Roque Santa Cruz scored a brace as Blackburn Rovers held Manchester City to a 2-2 draw in the EPL.
Tottenham Hotspur scored a 2-0 victory at Manchester City, whilst Arsenal posted a 3-2 victory at Blackburn Rovers.
Holders Chelsea will meet Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the quarter-finals of the League Cup next month.
Last season's beaten finalists Arsenal travel to Blackburn Rovers, while Manchester City play Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United host Everton in the other games.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool also joined Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
Arsenal opened a five-point gap at the top of the English Premier League after beating Blackburn Rovers 2-0.
Everton went second with a 2-1 victory at Bolton Wanderers thanks to a last-minute winner from Joleon Lescott.
Chelsea moved to within three points of Manchester United in the Premier League after a 0-0 draw with Liverpool and United were upset by Manchester City.
"It is a different Arsenal now," Wenger told a news conference on Friday. "They are not going to let other teams kick them off the pitch."
Favourites Chelsea will play Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup quarter-final tie at Stamford Bridge next month.
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