Everton lost ground in the race for a Champions League place on Sunday when they went down 1-0 to struggling Fulham at Craven Cottage, a ground where the Merseysiders have not mustered a point in 42 years. In the day's other games Manchester City came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 while Wigan Athletic beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 despite playing with 10 men for 85 minutes.
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Chelsea almost stole the points at the death but Argentine Hernan Crespo wasted two good chances while defender Ricardo Carvalho headed over.
With 10 games left, United are now 12 points behind league leaders Arsenal and three behind second-placed Chelsea.
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 to go three points clear in the premier league.
A stunning 87th-minute free kick by captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa as the new Premier League season opened on Saturday.
They were held 2-2 by Bolton Wanderers in the English Premiership.
Manchester United will look to shore up their shrinking lead at the top of the Premier League this weekend in a northwest derby against Bolton Wanderers.
Chelsea, who won the League Cup in February, have 88 points and cannot be caught by 2004 champions Arsenal.
Frank Lampard scored both the goals in a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers which handed Chelsea the title.
The Liverpool and England midfielder was penalised for his two-footed tackle on Everton's Gary Naysmith.
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur to keep alive their own slender hopes of retaining their Premier League title.
Arsenal had to come from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic and reclaim fourth place in the Premier League from Bolton Wanderers on Sunday.
Manchester United went top of the Premier League with a 2-1 home win over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday as Chelsea went down 2-1 at Aston Villa and Liverpool lost at Sunderland to a goal that went in off a beach ball.
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A review of the weekend action in the leading European leagues.
Champions Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa, Liverpool lost 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal rallied to beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 in Saturday's Premier League matches.
The 32-year-old is his country's all-time leading scorer with 37 goals in 74 outings.
His reported wages of 65,000 pounds ($115,300) a week make Viduka a soft target for those Leeds fans shocked by the incredible decline of the club.
Striker Georgios Samaras scored his fourth goal in eight games for his new club to give them a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.
Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory over Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on Sunday
But title rivals Chelsea and Manchester United were held in Saturday's Premiership matches.
Middlesbrough are through to the League Cup final with a tense 2-1 victory in their semi-final, second leg match.
Bournemouth's remarkable rise from the brink of obscurity was virtually completed when they effectively sealed promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their 116-year history on Monday.
England football team manager Sam Allardyce has been caught up in a newspaper sting in which he is alleged to have met a bogus consortium of Far East businessmen seeking advice on the Premier League's billion pound transfer market.
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