Liverpool fails to take opportunity after Chelsea held to draw

Liverpool and Chelsea have been going step for step in the 2008-09 English Premier League. They are both sitting at the top of the table on 33 points as they both collected a point from their weekend matches. They are eight points clear of third placed Manchester United who have a game in hand.

Chelsea hosted Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge and would have expected to take full points from that match. A stubborn Newcastle held the league leaders Chelsea scoreless to end the day with a 0-0 score.

Liverpool was also playing at home and faced Fulham. Australian goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer as he had done for Australia in his countries world cup qualifier earlier in the week, made several good saves to earn his team a point. Liverpool were playing without Steven Gerrard who was out with a torn groin muscle.

“It was a bad day, we did not have enough energy and we did not pass the ball well enough. And then when we got back into the dressing room we discovered Chelsea had drawn and Arsenal had lost. Those results would have been good for us had we won this one, said the Liverpool manager after the match.

Arsenal were thumped by Manchester City 3-0 at Eastlands. It is the fifth loss of the season for Arsene Wenger’s team. They have now slipped down to fifth spot on the EPL ladder. Aston Villa are a point ahead of Arsenal in fourth spot with 24 points.

Manchester United were also not able to take advantage of the 0-0 draws that both Liverpool and Chelsea got out of the weekend. Man Utd also drew 0-0 with Aston Villa.

Arsenal face Chelsea next weekend and will find themselves losing touch with the top two if they lose again.

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