Staying at the top....

A round of mid-week matches were played in the Barclays Premier League which, in some ways, had an impact on the league position at the top and, perhaps, the destination of the Barclays Premier League trophy at the end of the season.

Second-placed Liverpool drew 4-4 against forth-placed Arsenal and third-placed Chelsea drew 0-0 against sixth placed Everton. Manchester United won 2-0 against Portsmouth, to stay at the top of the Barclays Premier League, having 2 points more than Liverpool, but have one game in hand. The title bid is now over for the season for Chelsea and Arsenal. Everton is now one point away from Aston Villa for that last Champions League spot.



Last evening's match also marked the 600th appearance of Paul Scholes for Manchester United. He is one of the rare breed of one-club players, which included Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, and started his Manchester United career on 21 September 1994.



This weekend's matches will see Liverpool visiting Hull City, Chelsea visiting West Ham and Manchester United hosting Tottenham Hotspurs.