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Chelsea keeps winning

LONDON: Chelsea turned the screws on Manchester United and Arsenal on Saturday, extending its winning sequence at the start of the season even as title rivals dropped points.

A 2-0 win over lowly Sunderland made it five wins out of five for Jose Mourinho's side, on a day that saw United held to a 1-1 draw by local rival Manchester City and Arsenal slump to a 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's fifth goal of the season put United on track for victory in the 144th Manchester derby. After flicking a Paul Scholes free-kick towards goal, the Dutchman pounced on the rebound after a fine save by City's former England goalkeeper, David James.

But City demonstrated how much more resilient it has become under Stuart Pearce when Joey Barton scrambled a 76th-minute equaliser to extend an unbeaten run that began at the tail end of last season to 13 matches.

The results: English Premier League: Birmingham 0 lost to Charlton 1 (Bent 15); Chelsea 2 (Geremi 54, Drogba 82) bt Sunderland 0; Everton 0 lost to Portsmouth 1 (Ferguson 60-og); Manchester Utd 1 (van Nistelrooy 45) drew with Manchester City 1 (Barton 76); Middlesbrough 2 (Yakubu 40, Maccarone 59) bt Arsenal 1 (Reyes 90); Newcastle 1 (N'Zogbia 78) drew with Fulham 1 (McBride 13); Tottenham 0 drew with Liverpool 0; West Bromwich 1 (Greening 26) lost to Wigan 2 (Connolly 40, Bullard 90).

Italian League: Chievo 1 (Mandelli 11) bt Parma 0; Empoli 0 lost to Juventus 4 (Trezeguet 10, 59, Vieira 14, Camoranesi 16); Lecce 0 drew with Ascoli 0; Messina 2 (Di Napoli 57, Zoro 61) drew with Fiorentina 2 (Toni 10, Bojinov 41); Roma 0 lost to Udinese 1 (Muntari 32); Sampdoria 3 (Bonazzoli 18, Volpi 58, Gasbarroni 85) bt Reggina 2 (Cozza 28, Missiroli 90); Treviso 0 lost to Livorno 1 (Lucarelli 90).

Saturday's results: AC Milan 3 (Ambrosini 15, Shevchenko 31, Kaka 81) bt Siena 1 (Tudor 45); Palermo 3 (Corini 20, Terlizzi 50, Makinwa 67) bt Inter Milan 2 (Cruz 85, 90).

Spanish league: Real Madrid 2 (Ronaldo 37-pen, Baptista 44) lost to Celta Vigo 3 (Contreras 8, Nunez 45, Canobbio 77); Real Betis 1 (Oliveira 63-pen) bt Osasuna 0; Deportivo La Coruna 1 (Capdevila 90) bt Atletico Madrid 0. — Agencies

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