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James Beattie nets Everton's winner

LONDON: James Beattie scored in the 13th minute on Saturday, and Everton won its fourth straight English Premier League match by defeating Arsenal 1-0.

Beattie scored his seventh goal of the season when he chased Tim Cahill's ball, slipped between Sol Campbell and Philippe Senderos and stabbed a shot behind Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.

The loss was Arsenal's seventh in the league this year, six of which have come in away matches. Arsenal seldom threatened against Everton and, in second-half injury time, Francesc Fabregas was sent off on a red card.

The loss left Arsenal in fifth place with 37 points — 24 behind league-leading Chelsea. Everton improved to 29 points, good for the middle of the standings.

Also, Neil Mellor scored in second-half injury time to give Wigan a 3-2 victory at Middlesbrough.'Boro drew level after trailing 2-0, only to let a valuable point slip away.

Day to savourIt was a day to savour for Everton manager David Moyes, who was battered by criticism earlier in the season when his team was struggling.

Real sees off Cadiz

In Madrid, Real Madrid recovered from a goal down to beat Cadiz 3-1 thanks to spectacular strikes by Roberto Carlos and David Beckham and a breathtaking effort from Robinho in their Primera Liga match at the Bernabeu.

The results:

At London: English Premier League: Birmingham City bt Portsmouth 5-0;

Bolton Wanderers bt Manchester City 2-0; Everton bt Arsenal 1-0; Middlesbrough lost to Wigan Athletic 2-3; Newcastle United lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1; Tottenham Hotspur tied Aston Villa 0-0; West Bromwich Albion lost to Sunderland 0-1.

At Madrid: Spanish League: Real Madrid bt Cadiz 3-1; Real Zaragoza lost to Atletico Madrid 0-2.

At Rome: Italian Football League: Inter Milan 3 bt Palermo 0; Lazio drew with Cagliari 1.

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