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Arsenal stays on top

LONDON: Dirk Kuyt scored his second penalty kick in injury-time on Saturday to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over nine-man Everton, while Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea also won in the English Premier League.

Arsenal remained on top with a 2-0 win over Bolton — its 11th consecutive victory in all competitions.

Manchester United beat nine-man Aston Villa 4-1 to stay second, with Wayne Rooney scoring two goals.

The results:

EPL: Sunday’s match: West Ham 3 (Cole 9, Gordon 78-og, Bellamy 90) bt Sunderland 1 (Jones 52).

Saturday’s matches: Arsenal 2 (Toure 68, Rosicky 80) bt Bolton 0; Aston Villa 1 (Agbonlahor 13) lost to Manchester United 4 (Rooney 36, 44, Ferdinand 45, Giggs 74); Blackburn 4 (McCarthy 18, 82-pen, Santa Cruz 22, Tugay 32) bt Reading 2 (Doyle 80, 90); Everton 1 (Hyypia 38-og) lost to Liverpool 2 (Kuyt 54-pen, 90-pen); Fulham 0 drew with Derby 0; Manchester City 1 (Elano 37) bt Birmingham 0; Middlesbrough 0 lost to Chelsea 2 (Drogba 8, Alex 57); Wigan 0 lost to Portsmouth 2 (Benjani Mwaruwari 81, Johnson 86). — Agencies

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