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It was United's first home loss in 37 games - one shy of their all-time record - but well clear of the next best premiership run of Arsenal's (30)
The run of scoring at home ends at a Premiership record 40 games, well clear of Chelsea's 27 matches. Eleven teams have failed to reach the 10 game mark, including ever-present, Coventry City
The sequence of 13 home games in which they scored two or more goals just pips Blackburn Rovers, who ran off 12 games to start their championship-winning 1994/5 season. Coventry again fare poorly with a 4 game maximum, surprisingly matched by Chelsea
David Beckham failed to score or pick up an assist for the third game running. In 20 of the previous 21 games he had registered at least one point
Liverpool snapped an eight-match winless run against United, but the latter remain the only team they average less than a point a game against
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Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Althoigh Rebrov
continues to steal the glory, Stephen Clemence has been the most pleasant
surprise for Spurs. With his 10th assist of the season in only eleven appearances, he ranks second only to Beckham in the league
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Aston Villa 2–2 Manchester City Lee Hendrie joined Patrik Vieira as the only
two players to have been dismissed twice this season. The only player to suffer the fate in 1992/3
was Neville Southall, whilst the worst Premiership season was 1997/8 when eight players were given their marching orders at least twice
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Derby County 1–0 Coventry City
A debut Premiership referee but for once no new players for Derby. However, they still lead the league
with 26 different players starting for them so far this year
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Everton 1–1 West Ham United Most of the weekend plaudits relate to
his sportsmanship but, with another assist, Di Canio
has now contributed to a, league-leading, two-thirds of all of his team's goals this season
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Ipswich Town 3–1 Southampton Alun Armstrong became the 29th player to score two or more goals
as a substitute and the first Ipswich player with that honour
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Leeds United 2–0 Sunderland In spite of their victory, Leeds still only
have five players who have scored for them this season. Viduka continues to account for 50% of their goal output
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Leicester City 3–1 Charlton Athletic Third straight game Charlton
have playeed a top-5 team and the third straight game they have conceded three goals
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Manchesteer United 0–1 Liverpool A victory at Old Trafford
which not only enlivens the title race but also is one for the history books More...
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Middlesbrough 1–0 Chelsea A first win in ten games for 'Boro
courtesy of Dean Gordon. All nine of his premiership goals
have been scored with his left foot, seven from outside the penalty area
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Newcastle United 2–1 Bradford City A game which shows up the inequity
of the Premiership. Newcastle's opening lineup cost 14 times as much as Bradford's
with six of their starters costing more than the combined £3.25m transfer fee
of the opposition
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