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The Barclays English Premier League (EPL), considered as the best in the world.

Match scheduled:

Arsenal vs. Manchester United Live

Last updated: 01-05-2011 from 15:05 until 17:05(CET)

21-04-2011 on 12:53

Week 35 / Round 35 :: Barclays Premier League 2010/2011

Arsenal vs. Manchester United Preview:

A goal in the 84th minute saw Manchester United defeat Everton 1-0 and move one step closer to a record 19th English soccer championship.

Javier Hernandez scored as United remained six points ahead of Chelsea, which beat West Ham 3-0. Arsenal also close to within six points with a win at Bolton tomorrow.

“As I said to the players, just try to win your games and you’ll be alright,” United manager Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports. “There’s only four games left and the way they are going about their business gives them an outstanding chance.”

Sunderland ended a nine-match winless run with a 4-2 victory over Wigan, which dropped into the three relegation places at the bottom of the standings. Liverpool routed Birmingham 5-0 and Tottenham drew 2-2 with West Brom. Three games -- Aston Villa vs Stoke, Blackpool vs Newcastle and Wolverhampton vs Fulham -- ended 1-1.

Manchester United continued its home dominance at Old Trafford thanks to Hernandez, who rose at the far post to head home a cross from Antonio Valencia for his 19th goal in his first season at the club.

“Javier has done better than everyone expected in his first year because we thought he would get used to the English game and get strengthened up,” Ferguson said on United’s website. “He’s passed all those tests.”

Goal Difference

United is unbeaten in 17 league home games this season, with 16 wins, and 29 games overall at Old Trafford dating back to a 2-1 loss to Chelsea on April 3, 2010. The Red Devils, who share the record of 18 titles with Liverpool, visit Arsenal in their next game May 1 before hosting Chelsea seven days later....

Source:http://www.bloomberg.com/

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The Barclays English Premier League (EPL), considered as the best in the world.

Match scheduled:

Liverpool FC vs. Newcastle United live

Last updated: 01-05-2011 from 13:00 until 15:00

21-04-2011 on 12:53

Week 35 / Round 35 :: Barclays Premier League 2010/2011

Liverpool FC vs. Newcastle United preview:

The final seven games will determine everything. We are playing for our lives here. We’re in a dogfight.

“There is no point pondering the past. We’ve got 34 points. We know what it takes to stay up. The quicker we get there the better.

“This is about our stake, our lives, our club, the fans and I think the commitment will be even greater from now until the end of the season.

“These seven games are very important but what gives me encouragement is the fighting spirit and battling qualities we showed in the second half against Everton.

“We were one-down but we came back and fought extremely hard to be in a leading position.”

“Our destiny is in our own hands.

“We have a league of seven games – four at home and three away. We don’t want to be in a position to blame others or blame decisions.

“We just want to go ahead and be strong enough to do the job. We are not looking for excuses. We just want results.”

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew

“We go to Villa where we know there will be some feeling.”

“We beat them 6-0, so they will be highly motivated, and as the players and fans here have reminded me we won’t forget two years ago either.

“So I don’t think there will be a problem with motivation for us. But what is important for me is the strategy, that our gameplan is carried through and that we concentrate. If we do that we have a great chance of winning.

“We know it is an important game for our fans because of what happened two years ago. We want to walk off that pitch and applaud our fans with a smile on our face. The only way we are going to do that is to win the game.”