Manchester United clinch top of the Premier

Manchester United snatched the lead in the Premier League, taking advantage of Chelsea's defeat to Aston Villa while continued series of degraded results for Liverpool.

At Villa Park Aston Villa inflicted a second defeat this season, while guest defeated Chelsea 2-1.

Match was delayed 20 minutes due to illness The key provision Steve Bennett and his inability to go down to the carpet was replaced by the fourth official, who replaced Kevin Ferrand turn after finding a local government Paul Rieger and await the arrival onto the pitch.

Didier Drogba scored the goal to apply for Chelsea after a quarter of an hour from the beginning of the game a shot from a distance to the ground and rebounded the ball deceived the American goalkeeper Brad Friedel and flew into the net.

Intensified after the goal and the owners of the ground attack in order to tie in return, Chelsea continued to attack across releases Alrtgali Drogba and Deco and the campus to the right Chelsea defender Ashley Cole of promoting the progress of his team in 22 minutes.

On 32 minutes Richard Dunne realized a tie for Aston Villa header housed the ball on the left of goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Continued series of lost opportunities in Chelsea and the brilliance of goalkeeper Brad Friedel to protect his goal to end the first half, a draw.

In the second half of the players have stepped up their attacks Aston Villa, based on the high balls after being named the first goal for Chelsea in the weak defense to deal with them.

Like the first goal the home side took advantage of a corner kick from the left offset Wales James Collins header to the left of Cech on 52 minutes.

Guests launched a series of serious attacks, but the Aston Villa goalkeeper continued to sparkle and Affersnyen denied Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka from equalizing the game ended with this result which has left Chelsea level on points at 21 points from nine games.

Owen brilliance

And at Old Trafford Manchester United began the meeting against Bolton attack compressor and a strong incentive for following the faltering Chelsea.

Instead, Michael Owen, the absence of striker Wayne Rooney scored the first goal for Manchester United in the fifth minute after the ball registration filed Patrice Evra from the left and its entirety Michael Owen header rebounded Bolton player Zat Knight and became a goalkeeper Jussi Iaskilaynen.

Owners of the land and intensified their attack and almost Dimitar Berbatov to add a second goal for Manchester with a powerful shot but the ball went near the left post on 13 minutes.

On the other hand tried to Bolton leveled but the hosts boosted their progress after the game started in the mid-joint pitch Ecuadorian Antonio Valencia to Owen and then to Commander Gary Neville, who returned the ball to Valencia, who shot powerfully into the net after 34 minutes.

In the second half the hosts missed opportunities to promote achieving the result, but Bolton pulled a goal back after Kevin Davies lifted the ball twice from the left drifted away from the defense in the first and followed Matthew Taylor headed home past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar after 75 minutes.

And caught the game after this goal and Van der Sar saved his team from a second goal before the final whistle, bringing the balance of the champions to 22 points, ranking the forefront.

The stadium Onajafild Liverpool started the game against Sunderland in the absence of guest players are influential playmaker Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres.

The guests opened the scoring five with Darren Bent in the early post that has invested a ball of French Belgian Steed Malbranque followed goals in the bottom right corner of goalkeeper Jose Reina.

The ball dropped Tseppt Jmaehr Sunderland on the pitch a lot in this goal after the defense confused and Liverpool keeper but the referee goal.

The match ended in victory of Sunderland, who was arrested balance Liverpool with 15 points they dropped to eighth and reduced chances of competing for the title after his fourth loss against 5 wins.

The Spurs, he had maintained a presence in third place and continued his winning ways win at Portsmouth with two goals of Ledley King in 29 minutes, Jermain Defoe on 45 minutes, who received a red and left the pitch at the minute) 60 minutes after one of the registration Portsmouth only goal through Germany Kevin-Prince.

The hand on Arsenal fourth with 18 points after beating Birmingham City by three goals to one.