Premier League Results - 11.05.08

B'mingham   4-1   Blackburn
Chelsea     1-1   Bolton
Derby       0-4   Reading
Everton     3-1   Newcastle
M'brough    8-1   Man City
P'tsmouth   0-1   Fulham
S'derland   0-1   Ar5ena1
Spurs       0-2   Liverpool
West Ham    2-2   A. Villa
Wigan       0-2   Man Utd

       Barclays Premier League
 
Pos Team        P  W  D  L   F  A  GD  Pts

 1  Man Utd    38 27  6  5  79 22  57  87(C)
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 2  Chelsea    38 25 10  3  65 26  39  85
 3  Ar5ena1    38 24 11  3  74 31  43  83  
 4  Liverpool  38 21 13  4  67 28  39  76
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 5  Everton    38 19  8 11  55 33  22  65
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 6  A. Villa   38 16 12 10  71 51  20  60 
 7  Blackburn  38 15 13 10  50 48   2  58
 8  P'tsmouth  38 16  9 13  48 40   8  57   
 9  Man City   38 15 10 32  45 52  -7  55 
10  West Ham   38 13 10 15  42 50  -8  49   
11  Spurs      38 11 13 14  66 61   5  46  
12  Newcastle  38 11 10 17  45 65 -20  43
13  M'brough   38 10 12 16  43 53 -10  42
14  Wigan      38 10 10 18  34 51 -17  40
15  S'derland  38 11  6 21  36 59 -23  39
16  Bolton     38  9 10 19  36 54 -18  37
17  Fulham     38  8 12 18  38 60 -22  36
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18  Reading    38 10  6 22  41 66 -25  36(R)
19  B'mingham  38  8 11 19  46 62 -16  35(R)
20  Derby      38  1  8 29  20 89 -69  11(R)

BEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Jimmy Bullard, Ryan Giggs, Danny Murphy

All three should take a bow. Bullard has been sensational since returning from such a horrible injury, and his drive, enthusiasm and sheer character continued to shine during Fulham’s great escape. Giggs speaks for himself. A legend. A tireless worker who despite winning virtually every honor remains insatiably diligent and hungry. Plus he scores vital goals. As for Danny Murphy, well, it’s all been a bit of a pig’s ear for him since being forced out of his beloved Liverpool, but on Sunday, his small, boney balding head provided salvation for Fulham and vindication for a talent who had been wayward for too long.

WORST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Manchester City

Look, their performance was obviously tainted by the recent actions of their buffoon of an owner, but it cannot be allowed to excuse them from a horrific dereliction of duty on the pitch. Professional it wasn’t. Not even schoolboys get it that badly wrong.

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