Brief reports of Premier League
matches played on Sunday:

Brief reports of Premier League
matches played on Sunday:

(Updates after Valencia v Real Betis)

(Updates after Valencia v Real Betis)

Fortress Stamford Bridge has
suddenly become a far less inhospitable hunting ground for
visiting teams as Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari’s
honeymoon period fades into the English winter gloom.

Fortress Stamford Bridge has
suddenly become a far less inhospitable hunting ground for
visiting teams as Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari’s
honeymoon period fades into the English winter gloom.

Chelsea lost ground in the Premier League title race Sunday after being upset 2-1 by Arsenal, enabling defending champion Manchester United to close the gap to five points with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City. Liverpool, tied with Chelsea atop the standings with 33 points, can take the outright lead when it plays West Ham on Monday.

Chelsea lost ground in the Premier League title race Sunday after being upset 2-1 by Arsenal, enabling defending champion Manchester United to close the gap to five points with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City. Liverpool, tied with Chelsea atop the standings with 33 points, can take the outright lead when it plays West Ham on Monday.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is backtracking on retirement plans again. After winning the Premier League and Champions League titles in May, the 66-year-old Ferguson announced plans to quit Old Trafford within three years. But Ferguson, who had previously announced that the 2001-02 season was his last, is again having second thoughts.

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