Arsenal Man Utd on Fire in English Premier League - 12-28-09

December 28 - Despite the fact that two of the top teams in the English Premier League - Arsenal FC and Manchester United FC - have battled with their form in recent months, both delivered convincing victories on the weekend to bring them ever closer to seemingly stalled leader, Chelsea FC.

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Famous for frowning, Arsenal manager gave his weary frown lines a well-deserved rest on Sunday when his team dispatched Aston Villa FC by a convincing 3-0. In fact, there were even rumours after the game - played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium - that the Frenchman squeezed out a smile or two.

The Gunners - who are currently sitting third in the  English Premier League with 38 points - started to dominate Aston Villa - who are currently lying fourth with 35 points - in the second half thanks to a superb goal by Arsenal captain, Cesc Fabregas, in the 65th minute, just 8 minutes after coming on.

Fabregas has been plagued by a hamstring injury, but was fit enough to help out his team in the second half. He opened the Arsenal score line by curving a free kick beyond the reach of Aston Villa goalkeeper, Brad Friedel. Then 16 minutes later, he put another on into the back of the Aston Villa net.

And the rest, as they say, is history. Unfortunately after his second goal, Fabregas was taken off after his injured hamstring was clearly playing up which may not bode well for Arsenal in upcoming games. But another team that redeemed itself was Manchester United, who dispatched Hull City 3-0.

Currently second from the bottom of the league, Hull City should have proved no match for Manchester United and to the relief of the team, manager Sir Alex Ferguson and fans alike, they weren't. You may recall how last week Man Utd were beaten 3-0 by middle-of the league Fulham FC.

And even though Hull City has only earned 17 points this season and has been fighting off relegation, it was important for Manchester United to regain some confidence with a convincing win, which it did, putting the side within two points of Chelsea in the league standings with 40 points.

Here are the full English Premier League Football results from the weekend of Saturday, December 26 and Sunday, December 27:

Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa
Hull City 1-3 Man Utd
Birmingham 0-0 Chelsea
Fulham 0-0 Tottenham
West Ham Utd 2-0 Portsmouth
Burnley 1-1 Bolton
Manchester City 2-0 Stoke City
Sunderland 1-1 Everton
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackburn
Liverpool 2-0 Wolves

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