Chelsea Man United Dominate English Premier League - 02-08-10

February 8 - This weekend saw loads action in the English Premier League, England's top professional football tier, where just 20 clubs continue to battle it out to finish as high in the League standings as possible. And for frontrunners, Chelsea and Man United, solid wins kept them safe at the top.

Not so lucky were Arsenal, who despite their coveted third place in this season's English Premier League with 49 points, are falling further behind No. 1 side Chelsea (58 points) and No. 2 side Manchester United (56 points) with a series of losses, their latest against Chelsea on Sunday by 0-2.

The great thing about Arsenal FC is its French manager, Arsene Wenger. Why? Because he is consistent. Watch him watching his players when they are in the middle of a slump - like now - and you'll notice that his rigidly folded arms, stoney stare and never quavering frown doesn't move an inch.

You see, Wenger is a master at letting his players know when he is unhappy, and boy was he ever unhappy on Saturday. And yet who can blame him as his team displayed a defence so poor that Chelsea, by far best team in the League right now, got close enough to find the back of the Arsenal net.

Add to that Arsenal's 'gung-ho' approach to attacking, and you are left with a North London team that has pretty much sealed its fate this season. In the last two weeks the Gunners have been beaten by Man United and Chelsea, proving that they are no higher in the League than they deserve to be.

And speaking of Manchester United, they beat bottom-of-the-leaguers Portsmouth by a whopping 5-0. Probably no surprise when you consider that Manchester United probably spends more money each year on chewing gum for manager Sir Alex Ferguson than Portsmouth does on new players.

The third most notable match of the weekend was between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers, two teams that have been pretty much neck and neck for most of the English Premier League this season. But on Saturday it was Stoke City who dusted off their A-game, dispatching the Rovers 3-0.

The match was unfortunately marred when a 30-year-old Rovers fan sustained a head injury during half-time, and later died in hospital as a result. Police are reportedly still investigating the matter.

Here are the complete English Premier League Football results from Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7, 2010:

Birmingham 2-1 Wolves
Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
Bolton 0-0 Fulham
Burnley 2-1 West Ham Utd
Hull City 2-1 Manchester City
Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth
Stoke City 3-0 Blackburn
Sunderland 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa