Barclays Premier League Fixtures

Sat 15th November 2008
Bolton	v	Liverpool	12:45
Arsenal	v	Aston Villa	15:00
Blackburn	v	Sunderland	15:00
Fulham	v	Tottenham	15:00
Man Utd	v	Stoke City	15:00
Newcastle	v	Wigan Athletic	15:00
West Ham Utd	v	Portsmouth	15:00
WBA	v	Chelsea	17:30
Sun 16th November 2008
Everton	v	Middlesbrough	13:30
Hull City	v	Manchester City	16:00

Liverpool 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Two goals from Robbie Keane helped to secure a 3-0 win for Liverpool against West Bromwich Albion.

Keane gave Rafael Benitez his 150th victory as Liverpool manager as the Anfield club moved back to the top of the Barclays Premier League.

The striker, who had managed to score only twice previously since his summer move from Tottenham Hotspur - both in the Champions League - finally broke his league duck when he drove home from a Steven Gerrard pass in the 34th minute.

Keane's second came when he rounded Scott Carson a couple of minutes before the break and Alvaro Arbeloa added the gloss in injury time.

Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium

Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United

Arsenal beat Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger got the response he wanted as Arsenal bounced back from last week's defeat to Stoke City, with victory over United.

Gunners manager Wenger admitted dressing-room morale was low after their draw with rivals Tottenham Hotspur and defeat to Stoke - but Saturday's win breathes life into their campaign and lifts them above United in the Barclays Premier League table.

Goals from Samir Nasri provided the attacking threat, taking advantage of slack marking in each half to grab his fourth and fifth of the season.

Rafael da Silva, on as a substitute, volleyed home to give Sir Alex Ferguson's men hope, but it was not enough as Arsenal claimed the points.

Barclays Premier League Results - 8th & 9th November 2008

Sun 9th November 2008
Blackburn	0-2	Chelsea	13:30		Report >
Aston Villa	1-2	Middlesbrough	15:00		Report >
Manchester City	1-2	Tottenham	15:00		Report >
Fulham	2-1	Newcastle	16:00
Sat 8th November 2008
Arsenal	2-1	Man Utd	12:45		Report >
Wigan Athletic	0-0	Stoke City	12:45		Report >
Hull City	0-1	Bolton	15:00		Report >
Sunderland	1-2	Portsmouth	15:00		Report >
West Ham Utd	1-3	Everton	15:00		Report >
Liverpool	3-0	WBA

Ten-Man Arsenal went Down to a 2-1 Defeat at Stoke City

Stoke City 2-1 Arsenal

Ten-man Arsenal went down to a 2-1 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.

Long-throw specialist Rory Delap continued his domination of Barclays Premier League defences, setting up both goals as Arsenal's season took another turn for the worst.

Delap found Ricardo Fuller after 11 minutes, then helped set up Seyi Olofinjana for the hosts' second before a deflected Gael Clichy effort reduced arrears.

It was a case of bad to worse for Arsenal after the dramatic 4-4 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in midweek and a red card for Robin van Persie, coupled with injuries to Emmanuel Adebayor and Theo Walcott made it a grim day indeed for Arsene Wenger.

Barclays Premier League Results - Saturday 1st November 2008

Sat 1st November 2008
Everton	1-0	Fulham	12:45			Report >
Chelsea	5-0	Sunderland	15:00			Report >
Man Utd	4-3	Hull City	15:00			Report >
Middlesbrough	1-1	West Ham Utd	15:00			Report >
Portsmouth	1-2	Wigan Athletic	15:00			Report >
Stoke City	2-1	Arsenal	15:00			Report >
WBA	2-2	Blackburn

Football Referees to Host a Masterclass

Steve Sidwell joined top referees Howard Webb and Chris Foy to host a masterclass.

The Aston Villa star joined the pair, who both officiate in the Barclays Premier League, at the Aston Park Barclays Spaces for Sports site where they put on a special session for local schoolchildren.

This Barclays grassroots event is the first of four regional events to promote the Premier League's 'Get on with the Game' programme.

Webb and Foy took 30 children aged 11-14 through a refereeing master class, whilst professional coaches took them through a coaching session to reinforce the Premier League's 'Get on with the Game' message. This was followed by a Q&A and autograph session with Sidwell and the referees.

Nicolas Anelka Scroed a Hatt-Trick to Defeat Sunderland 5-0

Chelsea 5-0 Sunderland

Nicolas Anelka scored a hat-trick as Chelsea cut loose against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

Frank Lampard also netted to record the 100th league goal of his career.

Alex was the other Blues player to strike in a match which saw Sunderland manager Roy Keane sent to the stands after clashing with officials.

Manchester United Defeated Hull City 4-3

Manchester United 4-3 Hull City

Manchester United survived a stirring late fightback from Hull City to edge a seven-goal thriller at Old Trafford.

United seemed set to stroll home when Nemanja Vidic put them 4-1 up just before the hour mark. United led 3-1 at the break with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and one from Michael Carrick while Hull pulled one back through Daniel Cousin.

But Bernard Mendy gave the Tigers fresh hope before Geovanni tucked home a penalty to leave Sir Alex Ferguson's men sweating.