Oct 31, 2009 - 8:49 PM
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On a day with a record eight red cards in the Premier League, Liverpool ended with nine men in a 3-1 loss at Fulham - its fifth loss of the season - to slip further out of contention for a league title it has not won since 1990. But third-place Arsenal stayed just behind the pacesetters with a game in hand by beating north London rival Tottenham 3-0.
Frank Lampard, Deco and Didier Drogba scored a goal each for Chelsea, while Bolton defender Zat Knight put in an own-goal. Bolton played the second half with 10 men after JLloyd Samuel was sent off for giving away a penalty.
Dimitar Berbatov put Man United ahead in the 55th minute, collecting the ball with his back to goal and spinning around to score. Wayne Rooney, who has been mired in a spell of poor form, skillfully turned home a cross from Anderson in the 87th.
United now has 25 points, two fewer than Chelsea.
Robin van Persie scored twice and Cesc Fabregas added the other in Arsenal's win at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners scored two quick goals just before halftime and now have 22 points, five fewer than Chelsea.
After Bobby Zamora had given Fulham a 24th-minute lead against Liverpool, Fernando Torres equalized from 25 meters (yards) with his 10th goal of the season. Erik Nevland then made it 2-1 in the 73rd, Torres was soon taken off and Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were sent off before Clint Dempsey added a third for Fulham.
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MILAN (AP) - Marco Borriello scored twice to give AC Milan a 2-0 win over Parma, and Marek Hamsik also struck two goals as Napoli hit back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Juventus in the Serie A.
Borriello collected his first goal of the season in the 12th minute following a swift break by Ronaldinho, and the Italian added a spectacular second in injury time.
League leader Inter Milan, which plays Livorno on Sunday, has 25 points. Juventus has 21, one more than Sampdoria. Milan has 19, two in front of Napoli and Parma.
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MADRID (AP) - Gonzalo Higuain scored two goals to give 10-man Real Madrid a much-needed 2-0 win over Getafe that also trimmed Barcelona's lead at the top of the Spanish league to one point after the defending champions drew 1-1 at Osasuna.
Higuain put Madrid ahead 1-0 in the 53rd minute, chesting down Marcelo's pass from the left and taking his time before shooting. He scored his second three minutes later, running on to Karim Benzema's pass and shooting low past goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.
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FRANKFURT (AP) - Bayer Leverkusen went one point clear atop the Bundesliga despite wasting a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw at Schalke.
Hamburger SV's stunning 3-2 home loss to Borussia Moenchengladbach after twice being a goal in front left Leverkusen as the only undefeated team after 11 games. Leverkusen now has 23 points.
Defending champion Wolfsburg also struggled in a 3-3 draw at home with promoted Mainz, while Bayern Munich finished up with a 0-0 draw at Stuttgart.
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AMSTERDAM (AP) - Miroslav Stoch scored one goal and set up another as FC Twente maintained its two-point lead at the top of the Dutch league with a 2-1 win over Roda JC.
Stoch set up Bryan Ruiz in the 34th minute before finding the net himself second six minutes later.
Yulu Matondo reduced the deficit in the 51st, heading into an empty net after a cross by Anouar Hadouir.
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Braga moved three points clear at the top of the Portuguese league by beating Benfica 2-0 following goals from Hugo Viana and Paulo Cesar.
Also Saturday, Naval beat Leixoes 1-0, while Ernesto Farias' second-half goal gave FC Porto a 1-1 draw at Belenenses on Friday.
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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3-0 to cement its lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
Celtic moved to 23 points in the standings. Hibernian beat Aberdeen 2-0 to be next with 20 points, although Rangers can reclaim second spot when it plays at Dundee United on Sunday.
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PARIS (AP) - Bordeaux extended its lead in the French league by beating Monaco 1-0 through defender Marc Planus' second-half goal, while seven-time champion Lyon rose to second overall with a 1-0 win at fierce rival Saint-Etienne.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Oscar scored a second-half goal to lead defending champion Olympiakos to a 1-0 win over host Atromitos in the Greek league.
