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Football news: United joint top with City, Chelsea’s title hopes are over
Manchester United vs Wigan : A 5-0 Boxing Day rout of Wigan Athletic, five days after an equally-emphatic win over Fulham, ensures that United will rule the table before Big Ben rings in 2012 if they avoid defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers this weekend.
Chelsea vs Fulham : Chelsea is a point further back in fourth and has all but given on up on its title hopes after Fulham condemned its west London rival to a third consecutive 1-1 draw. I think it’s time to fire Spanish coach Andre Villas-Boas.
Liverpool vs Blackburn: Not for the first time at Anfield this season, the smiles were on the faces of the visitors come the final whistle. Liverpool gifted Rovers a 45th-minute lead when Charlie Adam sliced Morten Gamst Pedersen’s corner into his own net and repeatedly let them off the hook after Maxi Rodriguez headed a 53rd-minute equaliser.
