Liga Inggris Dipimpin `Tiga Besar` Chelsea, Manchester City dan MU
Chelsea, City, United Consolidated Their Positions in the Premier League Table
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Chelsea, Manchester City dan Manchester United mencatat kemenangan pada pertandingan lanjutan Liga Utama Inggris, Jumat malam hingga Sabtu dini hari, hanya satu hari setelah perayaan Hari Natal atau dikenal dengan Boxing Day.
Tuan rumah Chelsea membekuk West Ham 2-0, Manchester City menggilas tuan rumah West Brom dan Manchester United mengalahkan tamunya Newcastle 3-1.
Hasil ini membuat tiga tim teratas mendapatkan tiga poin tambahan dan tidak ada perubahan perbedaan nilai. Akibatnya posisi tiga teratas tidak ada perubahan.
Saat ini The Blues tetap memimpin dengan nilai 45 atau terpaut tiga poin dengan urutan kedua The Citizens yang kini memiliki nilai 42. Sementara itu The Red Devils mengamankan posisi di urutan ketiga nilai nilai 35 atau terpaut 10 poin dengan pimpinan klasemen.
Sementara itu West Ham yang mengalami kekalahan dari Chelsea terpaksa turun peringkat dari keempat menjadi kelima karena digeser pesaingnya Southampton yang mempermalukan tuan rumah Crystal Palace 3-1, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
London - Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United showed their rivals no seasonal cheer on Friday as they consolidated their positions in the Premier League table with one-sided Boxing Day victories.
Leaders Chelsea set the tone by overcoming West Ham United 2-0. City followed suit with a 3-1 success at West Bromwich Albion and United kept pace by beating Newcastle United 3-1, with Wayne Rooney scoring twice and making one.
Chelsea continue to lead City by three points, with United seven points further back, while West Ham´s loss allowed Southampton, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City and Liverpool to make up ground in the race for the top four.
Goals in each half from John Terry and Diego Costa -- his 13th of the campaign -- earned Jose Mourinho´s Chelsea a one-sided home win over West Ham, who slipped to fifth.
West Ham were expected to provide a stern test after a run of five games without defeat, but despite Morgan Amalfitano hitting the post late on, Sam Allardyce´s team were well beaten in what was the London rivals´ 100th encounter.
