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Chelsea defeated Everton 2-1 at home to clinch third place in English soccer’s Premier League while Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at Newcastle allowed the Gunners to grab the final Champions League spot.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
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Aston Villa beat Reading 2-1 to move out of English soccer’s Premier League relegation zone, while bottom-place Queens Park Rangers defeated Sunderland 3-1 for a second consecutive win.
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Wigan beat Reading 3-0 to move out of the relegation zone in English soccer’s Premier League as Norwich rallied to end a nine-game winless run.
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Norwich beat Sunderland 2-1 yesterday to extend its unbeaten run in English soccer’s Premier League to eight matches. The Canaries climb to 12th in the standings.
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Luton Town produced a F.A. Cup fourth-round upset when the club from English soccer’s fifth tier beat Norwich of the Premier League 1-0.
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Norwich rallied for a 3-3 tie at Arsenal in English soccer’s Premier League, hurting the Gunners’ chances of automatic qualification for the Champions League.
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Juan Mata scored twice as Chelsea beat its former manager Andre Villas-Boas’s Tottenham 4-2 to stay unbeaten in English soccer’s Premier League, as Norwich defeated Arsenal 1-0 for its first win.
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Chelsea and Manchester City easily won at home, leaving them as the only unbeaten teams in English soccer’s Premier League.
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Arsenal rallied to defeat local rival Tottenham 5-2 yesterday in English soccer’s Premier League, while Ryan Giggs scored a late winner at Norwich on his 900th appearance for Manchester United.