Yes Kayako Cesc Fabregas was an inspiration to Arsenal after coming off the bench being fouled by Dunne and then curling in the 25 yard free kick with touch and skill, owing to a niggling hamstring injury substitute Fabregas had started after 57 minutes to give his side the extra "balls" to beat a stubborn Villa. The victory moved the Arsenal to within four points of Chelsea with a game in hand. A significant win since Aston Villa had already beaten Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United so far this season.

Chelsea failed to score for the first time in 34 games and they looked tired, drawn and left wanting against awkward and sometime frustrating Birmingham. Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has now seen his side win only once in their last seven games, and with the likes of strikers Drogba and Kalou now heading to the Africa Cup of Nations..

The 3 ? 1 win against Hull saw Manchester United close to within two points of Chelsea, Wayne Rooney looked menacing as he scored for United on the stroke of half-time. Craig Fagan levelled from the spot, but Rooney again made the play when his low cross led to an Andy Dawson own goal. Berbatov then sealed the win after a pin-point pass again from Rooney. Now at this stage last season champions United traditionally begin to move away from their opponents?.ironic that with this victory Man U are beginning to closed the gap on Chelsea.


Val there is also a premier league fixture for Monday, 28 December 2009, Blackburn v Sunderland, Chelsea v Fulham, Everton v Burnley, Stoke v Birmingham, Tottenham v West Ham, Wolverhampton v Man City, Tuesday, 29 December 2009, Aston Villa v Liverpool, Bolton v Hull, and Wednesday, 30 December 2009 Man Utd v Wigan, Portsmouth v Arsenal.
Before Kayako wets himself we still have 19 matches left to the season, so hold on to yer doo da?s Mr K, having watched the Manchester City match with new manager Roberto Mancini?. did you notice the new found respect the players have for each other?

well we could see some results in the pipe line for all the filthy luca that has been spent by Mark Hughes ?..