Gunners win North London derby
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Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in this North London derby at the Emirates Stadium. Emmanuel Adebayor put the Gunners ahead after 48 minutes but Dimitar Berbatov levelled in the 66th minute. Robbie Keane then had a great opportunity to put Spurs in front from the penalty spot but Manuel Almunia dived to his right to save. Nicklas Bendtner then headed the winner on 76 minutes. It was a goal that left Spurs without a victory against their rivals in eight years.
Liverpool remain in fifth despite comfortably beating Portsmouth 4-1 Anfield. Yossi Benayoun and an own-goal from Sylvain Distin put the home side 2-0 up at the break. Benjani pulled one back for Pompey on 57 minutes but a Fernando Torres double made sure of the points for the Reds.
Wigan Athletic and Manchester City both drew 1-1 away from home at Fulham and Aston Villa respectively. Meanwhile, Bolton Wanderers beat Birmingham City 3-0 at the Reebok Stadium with all the goals coming in the second half. El Hadji Diouf opened the scoring on 72 minutes before a late brace from Nicolas Anelka. At the Madjeski Stadium, Reading beat Sunderland 2-1 after benefiting from Stephen Hunt’s controversial stoppage time winner, which did not appear to cross the line. Sunderland remain without an away win this season. Scott Parker scored a last-minute winner as West Ham United beat Middlesbrough 1-2 - the first time the Hammers have won at the Riverside Stadium.
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Watford are back on top of the Championship table after a 0-1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday. Aidy Boothroyd’s replaced West Bromwich Albion who lost 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium as Stoke City extended their unbeaten run to seven games thanks largely to a Ricardo Fuller hat-trick. Elsewhere, Queens Park Rangers climbed off the bottom of the table and were replaced by Colchester United who they beat 2-1 at Loftus Road.
Nottingham Forest are the new leaders of League One after a 2-0 win over Port Vale at the City Ground. The match between Carlisle United and previous leaders Swansea City at Brunton Park was postponed yesterday due to a frozen pitch.
The League Two match between Rochdale and Barnet at Spotland was postponed due to a frozen pitch. Peterborough United stay second after a 2-1 win over Bradford City, third placed Darlington won 0-4 at Lincoln City and Morecambe beat Hereford United 0-3 at Edgar Street, ending the home sides 11-match unbeaten run.
In the Scottish Premier League, Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw at Celtic Park by Hibernian. The Bhoys are now just three points ahead of Rangers at the top of the table, with the second-placed side having three games in hand. Gretna secured their first away win of the season with a 1-2 win over Dundee United at Tannadice to record their second SPL victory over the Terrors this season.
Charlton Athletic made a net loss of £9.9m in the financial year ending 30 June 2007 compared to a loss of 8.1m for 2005/06. Despite such figures, turnover has increased from £35.9m to £41.9m. There was an overall operating loss of £11.8m before player sales, which brought in £11.3m, and amortisation.
Nathan Davies