2 November 2009 / REUTERS, LONDON
Liverpool had two players sent off and suffered a sixth loss in seven games with a 3-1 defeat at Fulham on a Saturday of red cards in the Premier League.
Defenders Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were two of eight players to be dismissed in total as Rafa Benitez’s side went down to their fifth league defeat of the season. Chelsea remained top by two points with a comfortable 4-0 win at 10-man Bolton Wanderers, while Manchester United stayed in touch with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Third-placed Arsenal won 3-0 against north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who are fourth, thanks to a Robin van Persie double either side of Cesc Fabregas’s brilliant solo effort. The win puts Arsene Wenger’s men on 22 points, five behind London rival Chelsea with a game in hand. West Ham United remain in the drop zone after letting a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 at eighth-placed Sunderland with both sides having a player sent off. Meanwhile, fellow struggler Wolverhampton Wanderers fought back to draw 2-2 at Stoke City who stay ninth in the table.
