BPL: Clear lead for Man United after late goals

Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young scored late goals to give Manchester United a 2-0 win at Blackburn yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), extending the defending champion's lead to five points in the Premier League.

With seven rounds left, United is clear of crosstown rival Manchester City and favourite to win its 20th league title - although manager Alex Ferguson said he is taking nothing for granted.

Valencia cut in from the right wing and fired a swerving shot from a tight angle that flew past goalkeeper Paul Robinson and into the far corner in the 81st minute. Young made sure of the win with a low shot in the 86th.

Barclays Premier League Table

 

POS		LP	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1		(1)	Manchester United	31	24	4	3	76	27	49	76
2		(2)	Manchester City	31	22	5	4	75	25	50	71
3		(3)	Arsenal	31	18	4	9	62	41	21	58
4		(4)	Tottenham Hotspur	31	17	7	7	56	36	20	58
5		(5)	Chelsea	31	15	8	8	53	36	17	53
6		(6)	Newcastle United	31	15	8	8	46	42	4	53
7		(7)	Everton	31	12	7	12	32	32	0	43
8		(8)	Liverpool	31	11	9	11	36	33	3	42
9		(9)	Sunderland	31	11	8	12	42	37	5	41
10		(10)	Fulham	31	10	9	12	39	42	-3	39
11		(11)	Swansea City	31	10	9	12	35	39	-4	39
12		(12)	Norwich City	31	10	9	12	42	49	-7	39
13		(13)	Stoke City	31	10	8	13	29	43	-14	38
14		(14)	West Bromwich Albion	31	10	6	15	36	43	-7	36
15		(15)	Aston Villa	30	7	12	11	33	42	-9	33
16		(16)	Bolton	30	9	2	19	36	60	-24	29
17		(18)	Queens Park Rangers	31	7	7	17	35	54	-19	28
18		(17)	Blackburn	31	7	7	17	43	64	-21	28
19		(19)	Wigan Athletic	31	6	10	15	29	55	-26	28
20		(20)	Wolves	31	5	7	19	33	68	-35	22
POS		LP	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS

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