Londono klubas surinko 23 taškus, "Liverpool" turi 21, o trečias liko "Middlesbrough", savo aikštėje įveikęs "Bolton" ir turintis 17 taškų.
IX turo statistika.
Arsenal - Sunderland 3:1. Nwankwo Kanu (3, 9), Patrick Vieira (45); Jody Craddock (82).
Aston Villa - Leeds United 0:0.
Blackburn - Tottenham 1:2. Egil Ostenstad (59); Robbie Keane (6), Jamie Redknapp (89).
Fulham - Charlton 1:0. Facundo Sava (36).
Liverpool - Chelsea 1:0. Michael Owen (90).
Middlesbrough - Bolton 2:0. Ugo Ehiogu (23), Geremi (68).
Newcastle - West Bromwich 2:1. Alan Shearer (45, 69); Igor Balis (27).
Southampton - Manchester City 2:0. Brett Ormerod (1, 43).
West Ham - Birmingham 1:2. Joe Cole (17); Stern John (4, 43).
Manchester United - Everton - pirmadienį.
Lentelė.
1. Arsenal 9 7 2 0 24-9 23 2. Liverpool 9 6 3 0 19-8 21 3. Middlesbrough 9 5 2 2 13-5 17 4. Tottenham Hotspur 9 5 1 3 13-13 16 5. Fulham 8 4 2 2 13-8 14 6. Manchester United 8 4 2 2 9-6 14 7. Chelsea 9 3 4 2 15-12 13 8. Newcastle United 8 4 1 3 12-9 13 9. Leeds United 9 4 1 4 11-9 13 10. Blackburn Rovers 9 3 3 3 11-10 12 11. Everton 8 3 2 3 11-11 11 12. Birmingham City 9 3 2 4 10-11 11 13. Southampton 9 2 4 3 6-8 10 14. Aston Villa 9 3 1 5 6-9 10 15. West Bromwich Albion 9 3 0 6 7-15 9 16. Manchester City 9 2 2 5 7-14 8 17. Sunderland 9 2 2 5 4-13 8 18. Bolton Wanderers 8 2 1 5 8-14 7 19. Charlton Athletic 9 2 1 6 7-14 7 20. West Ham United 8 1 2 5 8-16 5.
Rezultatyviausi žaidėjai.
6 - Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea), 5 - Kevin Campbell (Everton), Alan Shearer (Newcastle United), Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal), Michael Owen (Liverpool), 4 - Nicolas Anelka (Manchester City), Massimo Maccarone (Middlesbrough).