Soccer-English Premier League results and standings

March 8 (Reuters) - English Premier League results and
standings on Saturday
Blackburn Rovers 1 Fulham 1
Liverpool 3 Newcastle United 0
Reading 2 Manchester City 0

Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Arsenal 28 19 8 1 57 21 65
2 Manchester United 28 20 4 4 58 15 64
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3 Chelsea 27 17 7 3 42 17 58
4 Liverpool 29 15 11 3 53 20 56
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5 Everton 28 16 5 7 46 24 53
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6 Aston Villa 28 13 9 6 51 36 48
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 12 10 7 38 35 46
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8 Manchester City 29 12 9 8 34 33 45
9 Portsmouth 28 12 8 8 38 29 44
10 West Ham United 28 11 7 10 31 31 40
11 Tottenham Hotspur 27 8 8 11 49 45 32
12 Middlesbrough 28 7 8 13 25 42 29
13 Reading 29 8 4 17 34 55 28
14 Newcastle United 29 7 7 15 30 56 28
15 Wigan Athletic 28 7 6 15 26 42 27
16 Sunderland 28 7 6 15 26 46 27
17 Birmingham City 28 6 8 14 31 41 26
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18 Bolton Wanderers 28 6 7 15 28 42 25
19 Fulham 29 3 11 15 26 49 20
20 Derby County 28 1 7 20 13 57 10
1-2: Champions League / EC I
3-4: Champions League preliminary round
5: UEFA Cup
6-7: UEFA Cup depending on domestic cup
18-20: Relegation
Next Fixtures (GMT):

Playing on Sunday
Sunderland v Everton (1500)
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United (1500)
Wigan Athletic v Arsenal (1600)

(Compiled by Infostrada; Edited by Neil Maidment)