Manchester United Rallies to Tie Chelsea 3-3 as Newcastle Beats Villa 2-1
Manchester United rallied from three goals behind to tie 3-3 at Chelsea, although the defending champion still loses ground on rival Manchester City at the top of English soccer’s Premier League.
Two penalties from Wayne Rooney and a goal from Javier Hernandez earned a point for the Red Devils at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium. An own goal by Jonny Evans gave Chelsea a halftime lead, then Juan Mata and David Luiz increased the home team’s advantage in the opening five minutes of the second half.
United now trails City by two points through 24 matches after its rival beat Fulham 3-0 yesterday. Third-place Tottenham, which is at Liverpool tomorrow, is six points further back and has a six-point advantage over Chelsea.
In today’s other match, Papiss Cisse scored on his debut for Newcastle in a 2-1 win against Aston Villa.
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