LONDON (AP) – Liverpool won its seventh straight game in the English Premier League, beating Blackburn 1-0 Sunday on Robbie Fowler’s fourth goal in five games.
Fowler scored in the 29th minute when Fernando Morientes kept the ball in play and passed to Fowler, who beat former U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
Blackburn complained that the goal should have been disallowed because Djibril Cisse was offside. The referee ruled Cisse was not interfering with play, however.
Friedel kept Blackburn from falling further behind when he pushed Cisse’s shot over the bar in first-half injury time.
Liverpool is in third place in the league with 73 points, three behind second-place Manchester United, which has played a game less. Blackburn is sixth with 54 points, seven points behind fourth-place Tottenham and three points behind Arsenal.
Chelsea leads the league with 85 points and can win its second straight title on Monday against visiting Everton.
Milan Baros scored twice to give Aston Villa a 3-1 win over local rival Birmingham.
Baros scored in the 10th and 78th minutes, and Gary Cahill added a goal in between. Birmingham made it 1-1 when Chris Sutton scored in the 25th.
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MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Real Madrid missed its chance to keep pace with Valencia in the Spanish league, dropping to third place after a 1-1 tie with Getafe.
Julio Baptista gave Madrid the lead with a goal in the 61st minute, but Manuel Tena tied the score in the 83rd.
Baptista had three more chances to score for Madrid, hitting the crossbar in the 12th minute, forcing Getafe defender Ruben Pulido to make a tough save in the 27th and missing after a free kick from substitute David Beckham in injury time.
Valencia easily beat Copa del Rey champion Espanyol 4-0.
David Villa, Roberto Ayala, Miguel Angel “Mista” Ferrer and Ruben Baraja all scored for Valencia, which has 62 points and trails leader FC Barcelona by 11 points. Madrid is third with 60 points.
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PARIS (AP) _ Brazilian striker Fred scored his 10th goal of the league season and Lyon celebrated its fifth straight title with a 1-0 win at Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
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