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Super Van Dutchman on target, United stretches leadPosted: Saturday February 02, 2002 1:35 PMUpdated: Saturday February 02, 2002 2:14 PM
LONDON (AP) -- Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two more goals as Manchester United won 4-1 against Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday to stretch its league lead to two points over Newcastle and three over Arsenal. Newcastle, with two goals from captain Alan Shearer, defeated Bolton 3-2 at home in St. James' Park. Arsenal blew a 1-0 lead and had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home against Southampton. The Gunners are unbeaten away this season but have won only five of 12 home league matches, which is why they are not leading the league. In the only bright note, the Gunners scored in their 26th straight match to set a league record. Liverpool, which played Sunday at Leeds, stayed in fourth place. Inconsistent Chelsea rallied twice to beat last-place Leicester 3-2 and move into fifth place with 43 points. Leicester continued on the road to relegation with only 17 points. Man United has 51 points atop the standings followed by Newcastle (49), Arsenal (48), Liverpool (46), Chelsea (43) and Leeds (42). John Gregroy, appointed Wednesday as Derby's manager after quitting at Aston Villa, picked up a 1-0 victory over Tottenham in his first game on the bench at Pride Park with Lee Morris scoring just before halftime. Gregory, who left Villa after falling out with owner Doug Ellis, is the third manager this season at Derby following Jim Smith and Colin Todd. The victory improved 19th-place Derby to 22 points, five above Leicester. Tottenham stayed on 32 points. "There was not much chance to get to know each other but we laid down a few ground rules," Gregory said. "I'm absolutely delighted for everyone at the club. It's been a traumatic month or so and to get a positive result and a clean sheet was very pleasing." In other Premier League games on Saturday, Ipswich kept winning, defeating Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park. Fulham and managerless Aston Villa played at 0-0 draw in London. West Ham won 2-0 at home against fading Blackburn. On Sunday, Liverpool played at Leeds with Robbie Fowler playing against his old side for the first time. In the day's other match, Charlton played at Middlesbrough. In England's first division, Wolves won 2-1 at home against Rotherham to move within three points of league-leading Manchester City. Man City has 61 with Wolves on 58. Millwall drew 2-2 at home against Walsall and has 54 points, the same as West Brom. Man City played Sunday at Wimbledon and West Brom played at Burnley. In another division-one match, Crewe's game at Birmingham was called off 10 minutes in the second half because of a waterlogged field. The game was scoreless. In other division-one games: Coventry 1, Gillingham 2; Grimsby 0, Bradford 1; Portsmouth 4, Barnsley 4; Sheffield Wednesday 1, Crystal Palace 3; Stockport 1, Nottingham Forest 3. In Scotland's Premier League, Rangers won at home 2-1 over Dundee to improve to 61 points -- 12 behind Celtic. Celtic played late Saturday at Hibernian. In other Scottish results: Dundee United 0, Kilmarnock 2; Dunfermline 1, Hearts 1; Motherwell 1, Livingston 2; St. Johnstone 0, Aberdeen 1. Details of Premier League matches played Saturday:Jo Tessem scored in the 80th minute to rally Southampton with a goal that cost Arsenal a vital two points in its title chase. Sylvain Wiltord scored in the 40th for the Gunners. Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira limped off with a hamstring injury in the 27th and was replaced by Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Derby 1, Tottenham 0 (1-0) New Derby manager John Gregory got a victory in his first game on the bench for the Rams -- their first league win in five attempts. Gregroy, who played for Derby, raced across the pitch ay the end to applaud loyal club fans. Lee Morris got the winner a minute before the break. Ipswich won its seventh Premier League game in eight tries on first-half goals from Matt Holland and Sixto Peralta. David Unsworth got Everton's only goal on a first-half penalty. Everton had its five-game league unbeaten streak ended as it slipped back near relegation danger. Fulham and Aston Villa played a lackluster draw. Villa fans who turned out for the match in London carried signs calling for Villa chairman Doug Ellis to resign in the wake of the departure of manager John Gregory. Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored two, but the important one was the decider that came in second-half injury time. Leicester led twice on two goals from James Scowcroft (24th and 68th) with Hasselbaink equalizing in the 62nd and Gianfranco Zola doing it again in the 79th to set the stage for Hasselbaink's winner. Manchester United moved closer to its fourth straight league title with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring twice (28th and a 44th-minute penalty). Phil Neville and David Beckham collected the others. Kevin Phillips got the only goal for struggling Sunderland. Like Chelsea, Newcastle rallied twice for the victory -- good enough to move into second place in the standings. Ricardo Gardner gave Bolton a 1-0 lead in the 19th with Alan Shearer equalizing in the 23rd. Nicky Southall put Bolton a goal up in the 34th with Shearer against equalizing (43rd). Craig Bellamy picked up the winner in the 79th. Trevor Sinclair and Frederic Kanoute scored the goals as West Ham got revenge for a 7-1 loss earlier at Blackburn. Sinclair scored in the 17th and Kanoute added his in the 56th.
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