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Liverpool Wins Again

Liverpool is stamping through the Premier League not stopping for no one. Liverpool secures its seventh straight victory taking on Blackburn 1-0 on Sunday. 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.

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.