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Premiership

Reds celebrate early

AFP, London
Two superb goals by Australian stars Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka inspired Leeds to a 3-2 victory over Arsenal here Sunday and handed the Premiership title to their bitter rivals Manchester United at the expense of their opponents.
United lead Arsenal by eight points with the dethroned champions having two games to play while Leeds are certain of escaping relegation after a traumatic season as caretaker manager Peter Reid enjoyed his first victory at Highbury.
With the sides locked at 1-1 at half-time, Ian Harte struck for Leeds early in the second-half just as Kewell had in the first-half as his curling freekick took two slight headed deflections off Ashley Cole and Brazilian Gilberto Silva to beat David Seaman in the far corner in the 49th minute for his third goal in his last three trips to Highbury.
Leeds still looked hesitant in defence but England fullback Danny Mills showed his teammates the way to deal with Arsenal by putting in a great block on a Thierry Henry shot as Arsenal looked to hit back.
However, Sylvain Wiltord should have done better when he was left unmmarked at the far post but with the goal at his mercy his miserable downward header went the wrong side of the post.
The Gunners, though, were
back on terms for the second time just after the hour mark as Mills left Robert Pires unmarked and the Frenchman advanced into the box before sidefooting it to Dennis Bergkamp who shot into the net.
The Dutchman was booked
seconds later for a dirty challenge on Harte and then went close as the Leeds defence dithered and his shot from outside the area went narrowly wide.
Seaman then saved well from Kewell with 15 minutes remaining as the England keeper got down to his shot from outside the box and turned it away for a corner.
In a thrilling encounter it was Arsenal's turn next to go close as Henry saw his curling shot from the edge of the area beat Paul Robinson and hit the post.
However, it was to be the outstanding Viduka who settled it two minutes from time as he sprinted onto a brilliant ball by Dominic Matteo, cut inside and rifled the ball past Seaman sending manager Reid into manic celebrations while Wenger complained about offside to the linesman.
It was Viduka's 19th Premiership goal of the season and 13th in the last nine matches.
Kewell had given Leeds just the start they required as he was found brilliantly by a 40 yard pass from Jason Wilcox and rifled a superb shot past Seaman for his 16th goal and 13th in the Premiership of the season.
However the classy Aussie should
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have doubled the score seven minutes later as he was released by Viduka and rounded Seaman but shot into the sidenetting.
The two Australians were tearing the patched-up Arsenal defence apart with Viduka having a volley saved by Seaman and then Martin Keown diving in to stop another attack by the duo.
But Arsenal were level on the half hour mark as Ray Parlour's speculative long range shot - after he was given far too much space by the Leeds midfield - was tipped onto the post by Paul Robinson but flicked up for Henry to nod in his 23rd Premiership goal of the season.
Parlour went desperately close to ending his two year goal drought in the Premiership when five minutes later he burst into the box and his shot beat Robinson only for Michael Duberry to knock it off the line.
Arsenal were now in the ascendancy and thought they had gone ahead when Wiltord knocked home the ball after Henry's shot had come back off the post but it was ruled out for offside.