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Gudjohnsen does a good job

AFP, London
Match-winner Eidur Gudjohnsen offered no solace to Chelsea's title rivals after his goal condemned 10-man Everton to a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Saturday and sent the leaders 12 points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Everton were down to 10 men after just eight minutes following a moment of madness from six-million-pound striker James Beattie.
Chasing a lost cause, the striker barged William Gallas in the back before head-butting him and earning a red card.
That was the turning point according to Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke, again filling in for Jose Mourinho in the press conference.
Clarke said: "The whole game changed when Beattie was sent off. When you look at the incident you think 'why did he do that, it's silly.' But these things happen for no reason.
"I am sure Beattie will look at that and wonder why it happened."
Iceland striker Gudjohnsen struck 20 minutes from time, prodding home the loose ball from two yards out after Gallas' flick came
back off the bar.
"We needed to get the three points to put pressure on Manchester United and Arsenal. These are a massive three points for us," said Gudjohnsen.
The result was tough on a spirited Everton side who battled gamely and posed the occasional threat once Duncan Ferguson was introduced into the fray in the second half.
However, the defeat did little to affect their European hopes.
They remain in fourth place as city rivals Liverpool, trailing them in the race for the final Champions League berth by five points, slipped up at injury-ravaged Birmingham losing 2-0.
Uruguayan Walter Pandiani opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 38 minutes after Emile Heskey went down in the box.
Julian Gray doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time from on-loan Jermaine Pennant's right wing cross as Birmingham's enterprise was rewarded with a deserved two goal lead at the break.
Time is running out for Liverpool to overtake Everton if manager Rafael Benitez is to achieve his minimum requirement for the season of Champions League qualification.
But he was at a loss to explain
his side's abject performance: "It was disappointing and we know we did not play a good game.
"I don't know why we played like that but we never got to the second balls and had no high tempo."
A Morten Gamst Pedersen goal and a Paul Dickov brace, including his 100th career goal, were enough to ram Norwich manager Nigel Worthington's pre-match bully taunts back down his throat as Mark Hughes' Blackburn side won 3-0 at Ewood Park.
A jubilant Hughes proclaimed his side had made a point following criticism of their rough style of play.
"It was important that we won in the manner we did. We showed everybody we are able to get the ball down and pass well and create chances."
Worthington defended his goalkeeper, Robert Green, who was at fault for two goals, but lamented his side's poor defending.
He said: "He's got to get it out of his system as he's a very good goalkeeper. I thought we started reasonably well, but, if we're defending like we've done on all three goals, we're not going to win football matches."
The improvement in Blackburn under Hughes has been remark-able and this was their fourth win and fourth clean sheet in their last eight matches, taking them eight points clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa hit Portsmouth with a sucker punch to claim all three points in a mid-table battle at Fratton Park.
A Thomas Hitzlsperger stunner secured three points for the visitors after Arjan De Zeeuw's own goal in the first half and Aiyegbeni Yakubu's leveller for Portsmouth from the penalty spot.
Villa manager David O'Leary was full of praise for his match winner, who came on as a second half substitute.
He said: "He was brought on as a sub to score a goal because I wanted to win the game and he did the job."