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Arsenal thrashed Middlesbrough 7-0 to gain ground in the race for Champions League places on Saturday as fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 at Liverpool.
Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick and there were also goals for Philippe Senderos, Robert Pires, Gilberto Silva and Alexander Hleb as Arsenal moved to 37 points.
After second-placed Manchester United lost 3-1 at Manchester City in the day’s early match, Liverpool moved within a point of United with two games in hand after Harry Kewell’s first goal for more than a year took them to 44. Elsewhere on Saturday, Everton won 1-0, at Portsmouth, West Ham United won 2-1 at Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic beat Birmingham City 2-0 while Fulham beat Newcastle United 1-0.
