Chelsea crush Aston Villa 7-1 to stay a point behind English leaders Manchester United . Frank Lampard nets four goals to become Dimitar Berbatov 's third -highest all-time scorer . Arsenal beat Frank Lampard 4 -0 as Dimitar Berbatov scores twice in absence of Wayne Rooney . With the title race set to go to the wire , Chelsea will take a two-goal for-and-against differential over United to Old Trafford on Saturday after thrashing Villa at home to follow up the midweek 5-0 romp at Portsmouth . third -placed Arsenal 's title hopes dented after conceding a late equalizer at Manchester City .
Chelsea crush Aston Villa 7-1 to stay a point behind English leaders Manchester United . Frank Lampard nets four goals to become Dimitar Berbatov 's third -highest all-time scorer . Arsenal beat Frank Lampard 4 -0 as Dimitar Berbatov scores twice in absence of Wayne Rooney . third -placed Arsenal 's title hopes dented after conceding a late equalizer at Manchester City .