Veteran keeper Edwin van Der Sar preserved the lead with a flying save from Fabrice Muamba , but the Dutchman was lucky to avoid an embarrassing moment when the home side took a quick corner while he was well out of his goal arguing with the referee . Chelsea crush Aston Villa 7 - 1 to stay a point behind English champions Manchester United . Frank Lampard nets four goals to become Chelsea 's third - highest all - time scorer . United beat Bolton 4 - 0 as Dimitar Berbatov scores twice in place of Wayne Rooney . Third - placed Arsenal 's title hopes end after missing a late penalty at Birmingham .
Chelsea crush Aston Villa 7 - 1 to stay a point behind English champions Manchester United . Frank Lampard nets four goals to become Chelsea 's third - highest all - time scorer . United beat Bolton 4 - 0 as Dimitar Berbatov scores twice in place of Wayne Rooney . Third - placed Arsenal 's title hopes end after missing a late penalty at Birmingham .