Chelsea’s Frank Lampard, right, tries to score unsuccessfully during their English Premier League soccer match against Arsenal at the Stamford Bridge ground in London, Sunday Dec. 10, 2006. The match ended 1-1.


“The goal was tremendous, unbelievable,” Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. “We were losing at home with five minutes to go, but we had an incredible reaction and should have won the game.”

Manchester United has an eight-point lead in the standings, but with one more game played than Chelsea. Man United, which beat Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday, has 44 points, followed by Chelsea with 36. Arsenal has 26 points.