Arsenal leads English soccer after win

Press, 28 December 1988, Page 31

Arsenal leads English soccer after win

NZPA-Reuter London Two goals by the new England striker, Brian Marwood, gave Arsenal a 3-2 away victory over Charlton and sent it to the top of the English soccer first division on Monday.

After converting a penalty in the first half, Marwood appeared to have clinched Arsenal’s win with his second 13 minutes from the end as four goals came in a hectic 10-minute spell. With Norwich not playing until today, Arsenal needed a win to replace it as leader. The Gunners took their tally to 34 points from 17 matches, one ahead of Norwich which plays bottom-of-the-table West Ham today. Their rapidly-improving London neighbours, Tottenham, missed a twentieth-min-ute penalty as it allowed visitor, Luton, to take a point in a goalless draw. The league champion, Liverpool, beaten at home last week by Norwich, revived its title hopes with a win at Derby where the striker, lan Rush, scored the only goal of the match in the seventeenth minute. Results of British soccer matches played on Monday: ENGLAND Division one; Aston Villa 2, Queen's Park Rangers 1, Charlton 2, Arsenal 3; Derby 0 Liverpool 1; Everton 2, Middlesbrough 1; Manchester United 2, Nottingham Forest 0- Sheffield Wednesday 1, Newcastle 2; Southampton 2, Coventry 2; Tottenham 0, Luton 0; Wimbeldon 1, Millwall 0. Playing today: Norwich v. West Ham. . Division two: Brighton 3, Crystal Palace 1: Chelsea 3,

Ipswich 0; Hull 1, Bradford 1; Leeds 2, Blackburn 0; Leicester 0, Bournemouth 1; Oldham 1, Westßromwich 3; Shrewsbury 0, Birmingham 0; Stoke 3, Manchester City 1; Sunderland 1, Barnsley 0; Swindon 1, Plymouth 0; Walsall 1, Oxford 5; Watford 1, Portsmouth 0. _ , , Division three: Brentford 1. Blackpool 0; Bristol Rovers 0, Wolverhampton 0; Bury 2, Bristol City 1; Cardiff 2, Swansea 2; Chester 1, Wigan 0- Chesterfield 1, Huddersfield 1; Gillingham 0, Fulham 1; Mansfield 0, Port Vale I; Notts County 1, Sheffield United 4; Preston 3, Bolton 1; Reading 3, Aidershot 1; Southend 2, Northampton 1. Division four: Burnley 1, Wrexham 3; Cambridge 0, Doncaster 0; Carlisle 1, Rochdale 0; Colchester 1, Peterborough 2; Darlington 0, Halifax 2; Exeter 3, Hereford 1; Leyton Orient 2, Tranmere 0; Lincoln 2, Grimsby 2; Rotherham 1, Crewe 2; Scarborough 0, York 0; Scunthorpe 1, Hartlepool 1; Torquay 2, Stockport 1.

Division one P W D L F A Pt Arsenal 17 10 4 3 37 20 34 Norwich 17 9 6 2 26 18 33 L'pool 18 7 7 4 22 13 28 Millwall 17 7 6 4 28 21 27 Everton 17 7 6 4 22 16 27 Covtry 18 7 6 5 21 17 27 Derby 17 7 5 5 20 13 26 Sthptn 18 6 8 4 31 27 26 Man Utd 18 5 9 4 22 16 24 Villa 18 5 8 5 28 27 23 Spurs 18 5 7 6 28 28 22 Forest 18 4 10 4 20 23 22 ShefWed 17 5 6 6 15 18 21 Midsbro 18 6 3 9 23 31 21 Q.P.R. 18 5 5 8 18 18 20 Luton 18 4 8 6 17 18 20 Wimbn 17 5 4 8 17 26 19 N’cstle 18 4 5 9 16 32 17

Charlton 18 3 7 8 19 31 16 WestH 17 3 4 10 14 31 13 Division two P W D L F A Pt Chelsea 22 11 7 4 43 23 40 W.B.A. 22 11 7 4 38 20 40 Bkburn 22 12 3 7 36 28 39 Watford . 22 11 5 6 34 22 38 ManCty 22 10 7 5 31 22 37 Ptsmth 22 9 8 5 34 25 35 Brnmth 22 10 4 8 26 24 34 Bnsley 22 9 6 7 29 27 33 Sdland 22 7 10 5 30 26 31 Stoke 22 8 7 7 25 33 31 Leeds 22 7 9 6 26 22 30 Swindon 21 7 9 5 29 28 30 Ipswich 22 93 10 29 29 30 Palace 21 7 8 6 30 28 29 Plym 22 8 5 9 30 34 29 Leicster 22 7 8 7 26 31 29 Oxford 22 7 6 9 36 33 27 Bradfd 22 5 10 7 23 28 25 Hull 22 6 7 9 26 34 25 Oldham 22 5 8 9 34 37 23 Shsby 22 4 10 8 18 28 22 Brighton 22 6 3 13 28 39 21 B’ham 22 3 6 13 16 42 15 W’sall 22 2 8 12 19 33 14 Division three P W D L F A Pt Wolves 20 13 4 3 47 23 43 PtVale 19 12 4 3 44 19 40 ShefUtd 19 12 2 5 46 23 38 Bury 20 10 4 6 34 27 34 Swansea 20 9 7 4 29 24 34 BrisRvs 20 9 6 5 37 27 33 Fulham 20 10 3 7 30 27 33 Chester 20 9 6 5 33 31 33 Preston 20 8 7 5 34 29 31 BrisCty 20 8 6 6 25 23 30 Reading 20 8 5 7 33 30 29 Brentfrd 20 8 5 7 26 24 29 Hudfld 20 8 4 8 25 30 28 Mansfld 20 6 9 5 24 26 27 Bolton 20 7 5 8 31 27 26 Sthend 21 6 6 9 26 38 24 Bl’pool 20 5 8 7 25 22 23 Cardiff 17 5 6 6 21 26 21 Notts C. 19 4 8 7 21 25 20 Nthamp. 20 6 1 13 29 35 19 Wigan 21 4 6 11 23 30 18 Gilling. 20 5 1 14 18 33 16 Aidshot 19 2 6 11 16 39 12 Chsterf. 19 2 3 14 10 49 9