Sedangkan Chelsea mempertahankan peluang mempertahankan gelar dengan kemenangan 1-0 atas Reading di Stamford Bridge lewat gol tunggal Michael Ballack sedangkan musim kompetisi Liverpool dari buruk ke semakin buruk ketika kalah 0-1 di West Ham United.
Chelsea maintained their title challenge with a 1-0 victory over Reading at Stamford Bridge with Michael Ballack on target while Liverpool's league season went from bad to worse with a 1-0 defeat at West Ham United.