| 1. | City stayed on 26 points and the Toffies improved to 23,
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| 2. | The Toffies have 10 points with Villa also on 10.
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| 3. | The Toffies entered the match as the only Premier League team without an away loss.
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| 4. | The Toffies fell 2-0 at Bolton with goals from Per Frandsen and Youri Djorkaeff.
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| 5. | The Toffies will be without defender Gary Naysmith, who is recover from an ankle injury.
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| 6. | On Sunday he scored after only 18 minutes to give the Toffies a 1-0 lead.
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| 7. | Everton manager David Moyes said the Toffies were capable of playing this well until the end of the season.
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| 8. | If Manchester United beats Liverpool on Sunday and Everton defeats Newcastle, the Toffies will move above their crosstown rivals.
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| 9. | The win was the Toffies first in the league since Christmas and moved the Liverpool team away from relegation danger.
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| 10. | The Toffies have 23 points, just behind leader Chelsea ( 29 ) and defending champion Arsenal ( 27 ).
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