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Russian international Andrei Arshavin has now risen to 3rd place in the FTBL ranking of forwards in the English Premier League after another big win for Arsenal, this time against No. 4 Aston Villa. He now trails only Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney

Aston Villa’s U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of keepers in the English Premier League after Chelsea’s Petr Cech dropped 3.5 points in the goalless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday in league action.

Arsenal’s Russian international Andrei Arshavin (left) will face a plank of just 1 rating point to beat in the home game against No. 4 Aston Villa next Sunday and could substantially improve his current FTBL score of 152.12 points.

Aston Villa narrowly defeated Stoke City 1:0 at Villa Park yesterday in the English Premier League, allowing Ireland international Richard Dunne to pick up more than 10 rating points and, for the first time, break into the top tier (6th spot) of the FTBL

Three straight games without conceding a single goal have allowed Aston Villa’s U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel to soar in the FTBL rankings.