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Sat 04 Apr 2007Ferguson criticises fixture schedulingAlex Ferguson has hit out at the crazy fixture scheduling he believes has handed Chelsea an unfair boost in the race for the Premiership title.Although Manchester United remain in pole position, six points clear with just seven games left heading into today's evening clash with Portsmouth, Chelsea are strongly fancied to halve the deficit against Tottenham a few hours earlier.