Arsenal (4 - 1) Liverpool

A stunning eight-minute first-half spell from Arsenal moved them into second spot in the Barclays Premier League with 4-1 win over Liverpool.
The Emirates Stadium faithful were treated to three goals shortly before the break as manager of the month Arsene Wenger's claims of still being in the title race gained substantial credibility, with his side having won 10 of their last 11 top-flight matches.

Hector Bellerin was the unlikely scorer of the 37th-minute opener and his curled effort sparked a match-winning period of dominance. Mesut Ozil was next to contribute, arrowing home a stunning free-kick, with Alexis Sanchez completing a sobering end to the half for Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool.
Raheem Sterling won a penalty late in the second half, converted by Jordan Henderson, but there was no way back as Liverpool's UEFA Champions League hopes were hit, the visitors' disappointing afternoon compounded when Emre Can was dismissed and Olivier Giroud added a fourth in stoppage time.
Yet the match could have been different if Lazar Markovic had found his passing range in the 20th minute, when his pass when through on goal to Sterling , who was starting up front in place of Daniel Sturridge, was misplaced.
Arsenal started much the brighter as the visitors nervily conceded possession in dangerous areas early on. Joe Allen was the first to err inside 30 seconds, giving the ball away when facing his own goal, with Sanchez ultimately shooting wide from 20 yards.
Simon Mignolet was called upon to save from Santi Cazorla and then Aaron Ramsey, the latter having been sent clear by Kolo Toure's mistake.
Liverpool's moment came and went when Markovic drew the attention of David Ospina, only to misplace his simple square pass for Sterling, the ball narrowly eluding the forward with only the unguarded net in front of him.
It heralded a promising spell of play for Rodgers' men, in which Sterling fired wide and Henderson was agonisingly close to collecting a cross from the 20-year-old inside the box.
Having failed to make that pressure count, Liverpool were punished three times in quick succession. First, Bellerin cut in from the right to curl a shot past Mignolet, who then saw Ozil's precise free-kick sail into the same corner three minutes later.
The match as a contest was effectively ended when Sanchez rifled home from the edge of the box.
Sturridge was introduced for Markovic at the break, but Arsenal continued to force the issue. The in-form Giroud had a header that brought an excellent save from Mignolet.
Ospina denied Can at the other end before Sterling was hacked down in the box by Bellerin, who had been shown a yellow card.
Henderson just squeezed his 76th-minute spot-kick past Ospina, but Liverpool's hopes of a comeback were dashed when Can lunged in on Danny Welbeck to earn his second booking, with Giroud's 10th goal in as many matches wrapping up an excellent afternoon for Arsenal.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "It was a first half of quality on both sides. We had a strong start with big intensity. The keeper kept them in the game for a while.
"They had a good chance before we scored our first goal, but we were focused and clinical. If you look at the table and see the number of goals we've scored, it's not a coincidence.
"We look up, yes, but we look even more game by game because, as I told you before the game, we need 100% results and the only way to get that is to focus on the next one. We need other teams to have a weakness and we cannot master that."
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "It'll be very, very difficult now [a top-four finish]. It was a game we needed to take something from and obviously it's a disappointing scoreline for us.
"Right from kick-off we were too negative. We put ourselves under a little bit of pressure and in first 10 minutes they had decent control of the game. After that we were the better team and created the better chances. We were looking to go in half-time maybe 0-0 or in front, but then we defend very poorly for all three goals really.
"I thought Raheem [Sterling] was outstanding in all fairness. I thought the kid done great."

Club	Pld	Pts
Chelsea	30	68
Arsenal	31	63
Man Utd	31	62
Man City	30	61
Liverpool	31	54
Southampton	31	53
Spurs	30	53
Swansea	31	46
Stoke	31	43
West Ham	31	42
Everton	31	37
Crystal Palace	30	36
Newcastle	30	35
West Brom	31	33
Hull	31	28
Aston Villa	31	28
Sunderland	30	26
QPR	31	25
Burnley	30	25
Leicester	30	22