LONDON: Chelsea took advantage of Manchester United's slip-up away to Everton when they won 2-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers this morning to go four points clear of the champions at the top of the Premier League.

LISBON: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas was left to rue “scandalous schoolboy” goals after they went down 2-1 to Porto in the Champions League last 16 first leg clash at Estadio do Dragao this morning.

LONDON: Arsene Wenger maintains there can be no excuses if injury-hit Arsenal fail to deliver in their clash against Porto in the last 16 first leg match at Estadio do Dragao tomorrow (3.45am).

The Gunners headed to Portugal without five first-team regulars — including goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and Russian playmaker Andrey Arshavin.

LONDON: Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas urged people to stop linking him to Barcelona but that looks unlikely to happen. The Fabregas to Barcelona story has been recycled numerous times over the past few years and reports emanating from Spain this week claimed the influential midfielder has already agreed to join the Catalans in the summer. Barca moved quickly to rubbish the rumours, however, and Fabregas did the same.

LONDON: Arsenal breathed new life into their Premier League title hopes with a 1-0 win over Liverpool in a hard fought match at Emirates Stadium this morning.

LONDON: Under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger slammed the Press after criticism from Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack. Following Sunday's 2-0 loss which left the Gunners some nine points off the leaders, Wenger congratulated Chelsea on their efficiency but also claimed "we didn't get a demonstration of football".

Ballack responded by taunting the Gunners' inability to win big matches and to vary their tactics, declaring: "It is always the same style. If you play tactics like we did, you can beat them."

LONDON: Arsenal winger Theo Walcott believes they need to find the killer instinct if they are to stay in the title race. The Gunners saw their championship challenge suffer a massive blow after losing 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last Sunday to slip nine points behind the Blues.

LONDON: Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech believes their 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday has ruled the Gunners out of the Premier League title race. Two goals by Didier Drogba sealed three points for the Blues and put them nine points clear of third-placed Gunners.

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger conceded the Gunners were now "outsiders" for the title after losing 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this morning. Two goals in the firsthalf from Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba gave Chelsea the victory to help them move nine points clear of the Gunners.

However, Wenger refused to rule his team out of the title race and is optimistic Arsenal's rivals will drop further points before the end of the season.

LONDON: Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has refused to rule Arsenal out of the Premier League title race ahead of the London derby showdown at Stamford Bridge on Monday (12am).

The Gunners trail leaders Chelsea by six points with last weekend’s 3-1 defeat by Manchester United at Emirates appearing to bring their pursuit of the crown to a demoralising halt.