Summary

  • First-half goals ease Arsenal to victory

  • Sanchez punishes Cahill error for Gunners' first

  • Walcott finishes sublime move for the second

  • Ozil volleys in the third from Sanchez cross

  1. Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City - reactionpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 4 April 2017

    Follow live text commentary, BBC Radio 5 live, social media analysis and images from Stamford Bridge.

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  2. Arsenal v West Hampublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 4 April 2017

    Follow live text and BBC Radio London commentary, social media and images as Arsenal host West Ham in the Premier League.

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  3. Football: Savage admits 'losing perspective' in Blackburn FA Cup tie published at 11:13 British Summer Time 4 April 2017

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Robbie Savage has admitted he wanted team-mate Morten Gamst Pederson to miss a chance for Blackburn in the 2007 FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea.

    The former Rovers captain was dreading the thought of missing out on a potential final due to a broken leg sustained at Watford earlier in the 2006/07 season.  

  4. 'Top four not as easy as it looks'published at 10:47 British Summer Time 4 April 2017

    Manager Arsene Wenger says Arsenal's struggles this season prove finishing in the Premier League's top four is "not as easy as it looks".

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  5. Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea - Leaders maintain seven-point gappublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 3 April 2017

    Follow live reaction, images analysis and social media as Chelsea beat Bournemouth.

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  6. No more twists in title race - Shearerpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 3 April 2017

    Chelsea can show their title challenge is back on track against Manchester City on Wednesday, says BBC pundit Alan Shearer.

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  7. Arsenal will soon struggle to compete with the big boyspublished at 00:23 British Summer Time 3 April 2017

    Match of the Day pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer say the 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium showed why neither Arsenal or Manchester City will win the league this season.

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  8. Can Chelsea be caught in the title race?published at 22:51 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Has any side overhauled a seven-point gap in nine games? Are teams parking the bus at Old Trafford? Which player just can't win? The weekend in stats.

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  9. Arsenal 2-2 Manchester Citypublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Arsenal twice come from behind to claim a draw which leaves them seven points behind the top four in the Premier League.

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  10. Man City forgot to play - Guardiolapublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side "forgot to play" after twice taking the lead only to be pegged back in their 2-2 Premier League draw at Arsenal.

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  11. 'I've been loyal & committed, I love this club'published at 18:36 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will "give his best" for how ever long he is at the club, following their 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

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  12. Who can make the difference?published at 17:31 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Bit of the fizz gone out of this one. The crowd making their own amusement. Can anyone from Arsenal or Manchester City conjure up the moment that makes the difference?

    Arsenal fansImage source, Reuters
  13. Poor body language from Sanchezpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Alexis Sanchez loses possession then stays down on his haunches - then lazily watches with his hands on his hips and standing still as Shkodran Mustafi does likewise.

    Not great body language at all from the Chilean.

  14. Will Arsenal ever learn?published at 16:46 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    The Gunners lift the mood with Theo Walcott's equaliser but are then suddenly all over the shop at the back as Sergio Aguero scores. Weak. Weak. Weak.

    Emirates Stadium is quiet again. How to throw away momentum in one easy lesson.

    Sergio Aguero celebratesImage source, Getty Images
  15. Arsenal coming to lifepublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Arsenal are not exactly giving Manchester City a going over - far from it - but they have actually started to give Pep Guardiola's side something to think about.

    Not seen much of Arsene Wenger but Guardiola has started to adopt one or two unusual technical area poses as he starts to get frustrated.

  16. Arsenal reeling from Man City assaultpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Manchester City are cutting through Arsenal at will - and already there are those ominous murmurs of frustration around Emirates Stadium. The Gunners need to clear their heads here.

  17. Is the Premier League title race back on?published at 16:04 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Everyone's talking about whether the Premier League title race is back on after Spurs cut Chelsea's lead to seven points.

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  18. The Wenger debate - Part 325published at 15:54 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Arsene Wenger's Arsenal future is not just a matter for daily debate - it is a matter for hourly debate.

    And we are seeing the consquences of this discussion again at Emirates Stadium today with another demonstration from a hardy, but relatively small, group of fans, and placards more at home during a General Election than a Premier League football match.

    The smart money is currently on Wenger staying - but how would that be affected if they suffer another damaging defeat against Manchester City today?

    The debate is that fluid.

    Arsenal fans protestImage source, Reuters
  19. 'These players are Wenger's sons'published at 14:36 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Martin Keown
    Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 live

    The uncertainty at Arsenal is not helping these players at all. 

    There are about 10 players whose contracts are up in 12 months' time. I think if they had won the league last year it would be different. I think they would have signed contracts and Wenger would have been able to get away with a blip season. 

    Arsene Wenger's philosophy is to shower his players with love. They play for the man and that's Wenger. You can't say anything bad about his players. They are his sons and he will protect them. When you threaten to take that love away, they will start to collapse. 

  20. 'A pivotal clash'published at 14:29 British Summer Time 2 April 2017

    Arsenal v Manchester City (16:00 BST)

    Steve Wilson
    Match of the Day commentator

    Two meetings in three weeks between Arsenal and Manchester City look pivotal to both clubs' seasons.

    If Arsene Wenger finds himself at a crossroads, so do some members of City's staff. It's hard to see anything other than a major Etihad clearout in the summer, with Pep Guardiola having judged a squad with an ageing core and found it wanting.

    Guardiola will firmly believe that a golden time lies ahead - conjuring images of Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus thrilling fans and haunting opponents.

    Think of Wenger's wonder years at Arsenal and the images are of Tony Adams, Marc Overmars, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira framed by that familiar Highbury backdrop.

    These are certainly great memories of some of the finest football played on English fields - but they are memories of a different time and a different place.