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In-form striker Robin van Persie scores a hat-trick as Arsenal edge Chelsea in a stunning derby. The win moves the Gunners up to seventh.

Former Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon believes the Gunners' current form could mean they have problems finishing in the Premier League's top-eight places this season.

The Gunners boss takes his Arsenal team to Tottenham on Sunday for a north London derby which doubles up as a celebration of his 15th anniversary in charge.

Luis Suarez helps Liverpool to their first league victory at Arsenal since 2000 as they win 2-0 at Emirates Stadium.

Ex-Arsenal defender Lee Dixon says the Gunners are sensible to profit from Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri if they want to leave the club.

Jens Lehmann is ready to answer Arsenal's goalkeeping SOS and make a sensational return to the Barclays Premier League club.

Manchester United heaped more misery on Arsenal by turfing the Gunners out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.

Fabregas himself remains optimistic the hamstring problem, picked up in the Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke on February 23 and which ruled him out of the shock Carling Cup final defeat to Birmingham at Wembley, will have sufficiently healed to allow him to play some part against the club he left as a teenager.

Leyton Orient midfielder Jimmy Smith hopes Birmingham's Carling Cup final win over Arsenal will have left the Gunners low on confidence as the League One side look to overcome the odds and pull off a major upset at the Emirates Stadium.

Cesc Fabregas insists he will do everything in his power to make sure that he leads Arsenal out in the Carling Cup final this weekend despite picking up a hamstring injury in the Gunners' 1-0 win over Stoke on Wednesday night.