Van Persie double sees Arsenal beat Chelsea
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(CNN) — Arsenal threw the English title race wide open with a 2-1 victory over leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea led through a Johan Djourou own goal at halftime, but two goals by Dutch international Robin Van Persie in three minutes gave Arsenal a much-needed win.

Arsenal stuns Blues; United wins Manchester derby
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MANCHESTER, England: Chelsea lost ground in the Premier League title race Sunday after being upset 2-1 by Arsenal, enabling defending champion Manchester United to close the gap to five points with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City.

Van Persie at the double as Arsenal stun Chelsea in Premier League football
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LONDON (AFP) — Robin van Persie rocketed Arsenal back into the English Premier League title race with a quickfire double that stunned leaders Chelsea in a 2-1 away win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. In a keenly-contested London derby filled with end-to-end action, the Blues were 1-0 up thanks to Switzerland defender Johan Djourou’s 30th-minute own goal.

Furious Scolari wants ref apology
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Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has demanded an apology from the officials for allowing Robin van Persie’s first goal in the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal. The Dutch striker’s first of two goals appeared to be offside but the goal was allowed to stand by referee Mike Dean.

Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
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Arsenal’s up and down season is in the ascendancy again after Robin van Persie struck twice in three second-half minutes to stun Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Johan Djourou turned Jose Bosingwa’s cross into his own net after 31 minutes to give Chelsea the lead as Arsenal’s title challenge looked to be in danger of suffering a potentially fatal blow.

Scowling Scolari needs a rethink
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Defeat to Arsenal means Luiz Felipe Scolari is facing his first big test as Chelsea manager and there are plenty of people waiting to see how the volatile Brazilian handles it.

Until a few weeks ago everything was sweetness and light at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea set the pace in the Premier League title race. They were scoring goals for fun and Scolari was seen as a breath of fresh air with his jovial manner.