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FULL TIME: ARSENAL 3-0 LIVERPOOL: It's more away-day misery for Liverpool who have still not scored away from home in the Premiership since the opening day. Arsenal move up to third thanks to the win.
Adebayor almost grabs a fourth but Reina makes a smart save.
Van Persie makes way for Emmanuel Adebayor.
Bellamy sees a close-range header ruled out for offside. It looks to be a tight decision.
Daniel Agger replaces Hyypia.
ARSENAL 3-0 LIVERPOOL (GALLAS): Gallas ghosts in to nod home van Persie's corner to seal victory for the Gunners.
Arsenal force a corner as they look to put the gloss on a well-deserved victory.
Pennant makes the wrong kind of impact by fouling Flamini.
Van Persie sees a penalty appeal waved away.
There doesn't seem to be any way back for the Reds who look like they are going to suffer more away-day misery.
The referee has just taken a blow to the inner thigh area and needs a rub down! He is also getting treatment for cramp in his calf.
Bellamy is on for Crouch.
Alonso is booked for a foul on Toure.
Gael Clichy goes on a great run but can't get a shot off. The ball breaks to van Persie but his shot is saved. Gerrard then sees an effort deflected on to the roof of the net at the other end.
Arsenal's goals have come from the unlikeliest of sources but the game should suit them even more as Liverpool chase the match.
Pennant now gets the chance to show Wenger he was wrong to sell him to Birmingham a couple of seasons ago.
Pennant is on for the ineffectual Gonzalez.
Carragher has just made a nasty challenge against van Persie but the referee decides against a second yellow card. Carragher can count himself lucky.
Liverpool were enjoying a decent spell but Arsenal prove to be ruthless opponents.
ARSENAL 2-0 LIVERPOOL (TOURE): Toure storms up from the back to latch on to van Persie's pass before slotting home from 20 yards.
Henry springs the offside trap but Reina is too alert and makes the clearance to keep his side in it.
The Gunners have just sprung forward for the first time in the second half but it all breaks down.
Gerrard drills a shot just over from 20 yards as Liverpool enjoy a good start to the second half.
Kuyt's ball flashes across the area but there's no support arriving and Arsenal clear the danger. Gonzalez eventually gets a ball in but Almunia makes the claim.
Liverpool restart play looking to get back on terms against an Arsenal side enjoying a half-time lead at the Emirates Stadium.
HALF TIME: ARSENAL 1-0 LIVERPOOL: Arsenal just about shaded the first half and got their reward when Flamini was on hand to open the scoring. Crouch will be left to rue his goal that was chalked off for offside.
Liverpool force a free-kick which they work to Alonso but his shot can't find a way through to Almunia's goal.
Flamini is needlessly booked for leaving the pitch to celebrate his goal.
ARSENAL 1-0 LIVERPOOL (FLAMINI): Flamini celebrates his return to the side by sweeping home Fabregas' cross six yards out after good work from Hleb.
Riise is forced to hurdle a strong challenge from Henry after the Frenchman lost control of the ball 20 yards out.
Henry comes off second best under a challenge from Alonso but the referee waves play on.
Gallas is forced into a last-ditch tackle after a promising four-man move by the Reds.
Liverpool win a corner which is taken by Gonzalez to Alonso on the edge of the box but it all breaks down and is a real waste.
Carragher is cautioned for catching Henry late.
Both defences are on top at the moment and it's hard to see where an opening goal is going to come from at the moment.
For all the attacking play from both sides, neither goalkeeper has really been tested yet.
Zenden scoops over from 18 yards from a well-worked free-kick routine. It's fairly even at the moment.
Gonzalez is released down the left but even he is not speedy enough to keep the ball in play.
Henry skips past Steve Finnan but Reina saves at the near post. Great skill from Henry to beat Finnan though.
The home crowd is urging the Gunners forward but Liverpool hold firm for now.
Henry's left-footed cross nearly finds Hleb but John Arne Riise clears for a corner.
The Reds are starting to give a good account of themselves after a strong start from the Gunners.
Steven Gerrard forces a corner after looking for Crouch with a cross. Mark Gonzalez takes it but it is too strong for Sami Hyypia and goes out for a goal kick.
Both sides have got their passing games going and Kuyt has just drilled a shot in but it's a comfortable save for Almunia.
Reina comes out to punch clear with Henry looking to get on the end of a cross to the edge of the box.
The game is now swinging from end to end as Liverpool start to get into the match.
Jamie Carragher almost gives the ball away after dithering but the Reds burst forward and Peter Crouch thinks he's scored but the striker is offside.
Alexander Hleb sees a shot saved after Mathieu Flamini fails to get his head on the effort.Alexander Hleb sees a shot saved after Mathieu Flamini fails to get his head on the effort.
Xabi Alonso gets a first and final warning for a foul in midfield.
It's been all Arsenal so far and back-up keeper Almunia has yet to touch the ball.
The home crowd is chanting 'There's only one Arsene Wenger' in clear support of the Frenchman after his bust-up with Alan Pardew.
Liverpool are in their all-yellow change strip with Arsenal in their traditional red shirt with white sleeves.
Van Persie's handball set up a goalscoring opportunity for the Dutchman but the referee made the right decision.
Van Persie picks up his fifth Premiership booking of the season after handballing the ball past Reina on the edge of the area.
Robin Van Persie has taken up a position wide on the left with Thierry Henry up front on his own.
Arsenal get the game underway after the crowd observe a minutes' silence for Remembrance Sunday.
The Reds have not won away in the Premiership this season and haven't even managed a goal from open play. Arsenal are unbeaten in the league at their new Emirates Stadium home.
Arsenal are without Jens Lehmann who has a sore throat so Manuel Almunia comes into the starting XI. Liverpool include Bolo Zenden for Momo Sissoko who has a dislocated shoulder and is out for three months.
Arsenal moved into the top three of the Premiership with a well-deserved 3-0 win over Liverpool. In a game considered to be one that neither team could afford to lose, Arsene Wenger's side wore down the opposition and, in the end, the margin of victory should have been wider. Rafael Benitez's team played well in patches, but eventually run out of steam and ended up chasing shadows as the Gunners out-passed and out-witted their visitors. Both teams began the encounter in attacking mode and it was the Gunners that had the ball in the net in the third minute when Robin van Persie broke into the Liverpool half with a trail of defenders in his wake. The Dutch striker got to the bouncing ball before Pepe Reina and then coolly slotted the ball home. Unfortunately for the Gunners, referee Mark Clattenburg spotted the use of a hand by the Arsenal attacker and the goal was ruled out with van Persie picking up a yellow card for his indiscretion. The game ebbed and flowed as both sides went in search of all the points. Liverpool went close on 11 minutes when Dirk Kuyt seized on a defensive error inside the Arsenal area, but his attempt at lifting the ball over Manuel Almunia flew over and wide of the goal. Alexander Hleb tested Reina at the other end with a well-struck curling shot on the right side of the area a minute later and immediately after that it was Liverpool that suffered the disappointment of a disallowed goal. The lively Kuyt got away from his marker on the right side of the area to drill in a low cross for Peter Crouch who gleefully turned the ball into the net. Unfortunately for the England striker, he was two yards offside. Almunia, a late replacement for Jens Lehmann who was sent home with a throat infection, was happy to gather a 20-yard shot from Kuyt on 19 minutes to settle any of his nerves. The high tempo was maintained by both sides and Thierry Henry sent a fierce shot in to Reina's midriff on 25 minutes and Bolo Zenden was on the end of a clever Mark Gonzalez free-kick, but his curling shot on the turn brushed the crossbar. Henry should have done better with a fit-again Emmanuel Eboue's pin-point cross on 34 minutes but, while the Gunners skipper got up well, his header lacked any power, direction or conviction. Arsenal took the lead on 41 minutes after some clever build-up play by Hleb who picked up Cesc Fabregas' intelligent run into the area with a wonderfully weighted reverse pass for the young Spaniard to accelerate on to. Fabregas then pulled a pass across into the box where Mathieu Flamini was able to dig the ball out from slightly behind himself and direct it into the net for his first goal of the season. Both teams began the second half tentatively as the ball spent most of the time in the middle of the park. Kolo Toure continued to join the attack at every opportunity with Gilberto Silva stepping back in to defence as cover. Almost predictably it was Toure who doubled Arsenal's lead on 56 minutes as a reward for his endeavour. Fabregas won possession in the middle of the Liverpool half and found van Persie on the edge of the visitors area. The Gunners striker then picked out Toure's run into the box as he threaded a defence-splitting pass for the Ivorian to run onto. Once in the box, Toure calmly shot into the net through the legs of the on-coming Reina. Liverpool continued to press forward and Zenden headed just over from a Steven Gerrard free-kick. The game quickened and the chances at each end became more regular. The speedy Gael Clichy broke from his own half on a mazy run that culminated in him being upended just outside the area, but the ball spilled to van Persie whose shot was well-claimed by Reina. Within seconds the ball was at the feet of Gerrard whose 25-yard effort took a deflection on the way past Almunia, but dipped just too late. With the 2-0 cushion, the Gunners began to play keep ball, taking their time in mounting attacks. On 80 minutes Fabregas won a corner by conning John Arne Riise into making the final touch. The resultant set-piece was taken by van Persie whose inswinger found the unmarked William Gallas who headed home from just two yards out. Craig Bellamy had a headed goal ruled out for offside in the 84th minute and that was as close as Benitez's side got to reducing the arrears. The Gunners on the other hand should have been 4-0 up when late substitute Emmanuel Adebayor broke from inside the Arsenal half and raced towards the Liverpool goal but, with just Reina to beat, he hit his shot straight at the Spanish keeper, but the points were already secured as the Gunners' move up the table continues.
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