Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger played up his team's Premier League title credentials after a hard-fought win against West Ham sent them to the top of the league. The Gunners will slip back if either Manchester United or Chelsea win their games in hand but the long-serving manager hailed his young team's maturity after playing half off Saturday's ...

Manuel Almunia was Arsenal's hero as the Gunners returned to the top of the Premier League by beating West Ham 2-0 on Saturday, despite playing the entire second half with ten men. Almunia saved an Alessandro Diamanti penalty just before half-time after centre-back Thomas Vermaelen had been sent off for a professional foul on Guillermo Franco. That ensured Arsenal ...

Manuel Almunia was Arsenal's hero as the Gunners returned to the top of the Premier League by beating West Ham 2-0 on Saturday, despite playing the entire second half with ten men. Almunia saved an Alessandro Diamanti penalty just before half-time after centre-back Thomas Vermaelen had been sent off for a professional foul on Guillermo Franco. That ensured Arsenal ...

An inspired cameo by Eidur Gudjohnsen helped Tottenham to a 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke that edges Harry Redknapp's side another step closer to Champions League football next season. On a day when Aston Villa, one of Spurs' rivals for the coveted place among Europe's elite, needed a late equaliser to draw 2-2 with Wolves, Tottenham consolidated their ...