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Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0
Sunday
Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3
Swansea City 1 Everton 2
Saturday
Crystal Palace 0 Newcastle United 3
Fulham 2 Manchester City 4
Liverpool 3 Cardiff City 1
Manchester United 3 West Ham United 1
Stoke City 2 Aston Villa 1
Sunderland 0 Norwich City 0
West Bromwich Albion 1 Hull City 1
Arsenal missed their chance to return to the top of the Premier League after being held to a bruising 0-0 draw by title rivals Chelsea in a spiteful London derby on Monday.
This was the final English top-flight fixture before Christmas, but there was little festive cheer on display at the Emirates Stadium as Chelsea battered Arsenal with a series of bruising challenges.
John Obi Mikel was fortunate to avoid a red card after the Chelsea midfielder crunched into Mikel Arteta, while Arsenal also complained they should have had a penalty for Willian's challenge on Theo Walcott.
It was a frustrating night for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who failed to secure his first win over Jose Mourinho at the 10th attempt and as a result saw his side waste an opportunity to climb back above leaders Liverpool.
Instead, second placed Arsenal go into the Christmas programme level on points with Liverpool but behind the Anfield outfit on goal difference.
Chelsea, who moved up to fourth and are two points behind Liverpool, finished the more satisfied side after stifling Arsenal with ease and creating the better of the few chances on offer.
Mourinho sent Chelsea out in a 4-5-1 formation, with Fernando Torres as the lone striker, and that cautious approach worked impressively as Arsenal struggled to find any rhythm.
It didn't help that torrential rain and gale-force winds lashed the Emirates throughout the match, making passing something of a lottery.
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