Sunderland 1 Arsenal 0

West Ham 2 Arsenal 2

Manchester City 4 Arsenal 2

Arsene Wenger admits he is surprised at how quickly Thomas Vermaelen has settled in to his Arsenal defence.

Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0

Wigan 1 Arsenal 4

Everton 1 Arsenal 1

Cardiff 0 Arsenal 0

Arsenal 0 Fenerbahce 0

ARSENE WENGER is recognised as one of the more intelligent blokes in football and has had plenty of practice of piling praise on his team but his reasoning for his young Arsenal side’s impressive start to the campaign is not complex.

Cameroon international Alexandre Song has signed what Arsenal describe as a “long-term” contract with the London club.

Arsenal put themselves in the driving seat for the Barclays Premier League title by defeating Blackburn last night but manager Arsene Wenger insists the race is far from over.

Reigning champions Egypt got their African Nations Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a 4-2 hammering of much-fancied Cameroon in Group C.

Darren Fletcher has committed himself to Manchester United, optimistic he will end the season as a Premier League champion once more.

Premier League leaders Arsenal will have defender Philippe Senderos (knee) available for tomorrow’s clash with Birmingham at Emirates Stadium.

Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal will check on the fitness of defender Philippe Senderos (knee) ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Birmingham at Emirates Stadium.

Charlton 0 Tottenham 2

CHARLTON picked up another point in their battle for Premiership survival following a goalless draw against Reading at The Valley – but will know it should have been more.

Charlton 0 Reading 0

England striker Darren Bent rifled home an 85th-minute penalty to clinch three priceless points for Charlton at The Valley.

Charlton have a doubt over on-loan midfielder Alexandre Song (hamstring) ahead of the visit of Wigan.

Watford moved off the bottom of the Premiership for the first time since early December but the 2-2 draw with Charlton effectively pushes both sides nearer to the drop.

Charlton 4 West Ham 0

Wayne Rooney kept his nerve when it mattered today to ease Manchester United to a unconvincing win over Charlton.

Charlton manager Alan Pardew will not risk striker Darren Bent in tomorrow’s daunting Barclays Premiership meeting with Manchester United.

Charlton could be unchanged for the visit of champions Chelsea in the Barclays Premiership tomorrow.

Charlton have secured the loan signing of Arsenal youngster Alexandre Song until the end of the season.

Liverpool 3 Arsenal 6

Everton 1 Arsenal 0

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has vowed to look right through the January transfer window.

Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos will make his comeback in the Carling Cup trip to West Brom, having been sidelined since June when he dislocated a shoulder in World Cup action for Switzerland.

Reading 0 Arsenal 4

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he wants England full-back Ashley Cole to stay at the club.

Sol Campbell returned to the Arsenal side for the first time in 10 weeks in the Barclays Premiership match at Portsmouth tonight.

SOL CAMPBELL will miss tomorrow’s Premiership clash against Bolton because of an ankle injury and could be out for “two or three weeks”, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed.

Arsene Wenger cannot promise supporters he will match Arsenal’s title rivals by entering the transfer market during the January window.

Arsenal are targeting a midfielder from the French league during the January transfer window, club scout Gilles Grimandi has revealed.

Midfielder Alexander Hleb will not be risked tomorrow at Bolton after recovering from a long-term knee injury, but is still set to start against Ajax in the Champions League next week.

Arsenal will be forced to cope without Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy until at least the new year, with the England full-back now ruled out of action for another six weeks.

FC Thun 0 Arsenal 1

Arsenal had already done the hard work in the Champions League with four straight victories, so it was of little surprise to see them stroll through this 1-0 win over 10-man FC Thun on a bitterly cold night in Switzerland.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has every confidence his young Gunners can rise to the challenge of Champions League football against FC Thun tonight.