Chelsea on roll but Arsenal keep pace

Chelsea, boosted by a slice of good fortune for substitute Joe Cole's winner, continued their surge towards a first Premier League title wit...

Chelsea, boosted by a slice of good fortune for substitute Joe Cole’s winner, continued their surge towards a first Premier League title with a battling 1-0 victory at Liverpool on Saturday.

The England midfielder’s low drive from distance deflected in off Jamie Carragher 10 minutes from time to hand Jose Mourinho’s side their third win in the hectic holiday programme and a perfect start to their centenary year.

Arsenal battled hard to take home the points to keep up the pressure on leaders Chelsea. Fredrik Ljungberg’s opener was cancelled out by a thunderous free kick on the stroke of halftime by Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri. But the Sweden international finished off a slick move to put Arsenal back in front before Dutchman Robin van Persie added a third. Cole, scoring for the second successive game, had hit the winner in Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in October.

On as a 76th-minute replacement for Damien Duff, Cole was well positioned to latch on to Glen Johnson’s cushioned header from Arjen Robben’s corner. The deflection off Carragher wrong-footed Jerzy Dudek and flew in.

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