6-0 Gunners gunned down by chelsea
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed his side ‘came to kill’ after they destroyed 10-man Arsenal 6-0 in Arsene Wenger’s 1,000th game in charge.
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Mourinho, who now boasts an 11-game unbeaten record against his bitter rival, saw his leaders roar into a 2-0 lead after just seven minutes courtesy of goals from Samuel Eto'o and the outstanding Andre Schurrle.
The Stamford Bridge clash between the Premier League title rivals was effectively over after 17 minutes with leaders Chelsea three goals to the good and the Gunners a man down.
Samuel Eto'o and Andre Schurrle had already scored before Eden Hazard saw his shot pushed away from goal by the hand of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Referee Andre Marriner awarded a spot-kick, but inexplicably brandished the red card in the face of a bemused Kieran Gibbs, before Hazard made no mistake from the spot.
Oscar scored either side of the interval before Mohamed Salah added a humiliating sixth to leave Arsenal back on the fringes of the title race, with Mourinho admitting his side's lightning start made the difference, although he still refuses to accept they are title favourites.
"We got the result with some numbers which are special for our fans, which makes it even more beautiful.
Manchester City strolled to a 5-0 victory over Fulham as Yaya Toure netted a hat-trick at the Etihad Stadium to keep their Premier League title bid on track.
City struggled to find their best form in the first half but Toure provided the crucial breakthrough in the 26th minute with a coolly-taken penalty after Alvaro Negredo had been fouled by Fernando Amorebieta
Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick and Martin Skrtel struck twice as Liverpool underlined their Barclays Premier League title credentials after a 6-3 win over Cardiff City in a thrilling encounter in south Wales.
Brendan Rodgers' team went behind on two occasions in the first half as Jordan Mutch and then Fraizer Campbell struck for relegation-threatened Cardiff.
But Skrtel claimed Liverpool's second equaliser just before the break following Suarez's 16th-minute effort from close range before Cardiff were finished off during a devastating six-minute spell. — Skysports