Arsene Wenger’s men were held to a goalless draw at home to champions Manchester United while Liverpool had to twice come from behind before Steven Gerrard’s stoppage-time penalty sealed a 3-2 win away to bottom-of-the table Fulham.
Arsenal were left a point behind leaders Chelsea on a night when title rivals Manchester City saw their match at home to Sunderland postponed because of severe weather battering the north-west of England that also saw Everton’s game against Crystal Palace called off.
And the draw did little for United’s fading hopes of claiming a Champions League place, with David Moyes’s side now 11 points adrift of the top four.
Tottenham Hotspur, who looked as if they would move to within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool, remained three behind the Merseysiders despite Emmanuel Adebayor scoring twice in a crushing 4-0 win away to Newcastle.
At the Emirates, a match of few early chances came to life in the final half hour. Arsenal come close to breaking the deadlock on the hour mark when Per Mertesacker’s goal-bound header was nodded off the line by Antonio Valencia.
Former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie nearly caused his old club fresh misery when Wayne Rooney’s cross found him at the back post only for the Dutch forward’s header to be brilliantly turned onto the crossbar by Wojciech Szczesny.
Arsenal were left a point behind leaders Chelsea on a night when title rivals Manchester City saw their match at home to Sunderland postponed because of severe weather battering the north-west of England that also saw Everton’s game against Crystal Palace called off.
And the draw did little for United’s fading hopes of claiming a Champions League place, with David Moyes’s side now 11 points adrift of the top four.
Tottenham Hotspur, who looked as if they would move to within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool, remained three behind the Merseysiders despite Emmanuel Adebayor scoring twice in a crushing 4-0 win away to Newcastle.
At the Emirates, a match of few early chances came to life in the final half hour. Arsenal come close to breaking the deadlock on the hour mark when Per Mertesacker’s goal-bound header was nodded off the line by Antonio Valencia.
Former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie nearly caused his old club fresh misery when Wayne Rooney’s cross found him at the back post only for the Dutch forward’s header to be brilliantly turned onto the crossbar by Wojciech Szczesny.