Arsenal 4-0 Charlton: The Addicks withstand some heavy pressure until Osei Sankofa is sent off for a professional foul Thierry Henry, returning from injury, converts the resulting penalty in the 29th minute to put the Gunners in front On the stroke of half-time, Justin Hoyte scores his first goal for Arsenal from a tight angle after combining well with Henry Souleymane Diawara trips Henry allowing Robin Van Persie to convert another penalty with 15 minutes to go He gets his second in the closing moments as Arsenal move back into the top four at Bolton's expense Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea: Shaun Wright-Phillips (centre) and his Blues team-mates keep Villa's defence busy in the first half Despite the efforts of Gabriel Agbonlahor (right), Chelsea have most of the shots during a goalless opening 45 minutes The chances continue to go the way of the Stamford Bridge club after the break but a goal proves elusive Jose Mourinho and his staff see a third consecutive game end in a draw to leave Chelsea six points adrift of Man Utd Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock: In the SPL, new signing Steven Pressley goes straight into the heart of the hosts' defence Darren O'Dea fires Celtic into the lead in the 39th minute as the visitors fail to clear Shunsuke Nakamura's free-kick Rhian Dodds goes close for the visitors before substitute Aiden McGeady seals victory in the dying moments Dunfermline 0-1 Hearts: Michal Pospisil's goal gives Hearts a deserved victory over the struggling Pars Motherwell 0-1 Rangers: Dado Prso wins a penalty which Kris Boyd converts for the Glasgow side 20 minutes from time Motherwell's Marc Fitzpatrick and Rangers' Prso are both sent off following a mass brawl, but there are no more goals
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