West Brom 0-1 West Ham: Junichi Inamoto raises a smile from the bench as Championship-bound Albion host the Hammers Nigel Reo-Coker slots home the winner for West Ham after 42 minutes to compound the misery at The Hawthorns Man Utd 0-0 Boro: Steve McClaren looks to dent Man Utd's chances of holding on to second place in the League Mikael Silvestre and Boro's Uefa Cup hero Massimo Maccarone do battle in the goalless first half at Old Trafford Alex Ferguson has to settle for a draw that takes Man Utd one point clear of Liverpool with one game remaining Sunderland 0-3 Arsenal: Gunners defender Ashley Cole is in good spirits as he returns to the squad after a lengthy injury Robert Pires looks for an early breakthrough as the visitors try to cut the gap on Tottenham to four points Daryl Murphy tackles Emmanuel Eboue as Sunderland look for their first Premiership home win of the season Their task is made harder when Danny Collins (far left) heads into his own net under pressure form Abou Diaby Arsenal double their lead in the 40th minute when Cesc Fabregas lifts the ball over the advancing Kelvin Davis Thierry Henry all but ends the contest when his free-kick beats Davis to make it 3-0 shortly before the interval Soon after the hour, Cole makes a long-awaited return to first-team action as he tries to get fit for the World Cup The second half is a tighter affair but ends on a sour note when Daniel Smith's heavy tackle leaves Diaby on a stretcher
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