Arsenal FC are the leaders

Arsenal FC will go into 2008 as the leaders of the Premier League after victory against Everton FC was combined with a surprise 2-1 defeat for Manchester United FC against West Ham United FC.

Arsenal rally
The result left United just a point clear of Arsenal, who travelled to an in-form Everton side knowing that victory would give them a two-point advantage at the summit. It was the home side who had the better of the first half and they deservedly led at the break thanks to a brave Tim Cahill header after 19 minutes. However, Arsenal rallied in a stormy second half where both sides had a player sent off - Mikel Arteta for Everton and Niclas Bendtner for Arsenal - scoring four times through Eduardo da Silva (47 & 58), Emmanuel Adebayor (78) and Tomáš Rosický (90).