Villans Hold Blues To Scoreless Draw; Gunners Crush Addicks

Two games were played Tuesday in the English Premiership:

At Birmingham:

Homestanding Aston Villa frustrated visiting Chelsea's hopes of gaining ground on Manchester United by holding the Blues to a 0-0 draw.

At London:

Robin Van Persie's double (PK-76', 90') helped Arsenal blast visiting Charlton Athletic 4-0. Pictured here is Gunners' Captain Thierry Henry celebrating his return to action by scoring a goal on a succesful penalty kick at 30 minutes.

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