Late goals from Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott spared Arsenal's blushes and kept them top of the Premier League in a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City as title rivals Manchester City and Chelsea also notched wins.
Theo Walcott's double fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at West Ham United and title favourites Manchester City moved ominously into second spot by beating Liverpool 2-1.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey indulged his new scoring habit with two goals in a 3-0 win at his old club Cardiff City as the visitors opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
An Aaron Ramsey header has given patient Arsenal an important 1-0 win at last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, allowing them to take control of Group F with two games left to play.
Arsenal broke the hearts of their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur yet again as they claimed the final Champions League spot at their expense on a final day of the Premier League season bursting with goals and goodbyes.
Three goals in a frantic final five minutes helped Arsenal move into the box seat in the battle for Champions League qualification with a dramatic 3-1 win at home over Norwich City.
Theo Walcott evoked memories of the great Thierry Henry by scoring a dazzling hat-trick to inspire Arsenal to a 7-3 win over Newcastle United in one of the best Premier League games of the season.
England's Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are among five young internationals to have pledged their long-term futures to Arsenal, the Premier League club says.
Arsenal's topsy-turvy season took another turn for the worse when they let slip a two-goal lead and missed a late penalty to draw 3-3 at home to a Dimitar Berbatov-inspired Fulham.
A late Mikel Arteta goal ended some determined resistance from Queens Park Rangers as Arsenal beat the Premier League's bottom club 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal have put themselves in pole position to reach the Champions League knockout rounds with a 3-1 home victory in Group B over Olympiakos at the Emirates.
Arsenal narrowed the gap on third-placed Tottenham Hotspur to one point when Thomas Vermaelen struck deep in stoppage time to seal a 2-1 win over Newcastle United in a dramatic Premier League match.
Arsenal's miserable week got worse when they were knocked out of the FA Cup in a 2-0 fifth round defeat at Sunderland, while beleaguered Chelsea fared only slightly better by scraping a 1-1 draw against second-tier Birmingham City.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has inspired AC Milan to a 4-0 demolition of Arsenal in the Champions League, although the sorry performance of the visitors had as much to do with the scoreline as the volatile Swede's brilliance.
Arsenal scored three goals in a seven-minute burst after halftime against visitors Aston Villa, including two penalties from Robin van Persie, as they staged a dramatic comeback to win 3-2 and reach the FA Cup fifth round.
Swansea City beat Arsenal 3-2 to deny super-sub Thierry Henry a magical return to the Premier League and Mark Hughes made a losing start as manager of struggling Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.
Thierry Henry came off the bench to score the winner on his Arsenal return as the north London side beat Championship (second division) Leeds United 1-0 in the FA Cup third round at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal and Chelsea may be forced to postpone their Premier League matches on Boxing Day because of a strike by London transport workers.
Arsenal squandered their chance to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League with two matches to play when they laboured to a 0-0 draw with Olympique Marseille in another dour Group F match at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
Captain Robin van Persie struck twice to inspire Arsenal to a much-needed 2-1 victory over Sunderland on Sunday while Newcastle United scored late to maintain their unbeaten Premier League record with a 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur.