The Gunners captain scored an almost identical second before turning provider with a sumptuous pass to feed in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the third.
After the interval Mikel Arteta sunk a low drive from the edge of the area before Oxlade-Chamberlain bagged his second, Van Persie his hat-trick and substitute Thierry Henry put the icing on the cake.
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| Arsenal recorded their first Premier League win of the calendar year after they hammered Blackburn 7-1 at the Emirates on Saturday. |
Sunderland defeated a frustrated Stoke City 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium in a game that saw Robert Huth receive a straight red card.
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A goal from almost nowhere for Sunderland graced the game after an hour played. A through ball from Sessegnon found James McLean inside the area, where the midfielder stumbled under pressure from Ryan Shawcross, but steadied his feet enough to slot past Sorenson.
Norwich burst out of the blocks but could not break down the Bolton resistance in the first half, and were forced to survive injuries to both of their starting centre-backs on their way to keeping their second clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 victory.
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| Goals from Andrew Surman and Anthony Pilkington handed Norwich City a deserved three points against Bolton Wanderers at Carrow Road. |
Surman followed up his own saved shot to break the deadlock before Pilkington sealed the points in similar fashion in the closing stages.
Two goals in a mad five minutes gave Swansea City a 2-1 win as West Brom slipped up at home once again.
Gylfi Sigurdsson and Danny Graham netted soon after Marc-Antoine Fortune had given the hosts the lead inside the second half.
Wigan and Everton played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday, as Victor Anichebe came off the bench to earn his side a point at DW Stadium.
Wolves battled to their first win in nine Premier League games on Saturday, coming from behind to beat 10-man Queens Park Rangers 2-1.
Bobby Zamora marked his debut for the hosts with a fine finish after quarter of an hour, rifling Shaun Wright-Phillips lay-off past a despairing Wayne Hennessey.
But the game changed at the 34-minute mark, when new QPR signing Djibril Cisse was given his marching orders for remonstrating with Wolves' Roger Johnson after a poor tackle.
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Mick McCarthy's side made the most of their numerical advantage, with second-half goals from Matt Jarvis and Kevin Doyle snatching a vital three points.
Manchester City continued their perfect Premier League record at the Etihad Stadium this season, notching a comfortable 3-0 win over Fulham.
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A Sergio Aguero penalty and Chris Barid own-goal put City two up at half-time before Edin Dzeko stroked home a third to give Roberto Mancini's side an easy win in freezing conditions.
Stefan Savic came into the City backline in place of injured skipper Vincent Kompany with Aleksandar Kolarov and Adam Johnson also replacing Gael Clichy and James Milner.
Today's match is Newcastle against Aston Villa at St. James Park.CHELSEA will meet Manchester United tomorrow(Monday.6/2/2012).On Tuesday(7/2/2012), King Kenny's men will meet North London's club, Tottenham Hotspur.
