Football Focus Highlight

Eduardo da Silva scored first for Arsenal in the 28th minute as the London club cemented their title credentials at the expense of bottom-place Portsmouth, who were fighting to prevent bankruptcy.

Arsenal are two points behind United, but have a game in hand over Chelsea and the 18-time English champions.

Pompey's miserable plight was reflected in Arsenal's opening goal with Eduardo's free kick taking a huge deflection off defender Younes Kaboul to float past static goalkeeper Hermann Hreidarsson at the right-hand post.

Samir Nasri scored another for Arsenal just before the break after receiving the ball from Aaron Ramsey's flick-on.




Ramsey got on the scoresheet himself in the 69th, taking the ball off Vanden Borre and charging past Frederic Piquionne before lashing in a left-foot shot from the edge of the box.

Nadir Belhadj pulled one back for Pompey but Alex Song's header from Nasri's right-wing cross killed off the match in the 81st with Arsenal's 51st goal of the season.