Van Persie equals Premier League record

Robin van Persie's 27 league goals so far this season have come against 17 different sides - equalling the Premier League record.

The only two teams to prevent Robin from scoring this season have been Manchester City and Fulham. He did, however, net against Fulham on the final day of last season, so has scored against 18 different teams in the past 12 months.

Scoring against 17 teams in a 38-game season though has equalled the Premier League record set by former Gunner Ian Wright, who registered against everyone bar Manchester United and Sunderland during the 1996/97 campaign.

The only team Robin has scored home and away against this season is Manchester United, though he has a chance to add to that list in each of Arsenal's last five games.

Currently on 27 Premier League goals for 2011/12, the Dutchman leads the race for the Golden Boot by five from Wayne Rooney.

Overall he has 34 goals in all competitions, and is eighth in the Club's all-time leading scorer charts with 129.

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea future looks good in new season’s kit

The England man had been rumoured to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge as part of a clear-out of the old guard.

However, Lampard is back in the team and scoring goals under caretaker boss Roberto Di Matteo after being left on the fringes by Andre Villas-Boas.

Meanwhile, former Blues player Gianfranco Zola has admitted he would love the chance to manage Chelsea.

The Blues have improved under the guidance of Di Matteo, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, althoughPep Guardiola, Laurent Blanc and Didier Deschamps have been linked with the post.

And former West Ham boss Zola said: ‘I’d be a hypocrite if I said that I wouldn’t want the job, but I don’t think there are the right conditions in place for that.

‘As a Chelsea fan I always want the team to be in the best possible hands, as they are right now with Roberto Di Matteo.’

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last night appealed against a charge of violent conduct following an incident in Saturday’s win over Wigan at Stamford Bridge.

Ivanovic was caught on video appearing to strike Latics midfielder Shaun Maloney in the midriff moments in the 2-1 win.

An FA regulatory commission will hear the case on Thursday. It’s understood Ivanovic accepts there was contact but denies that it was violent