Impressive teenage midfielder Jay Spearing was involved in their two other best attacking moves of the half, firstly forcing keeper Krul into a low save with a 25-yard shot and then later provided a superb pin-point cross from the right which Lucas headed straight at the United keeper from 10 yards out.

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Olly Barkley impressed at fly-half and after kicking two early penalties, he fired a pin-point cross-field arrow to Andy Beattie on the wing who had the simple task of touching down.

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David Bentley's pin-point cross was met by Roman Pavlyuchenko to give Spurs the lead midway through the first half.

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He could do nothing about Chelsea's fifth, though, Ballack waltzing into the area completely unmarked to head home Joe Cole's pin-point cross.

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Until, that is, Arsenal went wide as Hleb floated over a pin-point cross from the right for Adebayor to power home a header past a helpless Antti Niemi.

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As expected, the hosts responded with determined effort, Primus denied from close range by Liam Rosenior's goal-line clearance before Pamarot crashed a header onto the bar from Gary O'Neil's pin-point cross.

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After Aiden McGeady's initial shot was bumbled by keeper Igor Akinfeev, Keane's angled cross bounced back off the crossbar and the ball then pin-balled back to McGeady who drove across the face of goal.

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