Rampant Arsenal go second, Man City draw again

By Martyn Herman

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal romped to a 4-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to move into second place in the Premier League while Manchester City's hopes of threatening the top four were hit by a fifth consecutive draw.

City drew 3-3 with Burnley after having battled back from a two-goal deficit to lead with three minutes remaining.

Tottenham Hotspur moved back into the top four, above City, with a 2-0 home defeat of Sunderland after two consecutive losses while Aston Villa climbed to fifth with a 5-1 hammering of Bolton Wanderers at Villa Park.

Portsmouth remain bottom of the table after losing 3-1 at fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers.

Arsenal took their goal tally to 36 in 11 league games with captain Cesc Fabregas again magnificent for the Gunners as he scored his ninth goal of the season. Arsenal's first two goals were scored by Wolves players.

"Overall it was a good performance," Wenger told the BBC. "They made a strong start -- but once we got ahead, we controlled it.

"Our belief is there, we want to give our best in every game. We have great potential and we can go from strength to strength."

Wolves, who dropped into the bottom three, started well but own goals by Ronald Zubar and Jody Craddock scuppered any hopes of a first win over Arsenal since 1979.