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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><DIV class=mxb><DIV class=sh>Charlton 1-2 Arsenal </DIV></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><DIV class=mvb><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=416 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=bottom><DIV class=mvb><SPAN class=byl>By Dan Warren </SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<DIV class=cap>Van Persie's second goal was a sublime left-foot volley</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Robin van Persie scored two - including a contender for goal of the season - as Arsenal earned their third league win in a row by beating Charlton.
Charlton took the lead after 21 minutes as Darren Bent tapped in from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's low cross.
But Van Persie levelled with a low drive before half-time after good work from Alexander Hleb inside the box.
And the Dutchman hit a breathtaking left-foot volley just after the break from Emmanuel Eboue's right-wing cross.
<DIV class=avinline></DIV><DIV class=avinline>It was a goal worthy of winning any match, although Charlton will feel aggrieved that they did not win a penalty after 71 minutes when Kevin Lisbie's overhead kick struck William Gallas' arm inside the box. </DIV>
A scrappy opening offered little indication of the drama to come. But Charlton took the lead on 21 minutes with their first shot on target.
Bent had the easiest of tasks, tapping in Hasselbaink's ball across the six-yard box after the Dutchman was sent clear by Hermann Hreidarsson's long ball.
The goal seemed to galvanise Arsenal and they began to exert pressure on the Charlton defence.
The equaliser materialised just after the half-hour mark.
Van Persie's low finish was smart, but the Dutchman owed much to Hleb's excellent close control, as the midfielder held off three Charlton defenders before crossing.
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Despite the two goals, there was a lack of finesse in the opening period.
But Van Persie single-handedly made up for it by firing in one of the strikes of the season four minutes after the restart.
Eboue found space down the right and sent in a high cross which found the leaping Van Persie, who showed brilliant technique to send an unstoppable volley flashing past Scott Carson.
The match opened up and Carson saved from point-blank range from Henry after a dreadful mix-up in the Charlton defence involving the goalkeeper and Jonathan Fortune.
Moments later, Jens Lehmann showed extraordinary reactions to save at the near post from Andy Reid's low drive.
Van Persie then missed a chance to complete his hat-trick as he failed to connect with Henry's dangerous ball across the box.
Charlton were incensed with 20 minutes to go as Lisbie's overhead kick struck Gallas' outstretched arm, but referee Mark Clattenburg was unmoved.
The incident seemed to unsettle the Gunners, and Hasselbaink should have done better when he headed wide while unmarked with 10 minutes to go.
Cesc Fabregas then missed the chance to make the game safe, the Arsen
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<DIV class=cap>Van Persie's second goal was a sublime left-foot volley</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Robin van Persie scored two - including a contender for goal of the season - as Arsenal earned their third league win in a row by beating Charlton. Charlton took the lead after 21 minutes as Darren Bent tapped in from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's low cross.
But Van Persie levelled with a low drive before half-time after good work from Alexander Hleb inside the box.
And the Dutchman hit a breathtaking left-foot volley just after the break from Emmanuel Eboue's right-wing cross.
<DIV class=avinline></DIV><DIV class=avinline>It was a goal worthy of winning any match, although Charlton will feel aggrieved that they did not win a penalty after 71 minutes when Kevin Lisbie's overhead kick struck William Gallas' arm inside the box. </DIV>
A scrappy opening offered little indication of the drama to come. But Charlton took the lead on 21 minutes with their first shot on target.
Bent had the easiest of tasks, tapping in Hasselbaink's ball across the six-yard box after the Dutchman was sent clear by Hermann Hreidarsson's long ball.
The goal seemed to galvanise Arsenal and they began to exert pressure on the Charlton defence.
The equaliser materialised just after the half-hour mark.
Van Persie's low finish was smart, but the Dutchman owed much to Hleb's excellent close control, as the midfielder held off three Charlton defenders before crossing.
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</TD><TD class=sib606><DIV class=sihf><DIV id=q2></DIV><BR clear=all></DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV class=mva></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Despite the two goals, there was a lack of finesse in the opening period.
But Van Persie single-handedly made up for it by firing in one of the strikes of the season four minutes after the restart.
Eboue found space down the right and sent in a high cross which found the leaping Van Persie, who showed brilliant technique to send an unstoppable volley flashing past Scott Carson.
The match opened up and Carson saved from point-blank range from Henry after a dreadful mix-up in the Charlton defence involving the goalkeeper and Jonathan Fortune.
Moments later, Jens Lehmann showed extraordinary reactions to save at the near post from Andy Reid's low drive.
Van Persie then missed a chance to complete his hat-trick as he failed to connect with Henry's dangerous ball across the box.
Charlton were incensed with 20 minutes to go as Lisbie's overhead kick struck Gallas' outstretched arm, but referee Mark Clattenburg was unmoved.
The incident seemed to unsettle the Gunners, and Hasselbaink should have done better when he headed wide while unmarked with 10 minutes to go.
Cesc Fabregas then missed the chance to make the game safe, the Arsen
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