Manchester United moved to the top of the Premier League while Arsenal kept the pressure on them and Chelsea.
On Saturday, Arsene Wenger's side took the lead in the 34th minute through Cesc Fabregas but Burnley levelled in the 50th minute when David Nugent pounced to make the most of some hesitancy in the home defence.
Arsenal grabbed a second 10 minutes later when England winger Theo Walcott took a pass from Nicklas Bendtner to put the Gunners ahead. Andrey Arshavin completed the scoring in added time to leave Burnley rooted just one place off the bottom.
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In the afternoon's only other game, Bolton leapfrogged West Ham with a fine 2-1 success over their struggling rivals at Upton Park.
Bolton had not won on the road since last September but Owen Coyle's side were two ahead inside the first 16 minutes when goals from Kevin Davies and Arsenal loanee Jack Wilshere stunned the home side.
West Ham tried to fightback but Alessandro Diamanti's 84th minute strike was too little too late for Gianfranco Zola's side.
In the day's last game, Manchester United were made to work hard for their win over Wolves at the Molineux.
In fact, the hosts had the better of the chances in the first half and only poor finishing on their part let United off the hook. The second half saw much of the same and a draw seemed to the most likely result when a defensive error costs Wolves a goal and ulimately the match.
Antonio Valnecia sent in a skiddy ball to Nani at the edge of the box who crossed it in aimlessly. However, it fell to Wolves' Jody Craddock who could not control it and the ball bounced off his legs into the path of Paul Scholes.
The veteran midfielder finished calmly to bring up a his century of goals for the Red Devils.
Wolves had a marvellous opportunity to grab a point in extra time when substitue Sam Vokes found himself three yards from goal with the ball at his feet.
However, he snatched at the shot to send it blazing over Edwin Van der Sar and into the stands. Wolves were denied a famous point and United now stand alone at the top of the Premier League summit.
In Sunday's only game Everton mauled hapless Hull 5-1 at Goodison Park. A Mikel Arteta brace, goals by Landon Donovan and youngster Jack Rodwell along with an own goal by Richard Garcia made up the scoring for David Moyes' men.
Tom Cairney got what was ultimately a consolation for the visitors as they slipped further into relegation trouble.
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