Premier League: Liverpool v Arsenal

A Liverpool fan gets to the ground early in anticipation of an exciting match and he wasn't disappointed. On the seats are coloured cards for the fans to hold up … Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

… which on the Kop make up the No5 to pay tribute to the former Arsenal and Liverpool player Ray Kennedy. The Arsenal fans held up cards in honour of Kennedy, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, and his Ray of Hope charity Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

After an engagingly open and hectic 33 minutes, Fabio Aurelio loses the ball to Cesc Fábregas who then collects a return ball from Samir Nasri and sends in a low cross that Andrey Arshavin slams home off the underside of the bar Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Arshavin is hugged by his team-mates as they celebrate his first goal Photograph: Stephen Pond/Empics Sport/PA Photos

Five minutes into the second half and Fernando Torres climbs above Bacary Sagna to meet Dirk Kuyt's cross and head home the equaliser Photograph: Paul Thomas/AP

But Liverpool can't hold on to the lead for long as 11 minutes later Arshavin hits a screamer from 25 yards past the despairing dive of Pepe Reina and into the left-hand corner of the goal Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Fabregas and Jamie Carragher both go in hard as they battle for the ball Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Seven minutes later Kuyt again sends over a deep cross to the far post which despite pressure from Sagna and a boot in the face, Yossi Benayoun gets his head to, sending the ball goalwards … Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

… and his bravery pays off as Fabianski is unable to claw the ball away before it crosses the line, so it's 2–1 to Liverpool Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Arsenal retake the lead three minutes later and Arshavin notches his hat-trick when he shoots between Liverpool's Carragher and Daniel Agger and past Reina from eight yards … Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

… before peeling away to celebrate and leaving Reina lying dejectedly in the goalmouth Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

After last Saturday's FA Cup semi-final where he put in a below-par performance and despite conceding four goals in this game Arsenal's Fabianski redeems himself with a strong display between the sticks. Here he punches the ball clear frrom Agger, left, and Carragher … Photograph: Stephen Pond/Empics Sport/PA Photos

… and here clutches the ball tightly after bravely diving at Torres' feet Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Rafa Benítez and Arsène Wenger gesture to their players Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Agger climbs all over Arshavin Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

This time it's Arsenal who can't hold on to their lead as three minutes later Torres who controls a cross beautifully, dodges past a bemused Mikaël Silvestre and rifles a low shot into the net from 16 yards Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

… and then turns to celebrate and leave Kolo Touré looking crestfallen Photograph: Paul Thomas/AP

In the 90th minute the ball breaks clear after a Liverpool corner and Theo Walcott charges down the right before picking out Arshavin, who takes a touch and then drives it past Reina with his right foot … Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

… before celebrating with an astonished look on his face … Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

… which is in direct contrast to the look of disbelief on the face of Reina and the dejected pose of Carragher Photograph: Stephen Pond/Empics Sport/PA Photos

… but the game isn't over as three minutes into injury time Benayoun fires the ball into the net to make it 4–4 Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Though his reaction following the goal is the complete opposite to Arshavin's. Although they salvaged a point from a brilliant match, the Liverpool players know that their title ambitions were severely dented Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters