Arsenal closed the gap on the leaders to three points as Nicklas Bendtner's late goal clinched a 1-0 win over 10-man Wolves at the Emirates Stadium.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, stripped of injury victims Cesc Fabregas, William Gallas and Andrey Arshavin, made seven changes from the team that battled back to draw with Barcelona on Wednesday and his stand-ins got the job done in dramatic fashion.

After a dour first half, Wolves captain Karl Henry was shown a straight red card in the 65th minute for a lunge on Tomas Rosicky.

That proved the turning point as Bendtner headed the winner in stoppage time from Bacary Sagna's cross.

Darren Bent missed two penalties but still made his point to Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp as the Sunderland striker's double clinched a 3-1 win at the Stadium of Light that dented his old club's push to finish fourth.

Redknapp once claimed even his wife would have taken a chance missed by Bent during his time at Spurs, but the England international got his revenge as he took just 36 seconds to get on the scoresheet with aclose-range finish.

Bent added his second goal in the 29th minute as he converted a penalty after Spurs defender Kyle Walker handled.

Aston Villa bounced back from their 7-1 defeat at Chelsea with a 1-0 win at Bolton.

Stoke pushed Hull deeper into trouble with a 2-0 win at the Britannia Stadium.

Ricardo Fuller scored after six minutes as he collected Dave Kitson's header and flicked a fine finish past Boaz Myhill.