Arsenal surged to the top of the Premier League with Samir Nasri scoring twice in their 2-1 win over Fulham [ Images ] as Chelsea's [ Images ] dire run continued with a 1-1 home draw against Everton on Saturday.

French international midfielder Nasri showed great footwork for both his goals at The Emirates as Arsenal [ Images ] moved to 32 points.

Chelsea, who have taken just five points from their last six league games, led with a Didier Drogba [ Images ] penalty but Everton, who took four points from the champions last season, grabbed a deserved late equaliser through Jermaine Beckford.

The champions have 30 points, one behind Manchester United [ Images ] whose game at Blackpool was frozen off. Manchester City [ Images ] are fourth on 29 after they ended Bolton Wanderers' good run with a 1-0 Eastlands victory courtesy of an early Carlos Tevez [ Images ] goal.

Fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur [ Images ] lost ground when they could only draw 1-1 at Birmingham City [ Images ] while Blackburn Rovers, thrashed 7-1 by Manchester United last week, bounced back impressively by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0.