Premier League: Arsenal seizes control as Man City slips; Race for Top 5 tightens as Chelsea thrashes Villa and Man United loses
The Hindu
Arsenal tightens Premier League lead as Chelsea thrives and Man United faces defeat; top-five race intensifies.
Arsenal seized control of the Premier League title race as Bukayo Saka's goal secured a priceless 1-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City could only draw 2-2 at home to relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
Mikel Arteta's side went into their south coast assignment leading the table but looking over their shoulders at City, but ended the night with a first title since 2004 glinting on the horizon after a big swing in their favour.
Saka's deflected effort in the ninth minute proved sufficient as Arsenal kept a 14th Premier League clean sheet of the season with a gritty display that Saka described as 'ugly'.
Arsenal and Chelsea were the only sides in the top six to win their Matchweek 29 matches! pic.twitter.com/LXuYWZ7IEP
Wasteful City twice led with goals by Antoine Semenyo and Rodri but both times Forest hit back, first through Morgan Gibbs-White's crafty backheel and then in the 76th minute through Elliot Anderson's low drive.
City bombarded Forest's area in the closing stages and almost scored with the last kick of the game but Savinho's effort was cleared off the line by Murillo.
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