Arsenal leapfrogged Liverpool on the high of the Premier League on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Brighton after Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in Manchester Metropolis’s victory at Crystal Palace.
Targets from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard lifted the Gunners to 71 factors — one away from Jurgen Klopp’s males, who’re tied on 70 factors with defending champions Metropolis.
Liverpool face a visit to mercurial Manchester United at Previous Trafford on Sunday within the subsequent chapter of an exhilarating three-way title race.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, who’ve now gained 10 of their previous 11 league video games, dominated the primary half on the Amex Stadium however wanted a penalty to take the lead.
The breakthrough got here when Tariq Lamptey introduced down Gabriel Jesus and the returning Saka despatched Bart Verbruggen the flawed approach for his 14th Premier League objective of the season within the thirty third minute.
Arsenal doubled their lead shortly after the hour mark when Jorginho arrange Havertz on the close to put up for a easy tap-in and Trossard made it three with a deft chipped end.
The Gunners haven’t been topped Premier League champions since 2004 when Arsene Wenger was in cost, however they’ve added metal to fashion after faltering within the residence straight final season.
De Bruyne reaches 100 targets
Within the early kick-off, De Bruyne netted twice and high scorer Erling Haaland hit his nineteenth league objective of the season in Metropolis’s 4-2 win at Selhurst Park.
Jean-Philippe Mateta gave the house aspect a shock early lead however De Bruyne levelled within the thirteenth minute with a roller into the highest nook to quell any nerves from the guests.
Palace carried an attacking menace however Rico Lewis put Metropolis forward simply after half-time and De Bruyne and Haaland mixed for the third.
Midfielder De Bruyne added his second with a solo effort within the seventieth minute — his one hundredth objective for the membership — to make the sport secure, earlier than substitute Odsonne Edouard scored a comfort.
Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola hailed the Belgium worldwide, who missed 5 months of the season with a hamstring harm he sustained within the opening match at Burnley.
“Typically it’s Phil (Foden), Erling or Julian (Alvarez), as we speak it was Kevin,” he stated.
“With out him, we’d not be capable of win this. You speak about managers however gamers like Kevin make this sport straightforward.”
Everton went into their match towards second-from-bottom Burnley desperately looking for a spark after a run of 13 Premier League matches and not using a win.
They struggled to impose themselves however benefited from an enormous slice of fortune when goalkeeper Arijanet Muric’s clearance deflected in off Dominic Calvert-Lewin in first-half stoppage time.
Everton, who final performed outdoors the English top-flight within the 1953/54 season, are actually 4 factors above the relegation zone.
However the membership want all the things they will get as they wait nervously to search out out if they are going to be handed a second factors deduction this season for breaking Premier League monetary guidelines.
Fourth-placed Villa, crushed in midweek by Metropolis, will rue a second-half collapse that might show expensive of their chase to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
Unai Emery’s males drew 3-3 however that they had led 2-0 after targets from Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rodgers.
Three targets in 9 minutes from Mathias Jorgensen, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa turned the match on its head earlier than Watkins levelled within the eightieth minute, leaving Villa simply three factors above Tottenham, who’ve two video games in hand.
Carlton Morris scored a Ninetieth-minute objective in Luton’s 2-1 win towards Bournemouth a outcome that leaves them within the relegation zone however now degree on factors with Seventeenth-placed Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle edged previous Fulham 1-0 courtesy of a late objective from Bruno Guimaraes to maintain alive their hopes of European soccer subsequent season whereas West Ham got here from behind to beat Wolves 2-1.
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