Arsenal thought they could close the gap at the top of the Premier League table to Liverpool to just two points

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The win over Spurs saw Mikel Arteta celebrate animatedly at full-time with fans around Emirates Stadium were delighted to get one over their rivals as well as keep the pressure up on Liverpool at the top of the table. With the results in midweek, for the first time in the season the Premier League title race was not the main discussion point.

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Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leader Liverpool to four points after a 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s team took advantage of Liverpool’s draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, with Leandro Trossard firing the winner in the north London derby at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal conspired to let a two-goal lead slip at the Emirates, falling a further two points behind Liverpool in the title race. In the grand scheme of things, a draw at home to Aston Villa is far from disastrous and a victory at Brentford par for the course.

Arsenal has slipped up in the Premier League title race by squandering a two-goal lead to draw with Aston Villa after Liverpool beat Brentford thanks to a stoppage-time double from Darwin Nunez.

Diogo Jota heads the equaliser against Nottingham Forest / IMAGO / Focus Images Liverpool travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford on Saturday afternoon as they look to secure their ...

A LONE and miserable Arsenal fan had to be escorted out of the Emirates stadium – leaving the Sky Sports studio cracking up. The Gunners lost ground on their title charge after blowing a 2-0

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Liverpool produced a stunning late show to get back to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Substitute Darwin Nunez answered his critics with a memorable stoppage-time brace as the Reds eventually beat Brentford 2-0 to avoid a third consecutive frustrating top-flight draw.

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