A dominant performance saw Arsenal defeat Brighton 1-0 on Thursday, continuing their impressive form in the Premier League. Bukayo Saka scored the lone goal of the match in the 9th minute, marking his 300th appearance with the London club in style. The result temporarily extends Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points, despite having played one more game than their rivals. Meanwhile, Manchester City stumbled at home, drawing 2-2 with Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from Semenyo and Rodri, countered by a clever finish from Gibbs-White and a stunning heel flick from E. Anderson.
João Pedro Shines
Elsewhere, Chelsea delivered a statement victory, routing Aston Villa 4-1 at Villa Park. João Pedro was the star of the indicate, netting a hat trick despite Douglas Luiz opening the scoring for the hosts with a beautiful backheel. The win sees Chelsea (5th) close the gap on Aston Villa (4th) to just three points in the race for European qualification.
It wasn’t quite the drama of a Ligue 2 multi, but it was a thrilling day of Premier League action.
Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea
Goals: Douglas Luiz (2nd) for the Villans // João Pedro (35th, 45th+6 and 64th) and Palmer (55th) for the Blues
Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham
Goals: Semenyo (31st) and Rodri (62nd) for the Cityzens // Gibbs-White (56th) and E. Anderson (76th) for Forest
