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Arsenal were held to a 1-1 stalemate as Yoane Wissa neutralised a Thomas Partey strike earlier in the second half. Everton secured a one-goal win at at the City Ground as Abdoulaye Doucoure struck in second half stoppage time to give the Toffees a win…Read More
Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli, front, and Brentford’s Michael Kayode battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Brentford at Emirates Stadium in London, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brentford on Saturday edged Liverpool closer to the Premier League title as the Gunners paid the price for having one eye on their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid as a 12th league draw of the season left them still 10 points adrift of Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta left Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino on the bench with the Gunners holding a 3-0 first leg lead over the European champions ahead of the return in Madrid on Wednesday.
It appeared the Spaniard would get away with that risk as Saka and Odegaard were introduced seconds after Declan Rice teed up Thomas Partey to open the scoring on the break from a Brentford corner.
But the Bees hit back with a well-worked set-piece of their own when Nathan Collins headed Michael Kayode’s cross down and Yoane Wissa flicked in his 16th goal of the season.
Liverpool could now seal a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title as early as next weekend should they win their next two matches and Arsenal lose at Ipswich.
Nottingham 0-1 Everton
Nottingham Forest’s challenge for a Champions League place stumbled after a 1-0 defeat by Everton.
Forest remain in third but have lost their last two games to allow the chasing pack back onto their tails.
A forgetful game at the City Ground appeared to be meandering towards a stalemate until Abdoulaye Doucoure struck in the 94th minute to secure Everton’s first win in seven games.
Aston Villa closed to within three points of Forest and climbed into the top five after Unai Emery’s substitutes secured a 3-0 victory at already-relegated Southampton despite Marco Asensio having two penalties saved by Aaron Ramsdale.
Ollie Watkins was again left on the bench by Emery but made a stunning impact with a volley over Ramsdale from Youri Tielemans’ dinked pass 17 minutes from time.
Donyell Malen then sealed the points with his third goal in as many league games.
Asensio’s second spot-kick was saved in stoppage time, but John McGinn pounced on the rebound.
Leicester scored their first league goals since January to snap a nine-game losing run, but a 2-2 draw at Brighton still did little to help the Foxes’ hopes of survival.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
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