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Arsenal returns to high of Premier League, Man Metropolis routs Aston Villa to remain shut

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The three-way race for the Premier League title seems more likely to go right down to the wire after wins for Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis stored the stress on Liverpool.

Arsenal moved again to the highest of the desk by beating Luton 2-0, whereas Metropolis routed Aston Villa 4-1 to go stage on factors with second-place Liverpool.

Only one level separates the highest three groups in what’s shaping as much as be essentially the most compelling title combat in latest historical past.

Liverpool had taken benefit of its two rivals drawing 0-0 on Sunday and moved two factors clear on the high.

By the tip of Wednesday’s video games, Jurgen Klopp’s crew was taking part in catch-up to Arsenal once more and was forward of Metropolis solely on objective distinction — even when it has a recreation in hand on each.

Liverpool hosts last-place Sheffield United on Thursday with the margins getting tighter on the high of the standings.

ARSENAL LEADS

The query for Arsenal is whether or not it could actually go the space after falling away so badly on the finish of final season.

The Londoners led the desk for 248 days earlier than ultimately being overtaken by a Metropolis crew that gained its third title in a row and accomplished a treble of trophies which additionally included the Champions League and FA Cup.

Arteta’s gamers have already improved head-to-head towards Metropolis — successful and drawing towards the defending champion. Nevertheless it stays to be seen how they deal with the stress with simply eight league video games to go.

Whereas Arsenal was anticipated to beat relegation-threatened Luton at dwelling, there was at all times the potential for a slip.

That by no means seemed doubtless after Martin Odegaard opened the scoring within the twenty fourth minute and an personal objective from Daiki Hashioka within the forty fourth made it 2-0 by halftime.

A fuss-free three factors with out Bukayo Saka and with Declan Rice named as an alternative was simply the kind of efficiency that means Arteta’s crew is best ready to finish the job this time round.

FODEN THRILLS

No Erling Haaland, no drawback.

Phil Foden justified Guardiola’s resolution to depart his main scorer on the bench by netting a shocking hat trick as Metropolis powered to a 4-1 win towards Villa.

Guardiola had described Haaland the as the very best striker on this planet after he had been criticized by former Manchester United captain and now TV analyst Roy Keane. So it was a shock to see the league’s high scorer not noted of Metropolis’s beginning lineup in a recreation of such significance.

However in his absence, Foden supplied the targets with three supremely taken strikes.

With the rating at 1-1 in first-half stoppage time, the England ahead curled a low free kick into the underside nook from the sting of the field.

He rolled in his second with one other beautiful end within the 62nd and rifled a 3rd into the highest nook seven minutes later.

WINLESS RUN

Brentford’s winless run prolonged to eight video games after a 0-0 draw towards Brighton.

The Bees have solely gained two of their final 19 video games in all competitions however nonetheless moved a degree additional away from the relegation zone after Luton’s loss at Arsenal.

Brentford in fifteenth is six factors forward of the drop zone.

Reporting by The Related Press.


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