As struggling Nottingham Forest held to a 2-2 draw at home by struggling Arsenal, Arsenal brushed Burnley aside with a 2-0 victory on Saturday to take the top of the Premier League.
To put an end to their painful two-decade wait to become English champions, Mikel Arteta’s Gunners have won five league games in a row.
After scoring his first league goal since mid-September at Turf Moor, Viktor Gyokeres gave Arsenal the lead after a Declan Rice corner in the first half.
In the 35th minute, England midfielder Rice himself scored the visitors’ lead twice before half-time.
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Arsenal have enviable options in attack, winning nine games in a row in all competitions, but their defense relies on a rock-solid defense, which has conceded just three league goals in 10 games so far this season.
When Casemiro scored the opener in the first half to take the lead, Manchester United, who are now looking for their fourth straight league win, appeared to be looking to move up to second place.
After the break, Forest, who had not scored a league goal since September 20, roared back and gave themselves back.
In the 48th minute, Morgan Gibbs-White headed home, but Nicolo Savona scored just two minutes later to end a dramatic turn.
United, who have greatly improved in recent weeks following a subpar start to the season, were saved with Amad Diallo’s sweet volley in the 81st minute.
Forest, who replaced Ange Postecoglou with Sean Dyche as manager last month, is still four points adrift in the championship table.
After suffering a humiliating 3-0 defeat at Fulham at Craven Cottage, Rock-bottom Wolves are eight points away from safety.
When Emmanuel Agbadou was dismissed later in the first half, Wolves were reduced to 10 men after Ryan Sessegnon’s opener was scored early.
In the 62nd minute, Harry Wilson doubled Fulham’s lead, and Yerson Mosquera’s own goal put an end to Wolves’ misery.
With a header from Jean-Philippe Mateta and an own goal from Nathan Collins, Crystal Palace won for the first time in four league games, 2-0.
Danny Welbeck, the unstoppable star of the Premier League, scored his sixth goal of the year for Brighton against Leeds 3-0. Diego Gomez also scored twice.
Chelsea and Tottenham have a chance to finish second in the table when Tottenham take on their London rivals in the early evening kick-off.
In the late kick-off, champions Liverpool take on Aston Villa in an effort to end a four-game losing streak that has ended their title defense.
At the end of September, Arne Slot’s men were 12 points clear of Villa’s Unai Emery, but the two teams are now tied for 15 points in the midtable.
Manchester City will host Bournemouth on Sunday when they begin their Premier League campaign on Saturday.
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