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Arsenal extend lead in Premier League as Man Utd claim derby bragging rights #IndiaNEWS #Football
London: Arsenal strengthened their grip on the Premier League with a 2-0 win away to North London rivals Tottenham.
Arsenals win, coupled with the result of the Manchester derby, puts Mikel Artetas side eight points clear of Manchester City and nine ahead of Newcastle and Manchester United, reports Xinhua news agency.
The game was only 13 minutes on when Hugo Lloris put Arsenal ahead with the first own goal of his career after he palmed Bukayo Sakas deflected effort from a narrow-angle into his own net.
Martin Odegaard doubled Arsenals lead in the 36th minute, placing a perfect left foot shot wide of Lloris after another surging run from Saka.
Tottenham tried to get back on level terms after the break, but with Aaron Ramsdale in excellent form, Arsenal were generally comfortable and results elsewhere mean Spurs top-four hopes have suffered an important setback.
Marcos Rashfords 16th goal of the season sealed Manchester Uniteds comeback to beat local rivals Manchester City 2-1 in Saturdays Manchester derby.
Rashford poked the winning goal home in the 82nd minute four minutes after Bruno Fernandes had canceled out Jack Grealishs 60th minute header that had given City the lead.
Manchester City appeared in vain for offside in Fernandes goal as Rashford had run alongside the ball and seemed to distract both the City defense and keeper before Fernandes scored with a low shot.
Newcastle are level on points with Manchester United in third place and just a point behind Manchester City after Alexander Isaks 89th minute at home to Fulham.
Newcastle had a big stroke of luck when former striker Aleksandar Mitrovic had a penalty ruled out after he somehow managed to touch the ball twice, resulting in a free kick for Newcastle.
Kai Havertzs second half header and several good saves from goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga eased the pressure on Chelsea coach Graham Potter, whose side beat Crystal Palace 1-0.
Liverpool continued to struggle and lost what coach Jurgen Klopp described as their worst performance 3-0 away to Brighton, who outplayed them from start to finish.
Solly March scored twice and Danny Welbeck added a third as Brighton moved above Liverpool in the league table. Marchs goals came in the 46th and 53rd minutes and Welbeck rounded off the win late in the game.
There were protests against the club directors before, during and after the match at Goodison Park where Everton surrendered a lead to lose 2-1 to bottom-of-the-table Southampton.
Andre Onana had put Everton ahead in the 39th minute, but two second-half goals from James Ward-Prowse the second an excellent free kick, gave Southampton their first league win under Nathan Jones and increased the pressure on Everton coach Frank Lampard, who admitted it was a difficult time, for the club.