- LONDON — Having caused a sensation in European football earlier in the
week, an Arsenal side with one eye on next week's Champions League return leg
in Madrid was held 1-1 by Brentford at home in the Premier League.
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- Thomas Partey, playing at right back, surged through to put
Arsenal ahead on Saturday, but Yoane Wissa's acrobatic finish saw Brentford
save a point in a game where Arsenal had more control, but neither side created
many clear-cut chances.
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- Nottingham Forest suffered a setback as Abdoulaye Doucoure's
94th-minute goal saw Everton claim all three points at the City Ground, reports
Xinhua. Everton defended well and took the win after a swift counter-attack
ended with Dwight McNeil setting up the only goal of the game.
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- In another match on Saturday, Aston Villa left it late
before taking what was ultimately a comfortable 3-0 win away to
already-relegated Southampton, despite Marco Asensio missing two penalties for
the visiting team.
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- Villa looked flat in the first half after its midweek
Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, but never looked back after
Ollie Watkins opened the scoring in the 73rd minute, with Donyell Malen
doubling the lead three minutes later and John McGinn rounding off the win in
injury time.
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- Elsewhere, Leicester City avoided a 10th consecutive league
defeat with a 2-2 draw away to Brighton.
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- Earlier in the evening, defending champions Manchester City
moved back into the top-four of the Premier League with a 5-2 win at home to
Crystal Palace, who travelled to Manchester with seven wins from eight games
and looked to be on the way to another win after Eberechi Eze and Chris
Richards put the visiting team 2-0 up after 21 minutes.
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- It could have made the lead 3-0, but a goal was ruled out
for offside before Kevin de Bruyne pulled City back into the match after 33
minutes with a free kick that went in off the post and the Belgian, who will
leave the club at the end of the season, went on to give a vintage performance.
