Arsenal ground out a 1-0 win over Brighton to capitalise on Manchester City's slip-up against Nottingham Forest and move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Joao Pedro scored a hat-trick as Chelsea came from behind to dismantle Aston Villa 4-1 at Villa Park and press their claims for Champions League qualification.

On a night where Arsenal’s attackers underperformed, their defenders stood strong

Blues back in Champions League reckoning with huge win

Gunners survive some nervy moments at The Amex to pick up a vital win

Blues battered rivals in battle for top-four finish

Man City twice let a lead slip at home and fall further behind Arsenal in title race

City led twice but dropped points at home to a side battling relegation.

Bukayo Saka scored the game’s only goal.

Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest: City threw away two leads to be held by relegation candidates Forest and lose valuable ground to Arsenal in the title race

Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea: Liam Rosenior's side move into the top five, three points behind Villa whose form is nosediving

As these teams emerged for kick-off, the Holte End displayed a tifo proudly flaunting Aston Villa’s deck of cards, chiefly an ace of clubs. By the end, however, their upper hand in the race for the Champions League felt rather hollow, if not diminished. Chelsea had dismantled Unai Emery’s side to move within three points of Villa, João Pedro scoring a …

“Vamos, vamos!” screamed Rodri in his native Spanish following a 62nd-minute header that seemed to grab a precious victory for Manchester City. But the title chasers’ 2-1 lead lasted only 14 minutes as Phil Foden allowed Elliot Anderson to run off him and the Nottingham Forest midfielder, from range, curled a sublime equaliser beyond Gianluigi …

Arsenal did not come to see the seaside. There were not here to make friends – which was just as well. It was purely about the points. Mission Eyes On The Prize. They accomplished it and then some.There were 78 minutes on the clock when the travelling support got wind of Nottingham Forest’s equaliser at Manchester City. How they belted out their anthems …

Wayne Rooney's eldest son Kai was back on the scoresheet yet again as Manchester United's under-18s side snatched a 3-1 victory against West Ham. 

Newcastle defender Fabian Schar has revealed he spent a 'terrifying' few days in the Middle East amid Iran's retaliatory strikes on the region.

OLIVER HOLT: It has already been widely established that Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal team are responsible for the ruination of English football, the desecration of the beautiful game.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Always walking a tightrope with UEFA and Premier League spending rules, Villa are likely to sell key players to balance the books if they miss out.

It is unclear if there was any contact between the Newcastle midfielder and Lammens, with replays proving inconclusive, before the player went to ground.

Jurgen Klopp has been tentatively linked with the manager's job at Old Trafford.