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12/03 16:24 CST Premier League: Arsenal regains 5-point lead as Liverpool drops
more points at Anfield
Premier League: Arsenal regains 5-point lead as Liverpool drops more points at
Anfield
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Another win for Arsenal. More misery for Liverpool and its under-fire manager
Arne Slot.
While Arsenal accelerated its title charge with a 2-0 victory over Brentford to
regain a five-point lead, Liverpool needed a late own-goal just to salvage a
1-1 draw with Sunderland at Anfield.
Slot will be back under pressure, with his team languishing in eighth place and
his decision to leave out star forward Mohamed Salah for a second straight game
likely to be heavily scrutinized.
Arguably a bigger shock came at Elland Road, where Chelsea fell to a 3-1 loss
to Leeds in a blow to its hopes of challenging for the title.
Chelsea dropped to fourth place and nine points adrift of Arsenal, which eased
to another home win despite being without the likes of first-choice center
backs Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba, who were injured, and beginning the
match with stars Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Eberechi Eze on the bench.
Saka came on as a substitute and in stoppage time scored the second goal,
adding to Mikel Merino's opener.
Arsenal is seeking its first league title since 2004 and appears to have the
requisite squad depth to last the pace this season.
Manchester City is Arsenal's closest challenger at the moment and won 5-4 at
Fulham in a wild match on Tuesday.
In other matches on Wednesday, last-place Wolverhampton remained without a win
this campaign after losing 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest. After 14 rounds,
Wolves have just two points.
Aston Villa came from 2-0 down to win 4-3 at Brighton, post a fourth straight
victory and climb into third place above Chelsea. Ollie Watkins scored twice
for Villa.
Crystal Palace beat Burnley 1-0 thanks to Colombia wing back Daniel Munoz's
goal.
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Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80
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