Arsenal slip up again to leave Liverpool clear, Man City thrash Palace

Arsenal were held to a 1-1 home draw by Brentford on Saturday, meaning Liverpool are three wins from clinching the Premier League crown, while Manchester City moved back into the top four with a 5-2 comeback victory over visiting Crystal Palace.

Nottingham Forest failed to consolidate third place after a 1-0 home defeat by Everton, Aston Villa won 3-0 at Southampton, while Brighton & Hove Albion were held 2-2 at home by Leicester City, who scored a league goal for the first time since January.

With Arsenal winning two of their last seven league matches, they now have 63 points and trail Liverpool, who play West Ham United on Sunday, by 10 points having played a game more.

Forest stay third on 57 despite their home loss, two points clear of City and a further point ahead of Villa in fifth. Sixth-placed Chelsea, who have 53, host Ipswich Town on Sunday.

Arsenal, riding high after their Champions League quarter-final first leg victory over Real Madrid in midweek, struggled to break down a well-organised Brentford side.

However, Thomas Partey put the hosts in front just after the hour mark following great work from Declan Rice before Wissa levelled with a hooked 74th-minute finish.

Arsenal have now dropped 16 points from winning positions this term - one fewer than in the past two campaigns combined.

"An opportunity missed for sure because we wanted to win and increase our opportunities in the league," Arteta told the BBC. "But we haven't managed to do that. We have to be critical with ourselves, especially with the way we conceded the goal.

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City were 2-0 down inside 21 minutes when Eberechi Eze grabbed the opener after Palace carved open the home side's defence before Chris Richards scored from a set-piece.

But