Liverpool reopened a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League this weekend with a 2-0 win away to Brentford while Arsenal were held at home to Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest beat Southampton.

Darwin Nunez scored two goals in injury time to give Liverpool Saturday's win, finishing a cross from Trent Alexander Arnold and then firing home after controlling a pass from Harvey Elliot to make it 2-0.

Liverpool's Federico Chiesa (R) is challenged by Brentford's Christian Norgaard during the English Premier League match between Brentford and Liverpool in London, Britain, on Jan. 18, 2025. (Xinhua)

Liverpool's win put the pressure on Arsenal ahead of its match at home to Aston Villa, and although Arsenal went 2-0 up with a 36th-minute goal from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz doubled the lead 10 minutes into the second half, Villa fought back when Youri Tielemans headed in Lucas Digne's cross and Ollie Watkins made it 2-2 as he volleyed in Matty Cash's ball from the left.

Mikel Merino then saw his late effort goal ruled out after the ball hit Havertz's arm.

Nottingham Forest moved level with Arsenal on 44 points, although they were forced to withstand a late fightback in their 3-2 win at home to Southampton.

Forest looked to be cruising to an easy win against a side in danger of ending the season with the lowest-ever Premier League points total, after Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood put them 3-0 ahead at halftime.

Southampton fought back in the second half, with Jan Bednarek pulling a goal back with 30 minutes left to play and Paul Onuachu scoring a second in injury time to give the home side a nervous 13 minutes of injury time.

Manchester City bounced back to form with a crushing 6-0 win away to Ipswich Town, which deepens Ipswich's problems, while giving City a big morale boost ahead of its vital Champions League game away to Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday.

Phil Foden opened the scoring after seven minutes and scored his side's third in the 42nd minute after assisting Mateo Kovacic for his side's second on the half-hour mark.

The goals kept flowing after the break with Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, and James McAtee all scoring and Kevin de Bruyne finishing with a hat-trick of assists.

Brighton gave Manchester United a reality check as it won 3-1 at Old Trafford with an impressive display of football that saw Yankuba Minteh put it ahead after just five minutes.

Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty for the home side, but Minteh then set up Kaoru Mitoma for Brighton's second goal and Georginio Rutter made it 3-1 in the 76th minute after a bad mistake from Andre Onana, who failed to hold a cross when under no pressure.

David Moyes saw Everton claim a vital first home win in his second spell in charge as they claimed three vital points at home to Tottenham, who have to now feel it is in the relegation battle.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin put Everton ahead in the 13th minute and Iliman Ndiaye doubled the lead on the half-hour, with Archie Gray making it 3-0 deep in first-half injury time.

Dejan Kulusevski pulled a goal back for Tottenham in the 77th minute, but Richarlison's injury-time goal that made it 3-2 was too late for Spurs, whose coach Ange Postecoglou's job must be in danger.

Bournemouth are battling for a place in Europe after Justin Kluivert scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 away to Newcastle United.

Bournemouth's win ends Newcastle's hopes of a record 10-match winning run, while extending its unbeaten run to nine games.

At the other end of the table, Leicester City crashed to a seventh consecutive Premier League defeat as it lost 2-0 at home to Fulham.

Harry Wilson had a hand in both of Fulham's goals, whose Welsh international, Harry Wilson set up the goals for Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore to volley home.

Jean-Philippe Mateta was Palace's hero with both goals in its 2-0 win away to West Ham, scoring from 25 meters in the 48th minute and assuring the win from the penalty spot in the 89th minute after Lukasz Fabianski brought down Eddie Nketiah. 

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