EPL: Arsenal beat Crystal Palace to go 4 points clear as Aston Villa defeat Man City

Eberechi Eze scored a stunning goal against his former club as Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table on Sunday.

The victory for Arsenal means the Gunners took full advantage of a near-perfect weekend for their Premier League bid, with both Manchester City and Liverpool dropping points.

Arsenal’s seventh straight win in all competitions sees them move four points clear at the top of the table, seven points clear of champions Liverpool, who suffered a fourth straight league loss at Brentford on Saturday, and six points ahead of fellow contenders Man City who were beaten by Aston Villa on Sunday.

Matty Cash scored the only goal as Villa defeated City 1-0 at the Villa Park.

Bournemouth are now the Gunners’ closest challengers in second after they beat Nottingham Forest 2-0.

After Liverpool’s latest defeat to Brentford on Saturday, Arsenal enjoyed the perfect weekend as both their title rivals fell further behind as they go from strength to strength.

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Eze left the Eagles to join Arsenal in a £60 million ($80 million) deal in August and his first Premier League goal was decisive as Mikel Arteta’s men were again able to lean on their set-piece prowess and a solid defence.

The England international blasted in on the volley after Palace failed to clear Declan Rice’s free-kick six minutes before half-time.

Arsenal again failed to hit top gear going forward, but didn’t need to as they kept a 10th clean sheet in 13 games in all competitions this season.

The only concern for Arteta was the sight of Rice and William Saliba having to be replaced in the second half due to injury.

Wolves remain bottom of the table after Burnley edged a 3-2 thriller in stoppage time at Molineux thanks to Lyle Foster.

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