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Arsenal respond to Man City challenge with narrow win, Villa remain in title race
- At the Emirates on Saturday, Arsenal beat Brighton 2 at the Emirates, with Odegaard opening the scoring and a Rice corner forcing Rutter into an own goal.
- Manchester City had earlier briefly held top spot after beating Nottingham Forest, but Arsenal's victory later returned them to the summit with a two-point lead over Pep Guardiola's side.
- David Raya made an outstanding save to deny Yankuba Minteh, and Brighton pulled a goal back through Diego Gomez before pressing late, but Arsenal held firm.
- Arsenal's set-piece approach has thrived in recent weeks, benefiting from own goals including Georginio Rutter's, while Martin Odegaard said Brighton's goal shifted momentum but Arsenal secured three points.
- Pep Guardiola, a 12-time league winner, leads Manchester City on a six straight league wins run, boosted by Rayan Cherki's late strike at Nottingham Forest.
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Footballers in England played most of the matches of the 18th round of the domestic league today. Also active were the leaders Arsenal, who beat Brighton 2:1, and Manchester City, who defeated Nottingham Forest away with the same result.
Arsenal respond to Man City challenge with narrow win
LONDON, Dec 27 : Manchester City threw down the gauntlet for the second successive weekend and Arsenal proved undaunted as they kicked off their festive fixtures with a narrow 2-1 defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion to stay as Premier League leaders on Saturday.City won 2-1 at Nottingham Forest with Rayan Che
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