Arsenal were the big winners of the weekend in the Premier League as Mikel Arteta's side returned to the top of the table in the wake of the 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

John Stones gave City a lead midway through the first half following a corner, but a dreadful backpass from Nathan Ake led to Ederson wiping out Darwin Nunez to allow Alexis Mac Allister to level from the penalty spot five minutes into the second half.

That goal saw Liverpool take control of the game that their rivals had dominated before the break, but City held on for a point to leave the top three in the Premier League separated by just one point.

On Saturday, Arsenal had a 2-1 triumph at home to Brentford, which was their eighth consecutive league win.

Tottenham claimed a huge 4-0 win away to Aston Villa in a vital game between two sides looking to finish fourth in the table and qualify for next season's Champions League.

Tottenham ran riot in the second half with James Maddison and Brennan Johnson scoring after 50 and 53 minutes.

Spurs' job was then easier after John McGinn was shown a direct red card for a horrible late challenge and Son Heung-Min and Timo Werner added to the score in injury time.

The win leaves Tottenham two points behind Aston Villa, but with a game in hand.

Andrew Omobamidele's 28th minute own goal was enough to give Brighton a 1-0 win at home to Nottingham Forest. The defender looked to clear Pascal Gross' free kick, but only succeeded in knocking the ball past his own goalkeeper into the Forest net to leave them deep in relegation danger.

Elsewhere, West Ham tied Burnley 2-2.

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