Arsenal slips up in Premier League title race after Nunez rescues win for Liverpool

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Liverpool at the GTech Community Stadium in London, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Liverpool at the GTech Community Stadium in London, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)


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Arsenal has slipped up in the Premier League title race by squandering a two-goal lead to draw with Aston Villa after Liverpool beat Brentford thanks to a stoppage-time double from Darwin Nunez. Liverpool's 2-0 win could hardly have been clinched any later. Nunez scored in the first and third minutes of added-on time to ensure the leaders avoided a third straight draw. Second-place Arsenal was playing a couple of hours later and looking to restore the four-point gap. The team took a 2-0 lead through Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz but ended up drawing 2-2. Ollie Watkins, an Arsenal fan, grabbed the equalizer. Liverpool moved into a six-point and still has a game in hand on Arsenal.

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