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London: Arsenal have regained first place in the English Premier League. They finished first by beating Nottingham Forest 5-0 at home, Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have 31 points in 12 games. Manchester City, runner-up, have 29 points in as many games. Reece Nelson scored two goals and Gabriel Martinelli, Tim Party and Martin Odegaard each had one.

All four goals were scored in the second half. Arsenal took the lead in five minutes. Martinelli scored the ball given by Granit Saka. Arsenal created more chances in the first half but have not conceded more goals.

Scoring began in the second half. Nelson scored the first goal in the 49th minute. After three minutes, the young man hit the net again. This time Nelson’s goal was the Jesus pass. Party scored Arsenal’s fourth goal in the 57th minute. Odegaard’s 78th-minute goal completed the list.

Forest are at the bottom of the table with just nine points from 13 games. Former Manchester United champions beat West Ham United 1-0. Marcus Rashford scored for United in the game held in his home ground, Old Trafford Stadium. United are fifth with 23 points from 12 games.

Former Liverpool champions lost to Anfield. Leeds United beat Liverpool 2-1. Rodrigo and Summerville scored for Leeds. Mohamed Salah scored for Liverpool. Liverpool are in ninth place with just 16 points from 12 games. Leeds are in 15th place with 12 points from 12 games.